The best boating gun?

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I keep my alaskan loaded with 45 colt ruger only loads. When we go to the bahamas its the ruger and a sawed off 20 guage. Whatever you carry it should be stainless. Trust me all the wd40 in the world wont stop salt air from getting to it just ask my sawed off shotgun, its seen better days but still goes bang.:evil:
 
RobertFBurnett : Another +1 if long arms are allowed, even not for the boat thats a great looking Remmy!
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Yeah, it is nice.

I actually didn't pick out the one that I have, my wife did and that's what I ended up with for Christmas the first year we were together.
 
BTW, Glocks are the model of clean, modern, simple design. However, I don't think I would want to rely on a striker fired weapon, should it get fouled with sand, salt, and grit. Just saying.
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Thanks I got a laugh out of this .
 
Well seems like it has not been hit upon so Let me toss this out since I lived on a boat for 4 years,....water does not make some guns magicaly quit working, If it works on land it will work on water.....DUH! Carry on the boat what ever you would carry on land, Come on folks common sense!
 
Well, my boat ain't a "speed boat". A 25 evinrude will only push a 16 ft boat so fast. LOL But, I switch my regular 9mm Kel Tec for a stainless/alloy Taurus M85UL or a stainless Ruger SP101 when I'm going fishing. In early summer, especially, I have to tranquilize an occasional shark before boating it, or risk losing a finger or three, which is not going to happen. A four foot black tip might not be a man eater, but I can't get a hand around behind his head when he's that big and he can do some damage. My intent is to damage HIM...mesquite coals and the smoker....mmmmm.

I like stainless in salt/marine environments and I tend to revolvers especially for outdoor uses. It's amazing how tranquil a black tip can get once you inject his head with a 158 grain lead pill. :D Lots of folks use a small club, but I just sorta like injecting them. Besides, it's easier and there's less exertion.
 
SOmebody oughta mention the S&W Model 63 "Kit" gun which has been
re-introduced this year, now with an 8 shot cylinder in .22 LR. It does have
a five inch Bbl. If yah want more powerful, the Post-1996 Model 60 is a
.357 Mag. also on the J-frame and has a 5" or 3" bbl. len. or shorter but the 3" and 5" have the full length extractor. Handy revolver.
 
I used to do a lot of extended canoe river trips. In that circumstance you know up front that you are going to get wet and all of your gear is going to get wet. I always carried a S&W m60 on those trips but many guns would serve as well. I carried the gun on me in a secure holster. Rust was never a problem although the gun was often submerged.

When I'd build a fire in the evening, I'd unload the gun, remove the grips, and place the gun on a stone near the fire and let the heat dry up any moisture inside the gun, give it a squirt of WD, wipe down the exterior and reload.

The gun isn't much of a problem, but ammo can be. Finger nail polish around the primer pocket and a circle of it where brass meets bullet should do the job. Mil-spec ammo is usually waterproofed. Commercial stuff usually is not.

And while WD40 is good at displacing water, it is also very good at penetrating primer pockets. Keep WD40 well away from your ammo.
 
I agree the Mossberg 500 JIC Marine setup would be ideal for on the water.

If you are totally set on a revolver a 4" M686 or GP100 will do fine.

I would go with the shotgun, Birdshot for snakes, Buckshot for 2 legged critters and slugs in case you have to sink the bad guys boat!! LOL
 
Glock, but be careful I hear they KB often, are very overrated, and aren't very accurate. Mine are all defective cause they do not have these attributes.

I believe Winchester made a 1300 with a stainless barrel.
 
Well if you're sure you want a handgun i'd go with a 6" barrel smith and wesson .357 magnum. Revolvers are much more reliable in a moist condition than autos. A recommendation if you really want an auto is the Mark 23 by HK. It's meant for moist conditions but it's very expensive. The sig p226 Navy would also be another option for a moist environment.
 
Long ago I did Marine Patrol work. My issued sidearm was the S & W Model 66 in .357magnum. I treated it badly, wore it while in the water, and was a sloven about regular lubrication.....with all that, it functioned flawlessly, even right out of the water. I would buy one again, just because it held up well.

For the last 10 yrs, I have been the proud owner of an HK USP in .45. It is sometimes stored on my boat, and has also joined me in the water on a couple of occasions. I am more diligent about cleaning it ALL my firearms now, and the USP has never let me down. It's "Hostile Environment" finish was developed for the HK Mk23 SOCOM pistol and has been proved to hold up well even in salt water.

I also keep a Mossberg 590 Special Purpose Mariner 12ga pump gun (the one with the line launching setup) on my boat. It sits alot, and sees minimal care. I test fire it/practice with it every month, and it runs smooth, even after 8 yrs on the boat.

I would stand behind any of these choices.
 
I'm a S&W guy, but the size and reliablity of the Ruger SP 101 in .357 should work for you.
Keep one attached to a PFD with a lanyard and you will be well armed, and unsinkable
I have to make do with a 642 in a canoe.
 
BigBlock,

The question you ask is very opened ended: we have no idea a to why you may need the gun and under what circumstances. For example, sometimes we carry revolvers (i.e., canoeing down a river). Other times, I've had buddies that have carried AR-15s (fishing in International Waters where drug smugglers are known to prowl).

Could you elaborate?

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