Age to buy .410 shotshells?

MirkoCrocop wrote:

I was wondering if at the age of 19 if im allowed to purchase .410 shotshells for a shotgun

the reason i ask this is because I know that there are handguns that now take .410 and i know that one has to be 21(fully adult) to buy a ammo for pistols but only 18(psuedo-adult) for long gun ammo. So my question is if I tell the employee Im buying .410 for a shotgun will I be able to legally buy it?

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The law that you are questioning, 18 USC 922(b)(1), refers to the type of firearm that the purchaser is going to use the ammunition in, not what the usual design of the ammo is. If you were purchasing the .410 ammunitionfrom a dealerfor use in a handgun, such as the Taurus Judge, then the age limit for that purchase would be 21. Buying it for use in a shotgun, the age limit, from a dealer, is 18.

The Federal law only applies to purchasing ammunition from a licensed dealer, private sales would be regulated by state law, and most states do not have the 21 year old age requirement for ammo to be used in a handgun.

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Walmart won't let me buy 9mm for my "Marlin Camp Carbine." At one point I couldn't buy .22LR (still not sure if I can...)

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tag wrote:

Walmart won't let me buy 9mm for my "Marlin Camp Carbine." At one point I couldn't buy .22LR (still not sure if I can...)

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I :cuss:some lady out one night for .22LR. I got her manager and got my way. The 9mm and .40 they won't budge on letting me buy it. I always just take someone 21 with me to avoid hassle. I even got hassled because it was my credit card and not the girl buying it for me. It was BULL! If they give me any crap I get a manager right away since the employee is obviously not worth dealing with.

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funny thing is, a license isn't required even to be an ammo dealer only (no guns). ATF website says that, and also that the age requirements only apply to federally licensed dealers.

Not to mention I also reload a lot of my ammo also.

A lot of the problem is with walmart itself...I read that it is their policy now to assume that .22 is being bought for pistols, and automatically restrict it to 21+. Even though it's called .22 long RIFLE. :banghead:

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(F7) May a licensee sell interchangeable ammunition such as .22 cal. rimfire to a person less than 21 years old? [Back]
Yes, provided the buyer is 18 years of age or older, and the dealer is satisfied that it is for use in a rifle. If the ammunition is intended for use in a handgun, the 21-year-old minimum age requirement is applicable.

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Hendu024 wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the short list of pistols that fire the .410 all use 2 1/2" shotshells, not 2 3/4" or 3", so that would be your reasoning.

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OK. You requested, I deliver . The Taurus Judge comes in 3" magnum. The Taurus website isn't working for me right now.

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Hendu024 wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the short list of pistols that fire the .410 all use 2 1/2" shotshells, not 2 3/4" or 3", so that would be your reasoning.

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OK. You requested, I deliver . The Taurus Judge comes in 3" magnum. The Taurus website isn't working for me right now.

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