Okay... Trying to be fair as well as frank... And admittedly, I'm not a "qualified expert"...
At first, and with some "reading in" it looks like you've researched a bit. Where about's this part of the story? Frankly puzzled... on several levels... So if you have approximate years and territories to cross, I can probably find them... (unless you have a specific source, and I can likely take it apart for you) - (LOL)...
First of all, Wyatt, specifically, was known for a maneuver called the "buffalo", a special type of pistol whip[ping technique, used to quickly, and relatively harmlessly (at the time) send opposition to the ground. It would generally involve inserting a forefinger through the trigger guard with the rest of the hand along the barrel of a "Colt Peacemaker" (pride of the Earp collection at the time) and crashing the gun (or mechanism - as some called it _ across the side of the "Victim's" head)... It was regarded as "relatively harmless" since it didn't usually result in the victim dying from his wound, but rendered him (or her) unconscious. Wyatt was actually fairly well known for the move, even occasionally receiving backlash over it in any town he publicly patrolled, including Dodge...
His major montra, and claim to fame was to, "take your time in a hurry"... as regards to gunfighting in general. He didn't recommend wasting any time when shooting iron(s) came out, because it was a matter of life and death, not simply a boyish version of a tea party. However, it wasn't either appropriate or beneficial to spend rounds wastefully as you generally had only five in a single gun.
Another small known factor, for Dear Wyatt :
He had at one time carried six rounds in his weapon, but once as he sat at a table in a saloon. the gun slipped from its holster and blew a hole in the wall. No one was injurred, but Wyatt healthily decided to load on five in his side-arm, and keep the "hammer" on an empty chamber in case of another such incident.
Also, since an early on situation from his depression over his first chosen wife's death and a deep trauma regarding that, he was a "born-again-straight-edge" as far as others ever regarded him after... Just in case you were thinking of twisting his story...
Not to say you can't take a little poetic license! At the same time, your comments seem too well researched to completely disregard history, and while I might not remember the sources "riight off the top of my head" so to say, I can help you look a little further on your way. It's a fine tale to tell...
I'd like to see you top the charts with a tale straight from the old west (the wild west) to a man who was sitting in as a technical director in HOLLYWOOD for the latter years of his life!
You weren't kidding about Wyatt Earp being a man of action (and activity)... BUT you really ought to take you time and taqke the journey to see and relive the man he really was!