Cowboy Defense Line

At Minuteman Ammo, we take cowboy defense seriously. The frontier has always had its share of predators: cattle rustlers, bounty-dodging bandits, range-road ambushers, and backwoods horrors that refuse to stay in folklore. Whether you're facing down a generational prairie terror carried west by settlers, or a modern outlaw who still thinks intimidation beats accountability, you can never be too prepared to defend your ground with certainty.

Wiry, relentless, and built like hard-weathered problems, these beasts of opportunity share one universal weakness: silver. Not a rumor. Not symbolism. Just pure metal delivered with purpose.

As part of our duty to equip citizens with the best ammunition available, we developed and load 99.99% pure solid silver projectiles, manufactured locally and exclusively for Minuteman Ammo. Each bullet is machined to exacting tolerances, then hand-buffed and polished for reliable operation in semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, and carbine rifles. We chamber them in Starline nickel-plated brass. Every round is fully functional, live-fire performance tested, and verified as real ammunition. In testing, the solid silver projectile stays intact, with minimal deformation, and performs comparably to solid copper in penetration and terminal behavior.

A .357 Magnum test load achieved 18 inches of penetration in 10% ballistic gelatin, and other calibers demonstrated similar penetration, weight retention, and reliability. A grazing hit may be disruptive, but a solid hit ends the issue immediately. One round is typically all that’s needed when your aim is true, your cause is justified, and your ground is worth defending.

Humor aside, this is live defensive ammunition, and should be handled and used responsibly. We do not endorse or condone illegal activity. Be safe, be justified, and be a responsible citizen.  

This product includes ONE round, shipped in a custom engraved wood casket. ONE SINGLE ROUND of live ammunition in a custom presentation box. ONE. SINGLE. ROUND of live ammunition. One 99.96% solid silver projectile.

Manufacturing Footage

Want to see how we build our Silver Rounds?   Werewolf, Cowboy, Vampire and Gold Digger. 
Click here to watch our YouTube behind-the-scenes video. 

SHIPPING NOTES & SALES POLICIES

All ammunition sales are FINAL. We cannot accept ammunition back once it's left our custody. 

Please allow 5-7 days for packaging and shipping, as these products are hand built by our dedicated staff of munitionists.

State-by-State Requirements & Cowboy Satire

Alabama
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: If you can survive the humidity and sweet tea, a silver slug is the least of your worries.

Alaska
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Bears don’t read labels. Moose sure don’t. Hope you like camping.

Arizona
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Hot, dry, and filled with people who think a cactus is a hat rack. One round should suffice.

Arkansas
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Perfect for keeping the raccoons in check and your cousin’s banjo under control.

California
Legal Requirement: If you live in California, state law requires your ammo to be shipped to your FFL. Please use their address for shipping and make it: C/O [FFL’s Business Name].
Cowboy Note: Your one silver slug isn’t a belt buckle, even if it shines like one. And don’t cry about traffic.

Colorado
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Legal unless the altitude makes you forget what gravity is.

Connecticut
Legal Requirement: If you live in Connecticut, state law requires a handgun carry permit, gun sales permit, or long gun/handgun eligibility certificate, plus an ammunition certificate and a valid government-issued ID. Please email these to minutemanammo@gmail.com.
Cowboy Note: More permits than a riverboat needs fuel. Bring a monocle and a top hat for flair.

Delaware
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Tiny state, big attitude. Your bullet may feel cramped.

Florida
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Flip-flops mandatory. Don’t feed the alligators your paperwork.

Georgia
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Protect your peaches, your corral, and your sweet tea from everyone.

Hawaii
Legal Requirement: May require documentation for ammo import.
Cowboy Note: Your real problem is volcanoes, hurricanes, and chickens. Not our silver slug.

Idaho
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Great for potatoes, prairies, and suspicious moose sightings.

Illinois
Legal Requirement: If you live in Illinois, state law requires us to obtain your FOID card and driver’s license. Please email these to minutemanammo@gmail.com so your account can be updated for future purchases.
Cowboy Note: If the wind blows, someone will still argue about guns in the city.

Indiana
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Perfect for cornfield standoffs and basketball rivalries.

Iowa
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: The only danger is being trampled by a rogue herd of pigs.

Kansas
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Windy enough to blow your hat off. Keep your silver slug in your pocket.

Kentucky
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Works well for bourbon disputes and horse-racing showdowns.

Louisiana
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Protect your gumbo pot, your corral, and your crawfish.

Maine
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Lobsters, moose, and people who think “snow” is a state religion.

Maryland
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; may require FFL.
Cowboy Note: Perfect for crab feuds and traffic jams that count as duels.

Massachusetts
Legal Requirement: If you live in Massachusetts, state law requires a license for the purchase or possession of ammunition. Please email documents to minutemanammo@gmail.com.
Cowboy Note: Must also get approval from your local HOA “Trail Boss.” Witches optional.

Michigan
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Elect somebody normal before you try to settle anything with a silver slug.

Minnesota
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Good for snowbound duels or hockey rink disputes.

Mississippi
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Great for bayou standoffs or porch gossip.

Missouri
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Excellent for cave rescues and barbecue disagreements.

Montana
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Open plains, mountains, and buffalo. All need respect.

Nebraska
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Prairie dogs are sneaky. So is your neighbor.

Nevada
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Casinos will try to gamble for it mid-transaction. Don’t deal.

New Hampshire
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Maple syrup standoffs are more deadly than you think.

New Jersey
Legal Requirement: If you live in New Jersey, state law requires a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card, permit to purchase a handgun, or permit to carry a handgun. Please email documents to minutemanammo@gmail.com.
Cowboy Note: Camden. Enough said.

New Mexico
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Desert standoffs and chili cook-offs. Don’t mix them.

New York
Legal Requirement: If you live in New York, state law requires your ammo to be shipped to your FFL. Please use their address for shipping and make it: C/O [FFL’s Business Name].
Cowboy Note: The FFL will judge you. The state will judge you. The pigeons will judge you.

North Carolina
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Protect your barbecue, corral, and moonshine recipes.

North Dakota
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Prairie dog disputes are deadly serious here.

Ohio
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Cornfields and city streets. Both are dangerous.

Oklahoma
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Tornadoes don’t care about paperwork. Neither do rustlers.

Oregon
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; ID may be requested.
Cowboy Note: They’ll ask pronouns first. The bullet identifies as Yee/Haw.

Pennsylvania
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Perfect for Appalachian ambushes and cheese-stealing disputes.

Rhode Island
Legal Requirement: If you live in Rhode Island, state law requires a license for the purchase or possession of ammunition. Please email documents to minutemanammo@gmail.com.
Cowboy Note: Tiny state, huge attitude. A sense of humor helps.

South Carolina
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Palmetto trees and porch swings. Don’t shoot the trees.

South Dakota
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Buffalo and prairie dogs. The buffalo have priority.

Tennessee
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Appalachian standoffs and whiskey arguments are common.

Texas
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Someone will ask why you didn’t just buy a whole case.

Utah
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: They’ll assume you’re defending yourself from sister wives. We don’t judge. They do.

Vermont
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Maple syrup disputes are lethal. Keep your slug handy.

Virginia
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Horse corrals and colonial reenactments are dangerous. Protect both.

Washington
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Your silver slug may be mistaken for an emotional support nugget.

West Virginia
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Appalachian mountain standoffs. Moonshine optional.

Wisconsin
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Great for dairy disputes or cheese heists.

Wyoming
Legal Requirement: Legal to purchase and receive ammunition; no state permit required.
Cowboy Note: Open plains, cattle rustlers, and rodeo emergencies.

District of Columbia
Legal Requirement: We cannot sell to you. Orders will be canceled and refunded immediately.
Cowboy Note: Local officials will “protect” you. (They won’t.)