At a Glance
1874 – 1957
Montana exhibition shooter who set speed records with the double-action revolver.
Accomplishments
- Fired five shots into a hand-sized group in 2/5 of a second (1932)
- Broke hand-thrown clay targets with a revolver
- Trained law enforcement in fast revolver work
- Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame (2010)
Books
- Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting (1938)
October 20, 1874 – December 12, 1957
- Exhibition shooter
- – Shooting instructor
- – 2010 – Inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
- – Author: 1938 – “Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting”


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Across the Gun Websites Network
- Ed McGivern on After Action.net After Action.net
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