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Originally Posted by Varyon
Unless I'm mistaken, the bullet would need paper (or similar) wrapped around it as well in this case; one purpose of the wad was to hold the bullet in, and this is doubly important for a sub-caliber (prior to the expansion of the base from firing) bullet like the Minié.
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Minié bullets are cast with a few bands around them to engage the rifling when they obturate, and grooves in between. Perhaps some sort of lubricated gasket in one of the grooves, such as a few turns of waxed thread, would do the job.