How to Do the Road Agent's Spin

The Road Agent's Spin is a gunfighter's trick from the Old West popularized by the Clint Eastwood movie The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). It's easy to learn and a fun party trick, if you go to the sorts of parties where people bring pistols.
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[@JCLeSinge]

Ow. Tried this sitting down and pistol-whipped myself in the knee XD

[@yungdomino4718]

F

[@VehicleLivesMatter]

One singular YIKE

[@taiyoctopus2958]

and suddenly just like that, your adventuring days were over!

[@gunja4419]

This made me laugh😂

[@bretthamilton7308]

Man, i just discovered this youtube channel last night. Outstanding. Plus the shout out to Josey Whales. Keep it up man, you're enlightening this 48 year old man.

[@henrycolestage4249]

Practice slow. Because slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. You don't want to go too fast too early, and pick up bad habits.

[@dragonfell5078]

Damn...that's actually really good advice for a number of situations.

[@memezoffuckery3207]

This same concept can be used for typing people.

[@swissarmyknight4306]

I would characterize pointing a gun at yourself as a bad habit in firearms handling, so probably best not to practice this at all.

[@memezoffuckery3207]

@@swissarmyknight4306 You’re pointing a gun at yourself either way if you’re spinning any firearm. So might as well not watch any of these videos.

[@swissarmyknight4306]

@@memezoffuckery3207 I'm pointing out that doing this with a firearm is extremely unsafe. It isn't unreasonable to think people might attempt to do something like this after seeing it demonstrated. You could literally die or kill someone.

[@Kurogumo]

I first saw this trick when you used it to shoot Johnny Reb.

[@cfv7461]

"Previously on Checkmate Lincolnites!"

[@kneelingcatholic]

glad to see you put in the obligatory safety tip at the end! 😊 your impression was hilarious as always.

[@verdatum]

Prop fabricator here. This is one of many reasons why I strategically add lead to my builds, even when I'm just modding a toy. You can fix the center-of-mass, and you can increase the momentum just enough, without having to worry about the actor accidentally cold-cocking anyone.

[@Bellephus]

That is supposed to be Charlie Prince's coat from 3:10 to Yuma, isn't it? Iconic.

[@Pantheragem]

One of my favorite movies. I even had a replica of The Hand of God made, from a real Colt (really just custom grips and a case-colored hammer).

[@JohnDoe-ee6qs]

You mean Charlie princess

[@imacanoli897]

After seeing Josie Wales for the first time on cable, I taught myself this trick too! Used my colt navy replica...works great and feels slick to pull off.

[@nataliefulton3400]

Very cool! I tried but my hands are very small. Gotta keep practicing!

[@genesmolko8113]

Get a Colt 1862 Police

[@rex103friend6]

I love the History videos and the related content. Good mix of both, good work as always!

[@AtunSheiFilms]

Thank you, my friend!

[@gregoryshmegory8248]

Thanks, the police never saw it coming!

[@pineapple0748]

Oh my gah

[@1337billybob]

Oh no not Sting! He was mid tantric!

[@CliffuckingBooth]

I actually managed to learn it. Its pretty easy once you know how to do it. Awesome trick ;)

[@euansmith3699]

"Ah rode with him... an' Ah've got no complaints." 😂😂😂 That is a great trick; it looks so smooth. and is bewildering until you explain it.

[@jacobrichards3635]

This is the kind of educational stuff that I watch this channel for

[@prussia1557]

"Dont practice with a real gun" Me with a real gun while he says this: "fuck" Unless its unloaded: oh thank god

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

Me practicing this with a real Glock "Uhhhhhh" (it doesn't work by the way)

[@Nupetiet]

I like to practice with guns I'm _pretty_ sure are unloaded

[@andrewpalmer1873]

The good news is people who have already owned a gun for years know these tips, but the dumbass that just went to the store yesterday needs to hear it.

[@tatsuhirosatou5513]

@Andrew Palmer eh I'm gunna end up doing it with a loaded gun anyway so train like you fight.

[@andrewpalmer1873]

@@tatsuhirosatou5513 but you own guns right? So you know what your doing, correct?

[@carycary5824]

My dad thought me that back 55 years ago and I can still do it!!!

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

Just tried this with my flintlock pistol replica. It actually works just fine!

[@jonathandavenport2500]

Thanks for this cool video. I first saw it a few months ago and 1-2 months ago started practicing on an old green and orange plastic toy revolver and after just one night of practice I was able to do it and have just been doing it more and more since, like when I learned how to spin sticks. I'm going to send this video to a friend of mine.

[@tonyadams6375]

I am definitely going to learn this! My grandkids will love it. Thanks for the video.

[@JB-hl1qx]

Awesome! Great stuff as always!

[@Thatpricksfacewhenhesawthegat]

I tried it and learned it! Thank you Atun Shei!

[@Apophis150]

As usual excellent content

[@Phobiamaster23]

This is an awesome trick to pull off! Luckily this was easy for me to learn since I knew the "Saloon Keeper's Roll".

[@brpurple]

cool Road agent spin tutorial

[@cvcoco]

Best explanation of this move. Every BP owner should know this, it could save your life.

[@clarkthurmond6711]

THANK YOU for showing this. I have been obsessed with how this mananuever is done tried numerous times but could never fully see the one point of action THE PIVOT... The lighting in the trading post scene of Josie Wales makes it harder to see the pivot . thank you for answering this

[@carolinecavs52]

I love it. I’ve been doing this for 10 years but I still watch the video.

[@themobseat]

Clearly explained and well filmed, thanks!

[@clintdavis9511]

Curly Bill in Tombstone used it on the old man sheriff.

[@sundown3637]

I did it with a real gun and I did it first try thank you for this video learned a lot. I'm really big into western

[@TheSlasherJunkie]

For YEARS I wanted to get a tattoo of the poster for this movie. My idea was that as my skin began to wrinkle, my rye modern Clint would begin to replace Clint’s shouting mug.

[@HistoryBoy]

Awesome video! I just watched the Hickok movie, where he does the spin. Nice work! I don’t believe I could do it!

[@schmeaty.1297]

That music is spot on when you flip it

[@mckenzie.latham91]

I saw it used in Tombstone by Powers Boothe

[@jackdell8682]

Perfect video to showcase thank you

[@promiscuous675]

Thank you..

[@fabianroblero]

Thank you very much, cheers from Chile

[@ShinKyuubi]

One issue that needs to be brought up: If you're a person with shorter fingers, you can't really loop the finger around and into the trigger well, so you have to let the gun flip onto your index finger before you can spin it around, instead of starting with your finger in the trigger well. longer fingers make this trick easier..it's doable with shorter, stubbier fingers, but it's not as easy as when you have longer fingers that can loop into the trigger well from the start.

[@zlatko8051]

The Uno reverse of the west.

[@spencerabdo5144]

It's funny to discover this at in 2024 after being a subscriber for years.

[@trusarmor4957]

super glad i found this channel

[@genesmolko8113]

Now do it with two Walkers. Can't believe how smooth Eastwood did it with those two beasts.

[@prairiebhoy9199]

I have an Uberti Walker..it weighs over 4.5 lbs. Eastwood used Colt Dragoons as well. Plenty big but a bit lighter. The issue is the length too. A Colt 1860 Army is plenty lighter and shorter. The 1873 SAA was designed off the 1860 retrofit

[@BogeyTheBear]

@@prairiebhoy9199 The 1860 is lighter than a Dragoon, but it is not shorter. The barrel on the 1860 was lengthened to compensate for the shorter frame and cylinder so they come out more or less equal. Kinda makes it easier finding a holster long enough to fit either gun.

[@louisianawaters1171]

I actually mastered that spin using a 22 version of an 1873 model single action

[@Puppy_Puppington]

This is awesome. Great editing and references as well deed

[@williamsilva9204]

I love this Channel. Always a new surprise.

[@oliverdelaenfield2]

Tried it with a S&W 1905 hand ejector, it works fine with a double action but I wouldn’t risk it loaded unless it was that or a trip to Yuma haha

[@Balrog4242]

Wow great instructions I was definitely doing it the hard way :D

[@frost4275]

Trying to learn this with the exact same colt navy

[@popebryanii7224]

I have a double action with a very heavy trigger and I always do tricks like this to show off with people around. The gun is always unloaded and is always in a safe direction.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Are you left-handed or ambidextrous? I notice you wear your hogleg in a right-handed crossdraw holster, but you have the left-handed dexterity of either a natural-born southpaw or someone who's put forth the effort to become ambidextrous or mix-handed. Arnie trained to handle weapons and shoot ambidextrously for 'The Terminator'. *Edit/Note:* If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs. 0:58 Super easy! Barely an inconvenience!

[@TheFranchiseCA]

The efforts that both Schwarzenegger and Patrick put into playing their versions of Terminators is really impressive. Arnie also talked about training himself to reload a shotgun without looking.

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@TheFranchiseCA And he can hold that SPAS-12 (which is a hoss) way out there with his "weak" arm!

[@nathanring5048]

Can vouch for the weight thing. I have a 3+ pound lemat replica (non-firing) and the road agent spin is VERY easy with the lemat.

[@barriolimbas]

Mr Chain Blue Lightning!

[@hazor777]

Another reason I love KZbin!

[@Animation1138BH]

Love the outfit 👍

[@FilmsadoCrew]

Very well made video! Just wondering is that a Denix Griswold and Gunnison? Or is it a different brand?

[@RobbyGAMEZ]

Hey so I know that this is an older video of yours but I absolutely love your content and I have to know: What is that jacket of yours and where did you get it?

[@sodapopcowboy8620]

Thanks man! I am going to Western themed airsoft event soon. This will be fun to show off and play pranks!

[@brobeans01]

he looks like micah bell in the epilogue

[@randomcoyote8807]

Now to go find that Republic of Texas Navy Colt single-action I got years ago...

[@drachenschild6758]

Super Video Daumen hoch von mir 👍🔝🔝🔝🇦🇹

[@reynardus1359]

This is also known as Curly Bill Spin named after Curly Bill Brocius of the Wyatt Earp wars.

[@blixer8384]

I’ve been trying this out with a flint lock it’s a bit clunky but I’m okay at it

[@axtondragunov1784]

I just realized Andy has the same Denix replica revolver that I do

[@josephstalin6230]

seems like a lot of accidental discharges waiting to happen unless your revolver is single action

[@docholiday1806]

Duh dude. That’s what it’s for

[@swissarmyknight4306]

Good way to get kicked out of any shooting range, even with a single action revolver.

[@vimtheprotogen2855]

@@swissarmyknight4306 it's a trick, so I hope people are smart enough to not do it at with a loaded gun, or at a range.

[@Joe-sn6ir]

@@vimtheprotogen2855 too many stupid people around. some even have guns. :(

[@FellsApprentice]

Even with a double action the trigger tension on a revolver is extremely stiff until the hammer is pulled back so as long as you're careful you could still do it with a double action I would just make sure to get plenty of time doing the trick on an unloaded gun until you could do it in your sleep before trying it

[@224Jaman]

Drip goes hard

[@ParkorEnderman]

A little odd doing it with a 1911 but fun, thanks for the how to ^^

[@kristalfuentes4044]

It works well! It's a little slow for me, but I got the movement down :)

[@KingTurtle5]

Great video my friend

[@HoustonRLamb]

Actually, I only just watched the Outlaw Josey Wailes but as a kid I remember seeing this in a western at one point and learned it on my old cap guns but I’m probably rusty now. I might try this again on my 22. Peacemaker (unloaded just to be clear)

[@darthbee18]

Not that I need this any time soon but thanks for showing the way 😏😎✨

[@paultrimble9390]

Good video shoot real good video. Actually shows how to instead of just doing it. Later got try on my remmi Dang 8 “ barrels make it little tough but getting it. Thanks ur ole wv hillbilly buddy.

[@MochitoMaker]

Amazing! Thank you for the video! Do you have any suggestions on best guns for gun spinning? I got a Colt Army 1860 from Denix. Feels quite challenging to spin, but maybe it's like in all beginnings. In all other KZbin videos I've seen they Peacemakers or other shorter guns.

[@patgray5402]

That pistol has seen some use

[@BogeyTheBear]

I have an Italian Colt clone I've parted out for spares, so it's non-firing at this point. I'll remove the trigger (in order to save my finger as well as the tension spring) to make practice easier.

[@brandonyelton544]

John Wesley Hardin is one of my great great great uncles

[@EdwardOnRoblox]

Dude does your channel do it all?

[@eyegrinder94]

Cool.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠

[@mikewaxx]

I have wondered for years how he did that. In the original story by "Forest Carter" he referred to it as the Missouri Roll. It's actually kinda disappointing to finally find out how simple it really is.

[@tomashize]

Dyin aint much of a livin....

[@AdamPaul2222]

Where can you get that toy gun?

[@jasonbrennan9918]

I'm actually only familiar with the technique from its being mentioned in supplements for TTRPGs like Deadlands and GURPS...

[@mil-collector_enby2250]

Yes! Prequel meme!

[@memerman2.093]

Love your video me and my brother where using denix replica colts and I was giving up then spinned it and shot him badass don’t worry it was only a cap gun

[@mikecurran230]

I apologize for the lateness of my question, I dont know why YT only now thought to recommend your video. Wasn't this also know as the Curly Bill spin ? Normally I wouldn't quibble, but this is a history channel !

[@SurvivingHorror]

What replica are you using

[@Pantheragem]

Really fun with a Walker. They weigh almost 5 pounds.

[@louisianawaters1171]

Btw is that a real model 1861 army colt or a pop gun version

[@BogeyTheBear]

Has the form factor of a Griswold & Gunnison revolver.

[@oregonoutback7779]

@@BogeyTheBear Looks like a Leech & Rigdon to me. Look at the barrel, it's round. I believe G&G's were octagon.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Leech & Rigdons happened to use iron frames, not gunmetal bronze.

[@oregonoutback7779]

@@BogeyTheBear Yup, went back and did some research after making that comment. You are correct. I thought G&G's had hex barrels. I was wrong.

[@ErthaSabretooth]

Where did you get your charlie prince jacket from?

[@thebacons5943]

Bob Dylan has a great album called John Wesley Harding

[@hamptoncomics]

Great video, could you do a video on the 2017 Hickok film, I watched half of it but couldn’t stand it because I love wild bill’s story and the movie is unlike the real story.

[@rezlogan4787]

This makes a very flashy draw from a grip forward holster as well.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Reverse the process, and that's how you re-holster your gun into a butt-forward position.

[@jessedm5073]

Also known as the Curly Bill Spin.

[@bigbossiswatchingyou4624]

You're pretty good

[@1chumley1]

Ah. The old road rage spin. Nobody will ever head off my smoke wagon at the pass again!

[@DoodlyDoo59210]

Guns, westerns, clocks, what looks like a gasket of some sort(?), a tape player? Your interests are my interests.

[@trampc9826]

So the sheriff has to demand the suspect to hold out the gun w/ only two figures - "One more finger on the guy, I'll shoot!"

[@mickstreet2636]

There is a kid on here that dresses in regular clothes . Goes to school and does a short to the point how to spin guns. You should watch him.

[@FellsApprentice]

I just want to point out one of the reasons this is even safe at all with a revolver is because until the hammer is pulled back the trigger tension is extremely strong and so you're unlikely pull the trigger accidentally

[@bushwhackedonvhs]

No, that is not why. This trick was and is done with single action revolvers, meaning ones which can only fire when the hammer is rearward because the trigger performs the single action of engaging the sear. The trigger is dead until the hammer is cocked. You're thinking in terms of DA revolvers and their heavy triggers but spinning actually doesn't work well with DA revolvers because you have less space in the trigger guard and the balance is different as well on most double actions.

[@manoftheocean6988]

Mind If I ask what style of jacket you're wearing In your video kinda want one ngl