How old is the age to purchase handgun ammo inTexas? One site said 18, but then said 21 by federal law

21 but if you're buying it for a rifle, it's 18.

Example:

18yrs old - 9mm ammo for G17 = illegal
18yrs old - 9mm ammo for AR-9 = legal

Make sense?

Pretty sure it's 21 for handgun ammo... At least it was when I was younger. I haven't cared to check since I turned 21.

ttha_aggie_09 said:

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21 but if you're buying it for a rifle, it's 18.

Example:

18yrs old - 9mm ammo for G17 = illegal
18yrs old - 9mm ammo for AR-9 = legal

Make sense?

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Understood? Yes

Make sense? Nope

From ATF:

Quote:

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All firearms other than shotguns and rifles, and all ammunition other than ammunition for shotguns or rifles may be sold only to individuals 21 years of age or older.

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Clear as mud?

Further proving the atf is a bunch of jerkoffs

You have to be 16 to purchase BBs.
You also have to be 16 to buy replacement rubber slings for a sling shot. Yep, just for the rubbers.
Try it at Walmart sometime.

Secolobo said:

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You have to be 16 to purchase BBs.
You also have to be 16 to buy replacement rubber slings for a sling shot. Yep, just for the rubbers.
Try it at Walmart sometime.

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Any age limit on actual rubbers?

LBM-Aggie-2014 said:

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Secolobo said:

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You have to be 16 to purchase BBs.
You also have to be 16 to buy replacement rubber slings for a sling shot. Yep, just for the rubbers.
Try it at Walmart sometime.

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Any age limit on actual rubbers?

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That would be irresponsible...

I may have hypothetically made a fake ID when I was 16 to buy ammo when going to the ranch for the weekend. I was not getting carded for snuff by them.

So an 18 year old can buy a rifle but not the ammo for it?

I think it said 18 for rifle ammo and 21 for hand gun ammo.

Yep reading comprehension is hard for me today apparently

agdaddy04 said:

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So an 18 year old can buy a rifle but not the ammo for it?

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Technically, yes.

If you buy a lever action .357 rifle or AR-9 in a rifle platform or a beretta CX4 storm, you have a rifle that shoots handgun ammunition. So by that law, you could technically be denied the right to purchase ammo if you're 18, despite being able to purchase the rifle.

I have never personally tried using the "it's for a rifle" excuse but you technically (and legally - if it's true) can do it. Eyeguy or someone else on here might be able to provide real feedback as a seller.

If you are buying 22lr they will ask what it is for. I have had them do the same for 44 mag when I was younger.