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I think you are right. the civil war musket with a much slower twist that the minie was made for. I had excellent results with the Lee REAL bullet but you have to cast it. try to get a couple of minies to try
 
a 1x48 twist will not handle a Minie well at all
Maybe ‘well’ was a misstatement. Most old American rifles were made around 1/48. Modren shooters have went slower. TC tried to do a compromise twist and settled on the 1/48 and that twist does ball very well ( ask Sam Hawken) and worked well for the maxie.
A 1/48 would work very well elk killing accuracy.
 
My repro Richmond in .58 (0.577) is 1 in 72" twist. 65 gn ffG puts Minié in the black.

Ed Heathwaite dba Maplewood Bullets in Brattleboro, VT is another good source for made-for bullet orders.

He uses flat-rate shipping with the USPS, keeping rates low.
 
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hi, i have 3 boxes of 555 gr. t/c maxi balls and 4 boxes of 560 gr. t/c maxi hunters in .58 cal. 15 rounds per box.. all sealed boxes except one i opened to check lube. they are all dried out and would need to be relubed. i would do $14.00 a box plus shipping. usps m/o. thanks. mike
Hey Mike,
I know it's a long shot since it's been a couple years but do you still have the 58 caliber bullets?
 
Dang! Really? I was going to try some of those in my TC's. TC Hawken and Renegades are 1:48, right?
I shoot bullets in 1:48 all the time. Your rifle may or may not do well with them but Minies aren’t some magical creation which requires certain rifling 1:72 or what have you..
 
I shoot bullets in 1:48 all the time. Your rifle may or may not do well with them but Minies aren’t some magical creation which requires certain rifling 1:72 or what have you..
And they do fine in faster twist too. I will be shooting some oversized .582 out of a 1:38 next week that I got from Ed at Maplewood Bullets.

Reading Ned Roberts' book he speaks of doing just that in some Jaeger guns with great accuracy.
 
I get my .58 Minies from Pat Kaboskey, AKA the Civil War Bullet Man. He sizes to to whatever you want, and lubes them if you desire. They shoot great in my original Civil War muskets. For hunting, I'm with some other fellas, a PRB is the way to go. Conicals are powerful on paper, and penetrate very well, but PRB 's just kill very effectively at the distances at which traditional muzzleloaders should be used.
 
I get my .58 Minies from Pat Kaboskey, AKA the Civil War Bullet Man. He sizes to to whatever you want, and lubes them if you desire. They shoot great in my original Civil War muskets. For hunting, I'm with some other fellas, a PRB is the way to go. Conicals are powerful on paper, and penetrate very well, but PRB 's just kill very effectively at the distances at which traditional muzzleloaders should be used.

Pat Kaboskey is a N-SSA competitor and he knows minies. He is the ONLY commercial source I trust for "store bought" minies.
 
I find my Pedersoli P1858 with 1:48 twist performs best with heavy "Minie" style bullets. I use the RCBS-500M. However, the British paper-patched version of the Minie (Pritchett/Boxer/Hay) works also.
I may have to try the heavy Minie
 
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