Tried to buy ammo today...

[MachIVshooter]

Yeah, you can't reload rimfire, unfortunately.

You can, but it is a practice that has not been engaged since the depression. Definitely not worthwhile today.

To the original question, I don't know about hte store in question, but I know most big stores computer systems will use a promt asking long gun or handgun. Just answer long gun. Most of the clerks won't know which rounds are most commonly used in which type of firearm.

When I buy 9MM at Wallyworld, I am usually met with a raised eyebrow and "is this for a handgun?" I always say "maybe, maybe not" ...rules such as these might have made sense 50 years ago when you fired 30/30 in your rifle and .38 in your revolver, but not in 2006.

Exactly. There is hardly a cartridge around for which both handguns and rifles are offered commercially. The TC contenders and other single-shot pistols have really made this true. Not too many handgun cartridges out there that can't be found in one carbine or another. Perhaps .25 and .32 ACP, but that's about it for the common stuff.

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

It didn't ask if the ammo was for a handgun or long gun. If it had, I would have told the truth and said it was for a long gun. I never had that opportunity.

 

[epijunkie67]

.22LR is cheap. Why not just buy 6 or 7 bulk packs? That should be enough to last you a couple of years unless you shoot all the time. Even then you'd only have to stock up every couple of months. This is National Ammo Week you know! Stock up!

 

[TFin04]

Maybe from now on I'll buy all my ammo at gun shows or gun shops.

Good luck. There are no FFL dealers in MI that will sell ammo to a minor. I'm almost positive this is also a federal law.

You either have to have somebody else buy it for you (what I do), or find a clerk who will let you buy it for a long gun. Other than that, you have to wait until you're 21.

I feel your pain, I'm 20 myself. However, bashing the store for following the law isn't productive. Write your congressman, if anything.

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

What it boils down to is this... Is .22LR handgun or long gun ammo? Depends on who you ask I guess. Man this is really getting to me...:banghead:

 

[Sistema1927]

When I was 12 I could buy all of the .22 ammo that I wanted. When I was 13, I couldn't. Damn GCA'68.

Gun control, it's not about guns, it's about control.

 

[fantacmet]

Thank God they can't get away with draconian BS policy like that here in Oregon. Law basically states in no uncertain terms it's none of thier damn business what you plan to use it for. If it is PRIMARILY a rifle cartridge designed for a rifle, then it's 18 or older, if it's primaril a handgun cartridge designed for a handgun then it's 21 and older. They have no right to ask you what you plan to use it in. Besides anyone with half a brain is going to say DUH RIFLE! Talk about intensly perfect security.

Rev. Michael

 

[Ryder]

Firearms and ammo make great gifts. I don't know of any youngsters that have to buy their own around here.

 

[Geronimo45]

Wal-Mart didn't hassle me when I got .22LR at the tender age of... 18 or 19. Of course, I'd just bought a rifle from them, and they were runnning in circles to find a manager to run me out of the store with it - after they'd finally figured out where it was written down in their books.
Bought .45 at about the same age, from a sporting-goods store. 'No pistol ammo if you're under 21'. I replied that it was for a carbine, and got it with no hassle.
Of course, being charming, witty, and urbane when purchasing something in the gray areas of the law from a lady cashier does usually push things in your favor. Not that I'd know, since I was probably looking young, dumb, and stupid that particular day.
Lots of carbines and rifles for pistol ammunition. I think that there was some sort of strange 'cartridge sleeve' that allowed you to run .32 ACP in a .303 case.

 

[Brian Dale]

To add insult to injury, when I showed my ID to the cashier, an older woman, she said "You're just a baby."

I spend my money with people who don't insult me.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Rifle Ammo

I'm over 50, so I don't have the problem, but I watched a 19-year-old in Big 5 hesitate on that question while buying .22 LR and they wouldn't make the sale.

For fun, I went in there the following week and asked for ammunition for "my Ruger 10/22, my Marlin 1894C, and my Marlin Camp 9."

The clerk knew what food the Ruger uses, but had to ask what the Marlins used. I had him look it up. The .38/.357 rifle widened his eyes, but his expression was priceless when he got to the Camp 9.

"You mean there's a rifle that shoots 9mm?"

"There are several. I just have the Marlin."

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Just a Baby

To add insult to injury, when I showed my ID to the cashier, an older woman, she said "You're just a baby."

Holy crap.

It's too bad you didn't have some sort of military ID: "That's CORPORAL BABY to you, ma'am."

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

It's too bad you didn't have some sort of military ID: "That's CORPORAL BABY to you, ma'am."

If only.

I do somehow doubt that they would have sold me the .22LR even had I explained it was for a rifle, since the U-scan checkout thing was programmed not to sell that ammunition to anyone under 21. Whoever did the programming for that likely doesn't know squat about guns.

I envy you older folks who remember when you could buy .22LR or shotgun ammo, even handgun ammo, no questions asked, at 14 or 15. Must have been nice.

But, on Friday, I'll be going shooting with my dad and his gun-nut friend. My dad's pal used to have an FFL, and he has a LOT of guns. I'll at least get to shoot an M1 Garand and .357 revolver for the first time. He also said he'd bring some things that "we've never seen before." I can't wait!

 

[RioShooter]

Read the Gun Control Act of 1968

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver—
(1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than twenty-one years of age;

Before you criticize company policy, it might be helpful if you knew the law.

 

[Borachon]

"You're just a baby." UGH! Yeah, a baby with a military battle rifle!

Keeping guns out of the hands of children is our most important triumph--Anonymous Democrat

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver—
(1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than twenty-one years of age;

Where was their "resonable cause to believe" that the .22LR was for something other than a rifle?

 

[TFin04]

They're just covering their ass on it. It sucks, but sometimes you just have to deal with the stupid laws.

.22lr IS handgun ammo. Just because some rifles shoot it too doesn't make it any less handgun ammo.

Same thing for 9mm or any other carbine in a hangun caliber.

 

[ready4shtf]

yep, act like you know your stuff. I bought 45 acp ammo at age 16 (long time ago) because I came in and started asking the dude if he had any issues with the wilson combat 1911 mag follower scratching the front of the feed ramp

For the .22, i would just "Do you know what the muzzle velocity is going to be coming out of my 18" barreled Ruger 10/22 RIFLE" and see what he says.

But at wally world you are out of luck. Buy online, they dont check ID.

 

[Ohio Rifleman]

I've never bought ammo online, but now I'm seriously considering it, and I've checked out a few sites. However, some of them say you have to be 21 to purchase any ammo at all. How strictly is that enforced, generally? Or is it a kind of "don't ask, don't tell" sorta thing?

Are there any special hoops you have to jump through to buy ammo online? Is it any different from buying, say, books or DVD's or whatever from Amazon? Keep in mind I do live in the free state of Ohio.