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Originally Posted by Frankenmauser
**The ATF classifies even cartridge casings and bullets as "ammunition". So, the license is required even to sell cast lead bullets.
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Actually it was congress that did that in the Gun Control Act of 1968.
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18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(A)
The term “ammunition” means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellent powder designed for use in any firearm.
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Not trying to be an ass but the ATF takes a lot of crap for their "interpretations" when it is simply the law. (In other areas they deserve the crap they get.)
I believe a vast majority of the GCA is a bit ridiculous. But I wouldn't manufacture ammunition for sale even if the law didn't require a license. Ammunition manufacturing exposes you to a great deal of liability (and other issues) and I'm not sure there is enough money in it to justify the hassle.