MFS 2000 Inc
MFS 2000 Inc (MFS > Mátravidéki Fémművek - Sirok) is a Hungarian ammunition manufacturer located in Sirok.[1][2]
History
It was established in 1952 as Mátravidéki Fémművek (Matra Provincial Metal Works)[3] and began to produce ammunition for the civilian market in the late 1950s.[4][5][6] Initial military production declined during the 1960s and 1970s in favour of civilian production.[5] The company produced military ammunition with a plant code of "23".[7][8] Factory code "21" is also associated with the company.[8]
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 7.65x17mm Browning (.32 ACP), 9x18mm Makarov (PM), 9x18mm +P Makarov (PMM), and 9x19mm 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.[1][9][10][11][12][13] 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.
Up till now
In 2009 the firm was absorbed by RUAG Ammotech to become RUAG Ammotec Magyarországi Zrt. (RUAG Ammotech - Hungary Inc.).[14] They assemble components to make .380 Auto, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and 7.62x39mm Soviet civilian ammunition.
Almost $10 million in development has also put in place a new ammunition assembly machine, which has made it more efficient to combine powder, projectile and shell.[15]
See also
References
- http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/United_States_Army_suspends_ammo_contract_for_Afghan_security_forces Wikinews, Friday, March 28, 2008, Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- http://www.cabelas.com/handgun-ammunition-mfs-2000-handgun-ammunition-150-50-2.shtml Cabelas, Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- http://www.pikopack.hu/biography
- http://www.weaponsworld.com/mfs-ammunition-7-62x39mm-russian-123-grain-full-metal-jacket-zinc-plated-steel-case-500-rd-case.html Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MFS
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2011-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Ammunition
- http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?299-9x18-Ammunition-Data 9×18 Ammunition Data
- http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm Headstamp Codes on Small Arms Ammunition
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Defense.gov: Contracts for Monday, March 19, 2007
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2011-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Army Suspends Ammo Contract for Afghan Security Forces
- https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/world/asia/28ammo.htm Finding of Fraud Led to Suspension of Company Supplying Arms to Afghanistan
- BalkanInsight.com > News > US Dealer Convicted over Albania Arms Row by Besar Likmeta | Tirana | January 5, 2011 @11:09
- "HírExtra - Lőszerügy - AZ MFS 2000 Magyar Lőszergyártó Zrt. közleménye". www.hirextra.hu. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- emis.com RUAG Ammotec Hungary, Ltd.
- Megosztom, hirdetés 2019 07 08 12:05. "Közel hárommilliárd forint értékben fejlesztik a siroki lőszergyárat". HEOL (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-02-28.