Ammo reloading pricing

[fisherman983]

I reload ammo for friends and they pay me.
I'm trying to come up with an appropriate price to get paid for my efforts but also not gauge too harshly.
I also do load dev for them.

They provide the components, or i buy them and add that to the bill..

What would be a fair price to take a fired case to a loaded case?

Deprime Size, anneal, trim chamfer deburr, clean, and load.

I have a zero press, amp annealer, fx120 scale and henderson trimmer so my tools are pretty decent for consistency.
I was thinking $3 a round ? But maybe I'm a little high? What say you guys

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[IowaNative]

Eh... I wouldn't go posting this.... I know you mean well, but depending on administration and the effort level of some alphabet soup, you may find yourself in hot water.

 

[Vern400]

The official best answer is don't do it.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Don't forget to include liability insurance for anything that goes wrong with "your" ammo as you are now a commercial enterprise.

 

[Steve300xcw]

$3/round using components they provided, but you dont want to gouge? Your friends need better friends...


Can only think of one person I would load anything for. I'd get some components outta the deal but thats 'bout it. I consider him a friend and not a customer though.

 

[fisherman983]

$3/round using components they provided, but you dont want to gouge? Your friends need better friends...

Yea maybe. But then they could also buy the same tools i have, and then somehow manage to get 14 ish years of reloading knowledge and and shooting skills overnight. To me that's worth something. My time and trips to the range/gas ain't free. Going to the range to do load development, with the general public and dealing with them while trying to shoot on my days off, can take an entire day or days.

If u wanna do that kinda stuff for free be my guest.


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[Steve300xcw]

What kind of accuracy are your customers getting with your ammo?

 

[fisherman983]

What kind of accuracy are your customers getting with your ammo?

1/2-3/4 for 3-5 shots... I dont do a lot of 10+ Round groups. Had 1 300 rum that did just barely over 1/2 moa for 5 shots

If the rifles will shoot consistently near 1/2 for more than 2 groups then i consider it good enough.

I then shoot at 550 to make sure it holds its accuracy. I would shoot farther but that's as far as the plates go at my range.

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[fisherman983]

What kind of accuracy are your customers getting with your ammo?

And people using my reloaded ammo have taken game out to 700 yards so far.

Quite a few in the 500 yard range and some closer.

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[Steve300xcw]

And people using my reloaded ammo have taken game out to 700 yards so far.

Quite a few in the 500 yard range and some closer.

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They know how to shoot then. Though they could have done that with factory ammo as well, and saved a few bucks.

 

[fisherman983]

They know how to shoot then. Though they could have done that with factory ammo as well, and saved a few bucks.

I wouldn't say they "know" how to shoot. They've been successful at the attempts they have made at distance.

Most likely, yes... and i advised them that. Or they could get a batch of junk factory ammo that won't shoot or anywhere near the velocity the cartridge is capable of.

I have a seekins rifle that will shoot lights out, with the right lots of ammo, I have almost 100 rounds of factory ammo that it won't shoot less than 1.5 moa for a 3 shot group.


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[Castle Rock]

You would have to pay me $10 per round to load for some one else, I hate doing it for myself enough

 

[Steve300xcw]

I hate doing it for myself enough

Thats where I'm at. Factory looks pretty good these days.

 

[Bucks&Bulls]

What you charge is entirely up to you on what your time is worth if they are providing all the components. Whether you do it for free or you charge them it still puts liability on you if something goes wrong. Are you loading for hunting, precision shooting or just blasting at the range would determine what to add on your price. Precision ammo can be bought for $35-$45 a box and hunting ammo can be less or on the higher end depending on what’s bought.

So Hornady 140gr ELD Match is $36/ box. That’s a $1.80 per round. You want to charge $3/round so that would be $60 you would charge them for your time and making just as good ammo. To me that’s a no brainer which way I would go. Maybe charge a certain amount for load development and a certain amount to load once you found the load that works for them. Good luck!