Gun Tricks:Curly Bill Spin

[@runner1701]

It has many different names, but the most famous movie version is Josie Wales flipping two Colt Walkers simultaneously. Now THAT would be a trick.

[@Frankie5Angels150]

It would be even more impressive with Colt Pattersons! (No trigger guards and fold-away triggers!)

[@jeremygarcia25]

Spinning is faster than reloading

[@nates7135]

Don't know how historically accurate that is, but in the movie you speak of he didn't that he flipped the gun upside down and fired with his pinky. It's more commonly known as the border roll or road agent spin.

[@jackalston4516]

In his autobiography john wesley hardin talks about wild bill hicock doing it which i think was one of the first time it was mention if im not wrong

[@Alpine_Joe]

I don't think he's talking about Tomstone the movie ... he's talking about in Tombstone the town.

[@nates7135]

There is no record of how the gun was held. At the moment I forget what it's called but it's not a person's name

[@darthmusturd9526]

What Witcher said

[@hooks_and_horns]

@@jackalston4516the other way around. John did it on Bill.

[@TheSaltBoiCometh]

I believe this is actually called the road agent spin or the coachmen’s revenge

[@gregrock7451]

*"I believe this is actually called the road agent spin or the coachmen’s revenge."* I've heard it called all three of those names at various times. Like a lot of Old West lore, the origin story is quite unclear, speculative, and prone to a couple of embellishment's regarding who supposedly created it, where it was first used, how it was used, et al. I myself thought the "Curly Bill Spin" was a variation in which the shooter cocks the hammer and fires it with the middle or ring finger while holding it inverted, as depicted by Powers Boothe playing the role of Curly Bill in the most excellent 1994 Western "Tombstone."

[@Rodgerwilco91]

@@gregrock7451 I have a hard time doing it the way he does it by holding the gun inverted. Such a cool move and with holding it inverted it really almost looks like an accident, which is what Curly Bill claimed in Tombstone if I recall.

[@goromajima889]

This spin has so many names that you could probably convince someone it’s called the hot dog roll and they’ll believe you.

[@waynecollard3876]

If you watch that scene again he fires the right hand gun upside down whilst fred was grabbing the left one by the pistol grip. There was no spinning involved. That being said this video show a unique gun spin

[@Saintlawrence100]

You’re exactly correct…the spin in this video was from Josey Wales.

[@dukek3524]

In the movie Tombstone, there is no spin but that doesn't mean Brocius didn't use the spin in real life.

[@osama_bin_llama2532]

Alot of people think curly bill shot the gun upside down

[@overthehill1958]

He in fact did.

[@justincurran9916]

That's the Josey Wales spin...

[@santiagocamargo7081]

A GOOD GUNMAN

[@ratscoot]

Supposedly John Wesley Hardin pulled that one on Wild Bill though no shots were fired.

[@JohnDoe-gb6co]

Wesley and Bill where good friends, I doubt they pulled guns on each othar, but if you think so, where did you learn this story?

[@PossiblyNow]

@@JohnDoe-gb6co John Wesley Hardin's memoir

[@JohnDoe-gb6co]

@@PossiblyNow i have read a few autobiographies and biographies of wesely hardin, could you give me the link for his memoire? i could not find it on google

[@PossiblyNow]

@@JohnDoe-gb6co I believe in his 1896 biography

[@gregrock7451]

I heard that Hardin used it to get the drop on Wild Bill Hickock, though why he was supposedly obliged to do so, I've no idea. I also heard that Hardin simply demonstrated it to Wild Bill, under wholly chummy circumstances, shortly after the two men met. In the latter version, Wild Bill was said to have been sufficiently impressed. Both men were widely famous/respected/feared gunslingers, and thought to have been mutually respectful of the others' skill and prowess behind a gun, and that in turn led to them becoming close friends. Of course, like most Old West lore, there are varying accounts.

[@jwhawk357]

You need to watch that scene again.

[@OffRadarPro_3768]

The legendary gunslinger Howard Darby

[@reesehuntiii3070]

An impressive spin no doubt. How Curly Bill did not spin his smoke wagon but shot the sheriff with his pistol inverted. Thanks for sharing, I’m looking forward to seeing move of your videos.

[@michaelrosen6814]

This is like spartans when Leonidas said: Come and get them.

[@benjaminarmstrong7047]

So I reached for my nearby (most always) S&W 642, unloaded it and kinda sorta did it. Doesn't look nearly as cool. I probably need a hat.

[@somemaden]

Coolest Move I've seen!!! Wow.

[@jamesdick2580]

i like how that's very subtle, but very fast and very slick.

[@cobracorporal6738]

I actually went to Tombstone, AZ on *December 6th, 7th and 8th 2021*

[@kristiangameplay6534]

nice trick and poor sheriff, he did a mistake

[@jamesalexander6417]

The road agent spin by any other name is still a road agent spin.

[@TheAutisticCapricorn]

Hmm. A BB revolver pistol would look good to some practicing on for learning cool spinning tricks like one of those.

[@trentwozniak2231]

The road agent spin

[@believeurhappy4410]

Super cool

[@txgunguy2766]

Looks like just a regular ol' "road agent spin". That's easy. In Texas it's known as the "border roll".

[@docholliday4546]

That's all it is, and it was an accident!

[@txgunguy2766]

@Test Fortester When you've carried, handled and practiced with the guns for the better part of your life so that they're practically part of you, it certainly is possible.

[@ernieowens742]

Cool dude

[@ThroatShredder1087]

You are bad ass my friend.

[@gokingsgo814]

Virgil Earp wasn't sheriff, he was the town Marshal.

[@romandybala]

I havent handled a revolver for 40 years but it seems to me the last move to cock the hammer is very awkward.The thumb has to come off the hammer after cocking to allow it to fall but you need the web of your thumb to counteract the pull against the trigger.

[@dark2023-1lovesoni]

Yeah, it's much easier/smoother to cock a revolver's hammer during a forward roll. You can just catch the hammer as it's coming up, cock it, and then slip right to the grip, in a firing position. This trick is using a backwards roll. Catching the hammer in that is a bit odd because you basically have to catch the top of the frame/cylinder with the webbing of your hand, then you wind up reversing direction. It's just less comfortable and feels a bit more awkward. However, in the actual movie Curly Bill doesn't do much of any spin. He puts his middle finger through the trigger guard and let's the revolver fall inverted. He catches the hammer with the webbing of his thumb and basically fans it once. It's actually pretty easy to do, and doesn't feel particularly odd or uncomfortable.

[@alanrobinson6257]

Curly bills spin is different, that's the road agents spin

[@McCbobbish]

Also known as the "Road Agent's spin"

[@BookofCoolOfficial]

Nice or as Masoko said the coachmen's revenge.

[@derp0112]

This is the only gunspin I can do with a nerf gun

[@VanHellsing12]

This trick has so many different name's and the technique is same for all.

[@cambell9]

He doesn't do that in the movie. He just shoots him with the gun upside-down

[@muammarbinsharif6425]

Not the movie, the real life town

[@Vanguard_Spartan_00762]

I want to learn how to do this spin with all of my handguns I think it would be very useful

[@fucksakese]

Excuse me what do you mean u s e f u l

[@Vanguard_Spartan_00762]

@@fucksakese like when the government comes to my door step my boy In the year since I posted this comment I've learned how to do this spin with my M9 Beretta

[@JidoKashi]

.....but did he shoot the deputy?

[@darthmusturd9526]

JidoKashi no

[@tymospoelman8175]

He didnt he just did so he dont had to hand over the gun

[@GeneOh]

I think he is referring to the Bob Marley song "I shot the sheriff" as a joke :)

[@69shovlhed89]

Morgan? Maybe...

[@whattowatchrightnow]

he did not shoot the deputy. oh, no

[@whattowatchrightnow]

nice revolver

[@darkmessengerofanotherworl2840]

You're pretty good

[@wallaroo1295]

Sir, (no sarc) I have also heard this maneuver called the "Highwayman's Roll" - I think in the old Time/Life western history books I read as a kid in the early 80s - is that also a colloquialism for this? I have Ruger Vaquero Bisley I bought when I lived in Alaska - I can rock this roll! 🤘🤠🤘 (Lots of time to practice, when living in a cabin in the woods at 40 below! LOL)

[@KC.45]

Curly Bill spin Road Agent's spin Highwayman's Roll Border Roll Ruliana Twist

[@idek3867]

Really wish I had a revolver like that, but it works with a glock too, so that's cool

[@zlaya771]

He didn't kill him like that. Look that scene again!

[@cpt.ronaldsparkyspeirs9380]

Maaaan you're dumb, smh

[@zlaya771]

His gun was turned upside down when he shot him. Handle was up.

[@ronnieerwin4585]

What kind of gun is that

[@ChonWangSixShooter]

👍🔥

[@kenfu9334]

fancy but a coward act thanks for the awesome video and the backround story to this trick

[@imperialbricks1977]

Being clever is not cowardice. This is actually a brilliant tactical move.

[@DooberD33]

This can still be used if you have the balls in situations so practice people after a couple weeks I’m super fast

[@TheEthicalOutlaw]

curly bill did not shoot the sheriff, he taunted him with that spin saying "i couldve killed you 10 times over" it was a dix measuring contest that he won, but he didnt shoot the sheriff, it was against the law for open carry which is what roused the situation to begin with.

[@aniziodaltro8748]

D+

[@daingammer8646]

😒 wait a minute the sheriff? I thought fred white was the town marshal that curly bill shot

[@mwilson308]

Sadly you are incorrect sir. He isn't doing the Road Agents spin like Clint Eastwood did in the film The Outlaw Josey Wales. If you watch the clip at the you tube channel S Films entitled Tombstone (1993) | I feel just...capital - William Brocius(Powers Boothe) you'll see clearly at time stamp 2:11 his gun is hanging upside down. Not the same move as the Road Agents spin.

[@HOTRODLED]

I. Curious on how long the barrel is on your gun?

[@cachemole]

Me too...Im wondering what the ideal barrel length for spinning is. I imagine a short barrel is better.

[@lukeallison1182]

Most likely a 4.75 or the gunslinger length

[@trinab9612]

I thought killing Fred was an accident

[@hunterbradford2697]

What about the outlaw joesy Wales

[@everittoverton8398]

Didn’t Josey Wales do it first?

[@saulrobles374]

Didn't take me long to do it but cocking it needs more practice

[@jagrmelo2453]

I highly recommend against buying a colt I can't fucking put it down I play with it all day!😂😂

[@BookofCoolOfficial]

😂. One issue is messing around when you're on the phone and then realising you have walked out the side door and are standing on the street spinning your colt lost in conversation. Not a good look unless you want to be arrested. 😂

[@DansilSchroeder]

Man this is a lot harder with Navys...

[@crinklediaper]

my dad has a navy, and I have a uberti cattleman 5 1/2 barrel and for some reason, it's easier with the navys for me. I have no clue why.

[@rodfast8196]

Now try it with an 1858 Remington 44

[@J.R1384]

It’s the road agents spin not the curly whatever the hell you said😂😂

[@gil8195]

qual é o nome desi revovi

[@deltadetrix]

A lot harder to do with a beretta 92fs

[@Rodgerwilco91]

This is one of the first tricks I learned when I started gun spinning. I got it down to being able to flip, cock the hammer, and pull the trigger in approximately 0.85 seconds. Sheriff wouldn’t have stood a chance against me! 🤠🤠🤠

[@believeurhappy4410]

Quick but no Bob Munden

[@bpmiller87]

I was only funnin'

[@johngrepo9976]

"I wasn't "..

[@noneboutegaming1915]

90th comment

[@georgemoore7186]

If you were holding a gun on someone and wanted to disarm them, I can't believe you would let them put their hand anywhere near their gun?? Wouldn't you would make them reach as high as the could with one hand while they undid the buckle on their gun belt with the other and let the gun/s fall on the ground?? or I would put the gun at their forehead with both hands as high in the air as they could reach, if their arms even moved I would make a canoe out of their head, then I would take their guns with my other hand, on the other hand if I was the two bad guys in Josie Wales, I would not have stood in Indian file, making an easy target, I would have been behind Josie with a Gun at the back of his head movies really do make it look easy for effect, don't they?? You will see when the hero fights multiple opponents, the opponents often attack one at a time, movie heroes are just lucky that movie bad guys are always morons