The big Barrett fifty is too heavy to use from a small boat, because you cannot fire accurately from a rest. The boat is moving at all times, so you can only fire accurately offhand, using your splashes to adjust fire in fast semi-auto. If you put that 50 on a rest, say your cockpit combing, the barrel will just go up and down uncontrollably. And obviously, you can’t fire it offhand. Best is 5.56, because the key is to put out a lot of accurate rapid fire, from offhand (usually sitting offhand), using your splashes to adjust fire.
Makes sense. I guess I was looking at the Barrett as something that could do significant damage to the pirate vessel as well, preferably the hull, below the waterline. Picking off a couple of pirates might discourage them for a little while, but if they want your boat, they’ll try again when conditions are more favorable to them. Putting big holes in their boat, especially the hull, (or other vital areas such a fuel tanks) might make them decide it’s better to head back towards land.
Could you sling it from the rigging to help compensate for quick corrections of sea conditions? At which point I guess you’re not really using the scope for pinpoint accuracy, more like a mini MA2. You’d still have other onboard using smaller calibers targeting the baddies.
Just curious.