Ammo Question ???????????

MrNobody · 04-07-2008

Did some spring cleaning and came across some evil Black Talon ammo.

Is it legal to sell in Indiana ????? I know they made a fuss about it awhile back .

esrice · 04-07-2008

I don't think it is illegal ammo. The Ranger SXT is supposedly the exact same thing.

MrNobody · 04-07-2008

Thats what I was thinking that they changed the color and and the name , then it was suddenly legal..........

epsylum · 04-07-2008

It never was and still isn't illegal. That is a common myth about it. There was media hubbub over it and Winchester quit selling it. They did this just to try and stop all the baseless negative reporting on it. Then they started making it again just with a copper colored bullet and called it the Ranger and the media never caught on (not like they knew what the hell they were talking about in the first friggin place).

What should be illegal is the moronic reporting that was done on the subject. The media just drug Winchester's name through the mud because they dared color thier bullet and box black. They spewed things like that it could "penetrate bullet proof vests" (I know, it is bullet resistant, not "proof", but that is what they always inaccurately call them) and that it was "cop killer" ammo. When in reality it was just another JHP it just had the misfortune of being the wrong color and having a scary name.

esrice · 04-08-2008

Good example of how the media can skew anything they want.

All Winchester was guilty of was making a superior product. And I especially thought the "cop killer" label was amusing. As if it was especially harmful to law enforcement officers. lol

ryanmercer · 04-10-2008

I'm totally for freedom of the press, but the press is full of morons.

But hey thanks OP, I just learned that I can still find the stuff, just under a different name

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MrNobody battered husband Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 34	Ammo Question ??????????? Did some spring cleaning and came across some evil Black Talon ammo. Is it legal to sell in Indiana ????? I know they made a fuss about it awhile back . Last edited by MrNobody; 04-07-2008 at 19:00.

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epsylum What's going on up here? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,054	It never was and still isn't illegal. That is a common myth about it. There was media hubbub over it and Winchester quit selling it. They did this just to try and stop all the baseless negative reporting on it. Then they started making it again just with a copper colored bullet and called it the Ranger and the media never caught on (not like they knew what the hell they were talking about in the first friggin place). What should be illegal is the moronic reporting that was done on the subject. The media just drug Winchester's name through the mud because they dared color thier bullet and box black. They spewed things like that it could "penetrate bullet proof vests" (I know, it is bullet resistant, not "proof", but that is what they always inaccurately call them) and that it was "cop killer" ammo. When in reality it was just another JHP it just had the misfortune of being the wrong color and having a scary name. Last edited by epsylum; 04-07-2008 at 19:30.

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ryanmercer Dog Barking, Can't Fly Without Umbrella. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Speedway, IN Posts: 939	I'm totally for freedom of the press, but the press is full of morons. But hey thanks OP, I just learned that I can still find the stuff, just under a different name __________________ -Ryan Mercer Speedway, IN #729 F&AM http://www.ryanmercer.com

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04-07-2008	#2 (permalink)
esrice INGO Greeter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southside, Indianapolis Posts: 1,666	I don't think it is illegal ammo. The Ranger SXT is supposedly the exact same thing.

04-07-2008	#3 (permalink)
MrNobody battered husband Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 34	Thats what I was thinking that they changed the color and and the name , then it was suddenly legal..........

04-08-2008	#5 (permalink)
esrice INGO Greeter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southside, Indianapolis Posts: 1,666	Good example of how the media can skew anything they want. All Winchester was guilty of was making a superior product. And I especially thought the "cop killer" label was amusing. As if it was especially harmful to law enforcement officers. lol