Well I have thought about it for a long time and done all the research so far for licensing and such. As well as starting my FFL forms and MA AMMO sales license. But I wanted to see what kind of feedback I would get about starting my own ammunition business. It would be based out of Paxton MA but can conduct business in Worcester as well as surrounding towns and sportsman clubs. I dont really intend to get rich, maybe a buck or two here and there but my main purpose is to provide quality ammunition to the folks in MA, for a affordable non jacked up price. Anyways what is your guys thoughts? If the feedback sucks I might not bother but I'm already stepping in the right direction. Example AMMO prices would be typically 10-14 per box of 9mm
.40 S&W is about 13-17 a box and I can get .45 ACP for under 20 a box. Ive also contacted a few places and can do LARGE bulk orders and can track down anything from .32 to .50BMG or 5.7LF rounds.
You must have a good wholesaler lined up to charge $10/9mm box. Somewhere I have a spreadsheet I put together last year factoring all the costs (boxes, powder, bullet, primers, insurance, taxes...). And I could just make it work to reload 9mm for $10/box, but I would need to buy A LOT of Brass at once, just to bring the price down 0.01/0.02 per casing to make the numbers work.
In the end, I decided to not do it for several reasons.
There is a thread someone started not long ago about this same aubject. Maybe someone can post the link.
Then you need to remember, do you really want to sit down and move your arm up and down thousands of times every day after work just to make a couple of bucks for every box of ammo? And don't forget those thousands of rounds need to be organized in boxes which would take even more time.
Or...you can automate your dillon, and then risk blowing someones hand or face, are you willing to live with that? - I am not.
If you keep on reading, plan to start with enough material for 500K rounds, and have money to load another 500K rounds when you are done. Remember, raw materials are hard to get sometimes, so you can't plan on selling one box and buying enough for a second. Also, you don't want to keep people waiting for weeks. You need to have the ammo in stock, ammo doesn't go bad.
Go to gun shows, give free samples, maybe 10rd boxes with a business card and a schedule with all your other shows. Same at show 2, 3, 4, 5...eventually people will start buying form you and ordering online. Plan to give at least 5K-10K rounds for free to start building a name.