Acquired some 308 "Lake City Match" ammo. Eagerly unpacked it and noticed it is a product of Hungary! Note the pics. Many things in this world I don't understand anymore but cmon!!
Lake City Match ??
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Chesterrose79
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Haha geeze. Well I guess if they shoot no harm no foul.
cohunt
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What does the headstamp look like?
I'm betting it's a " take off name" of the real "lake city armory" and it's not "the real stuff"
I'm betting it's a " take off name" of the real "lake city armory" and it's not "the real stuff"
Grizzman47
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I drive past Lake City every couple weeks, and I've never been in Hungary, so this tells me that this ammo's far from legit.
sable tireur
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From another source:
It was made by Matravideki Femmuvek Sirok (MFS) of Hungary. I believe there was only one delivery of this ammo - then, it seems, the "Lake City" company, a private firm with no relation to U.S. Army Ammunition Plant at Lake City despite the military-match looking box, went under.
Contrary to what the box label show, the "Lake City" brand was never a registered trademark; it was applied on April 9, 1998 by S. L. Brygider (ex-president of Bingham, Ltd. of "Exploder" ammunition fame) and abandoned on October 1, 1999.
These were in fact made by MFS Hungary and marketed in the USA by Armscor USA, Baltimore, MD.
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It was made by Matravideki Femmuvek Sirok (MFS) of Hungary. I believe there was only one delivery of this ammo - then, it seems, the "Lake City" company, a private firm with no relation to U.S. Army Ammunition Plant at Lake City despite the military-match looking box, went under.
Contrary to what the box label show, the "Lake City" brand was never a registered trademark; it was applied on April 9, 1998 by S. L. Brygider (ex-president of Bingham, Ltd. of "Exploder" ammunition fame) and abandoned on October 1, 1999.
These were in fact made by MFS Hungary and marketed in the USA by Armscor USA, Baltimore, MD.
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Shane Lindsey
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If it's NATO it is probably just as good. Definitely shameful way of marketing.
Saw this at a gun show. Have a good amount available if I wanted.
Israeli's know fightin…
Saw this at a gun show. Have a good amount available if I wanted.
Israeli's know fightin…
FireFlyFishing
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wwbrown
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Maybe you have been really lost for a long time. Do the people at the grocery store look at you with wonder when you ask them "Where is the XYZ?" Check the GPS maybe ...
