friends asking how much for load development

ah weird. there used to be something in there about it.

Wonder if there is something in consumer act around liability if product malfunctions, like if you blow up someone's rifle

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Originally Posted by XR500

Exaccery!!

Plus the need for insurance if they then blow their rifle up using loads developed by you (for whatever reason).

And all the HNSO guff that goes with operating with explosives commercially

Could get messy and expensive all in one go.

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@XR500 - the EPA and WorkSafe have gone out of their way to minimize controls over reloading. Gunpowder has been exempted from stricter controls for a number of requirements that apply to other explosives.

HSNO and Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations have minimal controls over regular reloading. You only need to get a Controlled Substance Licence (CSL) when you exceed 15kg of UN0027 / hazard class 1.1D (black powder / gunpowder). That 15kg is permitted provided you have a firearms licence, which you need anyway for any quantity. 15kg is the maximum a PCBU can supply to someone with a FAL. More requires the purchaser to have a CSL. More than15kg of gunpowder also seems to trigger location compliance certificate.

I can't see how these HSNO requirements interfere with reloading unless you have large quantities of powder. You can have up to 25 tons of ammo before a location cert is required, which seems pretty reasonable to me! I'd be more worried about my household insurance not paying out in the event of a fire.