GUNS Magazine January 1957

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it, point it correctly, fire the shot, and hit
the dropping half-dollar. Very simple in
telling; not so easy in the doing!
Personally, I am greatly interested in the
TV demonstrations of Hugh O'Brian while
impersonating Wyatt Earp. I am greatly
interested in his timing methods and equipment;
also in his announcement of the
quarter-second draw. This is very close to
being the ultimate speed if we allow a little
latitude on the safety-margin side.
Before I wrote my book, "Fast and Fancy
Revolver Shooting," in 1938, I set the superspeed
draw at approximately one-quarter
second when all conditions were just right
and favorable. Close observation since then
of many very fast quick-draw performers has
not changed my conclusion.
Certainly it would be a very worthwhile
undertaking - to get - all the television and
moving picture stars, men and women, to-
gether and have a thorough workout with
accurate timing equipment under the super-
vision of persons who know the game thor-
oughly, to determine definitely each one's
relative skill and ability. Such a get-to-
gether session would give everybody a square
deal and establish everyone's relative stand-
ing.
Because my hands, arms and shoulders
are crippled with arthritis, I do not take
part in such activities at the present time.
But my co-workers and the electronics ex-
pert who was most active in the construction
of our electrically-controlled hundredth-of-
a-second timing equipment would be happy
to assist in such a competition. They would
be willing to come to Hollywood with the
equipment and conduct such a session. A
pair of silver-plated Peacemaker Colts has
been offered by the Colt firearms company
as a prize to the winner. The ivory handles
will be inscribed with the winner's name
and an appropriate title, like "Top Gun of
the West," or "The Fastest Man Alive." @
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