fancy shoot'n by Johnny Cash

This morning, I seen part of a TV rerun episode of "Dr Quinn Medicine Woman."
I was channel surfing and only stopped to watch a bit, because one character looked like Johnny Cash.

Sure enough it was Johnny Cash. He was part of a group of unarmed white folks that were being chased by Indians. They took cover in a small building at a stage coach stop in the middle of no where. The Indians were shooting (leverguns) at them from up on a Hill. Some shots went through the wooden door. Then one lone Indian charges down the hill towards the building. One of the white fellas had a tomahawk that looked more like a shingling hammer. Johnny had some pistol cartridges, but no gun (maybe he lost it earlier in the show?)
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Johnny grabs the the tomahawk from his friend, then says, "everyone step back, there might be some splinters." Johnny puts two cartridges in two different bullet holes in the door. He taps one, it goes off, no splinters, but you hear a ricochet as the camera zoomed in on the charging Indian. Johnny taps the second cartridge, again no splitters, and the Indian goes down, he was at least 50 feet from the door. The Indian gets back up, and badly limps back up the hill.

Civilian Marksmanship was an important part of the education system in mid-19th century America.

Seeing Johnny Cash would have been the only reason I would have stopped. Never could stand that show.

More BS from Hollyweird regarding firearms!

I taught him how to do that.

This is not only plausible but is very accurate. I just took my barn door to the range yesterday. Funny sometimes I can't hit the broadside of a barn, but other times I'm deadly with it.

In one episode The Man in Black was practice shooting with some townsfolk and said “Speed is fine, but accuracy is final.”
He was a former gunfighter who wanted just to “ settle down, put out some roses, break up a bar fight occasionally.”


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Sounds to me like he should stick to singing.

Didn't he do a Western with Kirk Douglas, playing a gunfighter?

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Originally Posted by Hondolane

This is not only plausible but is very accurate. I just took my barn door to the range yesterday. Funny sometimes I can't hit the broadside of a barn, but other times I'm deadly with it.

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That's a good one. I've got to show this to my wife

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Originally Posted by armoredman

Didn't he do a Western with Kirk Douglas, playing a gunfighter?

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He was a pretty lousy actor as are a few other singers who have tried their hand at it. The original "True Grit" woud have been much better in my opinion with anyone but Glen Campbell playing the Ranger.

Don't tell the Baldwin fellow about the tomahawk and bullets thing.

Probably have assault splinters in the news next!

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Originally Posted by armoredman

Didn't he do a Western with Kirk Douglas, playing a gunfighter?

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It was called "Draw" JC did some pretty fancy gun handling

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Originally Posted by Bmi48219

Civilian Marksmanship was an important part of the education system in mid-19th century America.

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Civilian marksmanship was the reason for the formation of the NRA.

Sammy Davis could do some fancy moves with a SA .

Randy Travis too !

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Originally Posted by shooterg

Sammy Davis could do some fancy moves with a SA .

Randy Travis too !

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Saw Sammy Davis Jr. in an episode of "The Rifleman" where he did indeed handle a six shooter quite handily.

Well I had to chuckle when I heard the line that there may be splinters.

Don’t right off Johnnys acting till you watch “Murder in Coweta county”.