Apparently Hickok45 no longer gets his guns from Bud's - now uses Gallery of Guns

[chief38]

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.

 

[Mr. Vito]

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.

 

[jeffrefrig]

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!

 

[WardenRoss]

I'd like to know the distances of the targets....

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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[zeke]

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!

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

 

[Rammer Jammer]

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.

 

[zeke]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDMcacLEhQk&t=140s[/ame]

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

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

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

 

[dben002]

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

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..)

 

[oldbrownhat]

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 (?)

 

[Rule3]

Yuck Yuck

 

[Xfuzz]

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.

 

[Rudi]

I enjoy watching him from time to time.

 

[oldbrownhat]

...Gotta drive his neighbors nutz....

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!

 

[pawngal]

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.

 

[Narragansett]

I'll bite, who is Hickok 45?

 

[LVSteve]

I'll bite, who is Hickok 45?

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

 

[LVSteve]

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

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.

 

[-BTM-]

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.

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

 

[Ματθιας]

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