Ammunition Chutes
Nobles demonstrates a commitment to quality assurance, being ISO 9001/2000 compliant and striving for continuous improvement. Established rigorous quality checks as each part is produced and assembled, assures all product that leaves our facility is field ready. Recent awards include the Recognition for Excellence Award from Defense Supply Center Columbus and the Gold Medal Best Value Award from Defense Supply Center Richmond.
Our rigid ammunition chutes are extremely reliable and durable in controlled environments where the ammunition path is well established and does not require flexibility.
We provide flexible feed chutes, flexible conveyor type feed chutes, flexible link chutes, flexible link ejection chutes and flexible case ejection chutes. Link feed systems are available in 7.62mm, .50 cal., 20mm, 30mm and 40mm. Linkless feed systems are available in 20mm, 25mm and 30mm.
 20MM AMMUNITION CHUTE |
Nobles Manufacturing, Inc. has been producing flexible ammunition chutes since 1948. Today we produce high quality, reliable chutes for calibers of many different sizes and for all types of land sea and air applications. Our products are used on systems requiring dependable operation for 50 cal. (12.7mm), 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm. Modern weapon system designers know that Nobles flexible ammunition chutes provide design advantages not found on other systems. That is one of the many reasons they can be found on all "F" series aircraft (F14, F15, F16, F/FA18) operating throughout the world. |
 40MM AMMUNITION CHUTE |
 50 CAL. AMMUNITION CHUTE |
| The versatility of Nobles ammunition allow the same 20mm cannon, fitted with Nobles chutes to also be used on the Phalanx CIWS naval gun system. Nobles' products are also used in a wide variety programs in the 25mm and 30mm sizes. Systems like the Oerlikon KBA cannon, the Mauser MK2 30mm cannon and the 25mm and 30mm Bushmaster cannons have all come to rely on Nobles chutes. Additionally, Nobles was chosen to provide chutes on the General Dynamics built Mk-46 turret system. This turret is also used on the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. | 25MM COMPOSITE ELEMENT CHUTE |
 7.62MM Ammunition Chute |
 30MM Ammunition Chute |
 BORESIGHTING IS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SMOOTH PATH PROVIDED BY THE CHUTE |
 GUN RECOIL IS ABSORBED AND EFFICIENCY OF THE FEED SYSTEM IS KEPT IN TACT |
 NOBLES CHUTES ALLOW FOR VARIATIONS IN AMMUNITION BOX LOCATION |
 NOBLES CHUTES ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN LOCATION OF THE AMMUNITION BOX TO THE GUN |
