Bob Munden (born February 8, 1942, Kansas City, Missouri, United States) is a Fast Draw competition shooter who now undertakes fast draw exhibition shooting. Bob Munden holds many fast draw world records and is recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest gun ever.In addition to competition, Bob Munden has achieved several extraordinary feats of shooting, including hitting coins thrown into the air and splitting playing cards thrown into the air, all on demand. Much fast draw shooting takes place with blank ammunition but Bob Munden has achieved several feats with regular ammunition loaded to full power. For example, as a demonstration, Bob Munden competed in Bianchi Cup match and finished in the money using a Colt Single Action and full power ammunition.[2]Bob Munden started his shooting career when he competed in Jeff Cooper's Big Bear "Leatherslaps" shooting competitions at Big Bear Lake, California in the 1950s. The Leatherslaps became the South Western Combat Pistol League (SWCPL). His shooting prowess showed early when he came second in 1958 using a Colt .45 Single Action borrowed from Jeff Cooper.Since taking up exhibition shooting, Bob Munden has given many demonstrations to audiences, sometimes with John Satterwhite. Bob Munden has also given shooting demonstrations on television shows the world over.While Munden's abilities appear remarkable, there are a few tricks to the trade, as competitors, critics, and even Munden himself have pointed out. For one, Munden does not use period correct firearms, holsters, or other hardware when demonstrating action shooting. His weapons are heavily modified, and the holsters used are specialized for quick draw yet are impractical for daily wear for the time period they represent.Furthermore, the use of blanks creates the illusion of accuracy while fast drawing, when in fact just aiming a gun loaded with a blank cartridge in the general direction of a balloon (one of Munden's choice targets) at close range will destroy the target where a live round would likely miss. Firing blanks also means a very low recoil which in turn provides for a rapid succession of rounds to be fired, yet in real life applications would be pointless.