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Post by huhwhat on Dec 11, 2012 16:15:19 GMT -5
Shame, really.
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Post by tullymars on Dec 11, 2012 16:17:28 GMT -5
Got the chance to meet he and his wife maybe 35 years ago. After their show I stood in line with a load of other folks just to get to shake his hand a say hi. I don't remember what the question was that I asked him, but the next thing I know I'm sitting behind the table with him and we talked for a good thirty to forty minutes. He acted like all he had to do that day was yak with a teenage kid. I'll never forget his kindness and attention. Rest in peace Mr. Munden.
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Post by rightwinger on Dec 11, 2012 17:39:07 GMT -5
I saw him in an exhibition about 18 years ago. Nice personable guy. Amazing what he could do with a sixgun. RIP Bob
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Post by bigboredad on Dec 11, 2012 17:52:09 GMT -5
Wow that does not make me feel god at all. He will be missed a lot. I was lucky enough to meet him at a exhibition he did here and after wards he did a question and answer session and man I could have listened to him for ever. This is really sad news  |
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Post by turbo on Dec 11, 2012 18:18:51 GMT -5
We can go back and watch hours of Bob Munden footage whenever we choose.
I wish more of the greats would have more available on film/video.
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Post by nolongcolt on Dec 11, 2012 21:03:25 GMT -5
Sure sorry to hear this, the guy was a wizard. RIP.
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Post by Frank V on Dec 11, 2012 22:37:54 GMT -5
I was really saddened to hear Bob has passed. He was a wizard with a SAA. Most of us have watched him perform "Impossible Shots" & marveled at his accuracy & skill
What I will always remember him for is his skill in tuning up a Colt. Once I'd made an appointment to take a Colt to him to tune up. Marilyn & I arrived at his home in Butte it is an hour drive from our home. We introduced ourselves & talked a few minutes. Bob looked my gun over & asked if I had an hour or so to spend. Of course I said yes. He took me back to his shop & proceeded to tune my gun right then & there. I told him I didn't intend to have him do it then that I'd be happy to come back & get it when he was done. He said Aw I'll just do it now. While he was working on my gun I asked a lot of questions & he gladly answered them. When he was done he showed me the internal differences between the Colt, USFA, & Uberti SAs. There are differences! Then he showed me a Colt he'd built up for Becky & it worked like it was on ball bearings.
All the while Bob was working on my gun & explaining my questions Becky was in the house visiting with Marilyn. When Bob was done we went inside & joined our Wives & visited another half hour or so. Since then We've seen Bob & Becky in restaurants in Butte & they always said hi & talked for awhile. They are very class people & I will always remember the time he took to do my Colt then & there.
I pray God will bring comfort to Becky, They are class people & Bob will be sorely missed in the handgun community. I know I miss him!
Tonight I am wearing that Colt Bob tuned up that day & remembering the day. That Six-Gun has just become very special to me. I may be a sentimental old fool, but I know special people when I meet them! Bob & Becky are special!
Frank
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Post by Seasons44 on Dec 11, 2012 22:47:29 GMT -5
Its a sad day we lost such a master in his craft, though its great to read that he has made great memories for so many.
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Post by barbarosa on Dec 11, 2012 22:52:37 GMT -5
Mr. Munden left us a lot to remember him by, surely will be missed.
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Post by vonfatman on Dec 12, 2012 0:19:13 GMT -5
The slickest gun I own is a Ruger .44 Special Blackhawk Mr. Munden tuned for me. It was a Christmas present from my wife (the tune-up). That was the year Ruger brought out the Lipsey .44 Specials. He was a talented man.
It was fun talking to him on the phone and setting up the work. We was very generous with his time. I enjoyed a nice long chat with him. He made feel like I was not imposing.
Bob
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Post by jayhawker on Dec 12, 2012 0:48:37 GMT -5
I knew Bob for many years. Saw his Fast Draw act live several times. Competed against him in a World Fast Draw Championship in the mid 1960s when he was still actively competing, as I recall I took 4th overall and he placed third. He will always be one of the fastest ever with a Colt SA revolver. He was a valued friend and I will miss him. God bless.
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Post by turbo on Dec 12, 2012 9:15:03 GMT -5
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Post by huhwhat on Dec 12, 2012 10:55:24 GMT -5
Wow...
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Post by ChrisO on Dec 12, 2012 12:37:39 GMT -5
Was very sorry to hear this also!
I have one of his autographed DVD's and spoke to him several times.
Always nice and never rushed to get me off the phone.
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Post by jimmarch on Dec 12, 2012 19:41:53 GMT -5
I think one thing he should be remembered for was his days in the late 1950s to early 1960s as the youngest member of a group of people I consider heroes.
They were the competitors in the first combat action shooting game: the Leatherslap competitions in southern California.
For the first time ever they did draw-and-fire at full speed using full-power ammo in gear that wasn't really cut out for that. They had to invent all new techniques to do it safely. It was dangerous enough that it was invitation-only and drew a mix of Hollywood stuntmen and on-film shooters along with local cops and deputies. All of the gun action sports including SASS/CAS, IDPA, IPSC and more have their origins in Leatherslap.
This is where Jack Weaver figured out the first combat-effective two-handed hold. It's where Jeff Cooper documented it, where a guy name of Chapman perfected the Weaver hold. James Hogue of Hogue Grips fame was there, as was Thell Reed from the movie biz - still active and did the handgun choreography for the recent remake of 3:10 To Yuma.
All of them risked toes and kneecaps to learn stuff that saved God only knows how many lives on the street. In my book, all of them were heroes and should be remembered for their time there no matter what else they did.
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