bullet weight question

[Frogbern]

I took a dozen Black Talons to the range and they functioned perfectly.

[kjtrains]

Excellent.  Good infomation.  Do let us know when you get 50 rounds of the Black Talons shot, without incident, as I let that be the number for reliable ammo.  I do know they're expensive.  

[Frogbern]

Expensive alright,  I don't have or could not find another 40,sorry
Bernie

[kjtrains]

If you're interested, there's some on Gun Broker, starting bids $54 & $55, boxes of 20, 147 gr.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=147365008

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=147365008  

[yankee2500]

For a round that is being sold as a Collectors item, it would seem foolish to plan on doing a lot of reliability testing to make it a carry round.
 It was removed from public sales in 1993 and pulled from the market completely in 2000.
  You would be better off testing the “Ranger SXT” ammunition by Winchester which is very similar to the Black Talon without the black Lubalox coating on the bullet, and easy to find at a reasonable price.

John

[tracker]

I agree with you, John.

[kjtrains]

John and tracker.  I agree with the both of you.  Just giving Bernie some info on where to find the Black Talons.  I still like the information, that they shot well, and good to know that the Winchester Ranger SXT is similiar.

[deercop]

The "modern" version of the Black Talon:  Winchester RA9T 147 gr Ranger Talon.

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/s/c/scgunguy/rangerlist.htm

I have bought from this source before, no problems and quick shipping.  

[ACP]

A box of Black Talon as a collector's item makes sense to me. There are cartridge collectors out there and I am sure many of you have seen some of the premium prices placed upon old/rare ammo.

However, shooting it makes no sense to me, given its cost. Further, (God forbid), you actually used it against a bad guy, that would be a prosecuting attorney's dream come true.

[Frogbern]

Thanks for the info.

[sslater]

New guys,
Here's another welcome to the Rohrbaugh forum.  Lots of good information and good people here!

I, too, have fired 115, 124 and 147 grain ammo from my R9s (very early build, but with updated recoil and mag springs.)
Basically, I stick with the 124 and 115 grain ammo - preferably in Speer GDHP.  Main reason is I feel the R9 barrel length is pretty short to stabilize the longer, heavier 147 grain load.  I actually measured the rifling twist in my barrel, ran the Greenhill formula (from the NRA Firearms Fact Book), and found the 147 grain bullet should stabilize IF the barrel were long enough to spin the projectile up!

Otherwise, I agree with Richard:  A big heavy rock does more damage than a little rock.

Steve