9mm MFS ammo
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calvados.boulard
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I've shot a fair bit of MFS 9mm through my M&P9, as well as through a number of fellow range member's pistols without a single failure or bad round. It's a bit of a dirtier round, but functions fine in my experience. Not the most accurate thing around mind you, but for the price...
Cheers,
Cal.
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Cal.
calvados.boulard
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The MFS I've shot is full metal jacket comprised of a lead core projectile with a mild-steel, copper-plated jacket, loaded into Zinc Plated (Zn) Steel Case.
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Cheers,
Cal.
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Cal.
i was worried about going off topic here, but it seems I wouldn't be the first!
If they are steel jackted bullets do they stick to a magnet?
My range has a rule to prohibit steel core ammo. If it sticks to a magnet it's a no go. even though i'm pretty sure this is lead with a steel jacket If it sticks to a magnet I can't use it there. If anyone who has some has a magnet laying around let me know. Thanks!
If they are steel jackted bullets do they stick to a magnet?
My range has a rule to prohibit steel core ammo. If it sticks to a magnet it's a no go. even though i'm pretty sure this is lead with a steel jacket If it sticks to a magnet I can't use it there. If anyone who has some has a magnet laying around let me know. Thanks!
calvados.boulard
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- Victoria BC
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Damn, thanks Lugger... I'll stick to my BDX stuff then. It's cheap enough and I have gone through 7-8 thousand rounds and not one ammo related issue.
Yes it is. A magnet sticks rather solidly to the bullet itself.
I wouldn't worry at all. You'd be amazed at how soft some alloys of steel can be. And if it's a leaded steel then if it gouges through the copper wash it could well prove to be less damaging than the copper to the barrel rifling.
Just don't shoot any of it at steel targets. The steel may be soft and easily grooved into the rifling but it can still bounce if it hits a steel face instead of simply deforming and absorbing the energy from the hit. Stick to using MFS for paper with no steel for the backstop.
Technically the rule is "no steel core ammo", however to make it simple the second rule is "if it sticks to a magnet you can't use it here". So even still it's a no go. As I said I get my BDX ammo for 22.5 cents per round. Is this stuff much cheaper?
http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_33_204&products_id=723
hmm 21.5 cents per round before taxes and shipping... so apparently I've already got the "cheap stuff". plus I shoot 124 gr and that MFS is 115.
I've heard a few comments that it's dirty, since I've never used i I can't compare, but I do know that I only clean my shadow every thousand rounds or so and it's not usually that bad for dirt...
I'm not badmouthing MFS, i'm just praising BDX lol.
And NO I'm not on the BDX payroll lol.
I just read an article about this stuff and the so-called plating they use to cover the steel bullet. They shot this stuff(a few brands) and then looked at it under a micro scope. Result in their opinion was the wash or plating did nothing to protect your barrel. End result was you are grinding steel through steel. I would be a little leary about running this ammo myself.
Cheap is cheap, barrels not so cheap in some cases.
