'Do I feel lucky?'

Callahan then turns his attention back to the robber he shot earlier. As Callahan approaches him, the robber (Albert Popwell), who is still lying on the ground, tentatively reaches for his weapon that is mere inches from his hand. Callahan comprehends what the robber is considering and, with his handgun pointed directly at the wounded man, utters his famous line:

“

I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I've kind of lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do ya, punk?

”

The robber evidently does not feel lucky and allows Callahan to take possession of the shotgun. As Callahan starts to walk away, the robber blurts out: "I gots to know." Callahan obliges the perpetrator's curiosity by aiming his handgun at the man's head and pulling the trigger. The sound of a harmless click reveals that Callahan's gun had no remaining live rounds.