Common questions

What kind of gun does Bob Munden use?

What kind of gun does Bob Munden use?

While the fastest gunslinger owned and used many different firearms in his outrageous shooting displays over the years, his signature piece was a Colt single-action revolver. His ammo of choice was . 45 caliber. This cowboy action-style gun is the one he used to set 18 world records and win countless competitions.

Who is the fastest gunslinger that ever lived?

Bob Munden
Bob Munden, the world’s fastest gunslinger, was one of those special few. Munden was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but his family later moved to Southern California to be closer to his father after he suffered from a life-altering injury during World War II.

What’s the fastest pistol?

7.5 FK Brno
So let’s get right to it, the operable metric here being muzzle velocity: 2000 fps with a 103-gr., . 30-cal. bullet.

Was Glenn Ford really fast with a gun?

CELEBRATED ACTOR Glenn Ford was billed as “the fastest gun in Hollywood” – able to draw and fire in 0.4 seconds – even faster than James Arness (“Gunsmoke”) and John Wayne. The son of a Canadian railroad executive and raised in Southern California, Ford regularly played well-meaning men caught in extreme circumstances.

Was James Garner a fast-draw?

He was one of the fastest and smoothest on the draw in Hollywood!

In a demo during the same show, Munden draws and shoots two balloons six feet apart with two shots that sound virtually like one. Just eight weeks ago, at the Butte Gun Club range for Midland Radio Corp., Munden did exhibition shooting with a .45 caliber single action and Colt 1911 semi-automatic pistol.

How old was Bob Munden when he started shooting?

Born Feb. 8, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., Munden began his professional shooting career at age 11 in Big Bear Lake, Calif. While still in high school, Bob placed second in a competition known as the Leatherslap.

What kind of gun did Bob Dylan use to shoot balloons?

In a demo, using a Colt .45 single-action revolver, he shot two balloons six feet apart in less than a tenth of a second. According to his wife Becky, Bob started suffering chest pains while driving home to Butte from a Missoula hospital after receiving treatment for a mild heart attack.

Where do Bob and Becky Munden shoot live?

Depending on the venue, Bob and Becky continued to perform together shooting blanks or with live ammunition across the United States, in New Zealand and London, England. As recently as 2011, the Mundens put on their live-ammunition exhibition at locations in California and Kansas.

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Ruth Doyle