"Despite its unique design, the Black Talon was found to be comparable in performance to conventional hollow-points."
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San Francisco Bans Black Talon Bullets Specifically
"...While that [ban] could potentially encapsulate modern hollowpoint ammo, its not likely to. Although Black Talons were the predecessors to Winchesters current lines of expanding ammo, including Ranger-T and PDX1 hollowpoints, Winchesters recent designs are not identical in performance by any indication..."
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