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I'm sure we all remember the infamous "black talon" rounds. They had black bullets with nickle cases. They were replaced with the more PC "Ranger SXT" with the same black bullet, but now with a brass case. I saved some of the black talons and used them for my "Barney Bullet". When I would clear my pistol for what ever reason, I would put the black talon as the top bullet in the magazine. After loading my pistol, I would remove the magazine and add a ranger SXT to replace it. Just a little memory jog to make sure I had chambered a round. During our annual qualifications, first round (the black talon that was always chambered first) failed to fire, did the "tap, rack, fire, drill and went on. I retrived the "dud" and checked it, good strong primer hit, but didn't go bang. You can get a mis-fire, even with premium ammunition. Personally I don't think a second strike capabality is worthwhile, just learn and practice your malfunction drills.