Yes, Black Talon is legal. It's also called Ranger SXT.
Legal ramifications get kind of iffy. Criminally, there are no ramifications for using Black Talon/Ranger SXT. Civilly, you need to talk to a lawyer, not an ex-country cop.
While the points on a perfectly mushroomed Black Talon/Ranger SXT are very sharp, I doubt that they present any more of a threat to a physician than the bone shards and splinters produced by any fast 9mm. Just my humble opinion, though.
I think the Black Talon/Ranger SXT is probably just as effective more-or-less than any other high quality ammunition out there (Golden Sabre, Gold Dot, Hydra-Shok, Starfire, so on and so forth)
Most effective? Hoo-hah! Tht question has sold more gun rags than just about anything else. Heavy/slow vs. light/fast--everyone has an opinion and probably the facts and/or anecdotal evidence to back them up.
In my personal experience (soldier, Peace Officer, PPO) no matter what calibre I'm carrying, it has to meet three requirements:
1) I have to be able to put 10 out of 10 into the K-zone on a DPS target from 1 meter out to 20 meters, and
2) It has to be the heaviest bullet that will break 1,000 feet per second coming out of the barrel, and still meet requirement #1 and,
3) It has to function consistently in whichever pistol I'm using. While still meeting #1 and #2.
In 9mm, that's usually one of the 124 grain rounds.
Hope that helps.
LawDog
(Legal mumbo-jumbo: The above opinions are only those of LawDog and do not represent the opinions of The Firing Line Forum or anyone, past, present or future who is, was or will be using this Forum. Unless the above-mentioned other person says it does. So there.)
[This message has been edited by LawDog (edited January 12, 2000).]