Comments on: Federal Guard Dog

By: Martin95

Martin95 — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:08:28 +0000

Best bullets I have found by far if u are worried about over penetration. We should all be more worried about protecting the innocents behind the bad guys than about anything else. If u want deep penetrating bullets, they are out there, but these are for the innocent/protector minded. There are certain scenarios that deeply penetrating bullets may come in handy of course, so I would like a magazine of both ready. I’m glad I researched this cuz I would have thought all hollow points would disperse energy very similarly & not over penetrate. I would much rather under penetrate [(]which these are accused of[)] than over. That’s what shot #2 & 3 are for.

By: Florentino DeLaguna

Florentino DeLaguna — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:36:20 +0000

The idea of this round is penetration only into the perp, and have it stay in them. There are other rounds that work well like the HST but they designed differently, with a different aim. You say a lot of things but provide no proof please show us proof so we can better evaluate your comments validity.

By: Florentino DeLaguna

Florentino DeLaguna — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:33:11 +0000

@ DDN sound like you haven’t done much research everything I have found on this round had not shown your results, also you fail to cite any facts or data, and don’t even link us to anything that you are referring to. I would seem that you need to do more research, if you want to make those claims.

By: DDN

DDN — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:25:07 +0000

There is a test of the 9mm 105 gr.on youtube. It performed so poorly that he will not be testing any other calibers of Guard Dog. I doubt Federal will be carrying this product much longer.

By: Rocco DelMarco

Rocco DelMarco — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:34:42 +0000

” It expands well but, it’s loaded relatively weak. So it suffers from lack of penetration.”

So you are saying you would have no issue to be shot with Guard Dog ammo? You should post a youtube vid. I would love to see how many hits you can take.

By: Boberg XR9-S | Shooting Illustrated

Boberg XR9-S | Shooting Illustrated — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:54:03 +0000

[...] ammo through the XR9-S without incident, then moved to a box of higher-velocity, lighter-weight Federal Guard Dog 105-grain expanding full metal jacket (EFMJ) ammunition, which was slightly snappier than the other [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:32:56 +0000

It is a horrible round. The only reason It exists is to try and sell hollow points in places you can’t sell hollow points. It expands well but, it’s loaded relatively weak. So it suffers from lack of penetration. Also when expanded the edges are rounded so it allows tissue to flow around it without damaging it, leaving a hole smaller than the bullet. Most hollow points have sharp edges allowing them to cut as they penetrate. To add insult to injury federal was marketing a more powerful version of this to law enforcement in their EFMJ line. It wasn’t very successfully, so they reduced the weight of the bullets, lowered the velocity and dyed the polymer blue. So all and all it’s just a watered down version of a failed product, but then again, I suppose it’s the best you can get if you live in the People’s Republic of New Jersey and it still better than a sharp stick. Gold Dots are top of the line as are Ranger T, HST, and PDX1. Personally I like Corbon DXP.

By: aConcernedGuy

aConcernedGuy — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:22:39 +0000

John, Would you care to explain why, for those of us that are new to this world, becasue I bought these, over Gold Dot, but now I think I’ll get those as well!

By: John

John — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:12:10 +0000

What a terrible product.