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.
Musket balls.
A musket fires small metal balls (back then made of lead) called musket balls (simple enough:)
No, stone bullets were not used in the Revolutionary War. During this period, firearms primarily utilized lead balls or musket balls for ammunition. While stone projectiles were historically used in earlier conflicts, by the time of the Revolutionary War, advancements in metalworking had made lead the standard material for bullets.
They were made of lead
16th sentury
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.
It was taken to the home of Oliver Wolcott,in Connecticut a signer of the Declaration of Independence and General in the colonial armieswhere two of his children are attributed with making 10,000 musket balls from the lead in the statue.
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