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ARIES Powder Ram™
Powder Compression Die
 The ARIES Powder Ram™
Powder Compression Die
The ARIES Powder Ram™ Powder Compression Die separates powder compression from bullet seating. This eliminates the problems associated with using the bullet and bullet seating die to compress the powder.
If you load rifle cartridges with a compressed powder charge, the bullet and bullet seating die are used as a ram to compress the powder. This can deform the bullet, resulting in significant loss of accuracy. This deformation can appear as a ring or scuff mark around the bullet ogive, or can be so slight as to be unseen by your eyes. If you use separate seat and crimp dies, there is also a chance that the compressed powder will push the bullet back out before being crimped, resulting in longer cartridge OAL. Ideally the powder should be compressed before bullet seating.
 The ARIES Powder Ram™ Powder Compression Die houses a precision machined Powder Compression Plug (shown at left). The Powder Compression Plug is caliber specific and precision sized so as to not change the size of the case neck. An Adjustment Screw on top of the die body allows you to easily set the amount of powder compression to suit your needs.
The ARIES Powder Ram™ can be used for use with either smokeless or black powder cartridges.
— As seen on "Products" page at TACTICAL-LIFE.com
Single Stage Reloading Presses
Just set up the ARIES Powder Ram™ and compress all the the cartridges in your loading block then switch the press over to your bullet seating die and continue as usual.
Progressive Reloading Presses
Works Great in progressive presses too! In progressive presses that use separate seat and crimp dies, the ARIES Powder Ram™ typically installs in the bullet seating die station and a combined seat/crimp die is used.
For example, on Dillon Precision presses:
• RL 550B – The ARIES Powder Ram™ installs in Station 3, instead of the bullet seat die, and a combined crimp/seat die is installed in Station 4.
• XL 650 – The ARIES Powder Ram™ installs in Station 3, instead of the powder check, and the standard bullet seat (Station 4) and crimp (Station 5) dies are used.
• Super 1050 – The ARIES Powder Ram™ installs in Station 6, and the standard bullet seat (Station 7) and crimp (Station 8) dies are used.
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For Rifle Cartridges
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Description
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.224
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For .223 Rem. and similar cartridges using a .224" diameter bullet.
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.243
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For .243 Win. and similar cartridges using a .243" diameter bullet.
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.264
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For 6.5mm Rem. Mag. and similar cartridges using a .264" diameter bullet.
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.284
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For .284 Win. and similar cartridges using a .284" diameter bullet.
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.308
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For .308 Win. and similar cartridges using a .308" diameter bullet.
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.38
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For .35 Whelen and similar cartridges using a .356"-.358" diameter bullet.
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.45
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For .45-70 Govt. and similar cartridges using a .450"-.458" diameter bullet.
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| * The Size indicates the bullet diameter not the actual diameter of the powder compression plug. The powder compression plug is sized so as not to change any neck sizing you have already done to the cartridge case.
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Due to popular demand we have added ARIES dies for pistol calibers.
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For Pistol Cartridges
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Description
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9mm /
.38 cal.
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For 9mm/.38 Special and similar cartridges using a .356"-.357" diameter bullet.
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.45 cal.
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For .45 Colt, .45 ACP and similar cartridges using a .450"-.458" diameter bullet.
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| * As with the bottleneck rifle cartridges, the powder compression plug for pistol cartridges is slightly undersized relative to the bullet diameter. So it will not effect the size of the cartridge case mouth.
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Need an ARIES Powder Ram™ Powder Compression Die for a caliber not listed, just give us a call!
ARIES Powder Ram and the Aries logo are trademarks of UniqueTek, Inc.
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