Still looking to buy .575 diameter minie balls. Dixie gunworks is 50 something cents a round but they are out of stock. And other sites have them at almost a dollar a round. I'd like to buy some from a member here at a reasonable price. Looking to buy 100 minimum.
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WANTED WANTED: .575 MINIEBALLS
- Thread starter ArbiterThel68
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If you plan to do some serious shooting, get a lead pot and a mold. It's not that difficult, really. Some fellers here sell pure lead ingots or get it locally.
Have you pin gauged the bore to see if .575 is truly what you need? Ideal Minie Ball should be .001-.002" under land to land bore diameter.
My Armi Sport 1861 Springfield needs .578 while my 1841 Mississippi (circa 1964 Navy Arms) needs .574. A rifle musket has to be matched to the properly sized Minie ball to perform properly.
Have you pin gauged the bore to see if .575 is truly what you need? Ideal Minie Ball should be .001-.002" under land to land bore diameter.
My Armi Sport 1861 Springfield needs .578 while my 1841 Mississippi (circa 1964 Navy Arms) needs .574. A rifle musket has to be matched to the properly sized Minie ball to perform properly.
My enfield likes .575 and yes I plan on getting a mold eventually but I don't have any connections for lead. You gotta be quick on the draw for lead ingots sometimes the classifieds are sold out in minutes on here. I've never casted or worked with lead before so for now I'd just like to find someone to buy the minieballs from.
