Federal hydra shok?

[Sureshot129]

Does or has Federal always put there there name on there shell casing or is there just initals? The reason I ask is in my vary limited time of gun ownership the federal that I have had has always said "Federal" on the casing today I want to a shop and was sold some "private stock" hydra shok and that was why it was not listed on the receipt the casing have a "FC" or "FO" on them just need some info to know if I got screwed or not.

 

[WhitleyStu]

My .38, .357, and .45ACP factory Hydra-Shok cases are all marked "Federal". It could be that earlier stock was marked different, but Federal cases have always had the name in full as long as I can remember...

 

[Sureshot129]

What can/should I do about this? With ammo as hard as it is to find I don't like the idea of fraud but I don't want to blast a place untill I'm sure I was gypt.

 

[singlestacksig]

depending on when it was made, Fed. may have contracted out for the brass to keep up with demand..
as long as the bullet is a hydra Shok , you got what you wanted...

 

[midshark]

I just bought a box of 9MM Federal Premium HST Jacketed Hollow Point at the gun show here in Grand Rapids yesterday. They are steel casings, and have the F C markings. I don't know how old they are (the box does have a 2001 date on it) but this was from a reputable vendor. The F C does stand for Federal Cartidge I'm assuming?

 

[PM66]

I have seen the FC stamp on handgun ammo before. I'm pretty sure you got good stuff

 

[Flintlock]

I just bought a box of 9MM Federal Premium HST Jacketed Hollow Point at the gun show here in Grand Rapids yesterday. They are steel casings, and have the F C markings. I don't know how old they are (the box does have a 2001 date on it) but this was from a reputable vendor. The F C does stand for Federal Cartidge I'm assuming?

Those wouldn't be steel cased, but rather Nickel cases.

FC does indeed stand for Federal Cartridge.

 

[Sureshot129]

Good, thankyou, sorry for the noob question but I wanted to make sure and I dident want to blast a dealer unjustly.

 

[glockguy07]

Good, thankyou, sorry for the noob question but I wanted to make sure and I dident want to blast a dealer unjustly.

Well, now that you got me curious - Blythes or Westforths?