Loading system for an ammunition case gauge and method for loading ammunition cartridges into the ammunition case gauge

1. A loading system for an ammunition case gauge, the ammunition case gauge having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, the loading system comprising:

a base plate;

an upper support plate;

first and second movable support assemblies being coupled to and between the base plate and the upper support plate;

a feeder housing being coupled to the upper support plate, the feeder housing having an interior region communicating with a top open end thereof and a side opening thereof;

a pusher plate having a bottom wall and a plurality of shafts extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the pusher plate removably receiving the ammunition case gauge thereon such that the plurality of shafts extend at least partially into the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge;

a feeder plate having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the feeder plate being disposed on the ammunition case gauge such that the ammunition case gauge is disposed between the pusher plate and the feeder plate, each aperture of the plurality of apertures being aligned with a respective hole of the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge and being further aligned with a respective shaft of the plurality of shafts of the pusher plate; the side opening being sized to receive the pusher plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the feeder plate therethrough such that the pusher plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the feeder plate are disposed in the interior region of the feeder housing; and

a vibratory motor being coupled to the upper support plate such that the vibratory motor vibrates the feeder plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the pusher plate.

2. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the vibratory motor vibrates the feeder plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the pusher plate such that ammunition cartridges disposed on the feeder plate proximate to the top open end of the feeder housing are fed into the plurality of apertures of the feeder plate and further into the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge.

3. The loading system of claim 1 , further comprising:

third and fourth movable support assemblies being coupled to and between the base plate and the upper support plate.

4. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the first movable support assembly having first and second bolts, first and second nuts, first and second support members, and a spring;

the first support member having a top end and a bottom end, a spring receiving aperture extending from the bottom end thereof into the first support member, and a bolt receiving aperture extending from the top end thereof into the first support member and communicating with the spring receiving aperture thereof;

the first bolt extending through the upper support plate, and the bolt receiving aperture of the first support member, and into the spring receiving aperture of the first support member; the first nut being disposed in the spring receiving aperture of the first support member and being threadably coupled to the first bolt;

the second support member having a top end and a bottom end, a spring receiving aperture extending from the top end thereof into the second support member, and a bolt receiving aperture extending from the bottom end thereof into the second support member and communicating with the spring receiving aperture thereof;

the second bolt extending through the base plate, and the bolt receiving aperture of the second support member, and into the spring receiving aperture of the second support member; the second nut being disposed in the spring receiving aperture of the second support member and being threadably coupled to the second bolt; and

the spring being disposed in the spring receiving aperture of the first support member and the spring receiving aperture of the second support member such that the first and second support members are spaced apart from one another.

5. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the feeder housing having first, second, and third side walls being coupled to and extending upwardly from the upper support plate; the first and second side walls extending parallel to one another, the third side wall being coupled to and between the first and second side walls; the first, second, and third side walls defining the interior region of the feeder housing; and

first, second, third, fourth angled walls; the first angled wall being coupled and extending outwardly from the first side wall, the second angled wall being coupled to and extending outwardly from the second side wall, the third angled wall being coupled to and extending outwardly from the third side wall, the fourth angled wall being coupled to and between the first side wall and the second side wall such that the fourth angled wall and the first and second side walls define the side opening of the feeder housing.

6. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the pusher plate further includes first, second, and third side walls and a handle portion;

the first, second, and third side walls being coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the first and second side walls extending parallel to one another, the third side wall being coupled to and between the first and second side walls; the first, second, and third side walls and the bottom wall defining a region for receiving the ammunition case gauge therein;

the handle portion being integrally formed with and coupled to the bottom wall, the handle portion having an aperture extending therethrough; and

the plurality of shafts extending upwardly from the bottom wall such that the plurality of shafts extend partially into the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge and hold ammunition cartridges in a desired position within the plurality of holes to prevent more than one ammunition cartridge of the ammunition cartridges from being fed into a respective hole of the plurality of holes.

7. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the feeder plate having an inner rectangular-shaped plate portion and an outer rectangular ring-shaped plate portion that is coupled to and surrounds the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion; the feeder plate further having an upper surface and a bottom surface;

the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion having a first plurality of grooves formed therein that extends from the upper surface into the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion, the first plurality of grooves extending in a first direction and being parallel and spaced apart from another;

the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion further having a second plurality of grooves formed therein that extends from the upper surface into the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion, the second plurality of grooves extending in a second direction and being parallel and spaced apart from another; the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; and

each aperture of the plurality of apertures of the feeder plate being centered at an intersection of a respective groove of the first plurality of grooves and a respective groove of the second plurality of grooves.

8. The loading system of claim 7 , wherein:

the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion having a rectangular-shaped groove that extends from the bottom surface into the inner rectangular-shaped plate portion, the rectangular-shaped groove being sized and shaped to receive a top portion of the ammunition case gauge therein.

9. The loading system of claim 1 , wherein:

the pusher plate is constructed of plastic, and the feeder plate is constructed of plastic.

10. A method for loading a plurality of ammunition cartridges into an ammunition case gauge, the ammunition case gauge having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, comprising:

providing a loading system having a base plate, an upper support plate, first and second movable support assemblies, a feeder housing, a pusher plate, a feeder plate, and a vibratory motor; the first and second movable support assemblies being coupled to and between the base plate and the upper support plate; the feeder housing being coupled to the upper support plate, the feeder housing having an interior region communicating with a top open end thereof and a side opening thereof; the pusher plate having a bottom wall and a plurality of shafts extending upwardly from the bottom wall; the feeder plate having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; the vibratory motor being coupled to the upper support plate;

disposing the ammunition case gauge on the pusher plate such that the plurality of shafts extend at least partially into the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge;

disposing the feeder plate on the ammunition case gauge such that the ammunition case gauge is disposed between the pusher plate and the feeder plate, and each aperture of the plurality of apertures being aligned with a respective hole of the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge and being further aligned with a respective shaft of the plurality of shafts of the pusher plate;

disposing the feeder plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the pusher plate through the side opening of the feeder housing and into the interior region;

disposing the plurality of ammunition cartridges on the feeder plate; and

vibrating the feeder plate, the ammunition case gauge, the pusher plate, and the plurality of ammunition cartridges utilizing the vibratory motor such that the plurality of ammunition cartridges are fed into the plurality of apertures of the feeder plate and into the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge in response to a vibrating motion of the vibratory motor.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

moving a set screw assembly against the feeder plate to hold the feeder plate at a fixed position within the interior region.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

moving the set screw assembly away from the feeder plate to release the feeder plate within the interior region, after the plurality of ammunition cartridges are in the plurality of holes of the ammunition case gauge.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

moving the feeder plate, the ammunition case gauge, and the pusher plate through the side opening and outside of the interior region;

moving the feeder plate away from the ammunition case gauge; and

moving the ammunition case gauge away from the pusher plate such that the ammunition case gauge holding the plurality of ammunition cartridges is accessible to a user.