FBI Quick Draw Clock

[quinn]

Ran across this clippping some months ago on fleanbay and put in my watch list. Was brrousing recently and enlarged the photo and realized the revolver was a 3.5" RM/NRM so I sent an offer. This was from a 1941 Popular Mechanics.

 

[DARE]

One second does not sound very fast. World record is .208 including reaction time. McGivern fired five shots accurately in 4/10s of a second. Guess that did not include a draw or reaction time.
On this deal sounds like the timer started when the G Man started his draw. So with reaction time would be over a second.
Would be a nice thing to add to your Registered Magnum paraphernalia.

 

[Road Rat]

Should that be FBI?

 

[quinn]

That would be FBI, I'm sure

 

[Retired W4]

I didn't think he was with the Federal Bureau of Underachievers.

 

[glowe]

Bob Mundon held the world record fast draw for many years until his record was challenged as not being authenticated. I really don't care since his videos show a remarkable fast draw of 0.2 second as noted but who is counting at that speed!! Oh, I forgot to mention he is a very modest guy.

 

[quinn]

"I didn't think he was with the Federal Bureau of Underachievers. "

Sorry, typos come easy to us low vision types.

A difference with the Don Mundon comparison is that the agent starts with his hand on the time, then draws and fires double action and not fanning a hammer with his off hand.