stagpanther
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Let him fire the first shots--if the bang isn't followed by a scream--you're good to go.
FITASC said:And yet lots of folks over the years have bought and shot "remanufactured ammo" which is nothing more than reloads in mixed headstamp brass and never gave it a second thought.
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Originally Posted by FITASC
And yet lots of folks over the years have bought and shot "remanufactured ammo" which is nothing more than reloads in mixed headstamp brass and never gave it a second thought.
...But, when you make them for sale you need a manufacturer's FFL and to be working in a space approved of by the local zoning codes and to carry expensive fire and liability insurance and provide an approved of powder magazine. We've had a few board members look into it from time to time, and they have all concluded you have to be making and selling rounds in the range of a hundred to a hundred-fifty thousand rounds per month to break even, so it's not a casual undertaking. The day when grandpa could get an FFL for $10/year and rent a table at the local gun show for little more than that and legally sell the fruits of his hobby are long-gone.
My neighbor got some of my orders delivered to his house (reloading and shooting stuff) and he brought them to my door with a gift of 125 9mm and 60 .223 reloads.
They are well labeled, and the labeled data showing is well under listed max.
It is certainly a lovely gesture, and I'm excited to find I have a new shooting buddy 2 doors away.
But I've never had this happen before. Is there any kind of rule of thumb about shooting someone else's reloads?
COMMERCIALLY available REMANUFACTURED AMMUNITION, such as offered by Ultramax, Magtech, and Black Hills are NOT actually handloads or reloads.
And your last comment is the crux of the matter. I will let others shoot my reloads, in my guns, under my supervision. I will shoot reloads from some close friends and family, and they will use mine. But I'm skeptical of ammo from someone I'm unfamiliar with. I've had way too many conversations about simple questions with supposedly knowledgeable shooters and reloaders to make me believe more than half of them have a clue.Funny how 95% on here will load for someone else but will not shoot someone elses loads.
Pretty much all I've ever shot were reloads from someone. We never bought the junk from the store
That being said, after I started reloading and new what it was about, I did find out how sloppy one friend was with his procedure and never I shot his stuff again