From Track's wen page: Track's improved MINIE bullets were developed by Lyman's staff, with a thick skirt, for heavy loads. Ideal for Enfield and Springfield Muskets, it is allowed in most Civil War Musket matches.
The issue or problem is, one doesn't know the knowledge base of the one he is communicating with. I've noticed, sometimes, and I'm guilty of it, people talk down to the other person because they assume the other "doesn't get it." When in reality the other person "gets it", they are just more knowledgeable and better understand the topic.
It’s not wise to just rule out a particular bullet type just because you don’t like the look or the concept initially… different horses run best on different courses.
That's why I like the 155mm Howitzer. You can't miss on any range,
Perhaps not. But it is wise not to choose one where one had to pound so hard when trying to start a particular bullet that it actually broke a ball starter doing so.
This the first iv ever seen this round wounder is this style is easier to make
It's a hunting styled bullet designed for the 1:48 twist. The company is either out of business or no longer makes these bullets. Buffalo Bullets also made a Ball-et, designed for the 1:60 and slower twists. It was the size of a round ball with sides. The Hornady "PA Conical" is the closest to it and may be based on it.
Think I'm going to try and recreate them I have an idea how they were done it will be time consuming but if they work well all worth it
You might just have Accurate Molds make a copy of this mold for you. It’s 25 grains heavier than the Ball-et and has a grease groove rather than the knurled surface of the Ball-et. It’s similarly short, just over caliber length and should be an amazing deer bullet from a TC or similar rate of twist.
I have a lyman deerstalker rifle I want try different bullets to see what it shoots well
First, where did you get the design print of the bullet?
Let me see there was a website I seen that did dimensions like that before for there dies
That's a drawing from Accurate Mold's bullet catalog. They have lots of great looking designs of all weights in their catalog if you want to cast your own bullets - and best of all, if you know what diameter your rifle likes for your purposes, they will build you a mold that casts bullets to your exact dimensions. Therefore no need for a tapered design if you don't want that. The Accurate drawings have dimensions on them, but, because it is a custom mold, you can change any dimension you want to change. Looking at this drawing, the total bullet height is on the drawing - it's 0.53 inches. Accurate's dimensioning format is a bit unusual: A number with an upward arrow next to it denotes distance of the arrow point from the base of the bullet. A number with a right-ward pointing arrow beside it indicates a diameter. Very efficient for what Accurate's doing, but it's unusual in the world of mechanical drawing. Here's the Accurate web page for this bullet: Bullet Design Details | Accurate Molds
That does look like a great bullet for a 1-48 Twist. Another one from the Accurate Molds catalog is the 50-275B. Bullet Design Details | Accurate Molds Idaholewis tested this bullet in a 1-48 TC (can't remember whether it was a Renegade or a Hawkin), and found it to be very accurate.
Current lead time only five weeks boys! Get’em while they’re hot!
If I get into casting my own... I suspect that I'll be doing lots of business with Accurate.
Yeah, it’s addictive and relatively cheap…
Yep yep 50 pounds of lead goes a long way depending on the caliber
