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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 12454420, member: 20148"]The Mineé ball had a plug in the rear of the bullet which helped force the bullet into the rifling, thus increasing the velocity greatly. This combined with a slightly hollow point caused the bullet to flattern out when it struck a target, which was the main cause of so many limbs that had to be amputated during the war.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 12454420, member: 20148"]The Mineé ball had a plug in the rear of the bullet which helped force the bullet into the rifling, thus increasing the velocity greatly. This combined with a slightly hollow point caused the bullet to flattern out when it struck a target, which was the main cause of so many limbs that had to be amputated during the war.[/QUOTE]
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