MFS Ammo

Is there any lacquer on the MFS ammo or is the zinc used to prevent corrosion?

Is all the MFS ammo (.223, x39,.308) steel cased (no brass)?
 
Interesting thread, hope I'm not hijacking anything here...

So, I bought some MFS .223 locally, and took it to an indoor range...sparks on the steel backstop. Not a shower like you get from steel core (that's like fireworks!), but some sparking nonetheless...like trying to start a campfire with one of those magnesium sticks, or a torch-lighting striker.

Another shooter and I dissected one and it is definitely lead core (I could carve the core with my thumbnail), with what looked like copper on the outside. Didn't see anything hard & shiny like steel anywhere, but it held to a magnet. The case is steel (no problems with operation, the gun worked flawlessly with this ammo), so we figured maybe it was a bimetallic bullet jacket...?? The box read 'Germany' (black box of 20 rds, wrapped in paper inside) but it was advertised as Hungarian...so likely an Umbrella Company, as was mentioned earlier.

Our range has a 'no steel core' rule, like most indoor ranges (from what I've read/heard), but steel jacketed isn't outlawed still, it didn't seem 'right,' so I think I'll save this for the outdoor range (nothing to catch fire).

Thanks the extent of my experience with this stuff. If anyone can provide some additional information/experience, that would be helpful.

Here's some pics:

Ps: the squishy one resulted from clipping the point and finding nothing but copper-looking material, and then a subsequent pinch midway on the bullet, caused the lead to squish out like toothpaste. :)







 
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I've heard that the steel case can be harder on the chamber and extractors, but it does work well. Seems pretty hot and fairly accurate, with no failures of any kind in my limited (500 rounds) experience in my AR
 
I bought 40 rounds of the MFS in .308 FMJ 145 gr. Yesterday at 550 meters I couldn't hit my target. rounds were landing all around the target but not hitting it. Sort of what I expected for something so inexpensive and light weight (145gr) But to my surprise at 800 meters I was hitting the target no problem. And at 900 Meters I was able to get 5/10 rounds to hit my 12" gong. I was using my Savage 10TR. This is the first time I've shot beyond 100m with this rifle and I only had the MFS. I'm very impressed with the accuracy & repeatability.
 
Diesel87 said:
I bought 40 rounds of the MFS in .308 FMJ 145 gr. Yesterday at 550 meters I couldn't hit my target. rounds were landing all around the target but not hitting it. Sort of what I expected for something so inexpensive and light weight (145gr) But to my surprise at 800 meters I was hitting the target no problem. And at 900 Meters I was able to get 5/10 rounds to hit my 12" gong. I was using my Savage 10TR. This is the first time I've shot beyond 100m with this rifle and I only had the MFS. I'm very impressed with the accuracy & repeatability.
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nice...whats you holdover?...and btw, you do realize this thead is two years old?
 
freezer filler said:
nice...whats you holdover?...and btw, you do realize this thead is two years old?
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Yeah I'm a little new to this forum, I was just searching on this site for MFS and for whatever reason I always get zero search results whenever I search anything. I actually found this thread from a google search. It's the only thread I could find relating to MFS.

From my 100m zero I was up 172 clicks and right 6.
 
A bunch of it is switching to Barnaul so I have to change the description. It will be in this weekend...have to sit down and add some stuff to the website.
 
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