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Shane: No Ordinary Man And His Gun

Shane, from Jack Schaefer’s Book Shane, is no ordinary man and his gun was not either. It is hardly a gun it is a part of Shane, he handles it like another arm or leg. This essay will look at how Shane modified a quite average gun to be unique, how Shane handles a gun, and lastly how Shane handles his gun in that famous bar fight.
Shane has no standard gun. When Bob Starett is snooping around Shane's room he found it, Shane's gun. The gun was a single action colt, the same model as an army issue only it had been modified. Bob explains what made it not so average
“[It was] heavy like fathers, it was some how easier to handle. You held it up to aiming level and it seemed to balance in your ...

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about why Shane has no sight on the gun. The smooth and polished appearance was an extension of Shane’s own personality and style. this is what made it his Shane handles a gun with deadly precision and speed. Bob knows that the gun allows for speed and precision. But a lot relies on the person holding the gun. In this quote Bob has been playing with an old gun that his father gave him, although it doesn’t fire Shane uses it to explain to Bob how to shoot fast and straight using this toy gun as an example.
“ ‘If its speed you’re after Bob, don’t split the move into parts. Don’t pull, cock, aim, and fire. Slip back the trigger as you bring the gun up and squeeze the trigger the moment it’s up level.’ ‘How do you aim it then? How do you get a sight on it?’ ‘No need to learn to hold it so the barrels right in line with the fingers if they were out. You won’t have to waste time bringing it high to take a sight. Just point it, low and quick and easy, like pointing a finger.’ ” (p.44) ...

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Added: 7/30/2008 04:58:02 AM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 769
Pages: 3

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