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{{Short description|American exhibition shooter (1942–2012)}} |
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| name = Bob Munden |
| name = Bob Munden |
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| image = 2005 LiveAmmoShow SASS EOT NewMexico.jpg |
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| alt = Man and woman, both wearing cowboy hats and sunglasses |
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| caption = Munden with his wife in 2005 |
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| birth_name = Robert W. Munden, Jr. |
| birth_name = Robert W. Munden, Jr. |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1942|02|08}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1942|02|08}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2012|12|10|1942|02|08}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2012|12|10|1942|02|08}} |
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| death_place = [[Butte, Montana]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Butte, Montana]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Exhibition |
| occupation = Exhibition shooter, TV personality, shooting competitor, fast-draw records holder, gunsmith |
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| spouse = Becky Lewis Munden |
| spouse = Becky Lewis Munden |
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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''. |
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Munden was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States,<ref>[http://www.bobmunden.com/about/biography/ Bob Munden website biography.] Retrieved on January 4, 2012.</ref> and started his shooting career at age 11 in Southern California.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9773265/Bob-Munden.html ''The Telegraph'']</ref> Beginning in high school, Bob competed in [[Jeff Cooper (colonel)|Jeff Cooper]]'s Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions at [[Big Bear Lake, California]] in the 1950s. The Leatherslaps eventually became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL). When Munden was 16, he placed second in the 1958 Leatherslap using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Cooper. He claimed to have won over 3,500 fast draw trophies.<ref name="Looney">{{cite journal| last =Looney| first =Douglas S.| title =Just Call This A Draw| journal =[[Sports Illustrated]]| year =1989| url =http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1069253/index.htm| |
Munden was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States,<ref>[http://www.bobmunden.com/about/biography/ Bob Munden website biography.] Retrieved on January 4, 2012.</ref> and started his shooting career at age 11 in Southern California.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9773265/Bob-Munden.html ''The Telegraph'']</ref> Beginning in high school, Bob competed in [[Jeff Cooper (colonel)|Jeff Cooper]]'s Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions with live ammunition at [[Big Bear Lake, California]] in the 1950s. The Leatherslaps eventually became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL). When Munden was 16, he placed second in the 1958 Leatherslap using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Cooper. He claimed to have won over 3,500 fast draw trophies.<ref name="Looney">{{cite journal| last =Looney| first =Douglas S.| title =Just Call This A Draw| journal =[[Sports Illustrated]]| year =1989| url =http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1069253/index.htm| access-date =2001-10-21| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080331212203/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1069253/index.htm| archive-date =2008-03-31}}</ref><ref name="bm5">{{cite web |url=http://bobmunden.com |title= "Records" by Bob Munden}}</ref> |
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After taking up exhibition shooting, Munden gave many demonstrations to audiences across the country, once with [[John Satterwhite (sport shooter)|John Satterwhite]]. Munden also gave shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over, including ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]'' on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]], on American Shooter, Shooting USA, Shooting USA's Impossible Shots and ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not]]'' among others. Munden was also a custom [[gunsmith]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Taffin|first=John|url=http://www.sixguns.com/range/munden.htm|title=The Sixguns of Bob Munden}}</ref> |
After taking up exhibition shooting, Munden gave many demonstrations to audiences across the country, once with [[John Satterwhite (sport shooter)|John Satterwhite]]. Munden also gave shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over, including ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]'' on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]], on American Shooter, Shooting USA, Shooting USA's Impossible Shots and ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not]]'' among others. Munden was also a custom [[gunsmith]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Taffin|first=John|url=http://www.sixguns.com/range/munden.htm|title=The Sixguns of Bob Munden}}</ref> |
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==Record controversy== |
== Record controversy == |
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The [[Guinness Book of World Records]] listed Bob Munden in the 1980 and previous editions as the “Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived",<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1980| page= 625|version=US edition}}</ref> but they discontinued publishing Munden records in later editions so that the book could be approved as a reference source for school libraries.<ref name="bm5"/> This led to controversy among younger shooters over the records Munden claimed to hold. Munden's critics have argued that his records are not sufficiently well-documented to be valid and that he currently holds no official Fast Draw world record. Fast Draw includes multiple events, each with its own world record. The record with the shortest time is single-shot open freestyle (using a light-weight gun) held by Ernie Hill, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., with a recorded time of .208 seconds.<ref>{{cite web| |
The ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' listed Bob Munden in the 1980 and previous editions as the “Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived",<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1980| page= 625|version=US edition}}</ref> but they discontinued publishing Munden records in later editions so that the book could be approved as a reference source for school libraries.<ref name="bm5"/> This led to controversy among younger shooters over the records Munden claimed to hold. Munden's critics have argued that his records are not sufficiently well-documented to be valid and that he currently holds no official Fast Draw world record. Fast Draw includes multiple events, each with its own world record. The record with the shortest time is single-shot open freestyle (using a light-weight gun) held by Ernie Hill, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., with a recorded time of .208 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|access-date = 2011-09-28 |url=http://www.fastdraw.org/wfda/wfd_records.html|title=Fast Draw World Records}}</ref> Munden has received skepticism mostly due to the absence of both written evidence of his records and for the absence of his supposed 3,500 trophies.<ref name="Looney"/> |
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==''Stan Lee's Superhumans''== |
== ''Stan Lee's Superhumans'' == |
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At age 68 Bob Munden appeared in ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''. In it, it was found out that his hand is withstanding 10 Gs of force when his weapon is drawn. 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. |
At age 68, Bob Munden appeared in ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''. In it, it was found out that his hand is withstanding 10 Gs of force when his weapon is drawn. 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. {{source?|date=May 2023}} |
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==Death== |
== Death == |
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According to his wife Becky, Bob started suffering chest pains while driving home to [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] from a [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]] hospital after receiving treatment for a mild heart attack. Miles from a hospital, he told his wife to keep driving before dying shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Munden Has Died|url=http://www.bobmunden.com/update-from-bob-munden/bob-munden-020842-121012/}}</ref> |
According to his wife Becky, Bob started suffering chest pains on December 10, 2012, while driving home to [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] from a [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]] hospital after receiving treatment for a mild heart attack. Miles from a hospital, he told his wife to keep driving before dying shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Munden Has Died|url=http://www.bobmunden.com/update-from-bob-munden/bob-munden-020842-121012/}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Ripley's Believe It or Not!}} |
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[[Category:1942 births]] |
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[[Category:2012 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri]] |
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri]] |
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[[Category:Gunsmiths]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 9 June 2024
Bob Munden | |
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 Munden with his wife in 2005 | |
| Born | Robert W. Munden, Jr. February 8, 1942 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 2012 (aged 70) Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Exhibition shooter, TV personality, shooting competitor, fast-draw records holder, gunsmith |
| Spouse | Becky Lewis Munden |
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.
Munden was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States,[1] and started his shooting career at age 11 in Southern California.[2] Beginning in high school, Bob competed in Jeff Cooper's Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions with live ammunition at Big Bear Lake, California in the 1950s. The Leatherslaps eventually became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL). When Munden was 16, he placed second in the 1958 Leatherslap using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Cooper. He claimed to have won over 3,500 fast draw trophies.[3][4]
After taking up exhibition shooting, Munden gave many demonstrations to audiences across the country, once with John Satterwhite. Munden also gave shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over, including Stan Lee's Superhumans on the History Channel, on American Shooter, Shooting USA, Shooting USA's Impossible Shots and Ripley's Believe It or Not among others. Munden was also a custom gunsmith.[5]
Record controversy
[edit]The Guinness Book of World Records listed Bob Munden in the 1980 and previous editions as the “Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived",[6] but they discontinued publishing Munden records in later editions so that the book could be approved as a reference source for school libraries.[4] This led to controversy among younger shooters over the records Munden claimed to hold. Munden's critics have argued that his records are not sufficiently well-documented to be valid and that he currently holds no official Fast Draw world record. Fast Draw includes multiple events, each with its own world record. The record with the shortest time is single-shot open freestyle (using a light-weight gun) held by Ernie Hill, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., with a recorded time of .208 seconds.[7] Munden has received skepticism mostly due to the absence of both written evidence of his records and for the absence of his supposed 3,500 trophies.[3]
Stan Lee's Superhumans
[edit]At age 68, Bob Munden appeared in Stan Lee's Superhumans. In it, it was found out that his hand is withstanding 10 Gs of force when his weapon is drawn. 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. [citation needed]
Death
[edit]According to his wife Becky, Bob started suffering chest pains on December 10, 2012, while driving home to Butte from a Missoula hospital after receiving treatment for a mild heart attack. Miles from a hospital, he told his wife to keep driving before dying shortly afterward.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Bob Munden website biography. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
- ^ The Telegraph
- ^ a b Looney, Douglas S. (1989). "Just Call This A Draw". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2001-10-21.
- ^ a b ""Records" by Bob Munden".
- ^ Taffin, John. "The Sixguns of Bob Munden".
- ^ Guinness Book of World Records 1980. US edition. p. 625.
- ^ "Fast Draw World Records". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Bob Munden Has Died".