Area 419: Hellfire Suppressor Mounts
Area 419
The Area 419 Funnel’s interchangeable heads thread onto the funnel and are neck-diameter specific for each caliber. They do not rely on fitting over the body of the case to hold in place. They are sized slightly larger than the neck diameter so that they hold solid on the case. Each head has a bore sized a few thousandths smaller than the bullet diameter, so maximum flow is achieved for each caliber. This is huge for the super ultra magnum guys (375 Cheytac, 408 Cheytac, 50 BMG, etc). The interface between the heads and the funnel is designed in such a way that no kernels can ever get stuck between the two, as long as the head is tightened completely.
The Funnel’s design is both aesthetic and performance driven. Being machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum means no static charge to cling kernels to the funnel walls. This also makes it far safer for use with black powder.
Billet Storage Block
Universal plastic powder funnels have several issues that are solved with this system:
1. Static cling. Plastic is prone to being charged with static and kernels of powder will stick to the walls causing you to have to tap the funnel to get them all to fall.
2. No such thing as universal. There are always cases that just wont work well with the universal design, and funnels tip off and spill powder, or they just plain wont fit.
3. Universal means that it has a hole meant for 22 caliber. So if you are trying to dump 90 grains into a big magnum, you are waiting a long time for the powder to fill.
I have looked around a while for a funnel system that would accommodate multiple calibers in one funnel. I've seen caliber specific funnels but wanted to only by one system to cover everything.
The Area 419 funnel does that and more!
The stand holds all the different color coded nozzles and the funnel itself. Each nozzle is color coded by size and the base has a corresponding letter denotion to organize them.
When using the funnel, there is no powder that jumps out or gets stuck. If you happen to double load there is room to get even those little 6mm cases out without spilling the powder.
On top of all that, the sound of powder running through the funnel is pretty cool.