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shootist

(ˈʃuːtɪst)

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang US a person who is skilled at shooting, esp game

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I enjoyed the "The Shootist" column about the Remington Model 511 Scoremaster by Joseph von Benedikt in the February issue, but I wish he had included the Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster.

Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster

In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976).

The day we lost big John Wayne, king of Westerns

Wayne, of course, starred in some epics including Stagecoach in 1939, The Searchers in 1956, True Grit in 1969 and his final film, The Shootist in 1976.

Showbiz Sam The man in the know

The picture has no color, just shades of brown and looks like it's from the movie The Shootist.

LOOKING FOR... A HOMESTEAD MENTOR, TRACTOR PARTS, RECIPES, AND NEW AND OLD COUNTRY FRIENDS

Red River, The Shootist, Rio Bravo and True Grit are Westerns starring John Wayne.

HORSE PLAY; Just for the fun of it

Wednesday's Child is what, answers Flag Red 10 Shootist The 9 Chicago 8 George Boy 7 Paul and Peter 6 Woe of Full 5 Futureheads The 4 Teacher 3 skinchies or Skinch, 2 niece and Aunt 1 questions: 10 Shyamalan.

TIME OUT EXTRA

My parents, Roy and Rhonda, fostered this by playing VHS tapes including "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Commancheros" (1961), "True Grit" (1969), "Rooster Cogburn" (1975) and Wayne's final film, "The Shootist" (1976) ...

The good ol' days

A True Grit B Stagecoach C The Shootist D Brannigan QUESTION 10 - for 10 points: The Vinson Massif is the highest peak in which continent?

The Accumulator Quiz

Bacall successfully sustained her career for more than fifty years during which she gave memorable performances in a diverse range of films including Young Man With a Horn, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Cobweb, Designing Woman, Written on the Wind, and The Shootist. With or without Bogart, Bacall made a lasting impression.

Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)

It's based on the final 1988 novel by Glendon Swarthout, whose earlier 1975 story, The Shootist, became dying John Wayne's last movie.

THE HOMESMAN (15) ....

Bacall's screen career would never hit the heights, though she was effective in "Designing Woman," "Harper" "Sex and the Single Girl," "Murder on the Orient Express" "The Shootist" and "The Fan." But by the time of the latter films, she had conquered Broadway in "Applause" and "Woman of the Year." Like Angela Lansbury, it took the stage to complete Bacall's career and image.

Lauren Bacall was magic in the movies

Bacall worked occasionally in films in the 1960s and '70s, notably in "Harper" (1966) opposite Paul Newman, the all-star Agatha Christie hit "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) and "The Shootist" (1976), which was John Wayne's last film.