Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
That made me chuckle. I think I've met a few of those guys.

As as for your original question, I have no idea what they called their ammo back in the day.
Powder and balls. I think around that timeframe most hunters carried their own bullet molds so they likely procured lead in small ingots but that impression is gleaned from reading somewhat contemporaneous novels, not from any actual research.