40 S&W - 135 Grain Expanding FMJ - Federal Premium Guard Dog - 20 Rounds

Name: 40 S&W - 135 Grain Expanding FMJ - Federal Premium Guard Dog - 20 Rounds
Brand: Federal
Price: 15.5 USD
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Quantity - 20 rounds
Manufacturer - Federal
Bullets - 135 grain expanding full metal jacket (EFMJ)
Casings - Boxer-primed nickel-plated brass

Manufacturer	Federal
Condition	New
Bullet Weight	135 Grain
Bullet Type	Expanding Full Metal Jacket
Ammo Casing	Nickel-Plated Brass
Quantity	20
Ammo Caliber	.40 S&W (Smith & Wesson)
Manufacturer SKU	PD40GRD
Primer Type	Boxer
Muzzle Velocity (fps)	1200
Muzzle Energy (ft lbs)	432
UPC Barcode	029465062675

Use Type

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Federal's Guard Dog 40 S&W Ammunition is ideal for home defense with its innovative design!

This ammunition features an expanding full metal jacket (EFMJ) design that expands on impact every time! Since this product does not have a cavity like a hollow point bullet, there is no chance for barrier material to get lodged in the cavity leading to ineffective expansion. The advantage of this design is that it will expand on impact regardless of clothing type worn by a would be intruder.

Federal's Guard Dog ammunition is manufactured in Anoka, MN. This ammunition is boxer primed, brass-cased, reloadable, and non-corrosive.

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We wanted to know exactly what happens to a self-defense handgun bullet on impact, so following FBI protocols, we fired five rounds of Federal 135 gr Guard Dog from 10 feet, through four layers of cloth (to simulate clothing), into synthetic ballistic gelatin. The photos below show the bullets recovered from the gelatin after being fired from a Glock 27 pistol. There’s also a high speed video that shows the bullet impacting the gelatin block.

All the data we gathered pertaining to expansion and penetration of this load can be found in the chart below, and the diagrams at the bottom of the page show how it compares to other .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson) self-defense loads from our tests.

In addition to the .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson) Federal 135 gr Guard Dog, we tested over 100 other self-defense loads, so check out Lucky Gunner Labs for the full story.

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			Median
40 S&W - 135 Grain Expanding FMJ - Federal Premium Guard Dog - 20 Rounds
Bullet Depth (in.)	9.8	9.9	10.6	10.9	13
Expanded Diameter (in.)	0.62	0.65	0.65	0.66	0.66
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.)	133.9	134.3	134.6	134.9	135
Bullet Velocity (fps)	1044	1132	1138	1138	1166

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40 S&W - 135 Grain Expanding FMJ - Federal Premium Guard Dog - 20 Rounds

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