Hi making 44 mag rounds to sell?

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Note that the response was meant as a way to determine the loading costs, certainly not as a way to avoid any liability. Guess I didn't make it clear. The OP already had enough warnings so I was just diverting to the original question of determining the cost of the loading. Having the friend buy all the components is pretty much an easy and exact way to do that. Any profit then amounts to leftover components. Not that it was a way to get off the hook, should it come to that.
 
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Don't do it, let him come over to your reloading room with his components and teach him how to make his own safe ammo, let him pull the lever and let him weigh the charge.

My $.02
 
Got it, my apologies and well said

RC20
Note that the response was meant as a way to determine the loading costs, certainly not as a way to avoid any liability. Guess I didn't make it clear. The OP already had enough warnings so I was just diverting to the original question of determining the cost of the loading. Having the friend buy all the components is pretty much an easy and exact way to do that. Any profit then amounts to leftover components. Not that it was a way to get off the hook, should it come to that
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Thanks RC, your reply is appreciated. Now if we will only find out what he intends to do. SARuger's $.02 cents worth could be a consideration.
 
"...only looking to re coup my cost..." Cost of components, assuming the guy is providing his brass, plus your time.
The real issue, other than the assorted legal/liability questions(a signed waiver might do. Ask a lawyer.) is what load you'll use. No two firearms will shoot the same ammo the same way. So are you going to work up a load for the guy or just use the load that works in your revolver?
"...He maybe could still sue me..." No 'maybe's' about it. Hot coffee a stupid person dumped on themselves cost McDonald's 2 million dollars.
 
Why not invite your friend over to your house and show/teach him how to reload his own on your equipment - with you keeping an eye on things?
 
A waiver or release of liability in no way protects you in a civil action.
The often quoted hot coffee spilled in a lap of a McDonalds customer was won because the coffee was well over the maximum temperature that OSHA listed as a safe level. It was hot enough to cause severe second degree burns in the genital area which required surgery to repair. That showed negligence.

If you load the ammunition you are considered the "expert" and your customer is not. There is no way that you can convince a court that you conveyed the risk of reloaded ammo to your customer if he fired it anyway. The court will assume that if the customer believed that he could be injured then he would not have used it. (this actually happened to me as a mechanic after telling a customer that his brakes were about to fail and the car should be repaired before it was driven. He drove it and was involved in an accident and successfully sued even though all I did was inspect the brakes. He signed a release before he took the car.

You can be sued by anyone for anything and all they need to show is that you might have been negligent in some way that might have led to the injury, real or imagined. Proof is not required.
 
If you really want to reload and recoupe, just ask for donations to cover costs. Everything I've ever read or heard, a federal license is needed. An answer above about the terminology (and/or) is a gray area that could cause a person a lot of problems..
 
Hi making 44 mag rounds to sell?
Hi I have a co worker who likes my reloads, How much should I sell them to him for? I am only looking to re coup my cost, I just hornady 240 gr with H110 and cci 350 primers any suggestions on how to figure this out
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To answer your question and only answer your question, you and only you know your materials (component) cost. Do the math and figure your materials cost plus whatever you figure your time and effort is worth and present a price you mutually agree upon. I haven't a clue what your component cost is or what your time is worth.

Ron
 
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Thanks for all the comments I decided not to give him any especially since I live in California I figured it's best just to not do it thanks...interestingly enough I want to get more of an idea on powder cost per round...I just never even cared. I knew it was cheaper to reload just never broke it down to the round
 
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Thanks for all the comments I decided not to give him any especially since I live in California I figured it's best just to not do it thanks...interestingly enough I want to get more of an idea on powder cost per round...I just never even cared. I knew it was cheaper to reload just never broke it down to the round
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There are some very handy apps for your phone that will do the math for you. The one I sometimes use is "Reloading Cost Calculator" and I also have a spread sheet on my laptop that I set up myself to do the same calculations. Mostly to see if the components I have on hand will be enough or how much I need to get etc.
 
The often quoted hot coffee spilled in a lap of a McDonalds customer was won because the coffee was well over the maximum temperature that OSHA listed as a safe level. It was hot enough to cause severe second degree burns in the genital area which required surgery to repair. That showed negligence.
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On the part of the dumb bimbo for putting it between her legs instead of in her cupholder
 
It seems the OP has resolved the question as to whether or not to load for someone else. Good choice!
As far as calculating powder cost,someone may have mentioned this,but I missed it.
There are 7000 grains of powder in a pound.
 
...interestingly enough I want to get more of an idea on powder cost per round...I just never even cared. I knew it was cheaper to reload just never broke it down to the round
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Here ya go, iffin you can't figure it for yourself......

https://www.dillonprecision.com/calculator.html


If you never broke it down, how did you know it was cheaper? I load many types of ammo that cost more per round than standard Wally World fodder. Buying in low quantities, making mistakes on components that are not usable or appropriate can add indirectly to the cost of reloading, as do things like polishing medias, manuals, initial investments in the tools needed, etc. Many times, while something has a selling price lower, when one adds shipping costs or gas/time to drive and get it, it ends up being more expensive. Then there's the fact that once one starts to reload, they tend to shoot more often, so even tho cost per round is less, the overall cost of shooting is more.

Cost per round is not the most important thing to most reloaders. While saving money is important, getting quality ammo tailored specifically for one's firearms is also. While one can save money and still have quality ammo, buying the cheapest projectiles one can find and using the cheapest powder vs the best performing powder does not always guarantee success. Many of us go back and forth, using cheaper, lower performing components for general plinking and then use the best components available for hunting and competition. Part of reloading is finding that balance between cost and quality. When most of us started, we just wanted rounds that went bang and safely pushed a bullet downrange. As we gain experience we look for little things that make a difference.
 
Re: 7000 gr/lb

As a sample calculation loading 300 rounds at 15 gr/rd at a powder cost of $35/lb,
The rest of the calculation should go something like this:

7000 gr/15 gr/rd = 466 rds (total for one pound powder)
300 rds/466 rds = .64 or 64%
64% x $35 = $22.50
for powder to cover 300 rounds

Or don't bother calculating the powder cost and just keep the rest of the powder and any other components as the loading fee.
 
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