How old do you have to be to buy .22 bullets?

Question

How old do you have to be to buy .22 bullets?

Answer 1

I stand corrected, and I was terribly wrong. Please forgive me, I do apologize.



I spoke too quickly and out of turn, as has been pointed out below.



Mandatory minimum age is 18 for .22 bullets for a long rifle, and hand-gun ammunition mandatory minimum age is 21, be it for a .22 handgun or otherwise.

Answer 2

22 Bullets

Answer 3

To be completely correct, there is no age requirement to buy bullets, which are the projectiles used to make ammunition. Only loaded ammunition has age restrictions, but we are assuming this is what you meant since generation X learned guns from TV.



As mentioned, rifle ammunition is 18; handgun ammo is 21.



With .22 Long Rifle, it is very common for the clerk to ask if it is for a rifle or pistol if you are between those two ages.



But even if you have a rifle in .44 Magnum (designed as a handgun cartridge), you will have to be 21 to legally buy ammo for it.



Interestingly, if you have a Taurus Judge revolver (or T/C Contender/Encore pistol), chambered for both .45 Colt and .410 shotshell, and are 18-21, you can buy the shotshells for it, but not the .45s.



In other words, if you are 18-21, you are old enough to be in the military defending our country with a military issue M9 service pistol as a sidearm, but you will not be allowed to purchase ammo for the same one you keep at home. Laws don't have to make sense; they just have to make someone feel good at the time they were passed.

Answer 4

You must be 18 to buy rifle ammo and 21 to buy handgun ammo. Interesting since several rounds (including the .22LR) is popular for both rifles and handguns. Most 18 yr olds i know buy it as 'rifle ammo', and MOST stores are ok with that. If you are 18, go buy some. If the store says no, just try another. Its a ridiculous law since its legal in many states for an 18 yr old to posses a handgun, although they cannot purchase one from a FFL dealer.

Answer 5

U have 2 be at least 18 to buy airsoft guns!!!!!!!



( All that 2 say u have 2 be 18)

Answer 6

18, but I believe I've heard of some places with 16, but don't quote me on that.

weathernut above me is painfully wrong, 21 for rifle ammo? sure......, you can own a rifle or shotgun at 18 but can't buy the ammo for it, does that make any sense? no

Answer 7

18 for 22lr

Answer 8

18 for rifle and shotgun ammo, 21 for handgun ammo. Also if you buy it from wal-mart say its for a rifle when they ask rifle or pistol.

Answer 9

18 but you an just have your parents buy them

Answer 10

In the UK, 17

Answer 11

18 to buy any bullets.