Wyatt Earp on gunslinging

wildwestfaces for the complete video

[@mikeyates7931]

"Fast is Fine , but ACCURATE is FINAL"
- Wyat Earp .

[@wildwestfaces]

Excellent, cheers

[@mikeyates7931]

@@wildwestfaces Thank you

[@johnreidy2804]

"My butt itches I have not had a bath in weeks"
Shorty Kellems

[@johnreidy2804]

@@mikeyates7931 I didn't say that Shorty Kellems said it friend

[@patrickancona1193]

“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast”
The gunnery Sgt who put a size 13 dent in my calf in 89

[@txgunguy2766]

The winner of a gunfight is NOT the first one to get a shot off but, rather, the first one to get an ACCURATE shot off.

[@wildwestfaces]

Good advice my friend, all the best

[@debacofzomb9889]

This is what my friend who very recently passed away always told me. He was a veteran of the Vietnam war and an Army Ranger.

[@wildwestfaces]

@@debacofzomb9889 thank you, all the best

[@jefferyroy2566]

Unless your aim is betrayed by the shitty pistol cartridges of the 19th century. Remember in "Unforgiven" when Munny has a misfire with his second round in the shotgun? A common occurrence which can be caused by paper shotgun shells (It happened to me on my 2nd deer hunt in 1967). Brass cartridges could have poor primers, inefficient or faulty gunpowder, and brass that's too soft to create proper compression for max firepower.

[@tidefanyankee2428]

Fast is fine, but accurate is final.

[@caseyreed5231]

“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” Batt Masterson

[@wildwestfaces]

The man ! Thanks for watching, cheers

[@brotherman7937]

That is a rule/law to live by.

[@reginaldinoenchillada3513]

I wanted to say that.

[@kennethcurtis1856]

"If you can't do it slow, you can't do it fast." Rener Gracie

[@acog_quarks8753]

When I was getting my crane license, they told me, slow is fast and fast is fucked up lol

[@frankpmoorejr5308]

“It’s not the first shot that counts. It’s the first hit.” Wild Bill Hickok.

[@salinagrrrl69]

The first known old west style stand off (Springfield Mo Plaza 1865) ...& one of the very few.

[@wildwestfaces]

Exercise !! Cheers

[@pepejuan2924]

He also said when in a gunfight take your time in a hurry.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@richardscheidel7403]

Wyatt Earp. The man right there. Tough as nails and smart too. R.I.P.
Sir.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers 👍

[@TheMeanGreenGoblin]

Also a complete liar.

[@terencejay8845]

On his death bed, he was asked about the real truth of the gunfight at the OK Corral. He replied, 'To hell with the truth, print the legend.'

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers

[@JohnRiffee-jo9qd]

Rest in peace old gunfighter...You're my hero..Rif Inc...

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@paulletchworth2036]

That’s what Wild Bill said also not always speed but accuracy and being kool under fire wins the day

[@wildwestfaces]

👍definitely, cheers

[@outlaw_80]

" A man that 'll keep a cool head and not get rattled under fire, likely he 'll kill ya."
-Gene Hackman, Unforgiven

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@Al-Gorithm]

"You'll be Willian Munney out of Missouri killer of women and children". "I've killed women and children and just about anything thats crawled on this earth". Who owns this saloon the fella who decorated this saloon with ma friend?

[@yokoshemp]

Take your time but be quick about it - Bill Jordan

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@rujkatigalonova-pd1wl]

България❤

[@jbd96039]

This is a 5 star post. A slow hit is better than a fast miss.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers, thanks

[@mikerichards8400]

Fast shooting gets attention. Slow accurate shooting gets success.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@smilergrogan9605]

I had read that a young John Wayne befriended Earp and learned from him the ways of the old west to which Wayne eventually developed into his legendary persona. So, in many ways, when you watched Wayne on the screen during his long and illustrious career in Hollywood, you were actually watching the personality and mannerisms of Wyatt Earp. I'd call that realism.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@craigbaxter4595]

John Wayne never met Wyatt, google did john meet wyatt

[@smilergrogan9605]

@craigbaxter4595 Several credible sources, including Wayne, John Ford, Harry Carey, and some others have said otherwise. They were both involved in Westerns in the 20's. Wayne's name was Marrion Morrison at that time. I've heard more yes's than no's on the subject. There were times that they both were on the same movie set at the same time.

[@shirleymental4189]

It's not how fast you can shoot, but how many bullets you can take and still move forward.
Wild Bill Balboa.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@luvtahandload7692]

😂😂😂

[@dannysullivan8929]

Wyatt Earp was the real deal and a brave and classic man. The grotesquely inaccurate portrayal of him on American Experience, was an utter disgrace.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, all the best

[@jeffcampbell2710]

And a horse thief.

[@johnreidy2804]

@@jeffcampbell2710 Yes, he stole a horse when he was 19. What have you done wrong in your life? Does that make eitehr of you bad people?

[@laneclaypool8005]

Many documentaries are funded by socialists that want to sully our historical figures reputations.

[@Lauterbach24]

​@@johnreidy2804he was a pimp as well and was arrested several times for running a brothel. A pimp and a horse thief.

[@jamesbrummett6030]

Everyone ignores that he enacted and enforced some of the first and strictest gun control laws.

[@wildwestfaces]

It's not ignored around here ! All the best

[@kennethcurtis1856]

The gunfight at the OK Corral, I believe, was over leaving guns at the sheriff's office upon entering town.

[@sc666666]

So

[@michaelharrison1425]

Only ones I know who “ignored” it were Clantons, McLaurys, Behan, Claiborne & Brocius.

[@jfk8540]

that should tell you something. he knows what happens when any old idiot can obtain a gun.

[@smilergrogan9605]

Honestly, I'd say the winner of a gunfight is the one who makes it home that night of his own accord.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍True, cheers

[@MtnBadger]

Unless you're standing on a range with a bunch of other, like-minded friends, the only thing that flashy tricks and showing off gets you is a challenge by someone who thinks they have something to prove, rather than someone with the confidence to know he has nothing to prove and they are thd most dangerous type. This advice applies across the board and not just to gunfights because, it's about human nature.
They may not be "the best" but, they usually don't know what they don't know and that makes them more aggressive and less predictable and therefore, someone to avoid in the first place. How do you avoid the person?? Don't attract them to you in the first place.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said ! All the best

[@wesmcgee1648]

It's not being fast or even accurate that count. It's being willing. Most men, because of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't. - John Bernard Books.

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers !

[@camerong.6144]

The Shootist!

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

If Wyatt Earp were still alive, his fond recollections on the art of gunplay, brothel hopping, and buffalo hunting
would cause Gen Z to collectively call for his execution 😂

[@wildwestfaces]

Haha very true , they don't know what there missing out on !! Cheers

[@privatparts70galant51]

If he were still alive today, he probably wouldn't be able to say to much let alone remember anything... being that he would be about 176 years old...

[@bobp5156]

He is correct...I've been in 4 gun battles...I consider myself lucky because I remained calm...I survived...I will add that I am fairly accurate...and do not get rattled under fire...most people will straight up get rattled when someone is trying to kill them..I do not..this is why I consider myself lucky...shooting targets is completely different from someone shooting at you...I am not an officer of the law...or a soldier... I am an average man that just happened to be caught up in extreme situations over the years . ... Netflix..give me a call. 😏

[@wildwestfaces]

Great advice, thank you for sharing this, cheers

[@certainly2509]

You should write a book about those experiences. Would be very interesting.

[@georgeveneziano2754]

Sick as hell

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

I don't own any guns anymore. When I was young I was a damn good shot with a rifle or a shotgun. Never shot a pistol enough to get good with one. And most times I couldn't hit with a pistol but the targets were much smaller than a man. Would I get rattled under fire? Probably, but not enough that I couldn't return accurate fire. But, like I said to begin with, I don't own any guns anymore.
But anyone getting a gun for home defense that isn't experienced at shooting, imho, they should get a 12 guage semi auto shotgun(shortest barrel you can find) with 00 buck shot 3" magnum shells. It puts A LOT of lead in the air with each pull of the trigger. You shoot an intruder & chances are, he ain't gonna make it. Much easier to aim & hit with a shotgun. Very easy to aim & miss with a pistol.

[@wildwestfaces]

@@kennethdeanmiller7324 cheers 👍

[@Livvy720]

Hickok was clearly the beast, it’s documented. Earp was run out of several towns. His movie reputation is a complete myth.
Troy Grove IL

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers

[@dailydiogenes]

A gunfighter doesn't die a gunfighter. They lived as one.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍excellent, cheers

[@jonorcutt3304]

Pretty accurate voice. Kind of sounds like Kurt Russell.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers, all the best

[@baskervillebee6097]

Wonderful photographs

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers

[@jamesmorgan5865]

Nerve is more important than fast.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@koDaffi]

Those people he learned from were also from the black powder period to where if you missed wasn't no easy reloading. Better to be accurate than fast and fucked if you miss.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said cheers

[@Nikkiwho791]

there's actually a real video of Wyatt Earp and Bob Ford the director of most John Wayne movies,Earp describes the actual ok gun fight,He said him and his boys waited across the street from the coral behind a building and waited for the afternoon stage coach to leave because Wyatt knew it created tons of dust and they wanted to sneak up on them so when the stage coach went by they ran through the dust got up close and opened fire those are Wyatt Earps words

[@wildwestfaces]

Excellent, I will need to find that now !! All the best, cheers

[@Nikkiwho791]

@@wildwestfaces Robert Ford old director

[@wildwestfaces]

@@Nikkiwho791 cheers

[@michaellefort6128]

I've read several accounts of the gunfight and never read that anywhere. Not even in the testimony given in the official Inquisition when Wyatt, Doc et al, were charged with murder.

[@denvermason2467]

"Those old-timers took their gun play seriously..."
Meanwhile, in the 4th picture, the guy has his finger on the trigger and pointed at the other guys head.

[@wildwestfaces]

Yes I don't think trigger discipline was a thing at that time ! All the best

[@modshaman]

Its a Single Action! It ain't never gona go off unless he dropped it on its hammer

[@ericd2734]

​@@modshaman and even that won't happen if the hammer is resting on and empty chamber. Load 1 skip one load four more, cock the hammer, let it down.

[@betohatch8203]

Ah yes, a wild Fudd, how exciting

[@seroquelnation4814]

The most important thing is deliberation. That's what Bat said.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@larrybelitsky1444]

Charge a gun, run from a knife.
Those bullets go WAY faster than you do.

[@wildwestfaces]

Good advice ! cheers

[@gabbyhayes1568]

And those lessons are just as valid today.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍definitely, cheers

[@kentcanno4213]

Most of Hollywood's version of a gunfight in the street was usually B.S. Every man took all the advantages they could. All that "he drew first so it was self-defense" stuff didn't usually matter. It depended on who you were and what your reputation was. It could sway a judge mighty quickly.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@jamesmorgan5865]

So Earp wasn't fast at the draw . He just took his time and hit his target.

[@wildwestfaces]

True, cheers

[@davidreed6264]

he wasn't their huckleberry lol

[@georgecarberry9222]

Fast is relative. Earp was likely pretty fast but definitely accurate, since he likely had confidence, faith in his ability & nerves of steel. He was also incredibly brave & careful.

[@bringer-of-change]

I consider gun-fighting to be akin to swordsmanship. The Samurai and the Knights of old took such skills extremely seriously. Its what made them be the best of the best. A worrior takes his weaponry and his use of it seriously. They don't forget what its about, or that it is not simply a game.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, thank you ! Cheers

[@corbitbelflower7562]

You can't moss fast enough to WIN a gunfight .
- Larry Vickers
Vickers Tactical

[@corbitbelflower7562]

Miss

[@corbitbelflower7562]

Miss

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@dannysimmons3167]

I agree with everything he said. Take your time, no fancy stuff, carry so as to be quickly accessible. And I would add point your finger. No time to aim really.

[@wildwestfaces]

Good advice ! Thank you, all the best

[@blues145j]

Wyatt Earp was my second cousin 4th removed. My brother Joe’s middle name was Wyatt and my uncle Charles owned the Wyatt Earp Museum in Tucson Arizona 😉

[@wildwestfaces]

Excellent ! Thanks for sharing, all the best

[@georgecarberry9222]

Earp indeed had a sharp look & squint that was like an eagle sizing up prey. He certainly had the look of a serious & dangerous man with the courage to meet out justice to criminals.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍definitely, all the best

[@michellekrueger5122]

My husband, knows members of his family, some say he was never shy to make a buck no matter how....some think of his brothers more even tempered....but ambitious...what I heard!

[@wildwestfaces]

Excellent information, thank you for sharing, cheers

[@splunky2319]

"Back in 71" our grandpas grandpas grandpas sound like our current dads and grandpas

[@wildwestfaces]

👍True ! Cheers

[@Wolvieonepunch]

Now this is pretty neat to hear from a man like him

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@duaneaikins4621]

You can’t miss fast enough.

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers 👍

[@denagarcia6628]

My father told me that Wyatt Earp used to bounce him on his knee. He said that Wyatt was an awesome guy.

[@wildwestfaces]

That crazy ! Thank you for sharing this, cheers

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Wyatt said take your time as fast as you can.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@GreyHowler528]

It's crazy how Kurt Russell actually sounds SO MUCH like him!

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@silverstar4289]

Rare that he was forthcoming. He was known to sit for an interview and have no reply or “yup”

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@gergemall]

Excellent advice

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@rowdyyates4273]

Earp became a boxing referee in the 1920s

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@oliverklozhoff]

All of this is why manners were held in such high regard; cuz a lack of etiquette might just get u in a duel. Or a pine box.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍well said, cheers

[@dankmazzi2376]

his eyes say it all ☠

[@wildwestfaces]

Definitely 👍

[@CaptVanO]

The best way to win any gunfight is to not get into one. If you do, just seek cover and return fire as slowly and as accurately as you can, given the situation.

[@wildwestfaces]

Good advice ! Cheers 👍

[@Barn1901]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@jeffrobodine1850]

He lived to be 91 I believe 💯💯👍👍😎

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers 👍

[@rickyrudd28texacohavolinef2]

Buster Scruggs learned this valuable lesson just a bit too late. Always ask for a count!

[@wildwestfaces]

Haha 👍definitely

[@tumarah-hv6gf]

The picture of the 4...guy on the right looks just like a young Kurt Russell, excellent choice for Wyatt

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@Al-Gorithm]

Thats the voice that imitated Morgan Freeman

[@wildwestfaces]

Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. We hope you have enjoyed your experience here and although our team may not contact you back directly, rest assured that we will be taking your thoughts seriously or probably not. Cheers

[@earlperson741]

MY MOTHER WAS JUST BORN...
WHEN WYATT EARP
PASSED.....AN
PRESIDENT LINCOLN's
LAST SON TOO...
AROUND 1924......

[@wildwestfaces]

Excellent, thank you for sharing this, it wasn't that long ago ! All the best

[@nickroach5678]

"Hello Bob" best $1.80 I ever spent " William H Bonney, 1881

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@davidanthony4845]

' The fight has commenced ! Get to fighting or get out ! '

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@Kt-xn7db]

Modern day "hood" needs to hear this message. Give up the romance of show-and-tell, grow up and don't flash, just rely on a gun for survival. A gun does not make you a man!

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said ! Cheers

[@Soothsayer-rs5nb]

Fast and accurate are two sides of the same coin.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@stingginner1012]

The first rule in gun fighting is have a gun. The second rule is a hit with a 22 beats a miss with a 45.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@DinsRune]

I feel like fans of gunfighting in movies and tv, myself included, can sometimes forget- it's _really hard_ to hit someone with a handgun, especially at a distance and _especially_ if you're not taking the time to aim.
Two guys on opposite ends of a long road at high noon, shooting from the hip? Would probably be more likely to hit someone standing behind their target than anything.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@nickroach5678]

My great grandfather Roscoe Clause was a cowboy he had a wife and three kids during the 30's he would take off drift across the US he'd be a ranch hand in Texas or Arizona ,logger in the northwest work on a fishing boat on the west and east coast later in his life he settled in Bedford , Indiana and would train hunting dogs for people from the US and Canada I was just a kid but dad took him fishing I watched in amazement as he polished off a case of 750ml bottles of wild Irish rose he was 82 then he lived in a plywood shack but carried a wad of $100 bills at all times cause he made a lot of money training hunting dogs he had a 17 year old girlfriend who was beautiful and I think helped him spend a little bit of that money my grandma would have to go down there to Bedford and run her off once or twice a year he was one of a kind and he would babysit is kids sometimes he would buy us 16 oz cokes or would give us $5 or $10 if we would tell him where our parents hid the liquor lol he brought my cousin a puppy walked in with him in his front shirt pocket named him john henry they had that dog 22years he never learned to drive a car but he could ride a horse better than anyone I ever knew people like him are long gone from this earth and never coming back i wish I would of got to know him a little more

[@wildwestfaces]

What a fantastic story, he sounds like he lived the life of two people !! Thank you for sharing this, all the best

[@nadiamontague722]

More please

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@nadiamontague722]

Amazing bit of history and so true

[@40wyattearp]

A lesson to be learned.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@jasoncurtis1981]

These guys never got to meet Bob Munden. Fastest gun ever lived

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@StanEthridge]

😮 I feel like a pioneer as this Guy? I Trucked over 3 Decades millions of miles Accident Free. Amazon still Alive, in which I started writing a book n a Hollywood producer and Director of thirty years read my story and inspired me to finish as one succeed in making it through those years known as an Outlaw, the life I we lived to n through being a vital asset to America! Backbone of America, by the Grace of God I We were in the backbone of America! 👍.❤

[@wildwestfaces]

👍excellent, thank you for sharing this, I bet you could tell a few stories around the camp fire, all the best

[@user-ti1ls2sb2b]

Sam elliot should of played wyatt earp in a movie back in the day.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@stephen3763]

I'd probably hold my own if the following was used back then.....
1. Load make ready
2. Are you ready?
3. Stand by
Beeeep...

[@wildwestfaces]

Haha 👍yes, I think everything would change when someone is preparing to shoot back ! All the best

[@stephen3763]

@@wildwestfaces Fingers crossed that I'd be the one hearing...
1. Unload show clear
2. Hammer down
3. Holster
😆

[@Wall-E-w7y]

Funny thing is, the first man he killed was his deputy in Dodge City KS. By mistake. So much for slow and steady. 😮

[@wildwestfaces]

Wild Bill ? Yes I am surprised more men weren't killed by mistake, all the best and thanks for watching, cheers

[@warrenlawhorne]

But he was accurate .

[@josephpowelliii9169]

Is this a real recording of Wyatt?!

[@wildwestfaces]

Hi it's a narration, cheers

[@christophergardiner5351]

A lot of people think that gun fights are like those in the movies. Go for minutes at a time while two sides shoot from behind cover. In real life most are over within 5 seconds because both sides run, and no one gets hit because they care about getting quick shots rather then accurate ones.

[@wildwestfaces]

Very true, cheers 👍

[@l.a.d.312]

Egads that man was good-looking as heck !

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@O.....x-l7i]

A criminal is still a criminal.

[@wildwestfaces]

Quite profound ! Cheers

[@Lotek117]

I'm your huckleberry...

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@magiclampboogiesdown9717]

This is his real voice? He sounds so modern!

[@wildwestfaces]

It's a narration, cheers

[@adamst.martin1932]

At the beginning
He almost looked like Sam Elliot.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍True, cheers

[@Gutterfighting]

Take your time, fast!

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@John-mz8rj]

Take your time and hurry up

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@retraktable7186]

This is great advice since America is going back to the old west thanks

[@wildwestfaces]

Very true, cheers

[@carlaaustin6054]

Interesting information.

[@wildwestfaces]

Glad you liked it

[@robertl.viggiano7546]

Took all of these white men to tame the frontier, so all of you can enjoy it today and now that the hard work is done, your going to tell the world that you don’t need us 😅

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@vernongandy9026]

Things have really changed. Now they preach blazing speed and target saturation with space age guns.

[@wildwestfaces]

Very true 👍cheers

[@ktap11thregion]

Amen Mr. Earp

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@alleyoop4465]

Even in old age he was selling the story. This may be the first undeniable example of media selling a reality to egar masses bored with their lives.

[@wildwestfaces]

Well said, cheers

[@robertdevereaux4282]

What do you base your opinion on?

[@barryburton6611]

Indeed!

[@wildwestfaces]

👍

[@robertaylor9218]

Now I’m wondering if Wyatt was secretly a frumentari, because he sounds a lot like Ulysses from New Vegas.

[@wildwestfaces]

😂 cheers

[@craigbaxter4595]

But every western tv show and movies portrayed speed as most important (almost every)

[@wildwestfaces]

👍very true, cheers

[@BTOcurly]

Sometimes I really wish I could time travel to experience how they lived … of course without them seeing me 😂

[@wildwestfaces]

Haha ! Ditto, to be a fly on the wall of those saloons would be something ! Cheers

[@lindsey607]

Brilliant!!

[@wildwestfaces]

Cheers !

[@docstockandbarrel]

Tootie Fruity, Oh Rudy
--El Guapo

[@wildwestfaces]

Nice, cheers

[@vicmorrison8128]

I'll remember this in my next.gunfight.

[@wildwestfaces]

😂 cheers

[@Pyle81]

Smooth is fast, Accuracy kills. Didn't matter if it was with a Pistol, Rifle or even a Shotgun. Close up or at long distance. And today in a self defense situation, Learning how to carry your pistol on your person so its comfortable. And being able to deploy your firearm and to be accurate with the first shots means a lot. Especially when your assailant (s) probably have the drop on you from the start. And learing when to be a good witness rather than a hero is another thing. If someone isn't making threats and acting as if they aren't going to start popping ppl. And just want the $$$ or what ever they are there for. A accurate witness is worth a lot. Let a SWAT team thats heavily armed with body armor and shields take him or her down. They'll have a FARE better Tactical Advantage then I will with my 9mm Glock. But if there's shots fired, I'm not running away and taking a chance of getting shot in the back. Ill face what could be the end of me and be sending rounds at this person as fast and accurately as I can from behind what ever cover I can find.

[@wildwestfaces]

Great advice, thank you for sharing

[@rickhall843]

He was no angel.

[@wildwestfaces]

Definitely no angel, all the best

[@edstraker8451]

It's still the 1880s in America.

[@wildwestfaces]

👍cheers

[@Bucky1836]

"Only Hits Count"

[@wildwestfaces]

👍very true, cheers

[@bobbybranham4830]

He sure was handsome❤

[@wildwestfaces]

👍 cheers