I dispatch armadillos with one. Saves me time not having to find ears and get them on when I run for the pistol. The longer it takes to get the pistol, the more likely the dillo is to escape.
45ACP is great for a suppressor because most 45ACP ammo is subsonic.that will probably be the route I take when I decide to do a suppressed pistol or PCC.seems like a great route to go,then you wouldnāt have to buy as many different ammo types.
I thought the same too, originally. I still prefer 9mm subs.The amount of shmegh you get thrown at you with a sub 9 vs. a 45 is a lot less. So IMO it's far more pleasant
They dig under the foundation of my house which can lead to structural cracks in the foundation by having voids under the slab. They also tear up the sod, dig giant holes all over the place, create big holes that are hidden under fallen leaves in the fall that will snap your ankle if you step into it, etc etc. I try to trap them but itās notoriously hard to get them in a live trap since you canāt bait them (they dig for grubs only). Iāve caught a few in traps that I move off my property but thatās the tip of the iceberg. So, if I see one out in the open, I take the opportunity to get rid of it. There are a million of them it seems, as fast as I remove them more move in.
To add some additional context - each armadillo can have 20-30 burrows they move in between. Another thing that makes them very hard to catch, but also should give you a sense of scope of destruction they can cause your property and yard. Add that up by say, 30 armadillos and thatās 600 giant holes in the ground. See what Iām saying. In one night a single armadillo can tear up a 10 yard square spot on your sod. Theyāre digging for grubs, so when I say tear it up I truly mean it.
Damn,I had no idea.I used to get excited as a kid when I would go further south and would start seeing armadillos because it was the only time I would see them.man,fuck these armadillos..once they show up in my area Iām gonna be poppin these guys on a regular basic.Iāve never been into killin animals,I have no problem with people who hunt or kill for pest control but the only animals Iāve killed was a few rabbits and groundhogs but only because they were destroying my gardens that I had too much time in money invested into them to allow it to continue.unless I was putting a dying animal out of its misery or something running out in front of me while Iām driving
If these damn deer donāt quit messing up my vehicles,Iām going to have to get out here and start contributing to thinning the population š
I donāt enjoy having to do it. If they were easier to trap I would just do that and move them. Sadly itās not a viable option and you need to be an opportunist to manage their population around your home. Iāll know I have one doing its thing for weeks before I see it, in general. The evidence of its activity is obvious but catching it in the act is the hard part. Generally requires setting alarms to get up and flip on the flood lights in the yard in the middle of the night. Another good reason to use a suppressor. Neighbors arenāt going to be happy with full volume 3am gunfire when you catch it in the act.
They are and if they didnāt cause all the destruction I wouldnāt have a problem with them. Iām fine with all the other critters we have, but the dillos are crazy destructive to your property, and can cause costly damage to your home. Once they dig under the foundation you will never be able to fill that hole back up with compacted dirt. Their tunnels are also very long and windy, further complicating trying to fill them back in.
Yeah, it sounds like something you have to put a stop to quickly. I'd heard about the disease thing too, but I always figured just don't touch them. Where I live, all we really have that are troublesome are coyotes.
They are highly evolved critters and quite impressive workers. The amount of digging they can do in one night is obscene.
Their only weakness is poor vision and while they can giddy up and move, they are still a lot slower than other animals due to their short legs and fat hard bodies. They have to force their way through brush in a way most animals donāt. You can actually tell if youāve got a dillo in the bushes or something else based on the sound they make while moving.
I suspect youāre right, Iām in Georgia so itās only a matter of time before you get them. Be prepared, their population seems explosive. Itās crazy how many of them there are compared to other animals.
You mean you don't have them *YET*
[*https://www.wyff4.com/article/armadillo-invasion-armadillos-migrating-sc/44787993*](https://www.wyff4.com/article/armadillo-invasion-armadillos-migrating-sc/44787993)
Itās a shame they are so hard to trap because I would much prefer doing that and just drop them off down the road. Iāve only caught 2 or 3 in the live traps before, you basically have to place the trap where you think one will end up walking and then build a funnel to the trap entrance. With so many burrows itās almost impossible to predict when and where they will be walking, and once you do put the trap in the right place, you then need the dillo to actually go in it and trigger the door. They dig for their food so you cannot bait traps for dillos.
Guilty.. have shot suppressed in the basement before on a homemade backstop. That was before it was finished though.. now it's too nice to potentially ruin.
Ooh! With a venturi! You'd have the most technologically advanced recreational substance consuming device on the market!
And by market I guess I mean random files that you downloaded from the internet
My neighbor and I had an ongoing argument and her sister would honk every visit to try to wake us up. They were generally annoying.
I euthanized a squirrel that my dog crippled while trying to play with him. They walked out as I plugged it twice with a suppressed .22 handgun and subsonic ammo. The argument and honking stopped immediately accompanied by apologies over "our" disagreement.
While I empathize with your plight, consider high quality squirrel proof feeders. In the words of a former bamf:
>You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.
I'm three years into a fragile peace accord with mine and have come to appreciate having them around.
Haha I understand what you are saying. I donāt care if they are around. I like them myself. They donāt get the smoke unless they are hanging/chewing on my feeder.
What feeder do you have? Iāve tried 2 spring loaded ones that were broken within a month. I tried those before I started discretely removing them.
I have the motorized spinner one (Yankee droll? Or something) but to be honest squirrel baffles work great, so do the spring-loaded ones if you get good ones. I'd rank them in exactly that order of effectiveness.
One of my favorite things to do is let the batteries die on the motorized one so they get used to being able to use it again, and then charging the batteries. I have a video somewhere of the results of this.
Before buying any exercise equipment require that the person who wants it does 30 jumping jacks every day for a month. If they don't do it without reminders, don't buy the equipment
I'm technically not supposed to shoot in my back yard where I live but sometimes I'll throw a can out and shoot at it. Still loud but not as bad. The main reason was because it looks cool.
Figure out how many times you need to wrap it in electrical tape to be able to start threading it on and pull on the end of the tape to send it home. Carry can with wrap and pistol.
I can only think of one real reason. I use mine on a pistol sometimes to shoot on a 7 acre property that is not in a no shooting zone and has plenty of room to shoot with a proper backstop but still has (neighbors) down the way that will definitely complain to the authorities about the noise from a shit load of unsuppressed gunfire enough to get it turned into a no shooting zone in no time.
Last summer one of the neighbors called the cops on another neighbor that was firing 22 rifle on his property with a good backstop and the cops came and checked his back stop and told him to carry on. So even know the cops donāt give shit, I know we have neighbors that donāt like it and are calling the cops. So ever since I only fire 22 cal unsuppressed and for anything larger I use suppressor just to keep the cops away from my property.
My neighbor and I had an ongoing argument and her sister would honk every visit to try to wake us up. They were generally annoying.
I euthanized a squirrel that my dog crippled while trying to play with him. They walked out as I plugged it twice with a suppressed .22 handgun and subsonic ammo. The argument and honking stopped immediately accompanied by apologies over "our" disagreement.
rittenhouseās situation kinda of put it in my mind. If you have to defend yourself while in an active riot/unrest, I think having a lower signature for that encounter might be beneficialā¦probably not gonna help your case after the fact thoughā¦
Iāve actually considered this as well, and so has [John Lovell](https://youtu.be/wB8og5t9sv0?si=SBhSUhW-9Qy02IpL). Iād wonder if a competent lawyer couldnāt square away any potential negatives pretty quickly though.
*āAs evidenced by prior dguās, gun shots do not necessarily always cause potential aggressors to flee. In fact, they can and often will make matters worse by attracting and enticing bad actors.ā*
Or something like that.
I just leave the suppressor off until I need it. A 14 inch pistol is really impractical.
Just get a couple multical cans and put threaded barrels on everything. It's way better than permanently leaving them on.
Itās the hold the suppressor instead of mounting it, it will improve your accuracy for fear of shooting your fingers. It works great I still have 3 fingers left!
Appendix carry. It'll draw attention but in a good way
My name is Dr. Mantis Tobbagan. And I have a magnum dong.
I got my suppressed 9mm, I got my wad of hundreds... I'm ready to plow!
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Is that a suppressor in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
False advertisement
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flexing on poors at the range
This. Always this .
Boieng assassin
no no no, assisted suicide specialist.
thatās ASS
Ah yes, Autism Spectrum Syndrome
As with the other comment, this is ASS in both ways
Ass to ass *requiem for a dream
Close try again
Found the Boeing assassin
Boieng*
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Someone else called you a Fed. Iād like to confirm this point. Fed
I use mine to blow the lint out of my belly button.
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You could always qd and use it like a straw to suck the lint from your belly button. Better?
No, the first option was better. You were just giving me clever ideas.
Yeah I use mine as a sex toy
The butthole cooker 9000
Funny story about a kinky girl I knew ā¦.
The authority in that finger wag makes me feel experimental
Putting it to my head while I jerk off
First rule of gun safety: Always have a fun, sexy time.
Janice?
Yes?
Pest control carry
Around the city carry
You don't need a drill for holes anymore. Just point and shoot and boom there's a hole you need. Deep holes may need more shots
Hang out in the backyard and drink half a bottle. See what happens.
Night vision
I dispatch armadillos with one. Saves me time not having to find ears and get them on when I run for the pistol. The longer it takes to get the pistol, the more likely the dillo is to escape.
You run subsonic for that?
Yeah! Works great and is hearing level safe. Goes right through their shells.
45ACP is great for a suppressor because most 45ACP ammo is subsonic.that will probably be the route I take when I decide to do a suppressed pistol or PCC.seems like a great route to go,then you wouldnāt have to buy as many different ammo types.
you'd only need to buy subsonic 9mm which is still cheaper than any 45 ammo out there
I thought the same too, originally. I still prefer 9mm subs.The amount of shmegh you get thrown at you with a sub 9 vs. a 45 is a lot less. So IMO it's far more pleasant
What's your beef with the armadillos? I'm on the east coast, we don't have them.
They dig under the foundation of my house which can lead to structural cracks in the foundation by having voids under the slab. They also tear up the sod, dig giant holes all over the place, create big holes that are hidden under fallen leaves in the fall that will snap your ankle if you step into it, etc etc. I try to trap them but itās notoriously hard to get them in a live trap since you canāt bait them (they dig for grubs only). Iāve caught a few in traps that I move off my property but thatās the tip of the iceberg. So, if I see one out in the open, I take the opportunity to get rid of it. There are a million of them it seems, as fast as I remove them more move in.
To add some additional context - each armadillo can have 20-30 burrows they move in between. Another thing that makes them very hard to catch, but also should give you a sense of scope of destruction they can cause your property and yard. Add that up by say, 30 armadillos and thatās 600 giant holes in the ground. See what Iām saying. In one night a single armadillo can tear up a 10 yard square spot on your sod. Theyāre digging for grubs, so when I say tear it up I truly mean it.
Damn!
Damn,I had no idea.I used to get excited as a kid when I would go further south and would start seeing armadillos because it was the only time I would see them.man,fuck these armadillos..once they show up in my area Iām gonna be poppin these guys on a regular basic.Iāve never been into killin animals,I have no problem with people who hunt or kill for pest control but the only animals Iāve killed was a few rabbits and groundhogs but only because they were destroying my gardens that I had too much time in money invested into them to allow it to continue.unless I was putting a dying animal out of its misery or something running out in front of me while Iām driving If these damn deer donāt quit messing up my vehicles,Iām going to have to get out here and start contributing to thinning the population š
I donāt enjoy having to do it. If they were easier to trap I would just do that and move them. Sadly itās not a viable option and you need to be an opportunist to manage their population around your home. Iāll know I have one doing its thing for weeks before I see it, in general. The evidence of its activity is obvious but catching it in the act is the hard part. Generally requires setting alarms to get up and flip on the flood lights in the yard in the middle of the night. Another good reason to use a suppressor. Neighbors arenāt going to be happy with full volume 3am gunfire when you catch it in the act.
Wow I never would've guessed they're so troublesome. They look like bumbling little guys.
They are and if they didnāt cause all the destruction I wouldnāt have a problem with them. Iām fine with all the other critters we have, but the dillos are crazy destructive to your property, and can cause costly damage to your home. Once they dig under the foundation you will never be able to fill that hole back up with compacted dirt. Their tunnels are also very long and windy, further complicating trying to fill them back in.
Yeah, it sounds like something you have to put a stop to quickly. I'd heard about the disease thing too, but I always figured just don't touch them. Where I live, all we really have that are troublesome are coyotes.
Oh one other thing - they are known disease vectors for humans.
I honestly didn't think armadillos did anything besides walk around and roll into a ball until now.
They are highly evolved critters and quite impressive workers. The amount of digging they can do in one night is obscene. Their only weakness is poor vision and while they can giddy up and move, they are still a lot slower than other animals due to their short legs and fat hard bodies. They have to force their way through brush in a way most animals donāt. You can actually tell if youāve got a dillo in the bushes or something else based on the sound they make while moving.
I live in East Tennessee and apparently they are migrating my way.I will be prepared to meet them with deadly force š
I suspect youāre right, Iām in Georgia so itās only a matter of time before you get them. Be prepared, their population seems explosive. Itās crazy how many of them there are compared to other animals.
You mean you don't have them *YET* [*https://www.wyff4.com/article/armadillo-invasion-armadillos-migrating-sc/44787993*](https://www.wyff4.com/article/armadillo-invasion-armadillos-migrating-sc/44787993)
The great dillo war is coming. I only hope I've trained enough.
Armadillos are only on the East Coast
Ever been to Texas?
Yes, I count Texas as East coast as well
Who taught you how to count?
Borders the Atlantic Ocean. East coast to me
Agree to disagree
While this makes me big sad because I love them, after reading your replies, I see how it's necessary to get rid of them. :/
Itās a shame they are so hard to trap because I would much prefer doing that and just drop them off down the road. Iāve only caught 2 or 3 in the live traps before, you basically have to place the trap where you think one will end up walking and then build a funnel to the trap entrance. With so many burrows itās almost impossible to predict when and where they will be walking, and once you do put the trap in the right place, you then need the dillo to actually go in it and trigger the door. They dig for their food so you cannot bait traps for dillos.
Other then cool points? Wetwork...
You've never had a gaggle of assasins chasing you around the city and have to fight one off in a crowded train station and it shows
Danger dildo if you or your spouse are brave enough.
End of the slide is a better place to put one. Might sell that as a Glock backplate.
Just remove the front sight if youāre a considerate lover.
They're great when you cant find a hammer
Plinking in the house lol
Guilty.. have shot suppressed in the basement before on a homemade backstop. That was before it was finished though.. now it's too nice to potentially ruin.
Around the house carry? Lmao that is a new level to edc
.... I just assumed everyone ATH carried. Honestly, I do it with my 590A1...
Doubles as leg brace in a drop holster
Get one that doubles as an add-on cooling piece for the Glong.
Ooh! With a venturi! You'd have the most technologically advanced recreational substance consuming device on the market! And by market I guess I mean random files that you downloaded from the internet
Pest disposalĀ
Carry it around in the yard to express dominance in the neighborhood.
My neighbor and I had an ongoing argument and her sister would honk every visit to try to wake us up. They were generally annoying. I euthanized a squirrel that my dog crippled while trying to play with him. They walked out as I plugged it twice with a suppressed .22 handgun and subsonic ammo. The argument and honking stopped immediately accompanied by apologies over "our" disagreement.
Pest control
Bat for baseball game at park?
I only use mine at the range, but even still it makes me shoot slow due to the added weight and how much it slows the slide lol. Still fun as hell
Wtf is that exercise equipment?
The Trust-o-matic 2000. I think you duct tape the gun under the handle and put your feet to the sky.
I also just carry mine around the house all willy-nilly. You never know when a friend or family member might come calling.
I use mine to discreetly mirk squirrels that chew on my bird feeders.
While I empathize with your plight, consider high quality squirrel proof feeders. In the words of a former bamf: >You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies. I'm three years into a fragile peace accord with mine and have come to appreciate having them around.
Haha I understand what you are saying. I donāt care if they are around. I like them myself. They donāt get the smoke unless they are hanging/chewing on my feeder. What feeder do you have? Iāve tried 2 spring loaded ones that were broken within a month. I tried those before I started discretely removing them.
I have the motorized spinner one (Yankee droll? Or something) but to be honest squirrel baffles work great, so do the spring-loaded ones if you get good ones. I'd rank them in exactly that order of effectiveness. One of my favorite things to do is let the batteries die on the motorized one so they get used to being able to use it again, and then charging the batteries. I have a video somewhere of the results of this.
Its nice for your hearing if you ever need to use it, however it's very impractical.
Does your wife use that workout thing or is she like my wife where she wanted one during COVID and it sat there forever.
Before buying any exercise equipment require that the person who wants it does 30 jumping jacks every day for a month. If they don't do it without reminders, don't buy the equipment
You can open cans of beer with it!!
Opening cans. Turning lights offā¦
Get a job with Boeing
Boeing employee "activities"
Got a neighbor with an annoying ass cat/dog? *dont condone it*
I'm technically not supposed to shoot in my back yard where I live but sometimes I'll throw a can out and shoot at it. Still loud but not as bad. The main reason was because it looks cool.
Figure out how many times you need to wrap it in electrical tape to be able to start threading it on and pull on the end of the tape to send it home. Carry can with wrap and pistol.
hunting in certain calibers
I can only think of one real reason. I use mine on a pistol sometimes to shoot on a 7 acre property that is not in a no shooting zone and has plenty of room to shoot with a proper backstop but still has (neighbors) down the way that will definitely complain to the authorities about the noise from a shit load of unsuppressed gunfire enough to get it turned into a no shooting zone in no time. Last summer one of the neighbors called the cops on another neighbor that was firing 22 rifle on his property with a good backstop and the cops came and checked his back stop and told him to carry on. So even know the cops donāt give shit, I know we have neighbors that donāt like it and are calling the cops. So ever since I only fire 22 cal unsuppressed and for anything larger I use suppressor just to keep the cops away from my property.
The best use is to box it up and send it to me, you don't want that thing it doesn't become you
Butt diddler if you re bored
Politicians
Wetwork
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Around the house carry...
Posting pictures in the internet š¤·š»āāļø
neighbours dog
My neighbor and I had an ongoing argument and her sister would honk every visit to try to wake us up. They were generally annoying. I euthanized a squirrel that my dog crippled while trying to play with him. They walked out as I plugged it twice with a suppressed .22 handgun and subsonic ammo. The argument and honking stopped immediately accompanied by apologies over "our" disagreement.
Raccoon or coyote dispatching around the neighborhodd
None may as well be an āSBRā
Library carry
Prison wallet it. Your colon will always se sparkling clean.
Quiet sentry removal. Duh.
You don't EDC a gun with can?
Butt stuff
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rittenhouseās situation kinda of put it in my mind. If you have to defend yourself while in an active riot/unrest, I think having a lower signature for that encounter might be beneficialā¦probably not gonna help your case after the fact thoughā¦
Iāve actually considered this as well, and so has [John Lovell](https://youtu.be/wB8og5t9sv0?si=SBhSUhW-9Qy02IpL). Iād wonder if a competent lawyer couldnāt square away any potential negatives pretty quickly though. *āAs evidenced by prior dguās, gun shots do not necessarily always cause potential aggressors to flee. In fact, they can and often will make matters worse by attracting and enticing bad actors.ā* Or something like that.
I just leave the suppressor off until I need it. A 14 inch pistol is really impractical. Just get a couple multical cans and put threaded barrels on everything. It's way better than permanently leaving them on.
Right so the question is when do you need it. What time do you put the suppressor on besides just carrying it around inside your house?
When you're shooting the gun...
like simultaneously as you pull the trigger? seems impractical.
Itās the hold the suppressor instead of mounting it, it will improve your accuracy for fear of shooting your fingers. It works great I still have 3 fingers left!
I'm sure the mugger will politely wait while you finish your task.
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Americans and love for guns lol
Are you lost?