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tom buckley

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Found a good bullet at Mansfield.
« on: May 04, 2015, 08:27:55 AM »
I regret that I don't have the expertise to post a picture. I have never been good with photography.
There is a well-known dealer who is always in the first building at Mansfield and this is usually my first stop. There was a small three ring minie in a bag labeled as a .52-.54 bullet from Shiloh for $3.50. I looked at it a couple of times and finally bought it because it looked short and too small to me.
The bullet is slightly smushed and being out-of-round, the measurements for the diameter I was able to get are .529 and .446 so I am estimating at around .50. The length is .829. The bullet is side cast, has flat grooves and a cone cavity.
It is very much like #160 on page 185 of Dean's Roundball to Rimfire 4.
I believe that I have a cute little Tennessee Rifle bullet.  ;D