On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:57:07 -0400, wrote:

I bet a slug will punch a hole in any fiberglass boat, as far away as
you can hit it from.

Take that to the extreme. If you got WAAAAAAAAY away, and did the luckiest
long shot you could do, you would have to aim so high that on the way down,
the round would be either at 45 degrees or maybe even more.

If you took the farthest distance that round would travel, took off fifty
feet, and use that as your toe line, how many times do you think you could
even hit the boat, and do you think it would penetrate? And are we talking
just hitting the boat, or hitting it so as to sink it? Lots of areas on a
boat are made of thinner fiberglass above the water line, the cosmetic
areas. And consider that most surfaces under the water line are not very
vertical, and would be angled away from you. And may be very thick.

I'll take that bet. It would be a fun day. Remember, the range is the
farthest distance that slug will travel less fifty feet. And holes in
plexiglass and fabric and anything other than fiberglass don't count.

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.

Steve

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.

There are lots of derelict boats in Florida. They might even pay to
have them removed. You'd have to get enviro permits to sink them of
course.

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

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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

I have a 1969 19 foot Colombian in my back yard in Essex if you want
it.. Take it away, please

On Oct 16, 10:00*am, Tosk wrote:
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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

I have a 1969 19 foot Colombian in my back yard in Essex if you want
it.. Take it away, please

Thats where he takes his Daughter for "special time" in the boat.
He pretends he zooming along as she zooms his pole........

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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

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On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:55:06 -0600, "SteveB"
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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



The hole under the waterline might be made from the top ;-)

As for the CG being able to break an outboard block with a shotgun,
nobody said they are using your grand daddy's deer slug.
They may be shooting one of those rounds the cops use to break door
locks.

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On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:55:06 -0600, "SteveB"
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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



The hole under the waterline might be made from the top ;-)

As for the CG being able to break an outboard block with a shotgun,
nobody said they are using your grand daddy's deer slug.
They may be shooting one of those rounds the cops use to break door
locks.

You can bet if it is paid for in taxpayer's dollars, it's the latest
greatest best thing available, and probably not available to the general
public. The A10 depleted uranium shells are an example. Does the CG really
use shotguns that much? A lot of footage I have seen has been machine guns.
Those 50s with the armor piercing core will surely punch a hole, and the
explosive shells will take out everything around whatever it hits.

I don't know what these guys are thinking when they try to run from those
50s.

Steve

Steve

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:25:34 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:47:04 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

Does the CG really
use shotguns that much?


When I was stopped in the middle of the night in Big Carlos Pass the
CG guys had a Mossberg 500 and an M16 plus their Beretta M9s
We yacked for a while after they figured out I wasn't smuggling square
grouper.

Reminds me. The mates on the head boat out of Ft Myers Beach called
gray snapper "Ft Myers Beach Porkchops."
Of course me and the wife started calling the spade fish we caught at
my sister's dock "Punta Gorda Porkchops."

--Vic