KRC
Active Member
I enjoy reloading, and am thinking of providing a reloading “service” to the needy - i.e. those that are interested in high quality ammunition for their target or hunting rifles and do not have the skill or equipment to reload. This would only be for high quality (low volume) rifle ammunition, and ammo could even be produced to determine “tuned loads” for specific rifles. (NO “blasting ammo”!) There are liability concerns that would have to be addressed, but it might work something like this:
Shooter provides: (I may be able to provide SOME of these.)
> brass
> powder
> primers
> bullets
> dies if I do not have dies for that cartridge (I have .223 & 6.5CM dies)
The service would include providing precisely measured powder (Chargemaster modified to increase precision of charges), cleaning, prepping and priming the cases and when ready, the shooter would visit my place (in Cecil Co.), and with assistance, actually add the powder and seat the bullets using single stage equipment. (They would actually be loading their own ammo.) The shooter could bring their rifle for initial throat/bullet seating depth measurement for some cartridges (like 6.5CM).
Now I realize most shooters who do not reload do not have primers, powder or bullets on hand, (they probably have once-fired brass), so it would be up to them to scrounge the marketplace like other reloaders. (Components could be purchased from other reloaders or grey market sellers. Shooters could form groups for group buys etc..)
This would allow shooters to make their own ammo, ammo very likely better tuned to their individual firearm and superior to the currently very expensive commercially available ammo, without incurring the initial cost of reloading equipment and climbing the reloading learning curve. Cost/pricing would be determined on an individual basis, depending on the components provided and level of service. Trade for components (primers/powder/bullets) might also be an option.
This service would be available on a very limited basis to serious shooters only.
This is NOT a sales pitch. This post is to gauge interest and feasability only. Please do not PM with requests. If this is something that looks viable, I’ll post this in the “Marketplace – For Sale or Trade” section.
Shooter provides: (I may be able to provide SOME of these.)
> brass
> powder
> primers
> bullets
> dies if I do not have dies for that cartridge (I have .223 & 6.5CM dies)
The service would include providing precisely measured powder (Chargemaster modified to increase precision of charges), cleaning, prepping and priming the cases and when ready, the shooter would visit my place (in Cecil Co.), and with assistance, actually add the powder and seat the bullets using single stage equipment. (They would actually be loading their own ammo.) The shooter could bring their rifle for initial throat/bullet seating depth measurement for some cartridges (like 6.5CM).
Now I realize most shooters who do not reload do not have primers, powder or bullets on hand, (they probably have once-fired brass), so it would be up to them to scrounge the marketplace like other reloaders. (Components could be purchased from other reloaders or grey market sellers. Shooters could form groups for group buys etc..)
This would allow shooters to make their own ammo, ammo very likely better tuned to their individual firearm and superior to the currently very expensive commercially available ammo, without incurring the initial cost of reloading equipment and climbing the reloading learning curve. Cost/pricing would be determined on an individual basis, depending on the components provided and level of service. Trade for components (primers/powder/bullets) might also be an option.
This service would be available on a very limited basis to serious shooters only.
This is NOT a sales pitch. This post is to gauge interest and feasability only. Please do not PM with requests. If this is something that looks viable, I’ll post this in the “Marketplace – For Sale or Trade” section.