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winchester still make a similar bullet to the black talon ....
Winchester voluntarily pulled the ammunition from the market completely in 2000. The Ranger SXT ammunition sold today by Winchester is very similar to the Black Talon without the black Lubalox coating on the bullet. Among shooters, the running joke is that SXT stands for Same eXact Thing. The correct phrase is Supreme Expansion Technology. However, there are significant differences in the anatomy of the bullets which becomes apparent when carefully examined side by side. The internal structure of the Black Talons hollow point is unique in that its petals are more massive at their tips, after expansion, than comparable bullets. This added mass provides superior expansion compared to most other hollow points including the Ranger SXT. This difference is obvious after firing into ballistic gelatin.[13] Winchester has since discontinued manufacture of "Ranger SXT" rounds. Don
Winchester voluntarily pulled the ammunition from the market completely in 2000. The Ranger SXT ammunition sold today by Winchester is very similar to the Black Talon without the black Lubalox coating on the bullet. Among shooters, the running joke is that SXT stands for Same eXact Thing. The correct phrase is Supreme Expansion Technology. However, there are significant differences in the anatomy of the bullets which becomes apparent when carefully examined side by side. The internal structure of the Black Talons hollow point is unique in that its petals are more massive at their tips, after expansion, than comparable bullets. This added mass provides superior expansion compared to most other hollow points including the Ranger SXT. This difference is obvious after firing into ballistic gelatin.[13] Winchester has since discontinued manufacture of "Ranger SXT" rounds. Don