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Offline Les

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Somali pirates
« on: April 22, 2017, 02:58:38 PM »
Looks thrilling.  :o  Nope, I'll watch from here. 

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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2017, 04:32:17 PM »
"A Pirate's life for me"

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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2017, 05:46:31 PM »
Lol, of course it's easy to say sitting here all safe and sound, but did you find yourself smiling and maybe giggling a little while it went down.  Tons of other videos on liveleak dealing with the same subject. 

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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2017, 05:52:53 PM »
All I can say is its about time

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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2017, 10:31:52 AM »
Lol, of course it's easy to say sitting here all safe and sound, but did you find yourself smiling and maybe giggling a little while it went down.  Tons of other videos on liveleak dealing with the same subject. 
Yep, I was right there getting a little giddy to see these guys get what's due, especially as they want to board and take hostage, not deliver a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day.

What I found interesting in this time of customized rifles and fancy optics is that these guys all seemed to be shooting
steel sights with fairly standardized rifles. I wonder if this is by company issue or personal preference?

ALso, did anybody else wonder who gets to scrape and paint the railing where the security guy with the camera is trying to put round  on them but the target is below the viewing lie so his rounds are actually hitting the lip of the rail. They are around here: https://youtu.be/tpNpDM-enLw?t=26s. It looks like he hit the edge 4 or 5 times. Not that I am complaining, these guys are trying to drive off people meant to do them harm.
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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2017, 10:41:28 AM »


What I found interesting in this time of customized rifles and fancy optics is that these guys all seemed to be shooting
steel sights with fairly standardized rifles. I wonder if this is by company issue or personal preference?



The way I hear it, just before getting into port, they have to throw the rifles overboard. So they are a one trip weapon. Not saying it's true, but it is believable.

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Re: Somali pirates
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2017, 11:54:33 AM »
Yep, I was right there getting a little giddy to see these guys get what's due, especially as they want to board and take hostage, not deliver a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day.

What I found interesting in this time of customized rifles and fancy optics is that these guys all seemed to be shooting
steel sights with fairly standardized rifles. I wonder if this is by company issue or personal preference?

ALso, did anybody else wonder who gets to scrape and paint the railing where the security guy with the camera is trying to put round  on them but the target is below the viewing lie so his rounds are actually hitting the lip of the rail. They are around here: https://youtu.be/tpNpDM-enLw?t=26s. It looks like he hit the edge 4 or 5 times. Not that I am complaining, these guys are trying to drive off people meant to do them harm.
Noticed that too, marksmanship wasn't exemplary.  Also didn't think about the rifles being a one cruise firearm, but would tend to make sense.  Notice the second boat wanted nothing to do with that action.  LOL  :laugh: