Bob Munden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bob Munden

World-renowned exhibition shooter with all types of firearms, and "The Fastest Man with a Gun who Ever Lived."

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 10-Dec-2012

Profession: sport shooter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Bob Munden

  • Robert Munden (February 8, 1942 – December 10, 2012) was an American exhibition shooter with handguns, rifles and shotguns but is most well known for holding 18 world records in fast draw and having the title "Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived" bestowed on him by Guinness World Records. Bob Munden was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and started his shooting career at age 11 out West in California.
  • Beginning in high school, Bob competed in Jeff Cooper's Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions at Big Bear Lake, California in the 1950s.
  • The Leatherslaps eventually became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL).
  • When Bob Munden was 17, he placed second in the 1958 Leatherslap using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Cooper.
  • He claimed to have won over 3,500 fast draw trophies.After taking up exhibition shooting, Bob Munden gave many demonstrations to audiences, once with John Satterwhite.
  • Munden also gave shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over, including "Super Humans" on the History Channel, American Shooter, Shooting USA, Shooting USA's Impossible Shots and Ripley's Believe It or Not.
  • Munden was also a custom gunsmith.

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