Pakistani MK 2Z 9mm Ammo ok??

[King Cash 104]

Hey guys! I ran across some locally and want to know if it would be ok to shoot in my XDm 5.25 & my 9mm AR (that has a Slidefire stock). I've read that a few guns have had issues with them because they're made for sub machine guns that fire from an open bolt, but I want to know if any of you have had personal experience with it because its a pretty good deal.

[rs51085 136]

I don't know if it is the same ammo or not but a few years back I ran across some Pakistani 9mm and bought it from sportsman guide. It was made I think in the 50 s or 60 s, was brass cased and came in tins. It was slightly corroded when opened up. It was very cheap, like a round 10 cents a round. I tried it in three different guns, 2 glocks and a beretta. There was more rounds that miss fired than went off. Some rounds actually went off about a second after you pulled the trigger. It was very dangerous. While I don't know if it was MK 2 Z ammo, I do know that I will never buy Pakistani ammo again.

[Shandlanos 1,470]

Super hard, corrosive berdan primers, inconsistent but high pressure.

Really shitty ammo. I had some of that garbage a few years ago, burned it up in a friend's Steyr MPI. The volume of the report varied greatly from round to round, and the cyclic rate seemed to be impacted by the ammo - up and down.

[Matthew Hopkins 1,065]

rule of thumb I always go by; no ammo coming from Pakistan or India is going to be good.

[Shandlanos 1,470]

I agree with the most part, aside from the absolutism. I've had good luck with both Indian and Pakistani .308.

[King Cash 104]

Thanks. Was asking but I've seen different opinions from ppl online but most is speculation

[U.S. Pratorean 1,234]

I have used this ammo and yes, the Mk2Z ammo is made for subguns. I use it in my UZI and MP5's and AR9mm. Mine is head stamped 1987 and is reportedly 124 gr. I have read some people have pulled their bullets and they weighed 115 gr's. I have had zero problems with it and it does seem to hit a little harder than the usual steel case I use and is around 1295 FPS. Accuracy is fine. I probably would not recommend and have not so far, used it in a pistol but it will be fine in your AR.

Edited February 7, 2013 by U.S Praetorian

[dayofruin 425]

I saw some of this online a while back. So far the AR I put together has eaten anything I've fed it, but I'm not sure I'd want to buy ammo I could only use in one gun if I have others of that caliber. Just my personal preference.