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== Film ==

* ''[[Desperado]]'' is an neo-Western, featuring a gunfighter who often produces two pistols [[Nothing Up My Sleeve|from his sleeves]].

* In ''[[Serenity]]'' Mal finds himself up against The Operative who is a more skilled opponent, but Mal has a faster draw as seen in their final confrontation. This is pointed out in the film's commentary.

== Literature ==

* The Rangers in ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' do this with bows.

* Western novels, such as the works of Zane Grey and [[Louis L'Amour]], are rife with detailed multi-page descriptions of the execution of the quick draw. Noir detectives also are adept at it, which is probably not surprising given their Western heritage.

* ''The Survivalist'' (an [[After the End]] series of adventure novels by Jerry Ahern). John Rouke tries to get an [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels|outlaw biker gang]] to stop killing a group of civilians; the leader says they'll do so if Rouke duels their quick-draw artist. His companions think it's suicide, but Rouke points out there's a difference between drawing down on a timer and dueling someone who's shooting back at you. Sure enough, Rouke wins.

== Music ==

* The Marty Robbins song ''Big Iron'' describes a duel between an [[One Riot, One Ranger|Arizona Ranger]] and an outlaw named Texas Red:

And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip" }}

* The song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXNnPuIme48 'The Quick and the Blue'] by [[The Megas]] interprets the fight against [[Mega Man 2|Quick Man]] as being one of these.

Bullets scream death as they fly.'' }}