Danny:
The ones I saw did, in fact, fan off their shot from the hip. They shot at a plexiglass screen with a full sized painting, or print of an owlhoot in a getting ready to draw position. They were shooting some kind of wadding out of their sixshooters and when that wadding hit the screen a time was regestered on a time clock to the left of the screen. It was interesting to watch, but, correct me if I'm wrong about this: Back in the real Old West there wasn't a whole lot of showdowns on the streets. There were gunfights, to be sure, but none of those Hollywood type call outs and showdowns. I think those call outs and showdowns are a Hollywood invention just to make those old B Movies from the 40's and 50's interesting.
Your thoughts on that?