CPC F42B 33/001 (2013.01) [F42B 5/285 (2013.01); F42B 5/307 (2013.01); F42B 5/313 (2013.01); F42B 33/002 (2013.01); F42B 33/0207 (2013.01); F42B 33/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/1435 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for manufacturing ammunition, comprising:
a case feeder for receiving and conveying cylindrical polymer cases, each case including a bottom portion and an open top end;
a primer feed and insert station configured to receive cases from the case feeder and insert a primer into each case;
a propellant fill station operative to receive cases from the primer feed station and fill each case with propellant through the open end of the case;
a bullet insert station operative to receive the cases from the propellant fill station and insert a bullet into the case, thereby closing off the open end of the case;
an assembly station operative to receive the cases from the bullet insert station and attach the bullets to the cases to output assembled rounds of ammunition; and
wherein the assembly station attaches the bullets to the cases by gluing or by way of a pressure fit.
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