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Sounds like you need to practice.
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message .net... Len wrote: snip 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 ? There was a time in my life when I was a very accomplished marksman as well as a successful hunter. Still own those weapons, both rifles and shotguns. A few years ago, decided to try to use up some ammunition my father had purchased during WWII and see if it was still good. Went sailing one afternoon, took my trusty Model 12, Winchester shotgun and some empty throw away beer bottles for targets. The waves were about 2-3 ft and had about 10 knots of wind. Set the autopilot on a beam reach, trimmed the sails, loaded the shotgun and proceeded to conduct target practice. About 25-30 shots later, I had failed to either hit a bottle while it was still in the air or after it had landed in the water. It was quite an eye opener. Based on that afternoon, I came to the conclusion that a weapon onboard is a bigger PITA than it is worth, especially when it will probably less than effective than you might think. One other thing, unless you are willing to pick up a weapon and shoot another human being dead on the spot without even a moment's hesitation, forget having a weapon onboard. BTW, I'm still a pretty good marksman, on a shooting range, but not on a boat. YMMV HTH Lew |
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