1. About bouncing rounds off the railing:
   It’s that 2.6-inch front sight offset.
   You should see the car hoods at all the police academies.

   1. For those newbies that lurk here:

      https://m.imgur.com/gallery/KE67uNp

      Remember, the scope zero is where the bullet trajectory touches the line of sight of the scope

      In my 10 min calculus googlefest, it’s the point of tangency. This is why bullet drop graphics usually don’t start at 0, because the scope is “zeroed” for that yardage, and bullets don’t fly in a straight line but in a curve

2. Personally I think 50 cal. is a bit overboard (pardon the pun). A couple of M-1919’s in .308 would suffice. Cheaper ammo than the BMG and longer effective range than the M-60’s or M-249’s, with comparable rates of fire.

   1. Yeah, but holing the speed boat puts the entire crew out of action, while lighter rounds take them out one by one.

3. I do have a serious question, though:
   I thought the high seas were gun-free zones by international law. (Remember the “fire hoses and loud noises to fight the pirates” advice?) So how did this ship get armed security?

   1. They probably broke the law so they wouldn’t get murdered by pirates, I highly doubt pirates these days respect parley

   2. I suspect someone realized older laws make more sense. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if those men and their small arms get transferred to another ship before this one makes port. Plausible deniability FTW!

4. The rules on armed ships change a few years ago with the large number of attacks. The shipping companies hire outside contractors and technically the captains are the law on international waters. There are also a group of something like seventeen countries that have naval vessels sharing patrol duties around the Somali area.

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