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* Morgan Kane, from the book series of the same name, is said to draw and fire in 1/5th of a second, making him one of the legendary gunslingers of the Old West. He is, however, knowledgeable enough to know that his accuracy is sacrificed in a quick draw, so he usually fires more than once.
* 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
** Also from H. Beam Piper is "Bish" Ware, the town drunk [[Remittance Man]] in ''Four-Day Planet''. Never being completely sober somehow hasn't slowed him down noticeably or affected his accuracy. The person quoted below was looking directly at Bish when he drew:
{{Quote|Then there was a gun going off in his hand. I didn't see him reach for it, or where he drew it from. It was just in his hand, firing....}}
* ''[[Hammer's Slammers]]''' Joachim Steuben. It took two-fifths of a second from the moment he reached for his [[Bling Bling Bang|highly ornamented pistol]] to his having killed three men, all of whom had their weapons drawn. At least one of them was already aiming at him (and '''very''' eager to shoot). He fired so quickly, in fact, that he wouldn't have been able to get off a fourth shot, because the plastic cartridge disc of the third shot melted from the heat of his rapid firing and jammed the pistol's action.
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