Dec 30, 2025
The object of the invention is a bullet feeder for use in ammunition reloading devices. The bullet feeder of the invention comprises a static support ( 1 ), a rotary ring ( 2 ) provided with pockets ( 3 ) for receiving bullets ( 4 ), a container ( 5 ) for bullets ( 4 ), a sorting bridge ( 6 ), a guide ( 7 ) for conveying the correctly oriented bullets ( 4 ) to a die ( 40 ) for inserting bullets ( 4 ) into a cartridge case and a drive ( 8 ) of the rotary ring ( 2 ). The feeder of the invention, with its appropriately shaped pockets ( 3 ) and sorting bridge ( 6 ), exploits the shape of the bullet ( 4 ) to position it correctly in the position of insertion. Due to the specific shape and positioning of the sorting bridge ( 6 ), the bullet feeder of the invention can be easily adapted to different calibres and different shapes of bullets.
Dec 23, 2025
A seating die assembly is provided that includes a die body having a longitudinal axis, a first end surface and a second end surface opposing the first end surface, the first and second end surfaces separated from each other along the longitudinal axis, an elongated cavity disposed along the longitudinal axis, a cartridge receiver defining an opening on the first end surface connected to the elongated cavity, a top punch for seating a bullet in a casing disposed at least partially within the elongated cavity and translatable within the elongated cavity along the longitudinal axis, and a biasing element disposed within the elongated cavity for urging the top punch toward the cartridge receiver to seat the bullet in the casing.
Nov 25, 2025
Provided is ammunition decapping apparatus 10 comprising a decapping platform 12 , a case receptacle 14 , a die gantry 40 arranged over the decapping platform 12 and including a reciprocating die mount 42 , and a case feeder 46 configured to operatively feed a case upright onto the decapping platform 12 . Also included is a case urger 48 configured to urge a case fed from the case feeder 46 into the case receptacle 14 , and an actuator arrangement 50 configured to actuate the case urger 48 and die mount 42 so that a case is fed into the decapping receptacle 14 and a die 44 mounted in the die mount 42 is able to decap the case.
Nov 4, 2025
Progressive ammunition press system, components thereof, and associated methods. The press system may include a press control system integrated with the press. The press may include a case carriage including a case carrier supported by a bearing. Case retainer gates may be provided for retaining cases in the case carrier. A bullet feeding system can be arranged to permit bullet feeding and seating in a single station of the press. A primer feeder can be self-contained, gear-driven, and/or recirculating.
