Sometimes shootouts just don't go your way. It has to happen to someone on one side or the other.

this will let one of your dudes play the hero and allow two others to escape. (especially handy after a Bottom Dealin' has turned your hand into a pair or worse).

and we are back to Grit - one of the saved can be unbooted if the hero in question has the right stuff. Someone like Jacqueline Isham is excellent in this role with 15 Grit, but the gritty and disposable El Anonimo has a 12 Grit in this role.

once at home and unbooted, your dude can make the most of the sacrifice and make them pay for what they did!