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We now have armadillos in the mountains of NC.
Will a .22LR Stinger or Velocitor do the trick or should something else be used?
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My dad carries a revolver with 22 shorts...it gets the job done.
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.22 short works. I know a guy who gets out his .357 when his dog alerts him to a diller in the yard, but I'm not sure he has a .22.
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I like a .22 mag. but a regular .22 works too. Mag busts the hull into sections though. miles
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if i lived in a area with Armadillos i think i would have a 22 Hornet handy that`s the cartridge i prefer on opossum , raccoons and some other critters.
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A 22 rimfire is fine.
17 Mach II or HMR would be fine as well.
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I've shot armadillo with everything from a .22 LR to a heavy loaded .45-70. It all works!
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Yeah a 22 works fine on them. Been shooting those nasty things in the SC Lowcountry for years. They can tear things up.
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I've dumped them with everything from 22lr to 38-55 and 45 colt using cast bullets. Most dramatic though was a 25 yard broadside shot with a 87 TNT out of my m99R 250. Diller just layed over on it's side, when I rolled him over the other side was gone.
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A 22 Hornet opens them up pretty well but IME, with the 22 LR, they tend to flop around for a bit.
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I use 5.7x28 on Armadillos. I've got a Honda Talon side by side with a light bar on the front as well as light bars on both sides. If I'm driving, I use the Ruger 57. If I'm the passenger, I use my P90. Tony [img] https://i.imgur.com/B3SSOkG.jpg?1[/img]
Run it up, until you blow it up, then back it down a bit.
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It doesn’t take much to kill them. I use a 22
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