Patent ID: 8689668

Claim:
An automatic crimping tool for seating and crimping a projectile in a cartridge case, the automatic crimping tool, comprising: a center sleeve including a blind bore at one end and a ram mating portion at another end, an outer surface, a spring stop disposed on the outer surface, and at least one opening extending through a wall of the blind bore, the at least one opening being located axially between the spring stop and an open end of the blind bore; an outer sleeve having a through bore, the center sleeve being reciprocably disposed in the through bore of the outer sleeve, the through bore including a counter bore at one end and an enlarged portion located distal from the counter bore; a spring disposed between a flat portion of the counter bore and the spring stop; a retainer that bears against the spring stop to limit axial motion of the center sleeve; an inner sleeve disposed in the blind bore, the inner sleeve being selectively translatable with the center sleeve and wherein the inner sleeve includes an opening therein for receiving a projectile; and a second spring disposed between a closed end of the blind bore and the inner sleeve.