DESCRIPTION
Zero Locking Die Ring 1-1/4 Inch Multi Pack (4 Rings & Die Wrench)
by AREA 419
Product Overview:
Through the research and development process for the Area 419 ZERO, it became a testing bed for MANY reloading products. Area 419 needed to isolate variables, and to ensure they were testing the press and not just the dies, shellholders, and other accessories. One of the major culprits found for inconsistency was actually lock rings. MOST lock rings on the market are held into place by a set screw, or they are a split/clamp style. We found these to be inconsistent by design, as they needed to secure themselves to the dies for constant removal and replacement in single stage presses.
Specifications And Features:
- Includes 4ea 1-1/4" Lockrings
- Total thickness of rings is .500" and outside diameter is 1.685"
- Rings have Black Nitride Finish
- Includes Black Anodized Aluminum Die Wrench
- Large Diameter - More surface contact with the turret head means the ring will align with the press and force the die straight, instead of grabbing onto the die and aligning as it may.
- More Thread Engagement - The rings feature .350" of thread engagement, which is 15-25% more than common die lock rings. This results in roughly a full thread of additional engagement, increasing the ability of the ring to square the die to the press.
- Internal Wrench Engagement - With traditional rings, there is a flat or knurling on the outside, which requires you to get a wrench around the outside to tighten. On a multi-die head this requires you to get tools between dies and fight with the location - or you have to make the ring smaller which has real downsides. This ring is designed with internal wrench engagement, mitigating this issue altogether.
- Precision Stainless Steel Manufacturing - The threads and bottom face of the ring are machined in a single operation, delivering square surfaces to align your die. We then leave the ring and threads hole and unobscured by splits and grub screws. All rings are made of 17-4PH stainless steel.