about to join the casting club,,,, Accurate molds for .72 Zues

[Raider03]

thanks guys for all the tips,,, definately have got to buy some lead now

i have some time though, 10 week wait on the mold,, ouch, the gun will be here first and we are going to want some ammo!!! time to get some Mr holllowpoints

Don't you believe that time table, I just got my mixed design 50 cal mold (a real custom cut), I think it was 3 weeks wait. Not going to say that you will be that lucky, but I'd get on buying supplies pretty quickly. Don't forget either some kind of lube, or powder coat, or both. I'd also buy a cleaning kit that will handle that size, shotgun kits may not be big enough. Sizing dies might be useful as well, not everything drops on spec. and being over is generally better than under. Powder coat can only make up so much.

And I will echo that the 50 cal 450gr stuff I cast makes the pot empty really fast. I think I did 60 rounds and it comes out at 4 pounds. At three shots per fill (my gun) that should last a little while if they are even worth shooting.

For the Zeus, I would look for a hollow point, maybe MP Molds would have something, I haven't checked for anything that big. There was also a Russian company on Amazon selling molds that worked for the Zeus, but that might be impossible right now.

In addition to hollow point, you might want to look for hollow base, shifting the CG around might be useful, not really sure. Assuming I ever get a rifle that is worth shooting, a 50 cal hollow base will probably be my next attempt, trying to stay in the 350-400 grain range for this rifle.

I ordered the 73-470S mold from Accurate Molds on March 18th and just received it (April 4th).

[Greg_E]

Hopefully yours works as good as mine does, it was really easy to get good results from mine. In general the larger bullets are easier to cast, more heat is held in the larger mass of lead, so they flow out nicely.