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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:30 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

Hell, I wish I knew where there was such a derelict boat. It would be
worth
a hundred bucks in shells just for the fun of being a wannabe Mythbuster.
We need to send this to them. They invite such projects. Except, we'd
have
beer.


Maximun range is about a mile. Chances of even one hit with a
reasonable number of rounds? How big a target? How big a spotting
scope? Ten inch cassegrain?

Casady


See what I mean? At maximum distance, it would be hard to just hit the
thing, let alone punch a hole below the water line. I think there would be
a lot of entry wounds on deck.

Steve