2005年2月20日 · After extensive research this 100-caliber Civil War miniball is believed to be the only known surviving example test fired from a newly-developed REVOLVING CANNON at Arsenal Hill, Columbia South Carolina by General Wade Hampton near the end of the war

2012年3月3日 · 1. Your Minie Balls have to be cast out of PURE LEAD. If your Minies are cast out of harder lead, the base plug will not expand properly to seal the bullet. 2. Your Minie Ball should be no bigger than 2 Thousands of an Inch UNDER your bore diameter for best accuracy. 3.

2018年11月1日 · The ball puller jag looks somewhat like a wood screw with a collar around its base to keep it centered in the bore. The problem with this method is as the ball puller enters the bullet, it will enlarge the bullet a bit making it tighter in the bore, but you have to engage the bullet puller deep enough into the bullet to get a good bite on it.

2015年5月4日 · Specs for the Springfield- 580 bore. Rapine Trashcan Minie cast at 850 sized to 579. Lens Lube. 44.5gr 3f Old Eynsford. RWS caps. This gun and load will put 10 shots into one ragged hole at 50yds. Specs for the Parker Hale Enfield- 576 bore. RCBS Hogdon minie with tall base plug cast at 850 sized to 575. Plain Crisco lube. 43gr 3fg Old Eynsford ...

2011年6月24日 · I would like to know the ballistics of the 58 caliber rifle minie ball. Bullet weight in grains, typical muzzle velocity and muzzle energy. I have a display with two of them and want to add the onfo on a label. Thanks to anyone that can help. I …

2015年2月20日 · The common Minie Ball as we know it used by Northern forces during the ACW was produced at government armories by machine swaging. These were not moulds but rather forming dies. Lead plugs were inserted into the dies and …

2011年12月3日 · They have an impressive collection of Civil War medical specimens, including bones showing damage from minie balls, cannon shell, and gangrene. As of last year, they had on display the skull of a 54th Massachusetts soldier showing the damage inflicted by a large Confederate round, possibly grape shot.

2014年8月12日 · The center fire cartridges, .30-30., .270 Winchester, .22-250, etc. would just punch holes in the metal. .69 and .72 round balls and the .58 minie ball would actually MOVE the appliances a bit as all of their energy was expended on the target, not the air behind them. The expansion of the hit metal was something else.

2019年12月11日 · I measure my bore with my telescoping garbages and mic, the bore is consistently measuring 0.5832 after 10 measurements. I have measured the minie balls and all are consistently in the range of 0.5755 - 0.578. I would think these minie balls would just drop to the bottom without much force.

2017年7月12日 · The mini ball would not have this problem at these ranges. A video of the effect of a 58 cal mini and a 54 cal Lorenz bullet here--> Keep in mind that the muskets have been down loaded to approximate the energy at 100 yards.