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I recently took possession of a 1861 Pattern Enfieid musketoon , 58 cal. (.577" bore), and bought the Lee 90481-575-500-M mold.
Questions to the forum members, anyone shoot this bullet, do you think stick-on wheel weight lead is soft enough to upset the skirt, or do I need to use pure lead ?
The stick on material I have comes to 6-7 on the BHN scale using my Lee tester. Any
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Re: Enfield Minie Bullets
If just wheel weights cast them drop them slow into rag so they don't bang into theselves let them cool slowly never quench them. should be fine. keep us posted
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Re: Enfield Minie Bullets
Stick on ww should be plenty soft enough .
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Re: Enfield Minie Bullets
Don't cast for it but do for the 45/70 with the Lee 405g hollow base. Paul Matthews suggest using 1 to 20 tin lead, as in 99% lead. I will say that alloy/bullet for my wonderful 1888 Trapdoor is very impressive with 75g of Goex. These old rifle were designed for soft lead. Who am I to argue with Matthews?
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Re: Enfield Minie Bullets
Got to fire up the pot and cast a few when the weather permits, we've been in the deep freeze for a couple weeks and the time has been taken up with keeping the house warm.
I bought a few 500 gr bullets from the Lyman original minie mold, going to shoot a few of those first.
I'll get back with the results from the Lee mold.
Thanks
I bought a few 500 gr bullets from the Lyman original minie mold, going to shoot a few of those first.
I'll get back with the results from the Lee mold.
Thanks