Annie Oakley was hardly a native of the Old West. She lived in Ohio until she began preforming in Wild West Shows around the turn of the century.

Glad I found this channel. Holliday is my personal favorite. Hands down. That being said, the baddest dude n the Old West is none other than John Wesley Hardin. Absolute zero contest. 💯

How does being a good shot make Annie Oakley a gunslinger? She was just a sharp shooter. She never killed anybody in a gun battle.

Time stamps 0:25 Doc Holiday 4:07 Johnny Ringo 6:52 Bass Reeves 10:06 Buckskin Frank 14:03 Porter Rockwell 17:30 Annie Oakley 20:12 Bill Longley 23:30 Bat Masterson 25:53 The Sundance Kid 28:34 Jesse James Annie Oakley's presence and Billy the Kid's absence on this list are both puzzling. Annie was a sharpshooter and quite famous, that much is true, but she did not kill anyone as far as we know, so her being called one of the DEADLIEST GUNSLINGERS is very strange indeed.

Where's: Wild Bill Hickok / Tom Horn / John Wesley Hardin / Jim Miller / Frank Hamer / J. "King" Fisher / Ben Thompson ???

Your list didn't include Wild Bill Hickok and he was a hellva gunslinger!

Calling Ringo "lesser known" is down right inaccurate. Even disrespectful. All the same, I truly enjoyed this video. Well made. Well narrated. Thank You for your efforts.💯

When my dad who was born in 1927 was a kid growing up on a small rural property outside of Little Falls Minnesota he and his brothers befriended an old man that was a neighbor who they said was in his 80's or 90's at the time (mid to late 1930's) and the old guy would have one of them drive his old touring car while he rode in the back seat. This old guy would have his old 6 shooter and holster on and would stand up in the back of the moving touring car as it drove along and do a quick draw and shoot crows out of the air. The old guy would only say that he had spent time out west before the turn of the century and was known by a different name but would never say what that name was. He died before 1940 without anyone knowing who he really was or if what he had said was true or if it was just a tall tale he told kids, but from what my dad and his brothers all said and agreed on was that they truly Believe the old guy had actually been a gunslinger who wanted to live his last years in peace and didn't want his past known to anyone or which side of the law he had been on. But they all agreed that they felt he had been on the wrong side of the law and probably had old wanted posters for him out west. Nobody will ever know who that old guy was and my dad and uncles who had known him are all gone now so they can't even be shown pictures of various old gunslingers who just disappeared to see if any of them resembled a younger version of the old guy. It would be interesting to know who he was and what his past was.

Jeff KIdder Arizona ranger. Not many practiced a fast draw and expended thousands of rounds of ammo like Kidder did. Rumored by rangers to be capable to draw and fire while being covered by guns. Bat Masterson was smart. He avoided many gun fights by holding shooting contests to demonstrate how accurate he could shoot. The gun used by Ringo in the TV series actually existed. It was an upgraded version of a cap-and-ball french pistol which fired a shotgun shell from the center of the barrel. Ringo was not known to own one. Clay Allison? Reputed to be the first fast gun. Commodore Perry Owen? Only man known to have taken down four men in a gunfight.

John Wesley Hardin was #1

Several years ago while researching our family history one relative created a book with related stories and one ancestor it turned out that he was a horseback Rodin train robber. Though I don’t condone criminal activity it still is fascinating

Annie Oakley was a shootist, not a shooter, definitely not an outlaw. You should have added the baddest of them all, John Wesley Hardin, he knew left over 40 men, one for snoring to loud!!

You missed james butler "wild bill" hickok.

Thank you for sharing. Sam Bass is a legendary lawman in American history. God bless

I could see Doc putting a end to Jonny over the argument they had. I can definitely say Doc wasn't scared. Being faced with death already.

How does Annie Oakley fit the subject matter "DEADLIEST Gunslingers"..? She was neither. Besides that, great video. Thanks

Correction.....Doc Holidays mother passed away from TB when Doc was 15 years old and not that he was diagnosed with TB at 15.... I don't think Doc knew till years later that he'd contracted it from his mother....I believe there was another sibling of Docs that also passed away from TB.

Excellent video…👍🏻 Thank you this history lesson!!

Like other comments have mentioned, the lack of John Wesley Hardin on this list means the video cannot be taken seriously, not to mention that Annie Oakley was not a "deadly gunslinger", and her nickname was "Little Sureshot", not "Little Shortshort" or whatever the caption read. Some of the anachronistic unrelated photos are ridiculous, leaving viewers confused as to what is real and what is not real, whether a photo shown is the subject or someone else, even though the naive narrator begs us to "trust me". Makers of this video need to do more research to avoid mis-informing viewers.

6:41 That Dell comic cover has Ringo holding a very strange revolver. Note that you see three cartridge holes on the inner side of the cylinder - leaving room for at least five or maybe even six more cartridges! I never heard of an 8 or 9 shot pistol - not back when favorite cartridges started at about .32 to .45 cal. guess it might have been a 9-shot .22, but not with that large gun barrel.

I was born and raised, more than 75 years ago, in West Texas. Live there now. Read about Adobe Walls all my life. First heard about it in school in Texas History class. Seen it in movies. etc. Billy Dixon became famous there for killing an Indian over a mile away with his Sharps buffalo rifle. This video is the first time I ever heard that Bat Masterson was there. The things that can discovered only on the Internet is amazing, don't you think ? I swear it's almost like magic when new facts appears about old stories.

Wow, what a great video! Well narrated, storyboarded and video edited. Thank you for this entertaining and educational video.

Penniless at death can only mean you lived your life with gusto. Spend it all, especially if you earned it. My father asked me, the oldest child and only child alive, if i wanted that marvelous house i grew up in, to be left to me at his death. I said no. Sell it and get tour money. You've educated me, and I'll be able to pay my own way. And he did! And so did I. God bless the child who's got his own.

Actually, the deadliest was John Wesley Hardin; even Longley complained about Hardin killing more than he had and not getting a death sentence.

The reason Bass Reeves went and arrested his son was because he was the only one who would bring him in alive.

Somehow John Wesley Hardin and wild Bill Hickock are missing? Hmmm🤔

Good stuff bud.

No Wild Bill Hickok or John Wesley Hardin or King Fisher or Jim "killer" Miller ? Wow !

Public sentiment in former Confederate states had not turned against the James brothers. After Jesse's murder Frank turned himself in. Frank was prosecuted but juries wouldn't convict him.

GREAT VIDEO , AS A MAN WHO CARRIED A GUN SINCE I WAS 3 OR 4, HUNG MY GUNS ONTHE BED POST, PLAEDMY GUNS UNDER THE PILLOW, JUST LIKE AUDIE MURPHY ! NOW AS I LIVE STILL A GUN BEARING COWBOY, WILL TILL I DIE & THEIR WERE MANY HORSES ! NOW JUST THE OTHER DAY AS I STOOD IN FRONT OF MIRROR IN BATHROM, MY DAUGHTER SARAH WALKING BY DOOR SAW ME DRW MY GOLDEN REVOLVER. DAD SHE EXCLAIMED YOU RE FASTER THAN I EVER SEEN. GOD AIN'T DAUGHTERS GREAT, I HAVE 3 !

Interesting video and great narration, but I do have some issues. These deadliest or best gunslingers videos are often subjective and sometimes just comparisons. Since there are gunfighters, who reportedly killed more men in less time in personal combats, these brief documentaries are usually popularity contests. As questioned, Annie Oakley wasn't a gunslinger or gunfighter and she certainly wasn't deadly because she wasn't known to have killed anyone. While most of the so-called gunslingers in this example killed people in more than one encounter, several (Holliday, Ringo, Reeves, Leslie, Sundance Kid, etc.) were apparently not as prolific as often claimed as some of their killings are uncorroborated by additional sources. I don't think most Wild West fans would even consider Jesse James a gunslinger because after the Civil War, he seems to have fought few people as equals. James is mostly known as a bank and train robber, who shot and killed unarmed civilians with his gang. Personal Munchausenism, newspapers, dime novels and early films elevated many Wild West killers to the stereotyped gunslinger of Hollywood, but that does mean that the tropey gun notches were factually deserved.

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Guys this list is bunk without John Wesley Hardin. Hardin is that sixgun killer all movies try to make the others. Infamous. He also learned and passed the BAR while in prison becoming a good lawyer once released. And, he died the shooters death. Educate yourselves brothers, John Wesley Hardin is the gunslinger.

I’m pretty good with historical facts, not all of these are true. This seems more like opinions rather than accurate information. I may as well be added to this list too.

RIP TO THE REAL LONE RANGER BASS REEVES. THE BEST LAWMAN EVER.😊

You left out 2 of the top 3. no1 James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok no2 John Peter Ringo no3 John Wesley Hardin.

Definitely.😊

Doc Holiday wasn't really a gun slinger. He was just lucky.

I guess whomever put this video together had no interest in getting it historically correct.

It's a great video, but where is Wild Bill Hickok. I saw his picture, but no mention that I recall.

Mace Bowman & Clay Allison were two shootists that should be on this list.

I Have 12 "Kills" From Iraq & Afganistan, So Does That Make Me A "Gunslinger" ???

They didn't list John Westly Hardin he killed over 40 men and he was a deadly shot. Most all the men he shot were killed because he put one right in the heart. He actually killed a man for snoring in another hotel room firing through the wall. He was murdered years later after spending many years in prison where he got his law degree. His body count was higher but he said he didn't count the N word and Mexicans. That was his quote and he actually did have face to face gun fights against single men in the middle of the town not dry gulching like many so called gunmen. They called him the Black Heart of Texas. He was a bad ass that men didn't want to go against had a fast draw and a ability far better than the rest to hit a small target. Wild Bill Hickok could shoot like that until his eyes went bad and they both died by someone shooting them in the back of the head while in a saloon. Both the shooters had lost relatives to the men revenge is a dish better eaten cold.

Johnny Ringo? Didn't even get the last name right..Ringgold as i recall. Also semi disowned by his family

John Ringo's father most likely committed suicide based on the description of his death. Since mental illness and suicide are known to run in families, the theory that John did likewise certainly makes sense. Doc Holiday was in Colorado at the time.

Wild Bill Hickock was the deadliest gun slinger who ever lived. John Wesley Hardin was a great gun slinger as well.

You need a longer list to include a lot of people who didn't make this list but should be known by people who don't know our history very well. Like most Americans under 20

Yes, I know who Johnny Ringo was. I was in Johnny Ringo's bar almost everyday in Tombstone.

"Big Nose Kate" also had a fling with Sheriff Behan. She apparently got around...

What about Mysterious Dave Mather, one of my relatives, along with Johnny Ringo!

Doc holiday was from griffin Georgia and got his degree from Penn state in dentistry

I’m stunned you don’t mention wild bill Hickok. You use the term gunfighter, but the only person to ever have had a documented old west type gunfight in the street was Bill Hickok. He was in fact a legend in his own time. Known and feared throughout the west as a fearless lawman, and a deadly shot. The gunfight took place when Hickok was gambling and lost his fathers watch to another gambler. He told him he’d get the money to buy the watch back, but warned him not to be seen wearing the watch in public. Apparently the guy wasn’t very bright because that’s exactly what he did. Hickok saw him and stepped into the street and told him to remove the watch or pull his gun. According to eyewitnesses and newspaper reports he let the guy draw first and drew his weapon and shot him through the heart. It was ruled self defense because the other guy drew first. It is the one, and only movie style gunfight recorded in the old west. Further, as the Marshall of Abilene, Kansas he got into a night time shoot out and killed three cowboys who were firing guns in violation of the town ordinance requiring all guns be checked In to the town marshal till the owner left town. When he told them to drop their guns they opened fire on him. Sadly, his deputy Mike Williams came running up to help Hickok but approached from behind him. Hickok spun and fired killing Williams thinking him to be another cowboy about to shoot him in the back. The Abilene paper wrote that Hickok ordered every one off the streets and wept over the body of his dead deputy. Again he was cleared due to the shooting being a unintentional accident. He then resigned as Marshall of Abilene and went to deadwood, South Dakota where he would be shot in the back of the head while playing poker. He always sat with his back to the wall but the man in that chair refused to change places with him thus leaving him exposed. When he died he was holding a full house of three eights and two aces. Known ever since as the deadman’s hand. His legend as a lawman and gunman was so great that he was known in newspapers as far as New York City. No other man in the old west was more renowned with a gun, or more feared than Bill Hickok. He killed at least ten men that are recorded and probably a few no one knew about. The difference with Hickok was that he never killed men except in self defense. Of all the men you mentioned the only one, with the exception of Bass Reeves, actually lived up to his reputation. You also left off clay Allison, and John Wesley Hardin. Both of which were more dangerous than any men on your list, especially Wes Hardin.

Bass was not forced to join the Confederate Army. His owner told him that if he would fight for the Confederacy he would get his freedom.

I'm glad Bass Reeves is finally getting his due...

Annie & her husband seems to have had the best life of all of them.

I believe you are wrong about the name Sitting Bull gave her. It was I believe "Little Sure Shot" which also makes a lot more sense.

Apparently, Doc Holiday was stunnungly fast and exremely accurate but didnt kill until th OK Coralll and the following revenge ride. He, apparently fired the shot that killed Ringo as Earp missed.

@ 0:42 is NOT Doc Holliday but Tombstone entrepreneur John Escapule. His descendants still live there.

John Wesly Hardin is at the top of any real list. Clay Allison has to rank higher than most of these.

Annie was a Sharpshooter who never killed any one .She however after World War ! state she wished she had missed and hit Kaiser Wilhelm when she shot a lit Cigarette out of his mouth.Can you imagine how deadly Annie would have been if she became a Professional Killer ? .If I remember she once shot and hit over 4,000 glass balls thrown in the air consecutively

What...no William H. Bonney nor James Butler Hickok? Are you kidding me?😆 I guess your list is simply, an opinion not documented.

Annie Oakley?? Uh, no. Bad Tom should be on this list and it’s just crazy that Billy the Kid isn’t!

There were far deadly gunslingers than all the ones listed here. Some were not even gunslingers like Annie and Sundance. The Sundance kid was an outlaw but he wasn't a killer and neither was Butch. Butch killed 1 man but he wasn't a notorious gunslinger. This was a waist of my time

I have never heard of some of these guys

According to Time Life book on documented old west killers . Forget the tales and legends , The most cold blooded , murdering psycho with the most eyewitness`s was Billy The Kid .

Today we call them thugs and gangs, but people make a hero out of how many menn they killed, just like Bonny n Clyde, amazing

There's still Billy the Kid and Wild Bill Hickok.. and Wyatt Earp..

A couple of things ----1)I notice you you do not have the Deacon Miller here. 2) under Bat Masterson you run a photo of Sundance and Etta Place .3)Tom Horn is missing 4)there is evidence that Butch and Sundance died in the late 1930s or 1940s.

Wrong photos were often used. Annie Oakley ? Really?

What about John Wesley Hardin?

I didn't know half em!

There is another channel not related to the wild west which heavily uses this background music, can't remember which one.

In the west, a man became a gunfighter because he got into difficulties and managed to survive....then he got known as a dangerous man....usually he then practised more with a gun because his survival depended on it.... Finally, no one wanted the reputation of being a gunfighter because, unfortunately, it meant that you were a target, and usually, it allowed people to shoot you in any way they could, and they never faced any penalty for killing a known gunfighter....

I would argue with a mormon going to heaven. Modern day cult. Not buffalo they are bison

too many inaccuracies. And too many missing killers. And Annie Oakly should not be in the list at all.

What, no Billy the kid?

We have visited the grave sight of Johhny Ringo on our channel.

Doc was not a formidable gunslinger. He was a diminutive/sickly man who was known to strike first at any sign of trouble. I say this not to disparage the man, as I am a big fan of the fellow Georgian, but to keep the account true.

I enjoyed the video but it's loaded with errors and photographs that have nothing to do with the commentary. By the way, Annie Oakley was not nicknamed Little Shoreshot. She was called Little Sureshot and she was not a gunslinger and this video is supposed to be about gunslingers. Just another error. Doc Holiday did not shoot "many" people. The best estimate is that he killed only two men and he never shot at opponent's arms. That claim is ridiculous.

Wyatt Earp and all his friends were not even in the state when Ringo died.

Maybe you messed up a little..but real nice video if i watched it

Plus, he's a sure shot, he doesn't walk around killing folks

FOLKS WE NEVER WAGE WAR ON WOMEN! LEAVE ANNIE OAKLY ALONE ! SO MY BEST FRIEND HOPALONG CASSITY SAY'S WE DON'T WAGE WAR ON WOMEN !

Annie Oakley was not a Gunslinger. Belle Starr should be here instead.

John Holiday , William Bonnie

If Kid Curry really existed, please tell me Hannibal Hayes did also!🤷‍♂️

Ringo was NOT killed by Holiday, Earp or any of that gang. He committed suicide after receiving a letter disowning him by his most beloved sister in California. He said as much to Frank Leslie, who was his poker buddy, and began drinking profusely. He would go out and ride by himself, something his friends warned him about. His closest friends were the ones who claimed he was on a suicidal drinking bender. He most likely lost the handle on his horse while camping for the night, having dirty & worn shirt strips tied to his feet when found dead (his boots were found tied to his mount later on). Probably very thirsty, without a mount and already inconsolably despondent, he ended his life with one shot to the temple. His face was blackened at the close proximity of the blast. Coincidentaly, Ringo & his father died from their own guns, though his father William's death was accidental.

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Bass reeves Holliday Killin Jim Miller the deacon and Hickok once Hardin even backed down from facing Hickok, Wyatt Earp said Holliday was the fastest unnerving man with a gun he ever saw, Jesse James did not die as the story goes neither did Billy the kid he served as a us Marshall around 1891 for about 3 years

There seems to be some debate if Annie Oakley belongs on this list..Ill try to clear it up..The term gunslinger has been used interchangably between exhibition shooters and gunfighters since old West times..But the term gunfighter has not.Annie Oakley was deffinately not a gunfighter.Im sure she was quite capable of being one if needed and im sure living during the times she lived in it may have potentialy been a skill she had to employ at times..But either way she wasnt known as a gunfighter and gunfighter is the key word here.

Denzel should play him

Whot abut Billy the kid🤠

Missed a lot of the real dangerous men

Clay Allison?

Annie Oakley FFFFS, where's Mr McCarty!😶

She is not a gun slinger she was never in a gun fight . She was just a damn good shot

Billy the kid doesnt make this list but Annie Oakley does?

Too bad Longley got caught, could of got a few more