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Rebel wrote: This was also one of the "evil but no proof of" features of the Black Talon, what I forgot to add was that the bullet became most well known from 2 shootings. The one I remember more vividly was the man on the train or subway that opened fire and killed several people.

Yes, that would be this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Ferg ... _murderer)
Go down to the "Aftermath" section. Looks like he had some Black Talon to go along with his "Black Rage".

The Talon were definitely over-hyped, they are nothing but early, effective but now out-of-date hollowpoint bullets.

MoJo wrote:Cartridge collectors will pay big bucks for full boxes of Black Talon and pretty good for loose rounds. If I had a box of BT I would put it on a firearms auction site with a reserve of $50. [/url]

Not a bad idea, the box and ammo are both in very good condition, with styrofoam intact:

So I managed to snag some old Winchester Supreme Black Talon DP rounds in .45 auto from "a friend of a friend". Given the bad reputation of the round, but still wanting to make use of it's devestating abilities, I've decided not to use it in my carry weapon but to use it at home at the bedside. My reasoning is, in an HD situation it's a lot more cut and dried as to innocence, and my chances of getting criminally charged are much less than if I have to use my weapon in public and the words "Black Talon cop-killing armor piercing rounds" come up in court.

Does this make good sense, or should I just stay away from making use of the Black Talon altogether?

Cheers.