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Posted: 5/3/2005 10:31:46 PM EDT
| Seriously several shotgun manufactures make shotguns with marine in the name , Polymer stocks and marine coating (guns only have 2 enemys, politicians and rust, lots or rust in a salt water enviroment,) as for a pistol, a stainless revolver or a poly like an hk, and maybe an ak or even an sks (cheap and reliable) for the longer distances should it ever come to that just my .02 |
Of course! But I dont have enough money to buy the first 8 things 
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| How big of a boat? I grew up in Florida. I had a friend who parents owned a nice house boat, probably 50-55ft, 2 interior decks and a flying bridge on top. His ran a seashell company that catered to tourists, and he would take the boat to the keys and once in a while to the Bahamas. He had a Thompson 1927 with a Cutt's compensator. Looked just like Sgt. Saunders' gun of Combat fame. He got it to prevent "Piracy boarding’s". |
Shotgun and a Remington 30-06 is what I keep in the boat. Both painted with Rustoleum and the bores oiled. Extra ammo in a sealed can. Keep in mind you are shooting from one moving platform at another moving platform. Accuracy is not going to be at it's best. Any hits beyond for example, a hundred yards is pure luck. 
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Yup...that is why an AK-47 clone and a 12ga like a Mossy M590 is perfect. FIREPOWER is what you are after...not long range accuracy. Finally, any reliable auto pistol of a caliber that starts with .4x is a good choice. Hopefully, you will never need the pistol...but you never can tell. Finally: -One of the most important things is situational awareness. The watch ought to be awake and aware. If it looks hinky...it likely IS. -A sailor ought to read the threat info during voyage planning. Voyage planning ought to avoid those areas of risk if possible. -The weapons ought to be loaded and easily accessible. Potential users MUST be very familiar with their potential weapons. Having them on the boat is absolutely silly if all members of the crew aren't trained in their use and READY to use them if required. |
They're packin' too...    
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I use a Mossy Mariner and I also usually bring my glock 19 along as well. The mossy is my boat gun, it usually stays on board full time. It has a copstock on it so I can stow it easier and because the stock does actually reduce the recoil. Think of the recoil from a 12 gauge on a boat in 10 foot seas. The coating is OK for the salt air, but you still need to maintiain it and keep it oiled. The Glock I chose not because of corrosion resistance but because it is cheap and can be replaced if it falls overboard (for real). I guess I chose the Mossy over the Remmy for the same resaon. |
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I ought to add: I also believe you'd need more than one guy with a weapon. I dont know how many folks usually travel on these yachts but if you had 5 or more armed with .308 battle rifles dumping out tracers it could make an impressive show for a potential adversary. I'd hate for one of them bastards to get lucky with a 40mm HE round though! Maybe a semi 1919 or M60 would be helpful but I dont know what sort of legal issues you might get in foreign ports. Hell imagine even a TNW semi .50 M2 
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12ga--stailess, for marine/water type; uses slugs and buck, good for CQB pistol--glock 20 --.45 casue it makes big holes; glock casue it can take the moisture and crap and still be kinda presentable a .308 semiauto, perferably one that has a chrome-lined bbl and accurate and reliable and takes 20rnd mags--probably an AR-10 or an M1A i choose the .308 over the AR or AK for the range and power--if you going to engage folks ship-to-ship, then you will need more penetrating/range/power than 7.62x39 or 5.56 a .50BMG to knock out engines would be nice too 
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FAL or M1A , you will need the extra power and range of the .308 cartridge since you will be out on open water, you may need to shoot through their boat or cabin they are using for cover if you get into a fire fight. 12 ga riot gun and a good sidearm RPG would be even better! 
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 This is a 10-22 version, but they make them for AK's as well. It's basically 2 rifles on a camshaft, that allows them to both fire at the same time. I imagine to AK's and a 75 round drum would be about as close as you could legally get to a machine gun. I also would think that, with a little imagination, one could rig something similar up with anything they wanted. Of course, a shotgun and a pistol would deal with all but the worst problems you'd be likely to have. |
+1. This pretty much covers it. |
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Winchester 1300 Coastal Marine. I love mine. www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/catalog/detail.asp?cat_id=512&type_id=916&cat=012C 
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