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MFS Ammunition, formerly known as MFS 2000 Inc, is a Hungarian
ammunition Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the component parts of oth ...
manufacturer located in
Sirok Sirok is a village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Tarna River. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1625 (see Demographics). The village located 18.9 km from Eger, the capital of the county and beside ...
.http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/United_States_Army_suspends_ammo_contract_for_Afghan_security_forces Wikinews, Friday, March 28, 2008, Retrieved September 4, 2011. The name ''MFS'' is short for ''Mátravidéki Fémművek – Sirok.''


History

It was established in 1952 as Mátravidéki Fémművek (Matra Provincial Metal Works) and began to produce ammunition for the civilian market in the late 1950s.http://www.weaponsworld.com/mfs-ammunition-7-62x39mm-russian-123-grain-full-metal-jacket-zinc-plated-steel-case-500-rd-case.html , Retrieved September 4, 2011. MFS Initial military production declined during the 1960s and 1970s in favour of civilian production. The company produced military ammunition with a plant code of "23". Factory code "21" is also associated with the company. After the Cold War and the ending of the Warsaw Pact, the company was privatized in 1990 as ''Magyar Löszergyártó Kft.'' ("Hungarian Ammunition Manufacturers, Ltd."). They were reincorporated in 1999 as ''Mátravidéki Fémmüvek – Sirok 2000, Zrt.'' (Matra Province Metal Works – Sirok 2000 Ltd.), or ''MFS 2000 Inc''. MFS is one of a relatively small number of producers of commercial 7.62×39mm hunting ammunition. It was subcontracted by Fiocchi America under its Fiocchi Int'l brand to manufacture 7.65×17mm Browning (.32 ACP),
9×18mm Makarov The 9×18mm Makarov (designated 9mm Makarov by the C.I.P. and often called 9×18mm PM) is a pistol and submachine gun cartridge developed in the former USSR. During the latter half of the 20th century, it was a standard military pistol cartrid ...
( PM), 9×18mm +P Makarov ( PMM), and 9×19mm Luger ammunition.


Controversies

In 2008, the company's ammunition featured indirectly in a controversy over supply of Afghan army and police forces by a contractor to the US Army. Instead of higher-quality MFS ammunition, Miami-based AEY Inc. provided corroded Chinese surplus ammunition sourced from Albania, leading to termination of the Army contract. The Chinese ammunition was bulk packed in clear plastic garbage bags and repackaged in repainted wooden equipment crates that were falsely labeled as being recently made by Czech ammunition maker
Sellier & Bellot Sellier & Bellot is a firearms ammunition manufacturer situated in Vlašim, Czech Republic. It is a subsidiary of the Czech company Colt CZ Group. It has been manufacturing products bearing its trademark uninterrupted since 1825, making it one ...
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Up till now

In 2009 the firm was acquired by the premium ammunition producer of RUAG Ammotech Group (Norma, RWS, Geco, Rottweil and Swiss P ammunition) and was renamed RUAG Ammotec ''Magyarországi Zrt.'' (''RUAG Hungarian Ammotec Inc''.). They produce: .380 Auto, .38 Special, .44 Magnum,.357 Magnum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, 9x19, 9x21, 7,65Br, 9x18 Makarov, 7.62x39, 7,62x54R, 5,5645 SS109 ammunition. Major investment was made into the increase of capacity and quality management processes . web page: https://www.mfs-ammunition.com


See also

* Prvi Partizan


References


External links

* {{official website, http://www.mfs2000.hu/
MFS .223 Ammo Police Test & Review
Ammunition manufacturers Manufacturing companies established in 1952 Manufacturing companies of Hungary 1952 establishments in Hungary