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The object of fast draw as a combative sport is to quickly draw one's pistol and fire with the most accuracy. The sport has been inspired by accounts of duels and gunfights which incorporated it during the Wild West, such as the Hickok–Tutt shootout, Short–Courtright duel, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Long Branch Saloon gunfight and others, which in turn inspired the gunfights seen in ...
World Guns; Guns Recognition Guide Terry Gander, May 2005, ISBN 0007183283; Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns David Miller, June 2003, ISBN 0760315604; Jane's Gun Recognition Guide Richard D. Jones, June 2008, ISBN 0061374083
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Robert William Munden Jr (February 8, 1942 – December 10, 2012) was an American exhibition shooter who performed with handguns, rifles and shotguns. He is best known for holding 18 world records in the sport of Fast Draw and having the title "Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived" bestowed upon him by Guinness World Records.
The early days of the sport can be traced back to the 1950s and the quick draw "leather slap" competitions that grew out of America's love affair with the TV westerns of that era. In 1984 USPSA was incorporated as the US Region of IPSC. Practical Shooting challenged the then accepted standards of technique, training practices and equipment.
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The character of Rick O'Connell (played by Brendan Fraser) in the 1999 movie, The Mummy, uses this draw technique with guns on both left and right sides. The primary antagonist character, Charlie Prince (played by Ben Foster) in the 2007 film 3:10 to Yuma carries two Smith & Wesson Model 3 Schofield Revolvers both worn in cavalry draw holsters.