Why Did The Minie Ball Allowed Faster Reload?
The Sluggish Tempo of Muzzle-Loading Challenges Earlier than the Minié Ball The thunderous roar of musketry, the acrid scent of gunpowder, the frantic scramble to reload – these have been the defining parts of Nineteenth-century warfare. For hundreds of years, the method of loading a muzzle-loading firearm was a sluggish, laborious, and infrequently irritating affair. … Read more
