I am not an every day watcher of Hickok45 but do watch it on occasion if the subject matter interests me. I have noticed as of late he no longer advertises or does business with Bud's Gun Shop and he is now using Gallery of Guns. I guess Bud's was either getting stuck with a lot of second hand guns that Hickok45 shot or they were not making much of a difference in their overall sales. I'm sure there are a bunch here that watch him and have noticed that as well.

Maybe Gallery offered him a better deal than he had with Bud's. His videos are how he earns his living so I understand that he has to do what best works for him. I like his videos and trust his judgement on guns more than I do most of the popular gun based channels on YouTube or other social media.

I few years back Hickok45, in one of his videos, said that the only brand of gun that he would trust with his life, brand new and right out of the box was Glock. That statement of extreme reliability made me consider buying a Glock, something that had not been my plan. I have since bought a few Glocks, use them as my primary home defense guns, and have never had a single issue with any Glock regardless of ammo fired.

It makes no difference to me where he gets the guns that he wants to feature on his videos.

I'd like to know the distances of the targets. I suppose asking in the comments section below would be a good place to start!
Edit: There was a picture of some guys and some punk with semi-long hair on some elevated shooting platform. He mentioned something like "Who let that long hair on the range?" or something to that effect; could've been a clue.
He does seem to be honest when it comes to problematic guns, but I've heard him say something like "this is the 1st time shooting this gun." He doesn't miss a shot, or rarely does.
That's a tough gig, but someone's gotta do it!

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Waiting For The Sun.

Don't make no never-mind. Hickok can rang that "gong" with his Smith 642 snubby all the live long day.

That there "gong" is at 80 yards.

The boy can shoot!


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Death? Smile back...

At some time in the past he had a description of his range including distances

I wonder if his popularity has dropped off on YouTube and Buds dropped him.

I like Hickock45 up to a point but his content is extremely repetitive.

one of his older videos explaining the range. At least how it was at the time. As side note, range distances on videos and pictures can look considerably longer than they actually are

I don't watch him......Never met a gun he couldn't like or endorse.

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S&W Accumulator

I have watched him for quite a while and yes he can trash a handgun...He is honest in his opinion and if you watch him enough you understand the language he uses when he likes or dislikes certain elements of a weapon...(feel, trigger, aim point, etc..etc..)

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Hipcocked & Locked

I haven't watched Kickock45 for some time now; as someone said, he's repetitive, but no question he's knowledgeable and sure can shoot. But he must have either VERY tolerant or completely deaf neighbours!

The "long-hair" I remember was his son, but that was several years ago.

About 10 years ago I did an online search under his real name...and found an address ... From what I could see, he has a large property but the neighbours aren't THAT far away; certainly not out of earshot.

EDIT: Details & map deleted as was suggested might be doxxing (?)

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"I drank WHAT?" (Socrates)

Yuck Yuck

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Still Running Against the Wind

Wonder how much of the surrounding land he has bought. ?
Gotta drive his neighbors nutz.
Last.....way overexposed.

Read somewhere...don't know how accurate.
He clears close to 80K a month via UTube.

I enjoy watching him from time to time.

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No baby we aint

If the Google location I posted above is correct, they must be deaf. No matter how much of a gun enthusiast you are, I doubt anyone wants that much gunfire that close!

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"I drank WHAT?" (Socrates)

I kinda like the idea of the Gallery of Guns. If you aren't familiar, it is the dealer network for Davidson's Inc. which supports smaller FFL dealers that can't afford to maintain a large inventory of firearms. So, if someone see a gun they like on Hickok45 they might purchase thru Gallery of Guns instead of the giant retailer, Bud's. If so, they are likely supporting a small dealer instead of a big box store.

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Super Snooper

I'll bite, who is Hickok 45?

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

Dang, Pete, it must be a really big rock you live under. He is one of the most prolific gun reviewers on Youtube.

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Release the Kraken

I think he reviews guns on the basis of "is it usable" rather than "this is new so should be better than all that came before". A handgun doesn't necessarily have to shoot 1" groups at 25 yards with a 2.5 lb 1911 style trigger to be usable.

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Release the Kraken

Why would you post this? Seems like doxxing. Especially if you aren’t sure.

There's a video of him and a Glock 18 that broke. I wonder who ended up eating that one!

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Thread Killer.

Hmmm... I was pretty sure that by now most folks knew about him. And there are a number of online references to him with his real name etc., although no maps that I've seen.

Anyway, I've removed it in case it is inappropriate

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"I drank WHAT?" (Socrates)

Good to hear: I'm no fan of Bud's.

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How God has blessed us!

I don't know much about internet video, but about gun rags, I have heard such things.

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I concur. I know of one specific carbine that he had trouble with. His negative review talked me out of purchasing one.

I find his videos to be my "comfort food" for viewing if I'm a little down from watching the news. He's an honest and sincere reviewer that you can take stock in.

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Death? Smile back...

Your right. Those videos are how he earns a living. So how much did Glock pay him to say that? Makes you wonder. If I remember correctly he’s a retired school teacher.

I have not personally dealt with Bud's GS and therefore have no opinion about them, good or bad. I was just curious since his relationship with Bud's was a very long one. I used to watch Hickok45 much more than I currently do as he is running out of new material and now he is basically just doing his channel for the bucks. Nothing wrong with that as it is now very profitable for him, but I am mostly bored with his channel now. Once in a while I will tune in to see if he's done anything new that might interest me.

I Have shot on property probably smaller than his.
Neighbors Houses were not that that close. And we didn’t shoot toward them.
We shot from the middle of our land toward vacant land.
Vacant for a long ways!
Like the Dude in Music Man said -
You got to know the territory!

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I think it is a lot tougher to earn a living on U-Tube these days if your content involves the shooting sports. Videos are constantly being de-monetized, or just disappear. I know twice I have had his channel disappear from my favorites list on the tube. I remember a video from Hichcock45 recently that discussed U-Tube not allowing him to name his sponsors, and the pressure they were putting on his content.

Larry

I have watched and enjoyed his videos in the past. I am jealous of his range and his shooting ability. Most, if not all, of his videos that I watched were when he was shooting vintage stuff, like most of us here enjoy, that he actually already owned or a viewer had sent him to review.
Larry

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Miss Buddies crsides & fat tom

Gecko 45's father.

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Forum consigliere

For the longest time he was just a paid shill for Bud's Gunshop.

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S&W Accumulator

Come to the Dark Side, Gecko...

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Because of the metric system?

He lives about 25 mins from me although I have not met him.
I’d love to watch him shoot a few of mine.
Hitting those targets 44 mag double action one hand is way beyond anything I am close to.
I need a few basics lessons.
I’m working on things at 20 feet with, single action two hand 38 special.
Training wheels are still on…

I liked Davidson's when I had my store...I never got any great deals from them, but they had their share of exclusive merchandise...And my rep always called me first on allocated items because he knew I was a consistent buyer...It's good to know they're still around......Ben

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Cogito, ergo BOOM!...

Now where does he get his ammo and Ballistoil??I like his range but that is about it.

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Still Running Against the Wind

Large flat rock. I do not watch gun reviews. No need when you buy 99% vintage K and N frames

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

Watching Hickock45 is like hanging out with your cool old uncle. Kind of fun if there’s nothing better to do. But you’re not going to learn anything.

A 24 inch gong at 70 or 80 yards isn’t hard.

I never understood how he got as popular as he did.

"YouTube influencers" are going to go where the money is the best... that is business... the issue is people watch their commercials and think they are actually reviewing a product.. they are not.. it's just a commercial.

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Plastic has no soul

makes no difference to me where he gets his guns.

Bud's has always done right by me.

I don't care who you are, that's funny....

Come out and get some fresh air .... it's good for you.

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Hipcocked & Locked

I like to watch his reviews of firearms I own just to see what he thinks. He is knowledgeable and he can shoot. He's no Bob Munden but he has some skill.

BTW he has hands like catchers' mitts. My hands are small, so I have trouble controlling pistols in DA shooting. It is getting worse as I age.

he's 6'8" tall

It turns out that being a Youtuber was more fruitful then being a history teacher.

I have reason to believe his farthest knockdown targets are at about 70-75 yards, and the red circular “gong” target is closer to 100 yards.