DUE TO DEMAND, TEMPORARILY ONLY AVAILABLE IN CARTRIDGE FORM. SETS OF 14 ARE AVAILABLE, OR THEY ARE AVAILABLE AS ADD-ON’S TO BOXES OF .58 MINIES, OR .58 MINIE CARTRIDGES. Will probably remain in effect until after I return from paternity leave in spring 2026. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, but these take 3 times longer to make than any other bullet, and demand is very high.

THIS LISTING IS FOR A BOX OF 36 BULLETS, You can also add these bullets to a box of Burton Minies in the options drop-down on their page!

LIMIT ONE BOX PER ORDER. Do not place multiple orders to order multiple boxes at a time, I will refund the orders. Quantities are limited due to the time required to cast these, which is double anything else on my menu. If you need more than 36, email me, and we’ll discuss details.

These days, almost nobody is cranking out a reproduction cleaner bullet, but there was a time when the US Government was buying millions upon millions of them at a time! Designed and patented by Elijah Williams in 1861, they progressed through several iterations during the American Civil War. He had intended them to serve primarily to improve accuracy, but during tests supervised by Colonel Hiram Berdan it was discovered that they also had the cleaning properties for which they became known.

The Type 3 bullet specifically differs from its predecessors in being shorter and lighter, which allow it to shoot much closer to the sight settings of the standard Burton bullets, and of course, saved the government money. But, Williams of all varieties were often hated by the troops, as they become very difficult to worm out at the end of a guard duty shift. Worse, an aggressive PR campaign against Williams had been carried on from the outset by his competitors, and when he died in 1864 there was nobody left to protect his, or his bullets reputation.

These reproductions are cast on two different custom mold blocks, made to patent drawing dimensions, and a sampling taken from several original specimens. They measure .574″ in diameter and weigh 478gr. In my US M1855 Rifled Musket (Whitacre barrel), they are more accurate than Burton minies with the service charge of 65gr 1fg black powder, and they absolutely do clean the bore. My first time firing these, I fired them 1:10 with Burtons, and fired 70 consecutive rounds without cleaning or jamming.