BULLET FEED DIE ASSEMBLY

摘要

Bullet feed die assemblies include a case retention station operable to retain the case in a position defining a columnar space above a casemouth of the case, the columnar space defining a primary axis, a bullet insertion facility aligned with the primary axis, the case retention station and bullet insertion facility being relatively movable with respect to each other along the axis between a first separated position and a second proximate position, the bullet insertion facility including a stem aligned with the primary axis, the stem having a lower end operable to press the bullet into a mouth of the case, and the lower end of the stem being laterally movable such that a bullet pushes the stem aside upon entering the columnar space. The bullet insertion facility may include a support element on the primary axis, and the stem may be pivotally connected to the support element.

主权项

1. An ammunition manufacturing machine for inserting a bullet into a case comprising:
a case retention station operable to retain the case in a position defining a columnar space above a casemouth of the case, the columnar space defining a primary axis; a bullet insertion facility aligned with the primary axis; the case retention station and bullet insertion facility being relatively movable with respect to each other along the axis between a first separated position and a second proximate position; the bullet insertion facility including a stem aligned with the primary axis; the stem having a lower end operable to press the bullet into a mouth of the case; and the lower end of the stem being laterally movable in response to lateral contact by a bullet such that a bullet pushes the stem aside upon entering the columnar space.