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* In ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]'', the eponymous character has very fast hands, and uses his quick draw skills to bluff his way out of confrontations. He's actually not a gunfighter at all.

* [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] slightly in ''[[Unforgiven]]''. Sheriff Daggett demonstrates to an author that he is indeed quick on the draw, but explains that accuracy goes out the window and it's all next to useless unless the shooter keeps a cool head. He also recalls a man who tried to hard to draw quickly and ended up shooting himself in the foot. Demonstrated in the finale where Munny {{spoiler|does ''not'' rapidly gun down Daggett's men with a flick of the wrist, but instead draws and kneels down, deliberately aiming and gunning down the terrified Mooks who all miss him in their panic}}.

* Subverted in ''[[Rio Bravo]]''; when asked why he carries a rifle, Sheriff Chance ([[John Wayne]]) replies that he found there were lots of men faster with a pistol.

* Jimmy Ringo in ''[[The Gunfighter]]''.

* In ''[[Honor Harrington|Field of Dishonor]]'', Honor puts four rounds into a professional duellist, before he can even get one shot off.

* Jack Holloway in ''[[H. Beam Piper|Little Fuzzy]]''. Someone cried a warning, he turned, going for his pistol, and saw a [[Mook]] pointing a gun at him. As two different people commented afterward, pulling a gun on Jack Holloway is simply a way of committing suicide.

 

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* ''[[GURPS]]'' has the Fast-Draw skill for this. For a heavy penalty characters can draw in less time than it takes a normal person can pull the trigger on a gun. It is also possible to buy a holsters designed to make a Quick Draw easier, see the Bridgeport Rig below.

** 1st Edition ''Oriental Adventures''. The Iaijutsu skill allowed the user to draw a melee weapon with blinding speed, thus avoiding any combat penalties.

** Edition 3.5 has this as an a feat that allows you do draw your weapon (anything from a hand crossbow to a knife to a [[BFS]]) as a free action. Very useful for rogues, ninjas and other stealthy types, as well as general fighting in difficult places.

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