In article 1111317563.a8a0fef5a95910e18e9eaa0f9662aab4@teran ews,
Len wrote:

The missus and I are preparing our boat and ourselves for a RTW-trip
in a few years. My attention was drawn to the story of the two yachts
that succesfully defended themselves from pirates in the Yemen area.

In the ever ongoing weapons discussion I take a moderate position.
I know I'll be on my own, in known risky places preferably accompanied
by a few other yachts in a convoy. SSB is your friend here...

But when problems do arise I want to have a choice.
Depending on the situation I want to make a choice between a)
waving/using a gun and b) let it lie in it's place...,

So... In order to have this choice, I will have a weapon on board, all
legal, with permits, in a locker thats sealed and locked and I will
undergo without complaints the cumbersome customs-scenes every time I
enter some new territory ....

My question is: what would be a good choice for a weapon ?
I am not a drilled marksman so I guess I'll choose a shotgun, as the
yacht in the aforementioned story had chosen. When I google around a
bit this pump action Mossberg M590A1comes up pretty often. Together
with 00-rounds this would be a helpful combination I guess.

Can anyone add comments, experiences or advice ?
Please feel free to send your answer to my private email if you don't
want to post in this group.

Regards,
Len.

In reference to the above mentioned story, the author stated the obvious.
If the pirates had just stood off and ripped the vessels with their
automatic weapons, that would have been the end of the story. The luck
here was the pirates were stupid and greedy. They tried to board before
the occupants were incapacitated, and suffered their fate at the wrong
end of the 12Ga. 00 Buck loaded shotgun. If I was to specify a setup
for a High Seas Weapons Locker, it would include, both a Standoff Weapon,
and Close-Encounter Weapon. Both need to be available. Standoff Weapon
of choice for me would be a Semi-auto Rifle in 308 NATO with Magazine
Feed, and at least a 20" Barrel and 3X9 Scope. Close-Encounter Weapon of
choice would be an Extended Magazine Pump-action 12Ga. Stainless Shotgun
loaded with 00 Buck and Slugs, alternatly. This gives you, "Reach out
and Touch Someone" range of 300 Meters, and massive close-in firepower
for when the Badguys are trying to board. Nothing like looking down the
wrong end of a 12Ga Shotgun barrel, to give the meanest BadGuys second
thoughts.

There was an outfit in Georgia, USA, that actually built and marketed
a combo weapon that was both a semi-auto 308 NATO rifle and semi-auto
12 Ga. shotgun, in an Over and Under Confguration, and both had Clip
Magazine Feeds. They wanted $900US+ for it, but it looked like a nice
weapon, for just this purpose. I have not seen it advertised for a
number of years, but if it is still in production, it might be worth
considering.

Most folks would be too scared, or not wnat to put up with the hassels
to have a Bondable Weapons Locker aboard their vessel, but for my money,
it would be manditory if I was going outside North American waters.


Bruce in alaska who also is a FFL holder.......
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