Ready availability of ammunition has nothing to do with the issue of an antique firearm in the US.

If the gun predates 1899 it is an antique under federal law and is not regulated as a firearm - period. The only issue is proving its pre-1899 manufacture date.

If the gun does not use fixed ammunition (a muzzle loader) the date of manufacture does not matter and it is not regulated as a firearm under federal law even if it was made today.

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