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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637193 | Bullet sizing and lubricator apparatus and method A bullet sizing and lubrication device for use with reloading presses for improved operation and durability having a sizing die, lube valve, and lube actuator member. The sizing die has a centering portion for centering bullets to be sized and lubricated and at leas... | 12/29/2009 |
| 6912943 | Bullet sizing and lubricating device A bullet sizing and lubricating device is mountable in an ammunition reloading press to perform bullet sizing and lubricating in one stage with only a single operation of the press lever by using the force generated by the sizing operation to pressurize lubricant ca... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6737388 | Lubricant for ammunition and method of use therefor A lubricant composition for ammunition is an admixture of (a) molybdenum disulfide, (b) a fluorotelomer lubricant, and (c) a solvent medium which is deposited onto (d) a corn cob particle absorbent. Metal particles such as BBs or other grit may be included in the co... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6576598 | Ballistics conditioning Compositions and methods for ballistic conditioning firearm projectiles, firearms, and firearm components such as bores of barrels, by applying to such items a conditioning composition selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphit... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6279214 | Moisture seal for composite sabot with depleted uranium penetrator Coating composite material sabot parts for reducing depleted uranium corrosion and sealing the surface of a machined composite sabot commences with cleaning the composite material sabot parts. Rinsing the composite material sabot parts, drying the machine... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5834673 | Method of providing fixed ammunition with an additive which limits barrel wear, and ammunition produced in accordance therewith The present invention relates to a method of applying a wear protection substance to the inside of metal cases used for ammunition. The wear protection substance comprises a composition of wax and a solid particle component which has a known barrel wear r... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5819875 | Apparatus and method for applying dry lubricant to cartridge case necks An apparatus and method for conveniently and easily applying a dry sliding lubricant to the interior and exterior surfaces of a cartridge case neck prior to sizing is provided.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5490463 | Match performance .22 caliber cartridge A match performance 0.22 caliber cartridge having improved accuracy provided as a result of being manufactured with an improved base wall construction, and a thinner, less dense, more uniform and more effectively located lubricant coating on the bullet as... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5394785 | Bullet sizing die for cast lead bullets A bullet sizing die is releasably positioned at one end of a hollow die body in a bullet reloading press, the die having an internal diameter corresponding to the desired caliber of a bullet to be sized, each bullet being placed on a plunger so that axial... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5221806 | Multiple purpose die for reloading press A die for performing multiple operations on a cartridge case in a single operative stroke of a reloading press. The die will uniformly coat the exterior of the case with lubricant, eject the spent primer, resize the exterior of the case, wipe and lightly ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4893542 | Shell lubricator This disclosure shows a device designed to facilitate the lubrication of the external surface of a shell casing prior to its being forcibly incserted into a constricting die, in order to be reconditioned for eventual reuse. The device, or shell lubricator... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4890534 | Lubricating die for cartridge reloader A die used in a reloading press for reloading spent cartridges. The wall of the die is provided with a reservoir for liquid lubricant. A lubricating pad is provided inside the die mouth and lubricant from the reservoir is channeled to the pad. A primary r... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4858534 | Ballistic lubricating and process A high performance ballistic grease is used in ammunition and a lubricating process to protect the barrel of a weapon from corrosion and overheating. The ballistic grease, ammunition, and process improve the structural integrity and accuracy of the weapon... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4817491 | Apparatus for a firearm ammunition hand loader An apparatus for a firearm ammunition hand loader. The apparatus provides for the installation of gas checks onto the base of a cast bullet, and sizing and lubricating of the bullet with the gas check on. This is achieved by use of an index table that pro... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4802297 | Bullet lubricating apparatus Apparatus for attachment to a container of lubricant, including a tubular main body through which bullets are passed to receive lubricant.... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4785566 | Bullet lubricator device A bullet lubricator device including a grease-holding cylinder defining a bore open at opposite ends, a bullet-holding cylinder defining a chamber open at opposite ends and attached to the grease-holding cylinder with its chamber in flow communication wit... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4735146 | Ballistic lubricating grease, ammunition and process A high performance ballistic grease is used in ammunition and a lubricating process to protect the barrel of a weapon from corrosion and overheating. The ballistic grease, ammunition, and process improve the structural integrity and accuracy of the weapon... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4533019 | Maxi-ball lubricator and dispenser for muzzle loading firearms A portable maxi ball lubricator and dispenser for muzzle loading firearms which temporarily stores a plurality of maxi-ball projectiles for subsequent loading. An elongated preferably plastic frame is of generally rectangular dimensions, and it includes a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4465883 | Bullet lubricant and method of coating bullets with said lubricant to reduce the leading effect thereof on the bores of firearms A bullet lubricant is disclosed which includes a miscible amount of low molecular weight polyethylene polymer or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers in a wax base. The lubricant has a melting point in excess of 180° F. The lubricant is applied by first hea... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4462298 | Bullet sizing attachment for arbor-type press A bullet sizing and lubricating attachment for an arbor-type bullet reloading press is provided, the attachment being mountable to an existing press such that the stroke of the bullet loading plunger is utilized to drive a bullet through a sizing die in w... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4434571 | Device for lubricating muzzle-loading bullets and method for handling and loading the bullets A device and method for lubricating muzzle-loading bullets is provided, including a cylindrical chamber of special diameter allowing a portion of the bullet to be inserted, sealing off the grooves in the bullet to be lubricated, and a plunger piston syste... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4395934 | Wear reducer An improved ammunition propellant composition and method for reducing gun mber wear, erosion, flash and cook-off through use of an additive comprising a mixture of a super water absorbent starch modified polyacrylonitrile which has been subjected to alkal... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4353282 | Method and device for projectile lubrication A method and device for placing lubricant in a plurality of annular grooves of a projectile is disclosed comprising placing the projectile into a projectile lubricating device, securing the projectile lubricating device to a reservoir containing lubricant... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4336865 | Cartridge case lubricator A cartridge case lubricator having a table supportable frame, an oil absorbent member supported in a recess in the frame, whereby the cartridge case can be passed downwardly through an opening in the absorbent member for lubricating the cartridge case, th... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4217809 | Bullet sizing and lubricating system In a system which sizes and lubricates lead bullets, an indexing plate, being chain driven, and having an indexing post, is mounted horizontally and in such a manner that the indexing post engages indexing detents in a transfer plate, having a plurality o... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4108044 | Device for greasing muzzle-loading bullets A cylindrical stock has a hand-operable piston disposed at one end and a cylindrical die screwed onto the other end, with a bullet-receiving adapter held in position within the die, the inner diameter of the adapter having a recessed portion defining a pa... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3967526 | Apparatus for lubricating and sizing slugs An automated machine for lubricating and sizing cast lead slugs and including a body having a slug passage comprising vertical and horizontal legs extending therethrough, the horizontal portion of said passage including a sizing die which insures a unifor... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3942408 | Method of treating and producing improved ammunition The method of hermetically sealing the ammunition between the bullet and casing of an ammunition round and establishing a jacket with a soft, lubricous, plastic inner layer of hydrogenated vegetable oil and a thin hard, dry frangible outer layer of carnub... | 03/09/1976 |