The problem I see isn't keeping a steady shot under stress, it's that he set up a shooting position not conducive to engaging an approaching target. And based on the bag setup I'm assuming that wasn't done in the heat of battle but at a time where he could have given some forethought to engagement angles. Hell, I give more forethought to that when setting up in a new deer stand for the evening.

Edit: although keeping a steady shot under stress is also a factor, and something I would expect an experienced professional to be able to do a far better job at than myself in this scenario.

Hnnnngghhh......This is my dream job right now. My unit was picked to join an anti-piracy task force right after my last tour to Afghan. We were so ****ing stoked to go. I would have to extend my contract to go and I had the initial papers drawn up to do so. This was in 2008 when it was a very visible international problem. We started initial training and morale was through the roof.

Then we got shortlisted to go back to Afghan. I immediately tore up my extension papers. Because **** Afghanistan. EAS'ed without fulfilling my dream of fighting pirates. Gubment had the last laugh though. Couple weeks after I got out my unit was once again shortlisted to do a Pacific float. Those *******s hit up all the Asian countries. Stories I had grown up on as a kid. Taiwan, Philippines, Japan, Australia, etc. It was one of the pros of enlisting. See the world and tear up some ports but NOOOOO.....****ing ME had to be ****ty again and all I got was four years of sand and misery. I have the worst timing. Sucks to suck ya know?

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A guy I worked with at The Chicken in the '90s does this for a living. Or at least he did at one point several years ago.

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He has a lot of experience dealing with people that want to drink and pillage, then!

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A guy I work with thinks an awesome business model would be to go out and get a nice luxury yacht and essentially have people pay you to ride along and "patrol" the waters with the bait ship in hopes of pirates attacking - the premise would be that there are plenty of folks out there with money would would gladly spend their vacation in hopes of the opportunity to get to do what the video in the OP said. Can't say he is too far off the mark, I can see it being viable assuming you could price it out accordingly. People spend money on all kinds of stupid stuff all the time.

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You could even have a reality show based on the premise - "The Deadliest Ketch". I guess you'd technically have to do it from a sailboat though.

I suspect the Somalis have RPGs. So I wouldn't want anti-boarding defense as much as I'd rather have something with an effective range 2x-3x that of an RPG

Edit: sorry, meant to reply to Kenneth