Any one here kill armadillos with a PCP pellet rifle? Is .177 caliber ( say an RWS Supermag 9.3 grain at about 900 ft/sec ) adequate and are they hard to kill?
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Killing armadillos with a .177
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Have you ever hunted Armadillos with anything? They can be rather hard to dispatch. Fla. used to give a $5.00 bounty ( the farmers rather I believe not the State) for each one killed in their Orange grove and we generally used a M-1. Head sgots with a .22mag (rf) do just fine.
.177 airgun will require flawless placement and their heads are an odd shape so not just a head shot.
Being as a three year old child with a Crayola can kill you, sure a .177 will take out armadillos but it may not be totally human or anywhere near efficient.
John
.177 airgun will require flawless placement and their heads are an odd shape so not just a head shot.
Being as a three year old child with a Crayola can kill you, sure a .177 will take out armadillos but it may not be totally human or anywhere near efficient.
John
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I've never shot an armadillo although I've seen several while out deer hunting ( with a firearm ) and it seems they are causing problems at my cousin's ranch. I have killed lots of mice with a .177 Marauder so shot placement isn't the issue just wondering if the .177 is enough or do I need to move my night vision gear to the .25 caliber and I don't expect the shots to be very far away. Seems .177 works just fine for squrrels. I'll watch out for those 3 year olds with crayolas !
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Maybe with the new Umarex Havox .177 pellets? I don't know. I live in Washington, never seen a armadillo around here. If I did, I'd probably just RUN! 
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When my neighbor's lawn was assaulted by an armadillo, he came to me and asked if I could solve the problem with my air rifle. Two months later the opportunity presented itself and I dispatched the critter with a head shot at just under 20 yards. I used the .22 caliber H&N Baracuda Green, 12.65 grain with my TX200. When I shot the armadillo he kibitzed took a half dozen steps and fell dead. At that distance my TX200 was producing about 16 ft/lbs of energy. I'm sure that with a properly placed head shot a .177 could easily do the job.
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