Who would you want on YOUR side in a gunfight?

[ThePerfectOne]

damn, I must be pretty young (or pretty dumb ) 'cause I never heard of these guys (ok, I heard about Jeff Cooper, but that's it)!

naahh...what did you expect TPO, you're from Belgium
the only gun legend that lived in Belgium was John Moses Browning (the man even died in Belgium), altough he would not be my first choice for a partner in a gunfight

 

[DeltaElite]

Cirillo. He has been there and done that.

 

[lostdog]

hehehe

Jeffrey dalmer, charles mason, pee-wee gaskins,..If i'm gonna fight I want people who ENJOY killing and are not bound by moral standards...... Oh, wait..that's sarah brady and bill clinton and al gore... really... Jeff cooper would have a .45, Massad ayoob woulod have a glock .40(my fav.), Jordan would carry a colt saa .45, and elmer keith would have two .44 mags. any of those guys would be a big help.......but I'd bring a guy named Richard Machinko(seal team 6) hasta bye-bye

 

[Jim V]

Bill Jordan, US Border Patrol, not the RealTree Bill Jordan, would use a S&W M-19 not a SAA. Sorry.

But for this discussion I agree with Mike Irwin, Charlie Askins. We know for a fact that he killed a lot of people, he bragged about it in his books and articles. Those who knew him would attest that he had as much remorse for shooting some one as he did for swatting a fly.

My number two choice would be Jordan. Then Cirillo.

 

[rgc]

My friend Bill . . .

because he is a better shot and I am faster in the 100 yard dash

You out there Bill?

 

[foghornl]

ALL of the above. Plus our members here, folks from keepandbeararms.com, and members from TheArmedCitizen.net.

And for backup, Easy Company from the 101st Airborne [Just finished watching "Band Of Brothers"]

 

[SpeedRacer2002]

While it may not be the most exciting answer. I'll take my brother in an instant. There are others out there who shoot better but none that I know I can trust with my life as if it were his own. That tie runs deeper than anything else, and I know that if it came down to it we would be looking out for each other and not ourselves.

 

[Mute]

Godzilla!

 

[soonershooter]

I'll take Jordan. I like Steve's answer. I would prefer to be at Hathcock range!

 

[dev_null]

I want Eastwood's character from the early spaghetti westerns, with one of those guns that shoots 93 rounds without reloading.

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[10-Ring]

Robo Cop and his brother

 

[Viking6]

I like rgc's answer! Anybody that's a bigger and slower target than me.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Carlos Hathcock and the ability to light up a target for air support.

If I need to get closer, I'll take ex-Gov. Ventura if he can still carry that General Electric XM214 Minigun.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Walt Rauch

I know Walt and I've seen him shoot.

 

[Trisha]

My love and partner these past +11 years, Susan.

We've been there and done that; and lived.

And while I ask the Goddess every day to see me never have to face that again, I will always delight in practicing team defensive drills with Susan above and beyond any other person no matter what.

Otherwise, Cooper and Cirillo (just to keep this "let's pretend...")

Trisha

 

[dfariswheel]

I'd take what was probably the deadliest killer and gunman America ever produced........Skinny, scrawny, baby-faced, stone cold killer Audie Murphy.

I just finished reading "No name on the Bullet" the best biography written about him. After the war, he was ALWAYS armed, and ALWAYS ready, willing, and certainly able to kill.

Most people never knew that Murphy was so fast with a gun, ANY GUN. There were a few people around who were as fast as he was, but NOBODY was faster. Unlike most of the "fast guns", Murphy was that fast with live ammo. Many people saw him make shots that just defied belief.

It also helped that he killed between 250-400 German and Italian soldiers. Any number of "tough guys" took one look at Murphy's eyes and suddenly remembered that they had important business elsewhere.
One astute observer recommends that the next time a Murphy movie is on, wait for a closeup and take a look. Murphy is usually sardonically smiling, but his eyes are like a shark's, absolutely dead.

Other than Murphy, I'd go with Wild Bill Hickok or John Wesley Hardin. These guys were great shots, but were so dangerous because they were ALWAYS ready to shoot.
Point a gun at most people and they're thinking about dying. Point a gun at them, and they were thinking about how they were going to kill you.

 

[Schuey2002]

I'll take the "Outlaw Jose Wales"..

Or, a platoon of British S.A.S. members.

 

[JohnK]

Of those listed I'd pick Cirillo first, followed very closely by Bill Jordan. If we could pick anyone I'd pick a friend who's the best shot I've ever seen and I've known him for 30 years (damn that's a long time!) and know I can count on him, as much as the others are legendary I've never met them and wouldn't put the same trust in them as I would a lifelong friend.

 

[Woodchuck]

Matt Dillon

 

[lostdog]

good book on this subject

This sounds like a book I just finished... "pale horse coming" It is a fictional book in the vain of the greek legend seven against thebes and it uses most of the people in this poll, under very slightly diffrent names. Try to spot who's who if you read it.

PS: if b. jordan would use a m-19 then who is the jordan guy that was so fast with a saa?

 

[PlayTheAces]

Other than Murphy, I'd go with Wild Bill Hickok or John Wesley Hardin. These guys were great shots, but were so dangerous because they were ALWAYS ready to shoot.

Since we're not limiting ourselves to those currently breathing, both these gents came immediately to mind. Hickok because he was most likely the best shot in the old west, and Hardin because he was just plain scary. Maybe nuts would be a better word.

But, my choice would have to be Wyatt Earp. A decent shot, probably the most poised and cool shooter of his time, and either lucky or smart enough to live to a ripe old age. I'd feel pretty good having him on the team.

 

[Harold Mayo]

Of the ones listed, it's Charles Askins without a doubt. Bill Jordan is a close second.

Some of the others have "been there, done that" (I hate that phrase), but NOT to the extent of Askins. The man was just cold, apparently. He also grew up in a time and place that most of the others did NOT. Askins' outlook on killing another man was not, apparently, any different than killing an animal. To read "Unrepentant Sinner", you get the picture that he actually placed LESS value on human life than animal. He seemed to enjoy shooting people.

 

[Okiecruffler]

All of those folks are fine I suppose, and I'm getting fond of all you folks, but when push comes to shove, I want The Wife by my side. We've practiced and drilled and discussed until it's just second nature.

 

[Soap]

I would pick Charlie Askins to fight for me but I would pick Jeff Cooper to fight with me.

 

[cratz2]

Jim Cirillo.

Many would be fine choices but I just sort of get the impression that he's been through so much that he doesn't even sweat during gun fights any more. He just says --->