Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates battery of hopper-fed machines to automatically groove or knurl, die-size, and lubricate bullets for small arms ammunition: Installs and adjusts grooving segments, lubricating and sizing die, feedpipes, and feeding mechanism, using handtools.

• 2) Turns crank to withdraw plunger from cylinder and inserts wax stick lubricant which is force fed to lubricating die.

• 3) Adjusts rheostat to heat and soften wax electrically in die box.

• 4) Fills hopper with bullets and starts machine.

• 5) Measures work samples to verify location and depth of grooves, and length and diameter of bullets, according to specifications, using fixed gauges.

• 6) Inspects bullets to ensure that grooves are filled with lubricant.

• 7) Turns stop nuts and setscrews to adjust machine by trial and error to produce acceptable bullets.

• 8) Observes grooving and feeding mechanisms for jams.

• 9) Removes jammed bullets, using fingers or wire pick.