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