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Best Boat Guns?
What's the best boat gun to have.
What should I look for in a good boat gun (Pistol & Rifles). Should you declare you have weapons aboard or just have a good stash spot for overseas cruising? Please no Wilbur answers. I'm looking for real knowledge and practical experience, not wanna-be advice. Fred |
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On May 29, 10:26*am, (Richard Casady)
wrote: Get a 12 ga pump or semiauto shotgun. Mossberg made one specially for boats, all stainless. Many places where the shotgun is ok if declared take a dim view of pistols. So show the shotgun, and hide the pistol really really well. Or don't have one. Casady Agreed......... 12 ga pump 18" barrel, use #4 shot or goose shot. No need for the 3" mag or 00/buck. Big pattern , easy to mover wepon around confined areas, and wont put too may leaks in your boat or kill the friendly on the other side of the bulk head. USMC adopted a newer auto loader shotgun. Check that out for ball dragging effect. Or go to discount store and get a Rem 870 for $200. Bob |
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Best Boat Guns?
wrote in message ... What's the best boat gun to have. What should I look for in a good boat gun (Pistol & Rifles). Should you declare you have weapons aboard or just have a good stash spot for overseas cruising? Please no Wilbur answers. I'm looking for real knowledge and practical experience, not wanna-be advice. Fred Again with the stupid questions. Any time some Rube asks what's the *best* anything it indicates to me they are too stupid to understand that there is no such thing as *best* for every situation. There can only be a best for specific situations. For example, if you wished to ward off a small pirate vessel that was approaching you a 50 caliper sniper rifle would be the best by virtue of the fact that you could hit them before they could likely get in range to hit you unless they were similarly armed or had a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on deck. An Exocet missile would be your only hope in that case. And, if you are in a close quarters situation a 12 gauge shotgun would probably be best to repel boarders. But watch the stays and shrouds! And a pistol would be best to keep near your berth to blow away boarders who happened to have gotten into your accommodation. So, as you can see, you must first evaluate your cruising grounds and then ship the appropriate weapon(s) for those situation most likely to eventuate. Myself, I ship a fully automatic Kalishnakov and long banana magazines, a 12 gauge, double barreled, sawed off but legal length shotgun, a 357 magnum revolver with alternate snake shot and jacketed hollowpoint rounds, and a 50 caliper sniper rifle with night scope and range finder/computer for windage and autoheight for distance (windage) calibration. Given a steady platform I can blow an enemy's head off his shoulders at 1/2 mile distance. You've got to decide if you're a man first, though, before you ship the first gun. If you don't view a firearm as deadly force and deadly force only but as some "deterrent" (like a weenie liberal) then you'd best remain unarmed. If you decide to carry weapons do declare them but do have one pistol well hidden that you don't declare. But if you should have reason to use that hidden gun make sure you are in a place where you can get rid of any bodies. You don't want the authorities to know you were holding out on them. If they find out you were you can kiss your declared arsenal goodbye (and probably your freedom as well) as most countries require you to turn weapons over to the authorities for impoundment until you're ready to depart their port or country. I hope this helps. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wilbur Hubbard Allied Seawind 32, "Sea Isle" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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In article . com,
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: you a 50 caliper sniper rifle would be the best Only Wilbur, would buy a "50 caliper" firearm....... |
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 17:24:23 +0000, You wrote:
In article . com, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: you a 50 caliper sniper rifle would be the best Only Wilbur, would buy a "50 caliper" firearm....... don't you yankees have anything better to do than yap about guns? |
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"mister b" wrote in message m... don't you yankees have anything better to do than yap about guns? That's how Capt Neal makes up for his shortcomings. |
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"mister b" wrote in message
m... On Sat, 31 May 2008 17:24:23 +0000, You wrote: In article . com, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: you a 50 caliper sniper rifle would be the best Only Wilbur, would buy a "50 caliper" firearm....... don't you yankees have anything better to do than yap about guns? Some of us cling to guns and religion... didn't you hear? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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You wrote: In article . com, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: you a 50 caliper sniper rifle would be the best Only Wilbur, would buy a "50 caliper" firearm....... They say the legs are the first to go... -- Molesworth |
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