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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Frank, post: 12498594, member: 5421&quot;]The Minie balls I&#039;ve seen, handled, and fired don&#039;t have a hollow point. There was a &quot;ball puller&#039; that attached to the ramrod to remove a bullet from the bore. It was shaped like a screw, and effectively screwed into the bullet to pull it free. That may account for a &quot;hollow&quot; point. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was a slow moving (compared to modern ammunition), very heavy chunk of lead. It tore into flesh, and didn&#039;t pierce bone, but shattered it. By contrast, a modern bullet, with much higher velocity, actually does, as was pointed out, leaves a much cleaner wound. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C7BHRR/minie-first-ball-and-ball-of-1849-vintage-engraving-old-engraved-illustration-C7BHRR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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