Ammunition and explosive-charge making – Ammunition loading – Loading and shell closing
Patent
1992-06-04
1993-01-12
Eldred, J. Woodrow
Ammunition and explosive-charge making
Ammunition loading
Loading and shell closing
86 28, 86 43, 86 45, F42B 3302
Patent
active
051792435
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an automatic feed mechanism for the assembly of ammunition. Ammunition is assembled in the feed mechanism by the joining of bullets with their respective shell casings, one at a time. The automatic feed mechanism is utilized in conjunction with a progressive reloading press. The automatic feed mechanism comprises a replaceable feed tube having a precise bore. The bore is designed to accommodate the free fall of a single bullet of a given caliber for precise alignment with a shell casing of the same caliber. The precision of this alignment stems from the precise bore tolerance for a given bullet caliber, with the union of the bullet and the shell casing only under the influence only of gravitational forces. Should it be desired to join a bullet of another caliber with a shell casing of the same or different caliber, the feed tube is easily removed and replaced by one having the proper dimensions and internal bore to assemble the new ammunition.
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