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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 08 > Bowman thrilled audiences with his sharpshooting skill

Bowman thrilled audiences with his sharpshooting skill

Marksman taught shooting techniques to law enforcement officers and actors

By William Grimes / The Bulletin
July 8, 2009

It is not easy to whip out a pistol and split a playing card edgewise at 30 paces.

Joe Bowman did it routinely, and he had a few more tricks up his elaborately embroidered Western sleeve.

“I remember him throwing a washer up in the air, firing a pistol, and saying, ‘I shot....

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