American Shooter, shot of the week

[Black Snowman]

It's crazy fast. Of course I've never seen him take less than 3 shots when he's drawn so maybe that's why I was guessing longer. His quick draw shirt has a leather shield to protect him from the cylinder blast since the gun doesn't come up much over his belt and never goes out of alignment with with the holster.

IIRC, which I may not, the quick draw competition mentioned is 2 shots, on two targets at differant heights and distances. That will slow you down a bit

 

[Tim Burke]

IIRC, which I may not, the quick draw competition mentioned is 2 shots, on two targets at differant heights and distances.

There may be one like that, but not the one I was citing. I used this site as my source for my numbers.

 

[Mal H]

The more I replay what I saw in my mind (I sure wish I had a video of it), I think I misstated what he did. Now I believe it was only a draw and fire and the clock stopped when the shot was fired, not when the gun was reholstered. I still maintain it was only a few 100ths of a second, that I remember distinctly.

 

[Tim Burke]

Based on Munden's world record, that certainly sounds within the realm of possibility... for him. That's probably a technically easier thing to time, too.

 

[Scooter .45]

And the fishing programs show 'em catching one fish after the other for an entire 30 mins...uh huh. Make no mistake, BM is a great shot and those guys are great fishermen, but you can do amazing things with 8 hours of edited tape. Pro photograpers take hundreds of shots to find that one prizewinner too. Doesn't diminish the expertise required, it's just the way life is.

 

[Archie]

Good shooter...

I've seen Bob Munden in person.

The time for a single "fast draw" shot is in thousandths of a second. (Two significant figure numbers.)

I've seen him shoot balloons with short barrelled revolvers. When I saw him shoot, the backing was a plywood surface, so the bullet did not disintegrate and splatter the balloon.

He didn't hit all the long range targets on the first try. But he hit a couple right off.

And, he's a pretty decent guy to talk to.

 

[targetshootr]

i seem to remember the 454 FA shot was at 250 yards? incredible for sure.

a few years ago he and byron ferguson were at a show in yanceyville, nc. i drove up there and got up the nerve to shake their hands and ask a question or two. i placed an order for one of mr fergusons bows which i have yet to shoot. i also bought some of their videos. a year before bob munden tuned a couple of colts for me. they are as slick as owl poop.

he did a show and then bought out some of his guns for everyone to handle. he even let people like me hold his gold plated colt 45. what a day it was. one i'll long remember.

 

[targetshootr]

speaking of long range shots, elmer keith could hit a 4 foot square target at 700 yards with a scopeless handgun. i think thats close to half a mile.

 

[paul105]

Here is a link to John Taffin's article on Bob Munden's gunsmithing and some mention of his quick draw activities: http://www.sixguns.com/range/munden.htm

Here's a link to Bob Munden's own web page -- he sells videos, etc. He also lists his gunsmithing services: http://www.bob-munden.com/index.htm

I saw a performance where he and his wife Becky were demonstrating fast draw with blanks -- no he didn't make every shot, but it was still truely amazing. Taking into consideration that he isn't a young man anymore -- he must have really been something in his prime when his reactions were at their peak.

 

[461]

Bob also rides Harley's and is a heckuva nice fella.

 

[LeonCarr]

Bob Munden claims that he is in the Guinness Book of World Records, but I have looked at Guinness Books back to 1980 and I have yet to find his record listed. Can anybody help? Has anybody seen his record in the book, and what year was the book? Thanks a bunch.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Yeah, he was definitely in Guinness, I've got it somewhere. Seemed to me it was in the late 70s or early 80s, but I don't know. I'll try to find it. In it there was a picture of him drawing a fairly long-barreled revolver. Man, he must be getting old. He was amazing when I was a kid.

 

[paul105]

On his web page, it makes reference to when he was 11 in 1953 -- that would make him 61 or so.

 

[bones]

I thought it was a 44 Mag. not a 454- watched the shoot twice- yep 44Mag

 

[Moparmike]

I saw the one where he was shooting coins, with a .45lc I believe. He hit Half-dollars, Quarters, Sacagawea dollars, Nickels, Pennies, and even a Dime, ALL TOSSED IN THE AIR!!! That is one man I want to be on the good side of if I am within 1000yds of him armed.

 

[JohnK]

What's up - American Shooter is bye bye? What new show?

Shooting USA is supposed to be the new show.

http://www.shootingusa.com/


Bobs 200 yard shots with the 2" 38 are impressive, so are his 600 yard balloon hits with a iron sight 6" M29. He used a truck hood for a rest for those, but that's still damn impressive shooting.

 

[azrael]

Last year Bob Munden was in Raleigh NC for a fishing or hunting show...me and a bud were supposed to attend but I came down with the flu and couldnt attend...THIS year if he comes to NC anywhere near me I am going even if I have to be wheeled in on a stretcher!!!!

One of my favorite episodes of sotw...he showed different draw speeds from TV and movies...he even said that the late Sammy Davis Jr. was a heck of a shot!!!...I still want to find the episode where he shot the 3 steel targets with the Colt SAA in answer to Jerry Miculeks record with a S&W mdl 625 .45acp revolver...I would love to know the time it took him to do that with a single action pistol.

 

[ProCharger]

I did watch one where a shooter was shooting at some washers with a small pistol caliber. It looked like he missed cause it came straight down, well the guy asked to put tape over the hole for ther est of the shots. after that he DID have 2 shots that missed the washer completely but put a hole in the tape in the center. Very impressive to me!

Brett

 

[JohnKSa]

so are his 600 yard balloon hits with a iron sight 6" M29. He used a truck hood for a rest for those, but that's still damn impressive shooting.

THAT'S what I was trying to remember. I was pretty sure that he was using a 44mag, and I was pretty sure that the distance was quite a bit longer than 200 or 250 yards. Thanks for refreshing my memory.