jag312
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I have a box of the .45 Auto. Up until now I thought I would be lucky to find someone to buy the box at a buck a round. I learn something new every day.
$5.00 a round for Black Talon .357 . Really ?
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I thought this was interesting....
" Dr. Boyd Stevens, the San Francisco Medical Examiner who performed the autopsies, later reported at the 1994 International Wound Ballistics Association's conference in Sacramento that the wound trauma caused by Black Talons was unremarkable and that all victims died due to penetration of a vital structure."
Despite their really mean-looking expansion properties, they ain't nothin' special.
" Dr. Boyd Stevens, the San Francisco Medical Examiner who performed the autopsies, later reported at the 1994 International Wound Ballistics Association's conference in Sacramento that the wound trauma caused by Black Talons was unremarkable and that all victims died due to penetration of a vital structure."
Despite their really mean-looking expansion properties, they ain't nothin' special.
" Dr. Boyd Stevens, the San Francisco Medical Examiner who performed the autopsies, later reported at the 1994 International Wound Ballistics Association's conference in Sacramento that the wound trauma caused by Black Talons was unremarkable and that all victims died due to penetration of a vital structure."
Despite their really mean-looking expansion properties, they ain't nothin' special.
Yup.
The current SXT along with others like the Federal HST, are superior, despite the mystique and hype.
I went to qualify a few years ago, and a friend of mine that just got done showed me his partial box of Black Talon. He used BT's to qualify and seid he could not find any ammo the night before. I didn't say anything, but I would of traded him 2 boxes of FMJ for each box of BT.
AND... that auction was run up by the bidders - NOT by the seller. Started at one penny with no reserve and no buy-it-now. I don't have the stomach for high-dollar items to sell like that.
And yes, I know the seller too. We have traded and done business several times. Top notch guy!
AND... that auction was run up by the bidders - NOT by the seller. Started at one penny with no reserve and no buy-it-now. I don't have the stomach for high-dollar items to sell like that.
And yes, I know the seller too. We have traded and done business several times. Top notch guy!
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Allen-frame
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I was also curious why the same item, 4 boxes new old stock sold for exactly 1/2 the amount just a week later.
Winchester Supreme Black Talon 357 Magnum 4 boxes : Pistol Ammunition at GunBroker.com
Yes, it was my auction.
Just the luck of the draw I guess.
Allen
Winchester Supreme Black Talon 357 Magnum 4 boxes : Pistol Ammunition at GunBroker.com
Yes, it was my auction.
Just the luck of the draw I guess.
Allen
zumatodd
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I got a couple boxes in S&W .40...
Can I retire young with the profit...?
Can I retire young with the profit...?
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A new sucker is born each day and some people would rather have the ammo and are wealthy enough not to care what it costs.
At the Eastlake Ohio gun show today,3 boxes of 40S&W Black Talon $40 per box.
LoboGunLeather
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I retired from law enforcement just about the time the networks discovered Black Talon ammunition and started the shock and awe campaign against such terribly effective ammunition. At the time I could order Black Talons on a department letterhead order, so I did so and laid in a carton of 500 of the .45ACP 230-grain, another in 9mm, and one in .357 magnum, all at LE prices of about $14.00 per box.
About 10 years ago I noted that folks were willingly paying about $2.00 per round for this stuff. Couldn't imagine how it would ever get better than $100.00 per box of 50, so I sold off just about everything (keeping one box of .45ACP) and made a killing.
Along about 2008 we started seeing ammo supplies dry up. By 2009-2010 it was very difficult and quite expensive to obtain just about any factory ammo, powder, primers, or anything else.
Now I see those Black Talons going for $200.00 per box or more.
Must work on my timing!
About 10 years ago I noted that folks were willingly paying about $2.00 per round for this stuff. Couldn't imagine how it would ever get better than $100.00 per box of 50, so I sold off just about everything (keeping one box of .45ACP) and made a killing.
Along about 2008 we started seeing ammo supplies dry up. By 2009-2010 it was very difficult and quite expensive to obtain just about any factory ammo, powder, primers, or anything else.
Now I see those Black Talons going for $200.00 per box or more.
Must work on my timing!
Wow. Unloading some revolvers and putting some rounds back in the boxes. May be able to put a kid through college with that price point.
Harkrader
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Collectors are nuts and that's all there is to it.
In the mid-'80s I bought some of that teflon-coated ammo and stuck it in the safe, figuring (correctly) that I'd never use it. I read that it brings $10 a round. Nuts.
In the mid-'60s I was partner in a 1959 Porsche 356 Carrera. Pretty nice "race car with a roof". Worth what they sell for today? Ohhhh, no.
I have a friend with a 1961 Ferrari 250GTO. Nice car? Yeah, so long as you don't try to drive too far with it. $12,000,000? Oh HE&%L no! But that's what he paid for it.
In the mid-'80s I bought some of that teflon-coated ammo and stuck it in the safe, figuring (correctly) that I'd never use it. I read that it brings $10 a round. Nuts.
In the mid-'60s I was partner in a 1959 Porsche 356 Carrera. Pretty nice "race car with a roof". Worth what they sell for today? Ohhhh, no.
I have a friend with a 1961 Ferrari 250GTO. Nice car? Yeah, so long as you don't try to drive too far with it. $12,000,000? Oh HE&%L no! But that's what he paid for it.
03clyde
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Makes me wonder how so many are probably down range in a pile of shredded rubber after penetrating a paper silhouette at two dollars a pop.
CTG COLLECTOR: Finally got to the photos. Both end flaps are covered with a sticker, with the Following : 40 S&W (180) HOLLOWPOINT EXPERIMENTAL 6022 "I". The front is standard ranger , LE ammo. The only box I had ever seen, of course it is shrink wrapped!! I have no idea what it looks like. Any info would be appreciated. Be Safe,
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I have a box (20) of Black Talon .44 magnum that I would gladly sell for $5/round, $100 for the box. I'll even pay shipping.
Having bought and sold a "few" boxes of BT over the years, I have never been able to understand GB auctions on BT. I have sold some at ridiculous price- caused by the buyers, and bought some ridiculously low. It does not seem to follow any rhyme or reason, such as you would see with proposed bans, "shortages" real or imagined. When the market is high I have pondered selling my last 2 perfect sets ( all rifle & handgun ammo), in new condition boxes. I have a sufficient supply of 40 165 gr ranger ( black bullet), 45 +p 230 ranger ( black bullet), and 380 ranger. Who knows one day I may decide to get rid of it. Be Safe,
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Vipermd, thanks for posting those photos. Awsome! I've never seen that box before and I have no idea what the ammo looks like.
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