Armadillo vs .38.

[gilgsn]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-...bullet-ricochets-back-into-his-face-1.3176390

1. He probably missed and the bullet ricocheted on something else
2. Armadillos are bullet proof.
3. The .38 really sucks.

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Gil.

 

[AlfonsDeWolf]

4. Karma
5. The smart one won.

 

[Kiln]

Probably your first thought. My guess is he hit a rock. I've shot a lot of armadillos, literally dozens, and thus far I've never had the mythical ricochet off of one's shell even with .32 auto or 22lr loads.

No I don't just love killing them. Their holes will break a horse's leg and make it useless and I live in Arkansas where the armadillo is very common. I'd rather shoot a dozen armadillos than one horse.

 

[C0untZer0]

The armadillo was wearing a Carhartt jacket.

 

[Panzerschwein]

The armadillo was wearing a Carhartt jacket.

Source???

 

[sellersm]

The armadillo was wearing a Carhartt jacket.

For the win! </close thread>

 

[200Apples]

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Hahaha!

 

[JellyJar]

Armadillo is Spanish. It comes from the word armadura meaning armored and the suffix illo meaning small. Together you get "el armadillo" meaning small armored person.

I wondered if that small armored person was wearing level IIa ceramic plates?

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Too funny. I know we think the media has an agenda when they get things wrong, so I am assuming they must also have one against armadillos. The armadillo shown in the story is a Brazilian three banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) (the tactical type that can roll up into a ball) which is not the same type found in Texas, the nine banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).

I can hardly begin to ponder what their agenda must be, LOL.

With that said, armadillos are not bullet proof. Their shells are actually quite thin and segmented. At best, you might manage to skip a bullet of the shell with a poorly placed glancing shot, but otherwise, you can kill them with pellet guns.

 

[gilgsn]

Most reporters can't tell a gun from an egg beater, they would have no trouble believing the fantasy. The Sheriff must have been pretty amused..

Gil

 

[j1]

Kiln I've had horses for over fifty years. Felt the same way about woodchucks. No more horses.

 

[AlfonsDeWolf]

Kiln, shooting armadillos makes zero sense unless you want ants and termites around! Ya see.....armadillo's main food source are those?

 

[Spats McGee]

This thread started with what was essentially a drive-by posting, and doesn't contribute much to THR.

Accordingly, closed.