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My favorite was the 200 yard balloon with the .22 derringer..classic!
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to bad , he was a great shooter with both pistol and rifle.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Butte, Montana, USA
Bob Munden Has Died
Bob Munden, known perhaps equally as a fierce Fast-Draw competitor who was recognized by Guinness World Records as The Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived, as an exhibition shooter of the highest order with all kinds of firearms; an entertainer as well as a master gun smith who developed groundbreaking methods of customizing to
perfection the beloved .45 caliber single action revolver and other guns, died Monday of heart failure.
Munden�s wife and performance partner Becky said Tuesday she was driving home with Bob after treatment at a Missoula hospital for what doctors described as a mild heart attack. At some point between Missoula and their home of Butte, Bob mentioned he was experiencing chest pains, told Becky to keep on driving, and died.
The 70-year-old shooting sports superstar was pronounced dead upon arrival at St. James Heathcare in Butte.
This is copied from his facebook homepage.
RIP...
I always enjoyed watching him shoot.
"If I couldn't laugh I would go insane." JB
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Sorry to hear about Bob. I went to school with him, nice kid and great athlete and life was tough for alot of families in Big Bear those days.talked to last about 15 yrs ago seemed like the same guy. RIP
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Bailed him out once. Back in the the early 90's, delivered 20k in cash to some lawyer in Cape May, NJ. in exchange for a bag of handguns. Turns out, they were his and my employeer put up,the cash for his handguns.
Just remembered that I got drunker than 10 indians waiting for my return flight to Chicago, and had a difficult time bringing the guns on the flight. Needless to say the airlines okayed bringing on the guns in a carry on soft flight bag.
Those were the days.
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Always enjoyed his annual show at the Dixie Deer Classic in Raleigh - he was both an excellent exhibition shooter and a great entertainer.
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Sorry to hear Bob Munden died. Several years ago, I watched him put on his show at the Boise Gun Show. You can't realize just how fast he was without standing nearby and watching him draw and shoot.
After the exhibition outside the building, I talked with him and John Taffin at length, at their table inside the show. Interesting conversation.
Rocky, did you have a booth at that particular show when Bob was there?
L.W.
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Cal Erlich is not only a fast draw champion, he is a very good home builder who built my son's house in Fernley NV. He told me that although he was very good, Bob Munden was in a different universe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIFKsnJiv2Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQo2Or1PuEI
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I was privileged to have met him twice. I wasn't ready for his passing. Really was a good guy and humble. Okay, I lied about the humble part but still a good guy. RIP
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Never had the pleasure of meeting Bob, spoke with him a few years ago on the phone, realized we knew some of the same people in different parts of the country. Prayers to his family.
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