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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814820 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing wad-less ammunition A wad-less shotshell ammunition cartridge may, if desired, have the hull inserted into a cup shaped metal head bottom portion. The hull is pressed into the cup shaped metal bottom portion. The primer is inserted into the center of cup. A measured amount of appropria... | 10/19/2010 |
| 6772668 | Ammunition reloading apparatus with feed mechanism Ammunition reloading apparatus includes a shell case support for holding a shell case, a container spaced above the support for holding shell loading material to be placed in a shell case during reloading, and an elongate charge bar underlying the container having a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6546837 | Dual load charge manufacturing method and press therefore A method of manufacturing a dual load charge in a single consolidation pressing operation. A first type explosive is placed in a cavity to form a booster charge. A pocket is formed in the booster charge. A second type explosive is disposed in the pocket o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6397720 | Cartridge case reforming die having precise measuring system A novel resizing die (100/300) for a cartridge case has been provided for efficiently and quickly resizing a cartridge case during a reloading operation. The novel die includes a precise measuring system (122, 124, 108/122, 306, 108) for being able to acc... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6332389 | Manual die set for pressing explosive powder into hardware A manual die set includes a ram, the ram having an upper portion and a lower portion; a ram head removably connected to the upper portion of the ram; a die, the die defining an opening therethrough for reciprocably receiving the ram, the die including a t... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6279447 | Method for the manufacture of gun ammunition having elongated projectile and a cartridge produced thereby A method for the manufacture of a gun ammunition cartridge including multi-stage insertion of a projectile into a case a distance beyond the inboard terminal end of the neck of the case without deleterious effect upon the gun powder disposed within the ca... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5900574 | Reloading apparatus which automatically sets a bullet into the mouth of a casing A reloading apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support for supporting a casing and a casing feed station for placing the casing on the support. The apparatus also includes a primer removal station for resizing the casing and removing a spent... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5133240 | Method and apparatus for producing large-caliber ammunition A method and an apparatus for producing a large-caliber ammunition unit including a combustible or partially combustible propelling charge casing and compacted or partially compacted propelling charge powder, to increase internal ballistic performance. It... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4890535 | Apparatus and method for measuring and dispensing powder An ammunition powder measuring and dispensing apparatus in which a charging chamber rotates and translates in a helical course within a housing between inlet and outlet ports. The powder is gravity loaded and discharged from the chamber from a hopper abov... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4856408 | Shot and powder loading system The present invention provides a modification or replacement for shot and powder loading systems having wad jammer tubes with telescopic loading funnels wherein the wad jammer tube is swaged for insertion into smaller shotgun shells creating a shoulder on... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852451 | Powder level sensing device Disclosed is a device for sensing the powder level within a cartridge shell during the reloading process comprising a housing having a ramp in its interior, a sleeve slidably inserted within the housing having a radial hole initially positioned below the ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850259 | Powder dosing apparatus A powder dosing apparatus, especially for use in the priming of ammunition, comprises a tray containing a uniformly thick layer of powder and a dosing assembly arranged to extract a plurality of doses of powder from the tray. After extraction of the doses... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4827827 | Multiple cartridge filling device having a plurality of measuring cavities Multiple measuring cavities of given and identical volume are formed in a base. Each measuring cavity is elevated from the base by a protrusion with tapered sides. Pulverulent or granular material is then poured into the cavities filling them to overflowi... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4733594 | Filling arrangement A filling arrangement is equipped with a loading arrangement containing a measuring slider plate and a displacement arrangement guided through a protective wall. The displacement arrangement moves the measuring slider plate backwards and forwards between ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4688465 | Method and apparatus for production of cartridged propellant charges for barrel weapons The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for production of cartridged propellant charges for barrel weapons with charge weights up to 1.4 kg/liter. According to the invention, more granular or particle-shaped propellant powder is driven ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4651618 | Process for the introduction of a charge into a projectile casing A process for the introduction of a charge into a projectile casing, in which the charge is initially rough-pressed or compacted externally of the projectile casing, thereafter inserted into the projectile casing, and subsequently finish-compacted. Subseq... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4632009 | Apparatus for feeding powder Explosive powder is fed to a receptacle within a barricade by means of a tube which is open at only one end. A first motor is provided for pivoting the tube between an upright refill position and a dispensing position wherein the longitudinal axis of the ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4620472 | Shell reloading machine with safety features An improved shell reloading machine incorporating in addition to the essential features of utility convenience and low cost, an effective means for the prevention of primer cap detonation which might otherwise occur due to improper alignment of the primer... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4615255 | Shotgun shell reloader apparatus In order to increase the efficiency and reliablility of shotgun shell reloader apparatus of the type in which an empty shell is entered and removed at a single entrance/exit station and the shell is transferred in a circular path from station to station a... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4343222 | Shell reloading machine An improved shell reloading machine employing a movable four-position shell plate carried by a single shaft and actuated by a swinging toggle linkage.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4328735 | Progressive shotshell reloading This invention relates to some unique mechanical devices, which, when attached in natural sequence to a shotshell reloading press, allows faster, smoother and more compatable performance of said press. Specific devices which are included are, (1) a device desi... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4295409 | Shot and powder dispenser attachment An attachment for dispensing shot and powder in conjunction with a shell reloading tool is disclosed. The invention is intended for use with those types of reloading machines which sequentially dispense shot and powder into a number of shells being progre... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4292877 | Ammunition loader with improved charge bar An ammunition loader has hoppers for shot and/or powder, and a slideable charge bar for metering shot and powder from the hoppers to the shell. Metering bushings are selectively disposed in the charge bar. A leakage opening in the side wall of the charge ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4208945 | Method of and device for pressing pyrotechnical charges Improved apparatus and method are disclosed for compacting pyrotechnical charges into low strength cases. The charges are precompacted outside the cases and then inserted into the cases for final compaction.... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4186646 | Adjustable charging bar A charging bar for loading or reloading small arm type shells or cartridges. The charging bar comprises adjustment means for incrementally varying the volume of a powder or shot measuring chamber of the charging bar. Such adjustment means may include a ro... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4127054 | Powder level inspection system with magnetic latching device A magnetically-actuated latching device for use in a powder level inspection system known per se, in which a holding plate slidably supports a number of probes in a pattern similar to an array of ammunition cases in a loading plate, and the holding plate ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4031804 | Rotary shot shell reloader A shot shell reloader of the type including a rotatable support for sequentially positioning a plurality of shot shells in each of a series of operating stations is provided with a mechanism for automatically rotating the support to reposition the shot sh... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4020736 | Automatic increment sizer-feeder for press loading An automatic press for loading and tamping powdered explosive material in ojectile casings. An increment feeder operates in synchronism with the press and feeds successively smaller increments of explosive into the casing, as the casing fills, until the f... | 05/03/1977 |
