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Most accounts of the O.K. Corral gunfight estimate that about 30 shots were fired over 25-30 seconds. Is that possible?

by | Jun 1, 2007 | Inside History

Most accounts of the O.K. Corral gunfight estimate that about 30 shots were fired over 25-30 seconds. Is that possible? Dave Cuddeby Phoenix, Arizona Thirty shots fired in 30 seconds means that a round was fired about every second. And there were seven active participants (counting Tom McLaury, who probably didn’t get a shot off). So each of the six primary shooters averaged five shots. Billy Clanton emptied his pistol. Doc Holliday fired two shotgun blasts before shifting to a revolver. Each


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