RAEDWALD
40 Cal.
I have just won a cheap Italian Remington 1863 rifle musket on an auction. I want to fire it using enfield style paper cartridges. However, all the 'minie' bullet moulds I have seen are about 0.575" for loading naked.
The originals were 0.568" or 0.55" as the lubricant soaked paper took up the difference and allowed easy loading if fouling.
Can anyone advise of a suitable available mould?
I had considered enlarging a 0.54" by lapping but the difference seems too much for lapping. There would be no need for cannelures being wrapped in lubricated paper.
My thanks for any guidance.
The originals were 0.568" or 0.55" as the lubricant soaked paper took up the difference and allowed easy loading if fouling.
Can anyone advise of a suitable available mould?
I had considered enlarging a 0.54" by lapping but the difference seems too much for lapping. There would be no need for cannelures being wrapped in lubricated paper.
My thanks for any guidance.