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NEW! .58 Caliber Minnie Balls

Regular Price:: $14.99

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.58 Caliber Minnie Balls

Made from pure lead
Cast from Lyman molds
.58-caliber, 469-grain bullets

The original minnie ball revolutionized long-range firearm performance and accuracy, and it marked the transition from lead round balls to modern conical bullets. Cast from pure lead, these feature the hollow bases and grooved sides for bullet lube (not included) that are the secret to the minnie ball’s success. Loaded without a patch, the hollow-base bullet is rammed down the barrel until it comes in contact with the loaded powder charge. When the powder ignites, the soft lead hollow base expands outward to engage the barrel’s rifling. This causes the bullet to spiral down and out the barrel. The added spin enhances accuracy and teams with the conical shape to increase range. Made using Lyman molds, these .58-caliber bullets weigh 469 grains and are suitable for Civil War era rifled muskets and modern reproductions with bore diameters of .575"-.576". Per 20.

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Overall Customer Rating:

1 out of 5

BillyJoeJoeShabadoo

Location:Anchorhead, Tatooine

Age:65 and over

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Poor Quality

Date:August 17, 2011

They had damaged skirts and contained casting voids. I would not recommend.

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Overall Customer Rating:

1 out of 5

Heapbigdoc

Location:Electric City, WA

Age:46-55

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Lousy quality - waste of time

Date:July 10, 2011

I ordered 2 boxes of these October Country Minie balls - big mistake.

The bullets were "packaged" loose in a cardboard box with 3 or 4 packing peanuts, so sure enough 5 of the 40 had damaged skirts.

But the big problem was casting quality - 14 out of 40 (35%) had visible casting voids in the base, tip, or on the surface. Clearly, October Country takes everything that comes out of the mold and boxes it up for sale without bothering to inspect it.

I'm returning the bullets for refund and obviously won't be buying anything else from October Country.
Ever.

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