Paladin was very slow on the draw. But when he did fire he hit what he pointed at.

In the beginning where he pulled the gun pointed it at the camera and you heard him talk. Then he would slam the gun back in the holster. I always thought the gun would get stuck in the holster when he tried to draw.

Richard Boone who played Paladin was a method actor. He never went out of character for all the seasons he did the show.

Check out when he was on "what's my line"
Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LREIkfPPsuA&feature=youtube_gdata_player