Loading for close friends?

[James2]

I have plenty of time, but no!

A friend asked me to reload some for him a couple of weeks ago. My answer was: If you want to get some components and come over I will let you use my equipment and look over your shoulder, but you load your own. Bring the gun so we can work up a load.

 

[stork]

this link was on THR once before.

http://picasaweb.google.com/aplombardo1/KaboomsBrokenGunParts?feat=flashalbum#5420699115255470642

No info on what caused all these, not likely more than a few that are reloading related.

As I alluded to, the significant other of your buddy isn't going to care if you saved him $10/box on his ammo cost. Your defense attorney bill is going to take care of any extra "toy money" for quite a while. Even if your ammo was better made than any "factory made stuff", and your ammo wasn't the cause you will still incur the defense costs.

It's just not worth it imho.

 

[hans471]

I have reloaded since 1969. I am very careful and have a good record. But, once, back in 1970 while stationed over-seas a friend and I jointly did a load for his 44 Mag Ruger. The first round was too loud. The cylinder would not rotate any more. We were in Germany and it was hard to get the components we wanted. He substituted a powder that should have worked but had no chart to verify for that caliber. Lesson learned...not worth it!

I have a best buddy and a brother and they shoot my ammo. Best buddy comes over and he does the loading on my equipment. Heaven forbid something goes wrong, his wife's legal team would tell her to come after me. They say they won't but when Dad is laying in the hospital (or in the ground) and Mom has bills to pay the rules change. Not worth it to me....

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The only shooters who use my reloads are my immediate family.

Good friends are only good friends until something bad happens and they they sue you. Then, not so much!

 

[PapaG]

Unless you have a manufacturer's license, loading and selling to another is a felony. We had a family commercial loading business in the sixties and seventies and even back then the paperwork was a pain.
I've had friends ask me to make them up some special loads for a special hunting trip. I always refuse. I ask them why they would spend thousands on a trip and want to save a few bucks on ammo. Knowing that there is a small, small chance of commercial ammo failing, I don't want the success or failure of their trip on my shoulders. Nor do I want the liability if something goes wrong.
Friends don't ask friends to reload for them.
BTW, after loading over a million rounds of commercial ammo and probably close to a like amount of trap loads, range loads and plinkers for myself, I have never had an accident and the only misfire I had was a commercial (XX) trap load from a major manufacturer.

 

[oneounceload]

If you relaod for others for a profit, without all of the required licenses/permits/tax stamps, it is a Federal offense, felony level - you'll lose your guns, etc. forever. If it is not for profit, but something goes wrong, you'll lose your friends, house, savings, etc. in a lawsuit.

Have them all over, show them how to do it. Get them to bring their components over and reload. When done, have a BBQ

 

[srkavanagh6621]

Well thanks for the advice fellas sounds like it will be pretty easy for me to say no! thanks again for all your knowledge and advice I really appreciate it.

 

[ljnowell]

I have taught several friends to reload using my equipment, even loaded the first box while they watched. But I would not make a habit of loading all thier ammo.