06 FFL for making ammo

[hundy]

First not sure if this is the proper section for this question so, if it is not my apologies. I did post here based on the title of "Ammo and Reloading".

I am filling out the FFL application for a type 03, as I collect mostly very old firearms now. So, then I noticed the 06 FFL. So, that got me wondering if that is something people have or can have in California. My thought was at a minimum with that I can sell or reload for a small group of people I work with and not worry about breaking the law. I am not looking at becoming the next LAX Ammo, just make and sell to a small group.

I was curious if this is possible here in California.

Thank you,

Jay

[Bigtwin]

Sure it's possible. Probably cost-prohibitive based on your definitions. There's a huge liability and insurance cost. Keep looking into it to decide if it's for you.

[sofbak]

Unless it is attractive to you to fund a very large business liability insurance policy, I would counsel you to not consider selling/giving reloads to anyone. License or no license.

jmho

[kcheung2]

Wouldn't you also need to be set up with DOJ so as to run ammo background check? You did say you wanted to do it legally.

[M1NM]

Not worth it. It's required to sell ammo you make but you will probably need to get your city to sign off on the license. That would mean they will want a business license, which means they will inspect your location, which means since you a using dangerous gunpowder to make a dangerous product the won't issue a license in your residential neighborhood, it also means the fire department is going to get involved and demand a lot of storage requirements explosion proof cabinets fire supression systems etc.
Did I mention it's not worth it?

[hundy]

Thank you, I have to agree, its not worth it. This was just an idea as I was sitting here stuck at home. All the replies do make perfect sense.

Thank you

Jay

[BrassCase]

Not worth it. It's required to sell ammo you make but you will probably need to get your city to sign off on the license. That would mean they will want a business license, which means they will inspect your location, which means since you a using dangerous gunpowder to make a dangerous product the won't issue a license in your residential neighborhood, it also means the fire department is going to get involved and demand a lot of storage requirements explosion proof cabinets fire supression systems etc.
Did I mention it's not worth it?

And you didn't even mention the various insurance policies needed !

Get together with some friends, buy a Dillon and rent a small industrial spot. Load for yourselves and be done with it.

[Faded]

Does anyone happen to know what the insurance costs are? I had read some other threads on this and it seemed the folks said the insurance was not bad, but it was the city / state licenses and such that was a pain. Most wanted to do home based and not have a commercial spot and that was the issue.

[sigstroker]

I can't imagine doing that. What could you make? 20 or 30 bucks per thousand? With all the hassle you'd have to put up with it doesn't seem worth it.