Barnard Minie

[Dan]

Anybody happen to have a sketch or photo of a Bernard style minie bullet?

[Kurt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini%C3%A9_ball

I have a mould for my .58 and it is a hammer on Deer

[Dan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini%C3%A9_ball

I have a mould for my .58 and it is a hammer on Deer

Betcha it is! Do you know if there is any substantial difference between the classical Minie bullet form and the Barnard version? Asking because it occurs a Minie or variant thereof might work for a certain application I'm pondering in a slower twist deep groove rifle. Conversation with another fella indicates the "Barnard Minie" shoots well in a 70" twist rifle.

Dan

[Kurt]

Dan.

I don't know much about Mini's except what I use. I did see several different types at the yearly collectors show and I saw some on the table marked Barnard used in a enfields. They resembled the ring tailed bullets used in the percussion sharps and they had more lube rings.

I use a mini in a .010 deep 70 twist .58 caliber barrel and it shoots quite well in it.

Don or the rdnck might know more about them.

Kurt

[Dan]

Dan.

I don't know much about Mini's except what I use. I did see several different types at the yearly collectors show and I saw some on the table marked Barnard used in a enfields. They resembled the ring tailed bullets used in the percussion sharps and they had more lube rings.

I use a mini in a .010 deep 70 twist .58 caliber barrel and it shoots quite well in it.

Don or the rdnck might know more about them.

Kurt

I found some info on the Bernard Minie, or facsimile thereof. The bullet on the right is alleged to be a very close clone and comes from a Lyman mould still in production. The fella that showed me this said he turned down the base plug to thicken the base a bit and shoots them from a 70 twist ML with hunting grade accuracy.

[Kurt]

Dan.

The one I saw looked more like the 557-489

http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm