Wilkinson vs Minie

[Damon]

Hi all,
Just wondering if there is any advantage of the Wilkinson bullet over the Burton Minie bullet.

Thanks,
Damon

[medic302]

me too, from the little bit of reading i've done i think the wilkinson has a flatter trajectory then the mine and also has better fouling scraping ability. but i don't know.

[j.howardcycles]

The wilkinson has a better b.c. Than a minie. Two important things for the wilkinson is a tight fit to the bore and vary little lube in the compresion area. Remember on the lube. That if you place too much in the grove that the back half of the bullet can not compress to the front half. You can not compress a solid and that would be the lube. I size my bullet so that the rifling at the muzzle just holds it if you are to put the bullet into the bore and let go of it. But you should still be able to push it into the bore with vary little pressure on the ramrod. I can make a group about 1 t0 1 1/2 " at one 100 yards with the wilkison . I hope that this answered any questions.
John h. Grainger
c.s.a.;)

[Gary Van Kauwenbergh, 101]

It's also an accurate bullet, and if you're lucky enough to have a six-cavity mold, you can really produce a lot of bullets in a very short time.

[matt]

So how do you lube the Wilkinson? Sizer which will put the lube in the groove or dip the whole bullet?
Matt
Winslow's Battery 9775v

[moosette]

John - thanks for the detailed information!

We've gotten alot of feedback from customers who have purchased the Wilks, I'll be asking for their permission to publish their findings that they shared with Moose & I on here....stay tuned!

P.S. - Nothing but AWESOME results from this bullet style, it seems the best results are with the perfect fit, and the right amount of lube.

Moosette

[Don Dixon]

Size the bullet first before lubricating: Spray it with some modern brass case lubricant and use a push through sizing die set in a modern single stage loading press. It should be NO MORE THAN .002" under measured bore size. Wipe the modern case lube off of the bullet nose. Stick the bullet nose first in your plastic loading tube and give it a quick swish in your favored musket lube (MCM works very well).

If you use a Lyman lubrisizer (or similar) you will fill the compression grooves with lube as well as pre-compressing the bullet, the bullet will not properly compress when fired, and accuracy will be poor.

Regards,
Don Dixon
2881V