Bob Munden

Bob Munden

Bob Munden is a Fast Draw competition shooter who now undertakes fast draw exhibition shooting. Bob Munden holds many fast draw world records and is recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest gun ever.

In addition to competition, Bob Munden has achieved several extraordinary feats of shooting, including hitting coins thrown into the air and splitting playing cards thrown into the air, all on demand. Much fast draw shooting takes place with blank ammunition but Bob Munden has achieved several feats with regular ammunition loaded to full power. For example, as a demonstration, Bob Munden competed in Bianchi Cup match and finished in the money using a Colt Single Action and full power ammunition.cite web |url=http://bobmunden.com |title= "Records" by Bob Munden]

Bob Munden started his shooting career when he competed in Jeff Cooper's Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions at Big Bear Lake, California in the 1950s. The Leatherslaps became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL). His shooting prowess showed early when he came second in 1958 using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Jeff Cooper.

Since taking up exhibition shooting, Bob Munden has given many demonstrations to audiences, sometimes with John Satterwhite. Bob Munden has also given shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over.

References

External links

* [http://bobmunden.com Bob Munden]
* [http://www.uspsa2.org/swp_past.htm The SWPCL competitions]
* [http://www.sixguns.com/range/munden.htm "The Sixguns of Bob Munden" by John Taffin]


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