Here's my situation. I've just acquired a Euro arms 1853 Enfield. I would like to make period correct cartridges for it, complete with paper patched pritchett bullet.
Now, it's not so important to me to have a smooth sided pritchett bullet with a base plug. A regular minie would do. It's just that paper cartridges seem so convenient in the field, and not having to unwrap the bullet seems all the more so. I also like the idea of not having to clean lead fouling out of a barrel with a closed breech.
I've read conflicting information. Some say that only a rifle with the original progressive depth rifling will handle this type of ammunition. Others say that you just have to make the patched bullet a bit closer to bore diameter than you would with the aforementioned barrels.
Has anyone tried paper patched minies in a rifle with a conventional barrel?