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The Area 419 Zero is what happens when a company looks at a reloading press, a tool most folks treat as finished technology, and decides to rethink the whole thing. It's a turret-style press built around one idea: eliminate the slop, flex, and variability that creep into your ammo when you're pulling dies in and out between sessions. You set your dies once, lock them into the turret head, and index to whichever one you need. Everything comes back to the same place, every time.
The press is milled from all-American billet aluminum and stainless steel, and it moves on a system of 14 bearings, including a self-lubricating linear sleeve bearing that guides the precision-ground 1.25-inch ram with less than .0006 inch of diametric clearance. Each one is hand measured and fitted to mate the ram and bearing, which is a big part of why the stroke feels so smooth and dead-nuts repeatable. The ram arm is .75-inch steel with a free-spinning friction knob, and the handle setup is adjustable and interchangeable so you can dial in the leverage and feel for sizing versus seating.
The 7/8 turret head holds nine standard 7/8×14 threaded die stations, which is enough room for three full die sets with a slot left over for a belling or crimping die. Indexing the turret and locking it down takes a quick turn of the supplied T-handle, and repeatability when you index is held under .0005 inch. The 4.4-inch ram stroke and 4.75-inch total opening give you enough room to work cases all the way up through the .338 Lapua Magnum class. Area 419 also built a decapping and primer-catch system right into the body of the press, with a slide-out tray on a detent, so you're done dealing with surgical tubing and jars hanging off the side of your bench.
Folks loading for PRS, NRL, and long-range precision hunting tend to gravitate toward this one. Reviewers consistently describe it as built like a tank but precise, with no tilt or flex in the turret and a seating feel that gives you a pronounced hard stop rather than a cam-over. It won't do your die setup for you, but once your dies are right, it keeps them right. The press ships with a standard bolt-down plate and is made in America from American materials.
The 7/8 turret head is set up for standard 7/8×14 threaded dies, which covers the vast majority of reloading dies on the market. It holds nine die stations, so you can leave three full die sets installed with room left over for a belling or crimping die. Area 419 has mentioned future turret options for other thread patterns, but this head is dedicated to 7/8 dies.
With a 4.4-inch ram stroke and a 4.75-inch total opening, the press has room to size and seat cases up through the .338 Lapua Magnum class. It will handle standard precision and hunting cartridges with ease. Very long Cheytac-class rounds can sometimes require scooping the bullet into the die depending on your specific die and bullet length.
The main advantage is that you set your dies once and leave them locked in the turret, so there's no variability introduced from threading dies in and out between sessions. Independent testing has shown bullet runout around +/- 0.0005 inch and excellent shoulder-bump consistency, numbers on par with a quality single-stage. Keep in mind your final results still depend on setting up your dies correctly; the press removes the slop, not the need for good technique.
Yes, each press ships with a standard bolt-down mounting plate along with the turret head and the T-handle used for indexing and locking the turret. Many owners also run it on Inline Fabrication plates or dedicated press stands for a quick-detach setup, but those are optional add-ons. Shellholders and dies are purchased separately, and the press accepts standard shellholders.
| UPC | 850002933772 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 419-Zero-7 |
| Shipping Weight | 33.58 |
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