Joe Bowman was an amazing marksman. A truly wonderful man who brought the imagination of western film entertainment to people live in person. He performed for royalty. He taught law enforcement his techniques. Designed boots, and quick draw holsters. He did so much in hollywood for acts such as John Wayne, Tom Mix, and Robert Duvall. Rest in peace to "The Straight Shooter"... To all the folks on here making fun of his outfit. Shame on you! He has always wore a fancy cowboy outfit throughout his years.
Joe was a wonderful guy. Decorated for gallantry in combat during WW2, he was a highly talented boot maker and leather craftsman in addition to being an expert marksman and straight shooter showman. He could toss a coin in the air, draw his pistol and hit it . Rest In Peace, my friend.
uhh . . looks like it is not quite right. You know. But all I saw was the bear claws with silver mounts for his boa. @1:50. I never noticed his thingy . . like you.
@@mase7557 bob munden is fast for sure,,,but not with standard pistols,,,,,a different style for sure,,,,,look up ed mcgivern,,2/5 of a second 5 shots into a playing card at 15 ft with unmodified holster or gun and he was well past 50 yrs old
@@mase7557 id like to see munden using standard holster from the days of ed, and the same pistol, as a fair comparison,,,im thinking munden would come out the best but id like to see a fair comparison,,,,,thanks
nope,,,i remember seeing him up close in a gun shop huntsville alabama years ago prior to his show at the civic center, three shots within 6 ft of me sounded like one. Munden does different shooting, his guns and holsters are modified, bob only had his hammer extended for easier reach. Look up ed mcgivern, 5 shots into a playing card at 15 ft unmodified pistol 2/5 of a second. ive not seen munden use unmodified pistols or shoot that accurately that fast,,,,,not saying he never did, only that ive never seen a video of him doing so with unmodified pistol,,,thanks,,,all these guys are stars in my book,,,
I always wondered where gun spinning came from and now I understand the practical uses for it. Never would've thunk. I feel like a lot of Kung Fu is kind of like this. Used to be practical, now it's more for theater and everyone forgot why they did it that way in the first place lol!
Joe was from Tennessee. He worked with many of the actors in early TV westerns and especially in the movies. As he said, he trained Powers Boothe as Curly Bill and also Michael Beign with the fancy gun tricks. He migrated to Texas and got a reputation as a fast draw professional. He worked on Young Guns ,The Quick And The Dead and a few others before retiring. He trained Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin. He trained Jerry Lewis as well..He worked with other fast draw professional trainers. A guy called Kid Colt tried to discredit him in a post a while ago. It's all baloney. Joe was as good as any and gave exhibitions as well as training.
Over seven decades ago, I spent my Saturday afternoons watching B Western movie Cowboy stars, with their "wonder horses," do their gun-spinning, win their fist-fights, hear bad jokes from their "cowardly" sidekicks, and sometimes sing to a pretty, young woman. Popcorn, cokes, and candy bars were all a nickel. There were always two cartoons, and sometimes a fifteen-minute serial (from the 1930s) and we sometimes sat thru the whole thing twice. That my friends, was the high-fashion, social event of the week for little boys in the early 1950s! And you think celebrities wearing badly, fitting gowns on a red-carpet mean excitement' HAH!
I saw him palm cards (magic) and have never seen it reproduced. Saw him do it within 12" of my face and cannot figure out how he made the cards change.
He's got his tight pants, he's got his tight pants, he's got his tight pants on! His pants are the tightest in all the land! And who thought it was a good idea to put this guy in a smedium shirt?
Guns are NOT toys. I understand the attraction, but it breeds a certain lack of respect for what they are designed to do. I shot a downed bison in the chest with a .45 SAA, and that slug literally destroyed the chest cavity.
U need to think back in time… before internet, before TV, before electricity was a common thing… back then, before toys stores existed, the circus and itinerant shows were IT! guns and a horse were the ultimate “FUN” for any kid. Of course they’re a dangerous as are many other “tools” but they are a lot of fun also: be IPSC, fast draw, fancy shooting, trap, collectibles, precision shooting, and so on…
The must be loaded to function. It is a weapon and must be ready for use by some one competent to handle it. Weapons are not safe things. Perfomance of any feat is counter intuitive with a empty gun and will cause a performer to be shot by any real man.
if you watch the whole video he does explain some of the practicality and reasons why some of these maneuvers were done not all of it was purely for show
Joe Bowman was an amazing marksman. A truly wonderful man who brought the imagination of western film entertainment to people live in person. He performed for royalty. He taught law enforcement his techniques. Designed boots, and quick draw holsters. He did so much in hollywood for acts such as John Wayne, Tom Mix, and Robert Duvall. Rest in peace to "The Straight Shooter"... To all the folks on here making fun of his outfit. Shame on you! He has always wore a fancy cowboy outfit throughout his years.
There is nothing wrong with his outfit.
Joe was a wonderful guy. Decorated for gallantry in combat during WW2, he was a highly talented boot maker and leather craftsman in addition to being an expert marksman and straight shooter showman. He could toss a coin in the air, draw his pistol and hit it . Rest In Peace, my friend.
I could listen and watch this guy all day.
oh he's packing alright
uhh . . looks like it is not quite right. You know. But all I saw was the bear claws with silver mounts for his boa. @1:50. I never noticed his thingy . . like you.
@@itsruf1 0:45
That three shot pull made me laugh with excitement. Never seen that before. Very cool.
Joe was a great man and the fastest shot I have ever seen. RIP Joe
Look up Bob Munden
@@mase7557 bob munden is fast for sure,,,but not with standard pistols,,,,,a different style for sure,,,,,look up ed mcgivern,,2/5 of a second 5 shots into a playing card at 15 ft with unmodified holster or gun and he was well past 50 yrs old
@@bill45colt Bob Munden was the best. Ed McGivern is super good too. Jerry Miculek is phenomenal
@@mase7557 id like to see munden using standard holster from the days of ed, and the same pistol, as a fair comparison,,,im thinking munden would come out the best but id like to see a fair comparison,,,,,thanks
@@bill45colt Bob Munden can’t do hat, he is dead.
i see where he keeps his backup gun
Or maybe he is just happy to see us. lol
For sure he is left handed
All balls LMAO
Oh shit!
Single shot pump action
Bowman by name, gunman by nature.
He really needed a tighter shirt and pants.
You are so cruel but you speakth the truth!
😂
I thought the idea of being able to fire so fast as to make 3 shots sound like one was just legend.
Look up Bob Munden
nope,,,i remember seeing him up close in a gun shop huntsville alabama years ago prior to his show at the civic center, three shots within 6 ft of me sounded like one. Munden does different shooting, his guns and holsters are modified, bob only had his hammer extended for easier reach. Look up ed mcgivern, 5 shots into a playing card at 15 ft unmodified pistol 2/5 of a second. ive not seen munden use unmodified pistols or shoot that accurately that fast,,,,,not saying he never did, only that ive never seen a video of him doing so with unmodified pistol,,,thanks,,,all these guys are stars in my book,,,
Very interesting information. Would love to see a video on the technique to do these moves.
i keep looking at his third gun.
Very interesting. Good job, Joe Bowman. Thanks for sharing.
He's printing bad.
I need to learn that pinwheel spin for when an intruder breaks into the house 🏠
The tooling on those pistols is spectacular.
I always wondered where gun spinning came from and now I understand the practical uses for it. Never would've thunk. I feel like a lot of Kung Fu is kind of like this. Used to be practical, now it's more for theater and everyone forgot why they did it that way in the first place lol!
How many hours must this man have spent practicing? He is a true artist.
The reason he speaks so calmly and quietly is because his outfit is loud enough.
What is this Stranger wearing?🤔
MR. SIR
Joe was from Tennessee. He worked with many of the actors in early TV westerns and especially in the movies. As he said, he trained Powers Boothe as Curly Bill and also Michael Beign with the fancy gun tricks. He migrated to Texas and got a reputation as a fast draw professional. He worked on Young Guns ,The Quick And The Dead and a few others before retiring. He trained Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin. He trained Jerry Lewis as well..He worked with other fast draw professional trainers. A guy called Kid Colt tried to discredit him in a post a while ago. It's all baloney. Joe was as good as any and gave exhibitions as well as training.
Over seven decades ago, I spent my Saturday afternoons watching B Western movie Cowboy stars, with their "wonder horses," do their gun-spinning, win their fist-fights, hear bad jokes from their "cowardly" sidekicks, and sometimes sing to a pretty, young woman. Popcorn, cokes, and candy bars were all a nickel. There were always two cartoons, and sometimes a fifteen-minute serial (from the 1930s) and we sometimes sat thru the whole thing twice. That my friends, was the high-fashion, social event of the week for little boys in the early 1950s! And you think celebrities wearing badly, fitting gowns on a red-carpet mean excitement' HAH!
Essential gun safety for newbies.
I saw him palm cards (magic) and have never seen it reproduced. Saw him do it within 12" of my face and cannot figure out how he made the cards change.
9 dislikes for the cat that lost all its lives against this legend...
ah, the good ol' days - so dead and gone
Timmy Turner i'm Doug Dimmadome owner of the Dimsdale Dimmadome
Great info. Nice "REAL" gun draw.
Awesome video! 🙏
I see three guns.
Very enjoyable.
😎👍
that was awsome!
this guys fucking cool
How many weapons is this guy packing?
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing!
Dallas Van Winkle nice seeing you here. Any luck on that 1875 video?
then ya never seen howard darby
I want to be him when I grow up!
Very nice! I have always wanted to learn to do this.
So Cool
awesome
4:47 Anyone knows how to do this version of the Road Agent's spin?
are those standard weight???? That's pretty damn amazing if they are.
damn that's a big package
this guy gets it. the silly fast draw stances are a waste of time.
0:51 smooth
Melvin P Thorpe
Totally not gae...but his third pistol was very distracting!! We call this big PP energy now 😂🤣😂🤣
Good
Nice moves
Si lo tenes de contrario !!!dale con una ingrand (metralleta ) y no pares hasta agotar el cargador x q si no ya fuiste 😨
He's got his tight pants, he's got his tight pants, he's got his tight pants on! His pants are the tightest in all the land! And who thought it was a good idea to put this guy in a smedium shirt?
Never play with guns kids.
ALWAYS play with guns, and remember the first law of firearm safety:
have fun :^)
His button on his shirt is gonna shoot out and hit the camera!! He gone be like "oh shiiiit" pew pew pew
This fellow could have blasted you out of the saddle before you know what hit you.
What is he feeding that python
Fur-burger
Buscaderos.
Fun video.
もはや銃が体の一部ですね😸💦🎵
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I wish I had balls that big...
It would be funny if it was not so sad.
His outfit does not flatter his physique.
Guns are NOT toys. I understand the attraction, but it breeds a certain lack of respect for what they are designed to do. I shot a downed bison in the chest with a .45 SAA, and that slug literally destroyed the chest cavity.
Cool story bro
U need to think back in time… before internet, before TV, before electricity was a common thing… back then, before toys stores existed, the circus and itinerant shows were IT! guns and a horse were the ultimate “FUN” for any kid. Of course they’re a dangerous as are many other “tools” but they are a lot of fun also: be IPSC, fast draw, fancy shooting, trap, collectibles, precision shooting, and so on…
He should try the occasional salad.
😂
I feel like I was a cowboy in my previous life.
4/10, pants need to be tighter
The must be loaded to function. It is a weapon and must be ready for use by some one competent to handle it. Weapons are not safe things. Perfomance of any feat is counter intuitive with a empty gun and will cause a performer to be shot by any real man.
if you watch the whole video he does explain some of the practicality and reasons why some of these maneuvers were done not all of it was purely for show
Lmmfao