What would you charge to reload?

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

So a guy wants me to load up some rounds for his 264 mag.  Factory ammo is limited to a couple brands and bullet types, so he wants me to work up some custom loads for him with bullets not offered from the factory.  He said he would compensate me for my time but I have no idea what a fair price would be? I'd be loading 150 rounds and he is Gonna buy the bullets and powder.  Thoughts? 

[JackOfAllTrades]

Been in the same boat. I tell everyone buy the supplies and I will help them with my tools. I don't feel comfortable loading for someone else.

 
There is a certain liability that you need to consider along with the legalities. I do not reload for other people.

-Steve

[6x6in6]

Same here.
I have never loaded up anything for anyone other than myself, nor will I.

[elkslayer069]

i would show him how and coach him through it (with your equipment) and talk him into buying his own stuff i would not reload for him to many risks and unknowns. 

[deerhunter_98520]

tell him to come over and he can use your equipment and you will help and he can just buy you  a box of bullets that you reload....that way he learns and you get a box of bullets

[Bigshooter]

Been in the same boat. I tell everyone buy the supplies and I will help them with my tools. I don't feel comfortable loading for someone else.

 
There is a certain liability that you need to consider along with the legalities. I do not reload for other people.

-Steve

 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Yeah he will be along with me for the whole process,  from the bench to the range.  His End goal is to load his own, but its a tricky calibler and Wants a hand getting started. I have done it for my buddies for free, but this is a guy From another forum and I'm not sure what my time would be worth.
 I'm not just loading up rounds and sending him on his merry way.

[Heredoggydoggy]

A while back, an acquaintance asked to buy some of the gobs of 9mm pistol ammo I have reloaded.  I said: "You'd trust somebody else's reloads?"  He said:  "Yeah, as long as they're YOUR reloads."  i appreciated the confidence he had in me, but I'm just as glad that it has never gone further than that.  I've been reloading for over 40 years, but seldom let anybody else shoot my reloads.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Yeah I understand the concern, but I trusted my fathers reloads for years before I trusted my own.  You gotta learn from someone, and in the end your first rounds are not really your own unless you do it from the book, which would make me way more nervous than assisting while someone guides me through my first few loads. 

[Biggerhammer]

I'm way particular about my reloading, it's my time. Time reloading is like theropy for me, I may show someone if they are truly interested in shooting and reloading. It isn't worth the time to save a guy a buck for one season.

[high country]

$$/hour x insurance rider / buddy factor = .005% of the hourly rate. A simple thanks and clean up if you just want me to talk you through it.

[jrebel]

If he is a good enough friend to reload for than just do it for a case of beer.  Otherwise why would you reload for anyone.  Like others had said, though not likely, if something ever went wrong there is some liability.  I only shoot my father in laws reloads because he has been doing it for so long.  I trust him.  I will not shoot others reloads......just don't trust others.

[Encore 280]

Used to be that if you were gonna reload for a fee ya needed an FFL. Don't know bout now though. I don't think I'd want ATF knocking at my door.

[cwuwildcat]

You can easily go from him being a friend to being a plantiff in a lawsuit in the speed of one double charge of powder.  I was an adjuster for an insurance company for a few years, and saw more than enough lawsuits of mom vs. daughter, brother vs. brother, friend vs. friend, to know better than reload for someone else.  I'm not rich enough to afford to loose my stuff.

On that note, 150 bullets isn't much more than a couple of hours.  I would let him pull all the levers and use your scales and stuff, wouldn't charge more than a good six pack that would be drank only after all loading was done.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Ok thanks, I told him a case of beer cause I enjoy reloading and working with this caliber but he wanted to pay me, and I didn't  know what it's worth, or I guess if it was legal or not, I don't want to deal with that mess.  I think I'll stick with a case of beer and get him set up.  Thanks.

[BOWHUNTER45]

yeah you need to watch doing that because it does not matter what you know because anything could go wrong for ya .. having a bad casing - not full length sizing properly ...on & on ... 

[Special T]

I know a guy that does custome reloading. His name is Bob out of sedro woolley wa. He takes your gun and developes custom loads for it and does most things to make it shoot better. He charges about 3-5 buck a round makes 150 of them and some $$$ to get your gun dialed in. He has an FFL and does gunsmithing. he dis a trigger job on my 06 and we experimented with making some accelerator rounds to work in my gun... Cool Guy, reasonable and very experienced. PM me for his number.

[YellowDog]

I am impressed by the answers given to this question.  My dad does almost all of the family reloading because he has the time (retired).  He will help a friend by showing them the ropes using his dies, press, etc. if they buy the components but wouldn't charge someone anything.  When we go to the range folks shoot his reloads often enough without much worry about liability as he isn't loading the ammo FOR someone else they just happen to be borrowing his ammo.  I would let the guy bring a 6 pack and buy a pizza and walk him through the process as he loaded his own ammo.  He'll learn more that way anyhow.

[iusmc2002]

I saw this question asked on another forum and the concensus was that if you are being paid, you are considered a manufacturer and that falls under FFL-type laws and regs.  But I don't think pizza and beer are specifically covered by BATFE rules    Get together with him and have fun