The present invention relates to a plant for the automated production of ammunition, which consists of a plurality of ammunition parts, in particular a case, an ignition element, a projectile and a propellant charge, comprising a plurality of production stations and a conveying device, which conveys the plurality of ammunition parts to and/or from the respective production station, wherein the conveying device is formed by a rail/carriage arrangement, in which the rail defines a conveying track of the plant and a plurality of carriages for holding the plurality of ammunition parts are guided by the rail.

The invention relates to a device for singulating bulk material, such as ammunition parts, for example cases and/or projectiles, comprising an endless conveyor which is arranged with respect to a bulk material source in such a way that, under the influence of its weight, bulk material falls into conveyor trays, in particular being arranged in a row, of the endless conveyor which are conveyed past the bulk material source, wherein the conveyor trays have a receiving space for the bulk material which decreases in size during the conveying.

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.

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.

The present invention relates to a workpiece carrier for an automated production line for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising a carrier base, such as a carriage, which is configured to be conveyed along the production line, and at least one receptacle arranged on the carrier base for holding at least two ammunition parts of the same type, such as two ammunition cases, two ammunition projectiles, two ammunition cartridges or two ammunition lighting caps, wherein the at least one ammunition part receptacle is mounted so as to be movable relative to the carrier base.

The present invention relates to a system for the automated production of ammunition which consists of a plurality of ammunition parts, in particular a case, an ignition element, a projectile and a propellant, comprising a plurality of production stations, in particular an ammunition part insertion station, preferably a case insertion station and/or a projectile insertion station, for inserting at least one of the plurality of ammunition parts into the production process of the system, a plurality of quality control stations, at least one ammunition part processing station, for example a case forming station, a propellant filling station, a projectile assembly station, a projectile marking station and/or a discharge station for transporting the produced ammunition out of the production process of the system, and a conveying device for holding the plurality of ammunition parts and for transporting the plurality of ammunition parts to, from and/or between the plurality of production stations, wherein the conveying device defines a closed circulating conveying path which delimits an interior space enclosed by the conveying path and an exterior space delimited therefrom, wherein at least one, in particular a plurality, of the plurality of production stations is arranged in the interior space and/or the exterior space and acts on the conveying device from the inside and/or from the outside.

An ammunition press for manufacturing or reloading ammunition cartridges. The ammunition press includes an adjustable shell holder for holding ammunition shells (sometimes called cases) of various sizes. A catch tray is provided for collecting spent primers or other debris. According to a user's preference, the ammunition press can be customized to provide an over-center actuated configuration or a non-over-center actuated configuration. A light is integrated with the press for illuminating the shell holder. Components of the press and associated methods are also disclosed.