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Fast draw, also known as quick draw, is the ability to quickly draw a handgun and accurately fire it upon a target in the process. This skill was made popular by romanticized depictions of gunslingers in the Western genre, which in turn were inspired by famous historical gunfights in the American Old West.
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The World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) is the international sanctioning body of the sport of fast draw. Unlike cowboy action shooting, fast draw is shot with special blanks or wax bullets. While some competitions are strictly against the clock, with the fastest time winning, many are set up as head-to-head single- or double-elimination matches.
Quick draw duels are a staple of western media. The drama and tension of two gun men standing 10 paces apart to settle the story's conflict in spectacular fashion. But did duels like this actually happen in the old west? in short, no. While duels did happen, they were far less common than the western movies of the 20s, 30s, and 40s would lead you to believe. In the old west, quick draw was actually a term used to refer to someone who was quick to anger and often aggressive and quick to arm themselves when provoked not someone who could shoot quickly.
Quick drawing and shooting from the belt, as is seen in modern quick draw competitions, is a difficult and time consuming skill to learn, and in a time where a clip of ammo could cost a weeks salary, most people were not to keen on waisting ammo to learn a situational skill. Additionally, if a gun fight did break out, people were unlikely to just stand out in the open 20 feet apart. They would likely duck for cover behind the nearest object.