Fast Draw (Page 3): While I never tried Fast draw, I did compete in Bullseye shooting from 1948 until the shakes got me in the 1980s. Was a member of my army post's pistol team and...

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Mar 18, 2020 12:14:29 #

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

While I never tried Fast draw, I did compete in Bullseye shooting from 1948 until the shakes got me in the 1980s. Was a member of my army post's pistol team and shot in the National Mid-Winters in Tampa in 1955. Also shot in a center fire police-military league in Baltimore where everyone used .38 center fire double action revolvers. Carried my S&W K-38 in a Tom Three-Persons holster when I didn't want to carry my gun box from the base to Baltimore.
Keep safe and don't shoot yourself in the leg!
Bud

Mar 18, 2020 12:24:29 #

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

rusty nails wrote:

Fast Draw contest

That gal can shoot!!!

Mar 18, 2020 12:50:55 #

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good B&W, Rusty.

Mar 18, 2020 12:57:21 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

rusty nails wrote:

Thanks CO,, I do not know anything about guns but it was unbelievable how fast they could draw and shoot and hit a target.

While I have owned and fired numerous single action revolvers I have not gotten into the fast draw competition thinking. I can say that Ed McGivern, a shooter back in the 1930's was able to draw and fire a double action Smith and Wesson revolver and fire five shots hitting an Ace of Spades in 1/5th of a second. Single action shooters these days are pretty much about as fast.

This was copied from Wikipedia about shooter Bob Munden:

The exhibition shooter Bob Munden (1942-2012), proclaimed by the Guinness Book of World Records as “the fastest man with a gun who ever lived", could draw, fire, break a balloon target with a blank using a standard weight single-action revolver and return his gun to his holster faster than the blink of an eye. On his DVD "Outrageous Shooting," Munden was filmed shooting .16 of a second in an event called Walk and Draw Level.

Dennis

Mar 18, 2020 12:59:32 #

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Great shot of a Great shot, Rusty. Love it in B&W.

Mar 18, 2020 13:08:03 #

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

A truly outstanding shot!

Mar 18, 2020 13:10:54 #

Jo_Madre

Nicely cropped photo!

How'd you freeze the quick draw action at 1/400? Is this posed? Or is this photo just after the peak of action with a subject stall?

...well timed flash?

Mar 18, 2020 13:39:28 #

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

rusty nails wrote:

Fast Draw contest

WOW....more please. A first for me. Interesting subject matter and the B&W really is attractive and the details....quite alluring. I would love to see more of this. Thanks man !