If famous gunfighters existed in the modern day, what would they choose?

I imagine yesterdays bandits would be just like todays bandits, they'd use what ever they could steal, or buy off the back of a truck (or wagon) in the alley on the cheap. They wern't that gun savey as the TV and Hollywood would lead us to believe
 
Well, folks, I gotta tell ya, I've been in some pretty hot gunfights. Since I'm writing this, it's obvious who got the upper hand. My gun was provided by Uncle Sam as was my transportation. I had a 20mm Vulcan mounted on an F4. I would prefer to use nothing smaller, thank you very much. I have to be honest, I don't know how many men I've killed -- estimates have ranged from 500 to 5000. :D
 
Wild Bill - Sig P210 - He liked accuracy.

The rest of the gun fighters: Glock 18 - I think these folks liked speed most of all.
 
I thought Wild Bill's preferred method was to get as close as possible. Something on the lines of "distance favors the better shot; up close, nerve wins."

From what I've read, he liked to intimidate the other guy, and get right up on him. Reliability and good stopping power, plus crossover ability as a bludgeon would be best for that approach. Rugged GP100 or S&W 686 leap to mind.
 
wil terry -

I damn sure read, and will if you tell me who those two surviving gunfighters are. Any names/links?

Thanks
 
If you go by the common knowledge displayed, some will want no less than a 44 magnum, at least a 1911 45 and possibly a 10mm. Funny, they made do with what they have like many but unlike many who give an opinion. The mind behind the trigger is the real key.
 
Truth be told they'd probably choose not to carry any gun like most people today. They carried guns as a product of the times.

LK
 
"I thought Wild Bill's preferred method was to get as close as possible. Something on the lines of "distance favors the better shot; up close, nerve wins."

That was not true in every circumstance that Hickok was in! He killed Tutt at an amazing distance, even by today's standards. Depending on what you read it was between 25 and 70 yards. One shot, one kill.
And no disrespect but I think there is a definite difference between a Gunfighter and a soldier!
 
We all carry hand canons compared to what most men and women carried back then.

I think they would get a nut if they had a .380 or 9mm. Much less a current production mag. revolver.
 
M4's, Sig 220's, MK11 Mod 0 Sniper Weapon System (SWS), Laser Sights and Leupold Tactical scopes.

The only difference between the Hard Men of the Old West and to todays Hunter's and Shooters is time and available technology.
 

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Trigger Finger -

That was truly some shot - although the Wiki account is weird in the extreme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok_–_Davis_Tutt_shootout

Both men faced each other sideways in the dueling position and hesitated briefly. Then Tutt reached for his pistol. Hickok drew his gun and steadied it on his opposite forearm.

Think about that for a minute.....

The other good part is that the judge at Hickock's trial was named Sempronius Hamilton Boyd. Is that a great 19th-century name, or what?
 
My guess would be 1911's are one of the Hi cap polymer pistols that are out today. Caliber of choice would be 9mm, .357sig, .40S&W, 10mm or .45acp.

But who knows? They may have liked something else that fit their hand and they could shoot accuratly. I don't think they all would pick the same handgun in these modern times. It would be interesting to see what they would choose and their reasoning behind it.
 
I would guess that being a true gunfighter you would use a gun that you were extremely comfortable with and knew inside and out. It would probably be a gun you spend many years with and knew would do the job when needed. I seriously doubt any true gunslinger would go out and buy the newest gun on the market. I'd bet that if it wasn't broke he wouldn't fix it. Didn't they cast their own bullets and do their own reloading? Too much would be involved in getting a "new" gun with confidence in it's ability being near the top.

Of all the guns you own, if you were told to grab one and be at the town square at noon tomorrow for a duel, would it be the newest gun in your collection or one you are intimately familiar with?

I'm sure the gun would be different if you were on a posse or defending your town against a band of renegades but one-on-one gunfighting is a totally different scenario.
 
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