A musket fires small metal balls (back then made of lead) called musket balls (simple enough:)
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.
They were made of lead
16th sentury
Musket balls.
British second lieutenant Henry Shrapnel developed the canister shell, which was filled with musket balls and gunpowder. The shell was designed to explode in mid-air, dispersing the musket balls over a wide area to inflict maximum damage on enemy troops.
Musket balls were typically made of lead and usually weighed between 0.5 to 1 ounce (approximately 14 to 28 grams). The exact weight could vary based on the type of musket and its caliber. For example, a .69 caliber musket ball would weigh around 1 ounce, while smaller calibers would weigh less. The lead used in musket balls was often cast in molds to achieve uniformity.
I believe that it was called grapeshot.
2 ways to make them: mould or swage.
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.
The Cornel
No. Baoding balls are totaly differant.