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The continued answer that I have come back with is "you cant". Pretty aggravating considering that every business has to find a start somewhere.
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Making money selling ammo is not a can't. It's more like you wont. Meaning there is no real money to be made by selling just ammo in the amounts that you are talking about.
There are a few things going on that you should be aware of.
1. The ammo market is very volatile. You could spend all your money on 1 large purchase and the price could literally drop out the next day. Then you are stuck with ammo that you over paid for and can not move at the price point you are selling it for. There are many factors at play here. You have no control over these factors. How would you like to be one of the importers that is now stuck with 5.45x39 ammo that you paid for and can not bring into the Country. They may very well have lost more money than we can even imagine.
2. Shipping rates for ammo are very expensive. This is due to the weight involved. You need to get it shipped freight to save any money. If you do not have a loading dock to unload at. You will be paying for a trailer with a lift gate. That is around another $200 on top of the shipping price.
3. To get any good prices you will be going to large Distributors or right to the manufactures. They probably will not deal with you unless you have a FFL. So you would need to get a State Sales Tax ID, EIN number and the FFL to do business with them. That first order will need to be very large to even get in the door. Yes you will be charging tax for said ammo at the time of sale.
4. Another thing you need to consider is what it will cost you to set up shop at a gun show. Travel time and costs, fee's for the show, food while at the show and over night stay if you are to far away from home. Most shows you go to will be far enough away that you will need to get a room for the whole weekend.
All of the above needs to be factored into what you plan to sell the ammo for. So that case of ammo you got for $400. You will need to add shipping per case price. Travel expense to and from shows, plus entry fee's. All Local, State and Fed license fee's. Also don't forget all the other odds and in's of doing business. Also that all important Sales Tax. Then you can figure out what that $400 case of ammo needs to sell for. This is why you keep hearing "you can't". You have now priced yourself out of the game at the gun show.
I hope this helps you.