Was John Wesley Hardin as deadly and fast to shoot as folks claim?
Ronald Bolza
Slatington, Pennsylvania
Many Old West experts position John Wesley Hardin as the greatest and most notorious of all Texas gunmen—maybe of all the gunfighters, period.
In his storied career, Hardin killed between 12 and 40 men. Newspapers of the day attributed 27 killings to him. He worked hours practicing to keep his edge, both in speed and accuracy. So, yep, Hardin was fast and deadly, and didn’t hesitate
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