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What does a musket fire?
A musket fires small metal balls (back then made of lead) called musket balls (simple enough:)
What were conoidal bullets and why were they better than musket balls?
conoidal bullets were accurate at much greater distances. they were better then musket balls because musket balls were only accurate at close range and conoidal were not.
What were musket balls made of?
They were made of lead
When were stone musket balls used?
16th sentury
What were the type of bullets used in the Civil War?
Musket balls.
What is the tool used to make musket balls called?
2 ways to make them: mould or swage.
What is a cloth bag full of musket balls that are fired from a cannon called?
I believe that it was called grapeshot.
What does the spanish word taco mean?
In the context of the food item it means the plug or paper patch that musket balls were wrapped in before being inserted in a musket. Tacos vaguely resemble them.
What British second lieutenant got the idea to fill a canister shell with musket balls and a charge of gunpowder?
The Cornel
Are iron balls also called boding balls?
No. Baoding balls are totaly differant.
What kind of metal was the musket ball made of?
Musket balls were typically made of lead, as it was a readily available and malleable metal suitable for casting ammunition. Occasionally, other materials such as iron or copper alloys were used, particularly in specialized or experimental ammunition.
What challenges did James Wolfe face?
The challenges that James Wolfe faced was that he wounded in war and that he got injured by Musket Balls
