Your guide to the Fastest Timed Sport in the World

Howard Darby at the Fastest Gun Alive competition Welcome! You've discovered Fast Draw. This shooting sport combines a well tuned single-action revolver, 'full-powder' blanks or wax bullets, and a lightning quick draw to create the fastest timed sport in the world. Take a few minutes to discover the challenge and excitement of this amazing sport..

Types of Fast Draw: This site deals with the style used by the World Fast Draw Association, Ohio Fast Draw Association, Kansas Fast Draw Association and a few others. It is the most diverse style of Fast Draw, allowing for stock or modified guns, and wax and blank ammunition shooting at a number of different metal or balloon targets.

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Recent additions to the Gallery
Photo Album    Photo Album    Photo Album   
2012 Frontier City Shootout
Oklahoma City, OK - April 14-15, '12
2011 U.S. Elimination Championship
Red River, NM - Sept. 24-25, '11
2011 World Elmination Championship
Durango, CO - Aug. 20-21, '11


Fast Draw Main Site Guide
A Brief History of Fast Draw
  - List of Clubs, Associations & Publications

How did Fast Draw get to where it is today, and who was involved.
What is Fast Draw?
Equipment
   - Equipment Overview
   - Fast Draw Guns
   - Gun Rules
   - Holster History
   - Fast Draw equipment in Japan
Guns, Holsters, Timers & Targets
Events Learn about the events you'll come up against at a Fast Draw competition
Classifications Traditional, Open, Index, Elimination.... Find out what it all means!
The Draw
   - Fanning
   - Thumbing
   - Thumbing Instruction
An animated graphic and frame-by-frame breakdown of exactly what happens during a Thumbing draw or a 1/4 second world record Fanning draw, as well as a detailed description of one style of thumbing.
Photo Gallery See what Fast Draw is all about
Video Clips  watch video Watch instructional video clips
Contest Calendar Interested in seeing Fast Draw in person? Find a contest in your area.
Discussion Board
Do you have a question on Fast Draw? Ask it here, or just read the postings to learn more about the sport.
F.A.Q. Some of the most commonly asked questions about Fast Draw
Local Fast Draw Clubs Find a Fast Draw club or shooter in your area to help you get started.
More Fast Draw Info.
  - Confessions of a "New Guy"
  - Travelling to a Contest
Read the confessions and experiences of Craig 'The New Guy' Robinson, learn about travelling to Fast Draw contests, and find out how to learn more about this sport.
Contest Sponsors Find out how your company or group can benefit from sponsoring a Fast Draw contest
Vendors & Links Suppliers and links of interest to Fast Draw shooters


World Fast Draw Association
  Main
  What is the WFDA?
  Rule Book
  World Records
  Membership
  Contest Calendar
  Discussion Forums
    - WFDA General Forum
    - WFDA Members Forum
  Hall of Champions

World Fast Draw Association crest

Learn About the W.F.D.A., one of the largest associations in the sport of Fast Draw, with active members in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, and a number of other countries.
Day 1 from the WFDA World Fast Draw Elimination Championships (August '11)


Final rounds from the WFDA World Fast Draw Elimination Championships (August '11)


Video from the WFDA California State Championship (April '08)





Safety Note: The concept of the Fast Draw is a potentially dangerous one. It is for this reason that only blanks and wax bullets propelled by .22 blanks or shotshell primers are used in the sport. In fact, no 'live' ammunition is allowed at a competition site. The World Fast Draw Association and the members of this sport do not endorse the use of 'live' ammunition when performing a fast draw.

Although blanks and wax bullets are the recommended method of enjoying this sport, they can be dangerous when not used in the proper manner. Please make sure to follow all normal firearm safety rules..



Questions? Check out the Getting Started section to discover how you can find out more about Fast Draw.


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