In real life McCoy was a sharpshooter and famed for his fast draw. A film editor once timed it on 35mm film with 24 frames per second. It took exactly six frames from the blur of his hand to the smoke issuing from the end of his gun.
I've never been sentimental about my horse. The horse doesn't give a damn about you. If you want to know the truth - horses are dumb.
Aries
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
(age 86)
Raymond W. Bliss Army Hospital, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, USA