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Texas man shoots armadillo, bullet ricochets back into his face
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:51 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:51 am
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2015 article
2015 article
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Animal's status unknown because authorities were unable to find it
A Texas man was wounded after he fired a gun at an armadillo in his yard and the bullet ricocheted back to hit him in his face, the county sheriff said Friday.
Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe said the man, who was not identified, went outside his home in Marietta, Texas, at around 3 a.m. local time Thursday morning. He spotted the armadillo on his property and opened fire.
"His wife was in the house. He went outside and took his .38 revolver and shot three times at the armadillo," Rowe said.
The animal's hard shell deflected at least one of three bullets, which then struck the man's jaw, he said.
The man was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where his jaw was wired shut, according to Rowe.
The status of the animal is unknown.
"We didn't find the armadillo," the sheriff said.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:01 am to Rakim
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This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 2:05 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:24 am to Rakim
Sounds like a good Myth Busters episode.
Deep South Edition.
Could a bullet come back straight at you off an armadillo shell.?
Deep South Edition.
Could a bullet come back straight at you off an armadillo shell.?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:30 am to Rakim
Here's what really happened...
Dude got shot in a drug deal gone bad & came up w the lame armadillo story. Local sheriff office deputy goes w that story because there's too much paperwork if he suspects foul play (drug deal).
Dude got shot in a drug deal gone bad & came up w the lame armadillo story. Local sheriff office deputy goes w that story because there's too much paperwork if he suspects foul play (drug deal).
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:53 am to Rakim
That will happen with fricking turtles, too, baws.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:59 am to Rakim
I would believe that this happened if the ricochet hit another person at an angle different from the shooter, but to say the bullet did a 180 is absolutely BS.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:17 am to Rakim
I call BS on this! I've shot several of those little bastards with a .22 and had no problem. He shot with a damn .38. It would have blown that armadillo to hell and back. He was probably drunk and shot a damn rock.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:39 am to Rakim
Sounds fishy!!! When I was young I shot them with BB guns and pellet guns. They didn't bounce back!!!
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:37 pm to BB1977
quote:Have shot 100's, literally, and has never happened.
I call BS on this! I've shot several of those little bastards with a .22 n
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:58 pm to Swampman
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Sounds fishy!!! When I was young I shot them with BB guns and pellet guns. They didn't bounce back!!!
When I was a kid I shot a rubbermaid trashcan with a bb gun. It did in fact bounce back and hit me in the face. Lesson learned.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:05 pm to Rakim
Husband cheated on wife, wife shot husband, poor armadillo became the scapegoat.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:17 pm to Geauxtiga
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Have shot 100's, literally, and has never happened.
My dad shot one that had a ricochet. Not back into his face, though.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:18 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Husband cheated on wife, wife shot husband, poor armadillo became the scapegoat.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Posted on 8/4/17 at 2:46 pm to BB1977
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I call BS on this! I've shot several of those little bastards with a .22 and had no problem. He shot with a damn .38. It would have blown that armadillo to hell and back. He was probably drunk and shot a damn rock.
This is the right answer.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:38 pm to TimeOutdoors
That's a BB Gun, we're talking .38 special here, no comparison
Posted on 8/5/17 at 10:46 am to Rakim
38 be da drug deal special yo.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 4:49 pm to upgrayedd
quote:So there was no hole in the shell? Or were there two?
My dad shot one that had a ricochet. Not back into his face, though.
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 4:52 pm
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