OT - Shooting Underwater?

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Wes and others,

No, I am not planning anything. However, I live and boat on the gulf coast of FL and routinely carry a .44 Ruger SS Blackhawk while out on the water. I have hooked, but not landed, sharks. Also, I do have occasion to motor up the Peace River which is heavily infested with alligators.

I intend to stay aboard my boat, but who knows? I have also watched many (too many like everyone else) Jaws & adventure movies. If underwater in a life or death situation should I fire the .44 into a monster or ask him to come out of the water and fight like a man? Anyway, you get the idea.

Some years ago I was reading an American Handgunner (I think) article about a group of shooters gathered around a motel swimming pool after a match when this subject came up. The article stated (with a big ha ha) that they were evicted from the motel for jumping into the pool and firing their 1911s underwater to settle the argument (too much booze I guess). The article never discussed any of the shooting results.