The bullet bounced off the armadillo, hit a fence, went through the back door and through the back of the chair where his mother in law was sitting in. that or just run them over with your HumVee. I've never shot an armadillo with a 9mm but I can verify that a 357 will kill the crap out of them. Seems legit. What? Goal Line D 2,787 Posted September 4, 2015. Every Wednesday after work my buddy and I go to his lease and smoke 10-15 armadillos per trip. Is this armadillo the Terminator breaking into Cyberdine Systems? According to the sheriffs they were unable to find the armadillo. On page 393, however, he states that, while inadequate for deer, the slugs are quite effective in guns such as the Savage M-24 combination gun (with rifle sights) and that it is possible to hit rabbit-size targets at 80 yards and claim clean kills on bobcats and coyotes at this range. Why everyone wants to kill foxes is beyond me, when pit-bulls (and the trash that commonly own them) are the real problem. ... shooting is one of the recommended ways to kill an armadillo. Last April, Larry McElroy, 54, tried to kill the an armadillo outside his home in Lee County, Georgia, but it deflected the bullet. ... Only sure way to kill a ‘dillo with a handgun is a .460 Rowland! Armadillos are tough little suckers, but not bulletproof. If you use a shotgun for 'dillo control, you will want to use larger shot, as a previous post suggested. Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. paynter2 Apr 16, 2015 I'm glad we don't have those things (armadillo) up here in god's country. Bulletproof armadillo puts Texas man in hospital after shot bounces off hard shell. Lee County Sheriff's deputies said 54-year-old Larry McElroy was outside when he fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo. I have never seen such a thick concentration as on his piece. The man tried to kill the animal when he found it in his garden in the US What did the armadillo do? And the police had to be called? ... of this armoured vermin, the story of the man who shot his mother-in-law in the back came to mind. I was out dove hunting MANY years ago. Possums would make good pets, they're funny-looking and eat bugs. Armadillo is Spanish for “little armored one” for very good reason. So McElroy pulled out a 9mm pistol in rural Lee County and took aim. Raccoons carry rabies and should be shot on sight with whatever is at hand. Did the armadillo have a shootout with the cops too? I was out in a field where they had some cattle and the dove were few and far between. Neither! My lease is 12 miles from his, I may have seen 10-15 in the past 10 years there. I was watching an armadillo nosing his (or her) way in my direction. Goal Line D. A 9mm won't kill a armadillo? the 9mm will make quick work of any small animal, except maybe a pit-bull. My lease is three times the size, more water, they just prefer his soil. Authorities in the US state of Georgia say a woman was accidentally shot by her son-in-law as he was trying to kill an armadillo with a handgun.