It is not just income there is also the interest that each person has in the topic. In question. One may be wealthy but has only causal interest in the shooting sport so that will be content with the basic rifle that shoots well etc for all topics
@The100KServerАй бұрын
I’ve been in the restaurant business my entire life. One of my most memorable moments in my career was when I was a server in a very fine dining supper club. The guest questioned me about a bottle of wine. I described the bottle very well. Then I said, “it is expensive”. It was a $2000 bottle of wine. The guest looked me in my eye and said “you don’t know what’s expensive to me”. He said it in a way that did not come off offensively. As it turns out, he was the owner of Qualcomm. A billionaire. Later that night he caught me alone and said, “in sales, don’t sell with your wallet”. He really helped my career. My point is. You don’t know what’s expensive to other people.
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
Good story.
@jakejudson8578Ай бұрын
He's a fluke, no offense.
@MrGratefulEdАй бұрын
What's the difference between a porcupine and a Porsche? The pricks are on the outside of the porcupine! ;) Thanks for your content. I always enjoy listening to you.
@Inspector007Ай бұрын
There’s a saying in backpacking, “hike your own hike.” I think that philosophy holds true here as well; “to each their own.”
@larryconover2873Ай бұрын
I witnessed my Dad make a shot on time that I thought was unimaginable. He called the shot with a H&H 22 revolver. I was so envious because he pulled it off. I have never been able to duplicate that shot. He took a common kitchen match stuck upright through the twist of a barbed wire fence. Walked back to the middle of that dirt road , one handed , shot and actually lit the match ! Never ever would have believed it, but darn sure happened! Hated to go quail hunting with him cause he drop a bird before I would even start to draw a bead. Yes, now that he's gone would love to be able to have those times back!
@roberteshelman5917Ай бұрын
Part of the reason I like this channel is because you are well respected and you appeal to so many firearms enthusiast from all walks of life. Thanks for posting this video. You make some excellent points.
@thomascook5368Ай бұрын
I'm not a rich man. But I've been around the block a few times, and one thing I've learned is that it is worth it to buy quality once rather than buy crap three times. You end up spending the same amount either way and in the latter you're still (in the endgame) stuck with crap. If you bought quality to begin with, the total amount would be the same but you have quality instead of being stuck once again with crap for the same overall price.
@BOSSMETAL90Ай бұрын
I'm envious that you live in a such a free state! Another great Hickok talk!
@colinhutchins2795Ай бұрын
I know I have a top shelf rifle! But I will never bully anyone at the range or say a mean thing about anyones setup to their face. Hech I wouldn't disrespect someone like that. I met a gentleman at the range who had a SBR with suppresser chambered in 300blk. A real rarity at the range! He really wanted me to shoot it and wanted my opinion on his rifle. So I picked up his rifle to shoot and low and behold the red dot was not zeroed.... It was bad!! It made this $10000 absolutely unusable. But I saw the punisher magaizine and he was wearing a helmet. So I just smiled, said it was great, which it was if it was set up right. But I said nothing cause he and I were in a good mood and I didn't want to spoil it. Yet I get on the internet and it's like I become a figgin wild animal. Just waiting to pounce! Something about the internet really brings out our more ignorant side... My new 2025 rule is treat people on the internet like you would treat people in person!
@Chris-lp3dmАй бұрын
"If you bought the same AR as me, I paid less for it than you did!" Yeah, that's the other one.
@Wyoming_GrampsАй бұрын
Envy and greed are horrible. Great video.
@DAVIDWTCSАй бұрын
I heard a comment about my new truck, implying that I was "compensating". Darn right! I'm compensating for all those years I couldn't afford a nice truck.
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
Yeah, that's another area where people who maybe cannot afford a big new truck rationalize by just saying you are "compensating" for something. It's the same with long barreled gun or big powerful firearms, or maybe even owning firearms at all. People who do not like firearms can feel better about themselves and more mentally stable by picturing gun owners as people with low self-esteem looking for a way to feel powerful. Actually, what they are doing is "projecting" their own insecurity and possible desire for a firearm onto others. People reveal so much about themselves by what they have to say. :-) This includes me, of course; I reveal my own idiocy every time my fingers hit the keyboard, no doubt. :-)
@johnsodxАй бұрын
What an honor! Not only did Hickok45 quote my comment, but he also corrected my grammar! I don’t know about that porch swing, though. It’s not exactly like my porch swing, so he wasted his money.
@roadking99jokerst60Ай бұрын
Then. Than.
@jimchambers7548Ай бұрын
😂
@jimchambers7548Ай бұрын
😂
@jimchambers7548Ай бұрын
😂
@WheelgunsOnWheelsАй бұрын
That’s AWESOME man!! You are now part of the legend.
@samdonato5126Ай бұрын
I'm envious of your back yard.
@danv8717Ай бұрын
Not envious, but he definitely inspired me to build a backyard like that.
@hartewjАй бұрын
Isn’t it great that this Passion/Hobbie caters to such a diverse group of people… God Bless America
@terryholloway9930Ай бұрын
Preach on it brother we don’t care how long you talk we in presence of greatness Hickok 45 for president who’s with me
@johnsodxАй бұрын
It’s not just about income. I”m glad I live in a country where I have choices in what I spend my money on. Some people might be able to spend $2000 on an AR, but a $600 one is good enough for them, and they’d rather spend that extra money on something else. Thank you, Free Market!
@williambarry8015Ай бұрын
Houses out here in california haven't been built with porches for 50 years. Porches are cool.
@stuartmarkman769Ай бұрын
I buy according too my budget. If I cant afford a certain item I either keep saving up to buy it later or find something equivilant that works as well. It goes for many things in life so hang in there and shop wisley.
@AyatollahOfDahmsistanАй бұрын
Watching this from Traer Iowa. Enjoy your channel!
@Dcw-rp6ibАй бұрын
I appreciate your video's wish I had your gun range area but not mad about it I am happy for ya.
@donaldanderson7410Ай бұрын
Sir, like when I watched Paul, the chat is as important to me as the pew pew. I feel cozy as I did walking the woods with my grandad in the 60’s. When the rest of the US was in turmoil, we would talk about it and shoot at squirrel nests, squirrels, or rabbits. The same men (grandad, uncles, and dad) that I had hauled hay with, and milked cattle with all year was now my H45. I value all these, thank you sir.
@WheelgunsOnWheelsАй бұрын
A high quality firearm often increases in value in the long run so I usually rationalize my purchases by calling them investments. Live within your means but don’t be afraid to spoil yourself on occasion.
@ScottJohnson-up2vmАй бұрын
Hugh Heffner!!! You really pulled the bunny out of the hat with that one!!!!
@Marcus-rg7bgАй бұрын
Love the house set up. I ever get money thats what im doing with my property. Old timey feel. Cracker barrel inspired. Slow pokey southern.
@mousec2600Ай бұрын
Finances are a very personal topic. People generally hold them close to the chest. Those who fail to, really shouldn't.
@T0moko2001Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your words of wisdom. Jesus told us to respect and love each other. Only God can Judge.
@Bull53Ай бұрын
My Philosophy Hickok is: if you own a firearm that you have purchased and really don't like it. Then take it a gun shop and sell it on consignment. You lose a few $$$,but then your past all that! I never buy certain brands based on the Reviews! All of my recent purchases are KEEPERS!
@bobbyivey3337Ай бұрын
great video sir, enjoyed it thoroughly
@rogerhart1835Ай бұрын
I’ve had the gratifying experience of building four AR-15’s over the past few years using various parts, some expensive and some cheaper. In all cases I was so happy that they shoot! It can be very addicting.
@camwinston5248Ай бұрын
Be happy for other folks..it's better for everyone and doesn't cost a thing..and you might just learn something. Sour grapes on the other hand is a bitter pill to swallow that leads to long term indigestion which causes unneeded stress which then causes emotional cancer that deteriorates or devours everything around it. Be genuine, Be kind, Be happy and Be blessed!
@WheelgunsOnWheelsАй бұрын
Well said.
@camwinston5248Ай бұрын
Thankyou for the simple kind words of affirmation. 🙏👍👍 Encouragement is a wonderful thing for everyone.
@rickcole2301Ай бұрын
I don't do that to people, but on a second note I look at something and there's just certain items that I think that I don't want. If I can't have what I want and I'm comfortable with I won't buy it and if I get a chance to buy it and I can swing it. I'll wait until I can afford to buy it what I want and I have on brands. Sometimes I just don't like the names of them and I will buy it cheaper. One that I feel is better for my own reasons like the difference between the Smith& Wesson AR-15 and the ar-15, there was a difference in the barrel twist the one the nine, the one to eight and I went with the one one the eight and also I had a fix button and a little trap door on it. That's where I bought the Ruger. Not that the other one wasn't any good. It just it had stuff that I like better and thought it should be there and this paragraph got a little bit long. You have a good day tomorrow and be safe Make a long story short. If you don't like what you buy it or you're going to buy, don't buy it. Wait till you can buy it
@jimchambers7548Ай бұрын
If we all had the same ideas and opinions it would be a full world. Each to their own
@jodileslie6867Ай бұрын
❤
@Saintlawrence100Ай бұрын
It should be a commandment…thou shalt not….oh wait…nevermind 🤣
@TWH-k9iАй бұрын
The nice thing is, everybody chasing the next best thing.... There's a lot of guns from a few years ago that are phenomenal and dirt cheap.
@RobB-z8oАй бұрын
Do a review on the new ruger RXM , EVERYONE ELSE IS,AND I WANT HIKOKS OPINION...😂thanks for a great show sir, you are slowly making me want to become a firearm reviewer, because i cant afford firearms like other people, so maybe reviewing them would allow me check them out more often who knows right.😂, hey hikok the BMW JOKE IS they dont come with turn signals 😂
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
Is it even out yet in the gun stores? We don't get guns early. We'll get to it when it's out there.
@foreverbrownsfanАй бұрын
@@Hickok45Talks In stock here in Ohio.
@RobB-z8oАй бұрын
Well it seems to be for the people who are reviewing it ! and sounds good.
@excellentlistner5925Ай бұрын
I am trying to measure or compare the pleasure you get out of your hobby vs. the pleasure Hugh Hefner probably enjoyed from his. Watching you for at least 12 years I would say your delight is similar plus you are sharing knowledge and opinions that benefit the rest of us. We are thankful!
@yoshiike1Ай бұрын
Awesome
@binderfan436Ай бұрын
Love the AR comment. 👍
@jodileslie6867Ай бұрын
It's relative, relational.
@ianhowe338Ай бұрын
I’ve never understood that mentality. I think most people are capable of feeling a bit envious at times, but I can’t imagine not being self aware enough to conceal it. Whenever I’ve felt that feeling creeping in I feel bad, quite frankly. I think envy and jealousy are just different sides of the same coin as greed. And I think they’re all ugly emotions. I’m in my 40s. I’ve had some medical setbacks in life, but in my experience, most of the people that are more successful than me genuinely seem to work harder. Again, I have some physical limitations, but I can’t imagine begrudging someone something they’ve worked for. It’s even sillier when it comes to guns. With cars, there are some vehicles that are totally out of most people’s reach. Most people are never going to come close to owning an Aston Martin. It’s the difference between $35,000 and $350,000. Whereas the gap between a low quality gun and a really well made gun is maybe a few hundred dollars. I got my first hand gun at 21, a Walther P99. I had nothing when I was still in school. But I waited until I had saved enough and bought the gun I wanted. It would take me 20 years to put aside enough money for an Aston Martin, if I was lucky. What’s the highest end rifle? I think it’s a matter of entitlement. An entitled person that is poor is going to be angry because they think the world owes them something. An entitled person that is rich, though, doesn’t appreciate it, because they feel like they had it coming to them. They look around at their nice house and so forth and say, “Yup, that seems about right.” Anyway, I hope people in the comments don’t make you feel self conscious. The grind of building a KZbin channel and making a business out of it is, in fact, work, regardless of what some people type. It’s like running any type of business. I think people understand it’s hard work, but they get angry because there’s a second component to social media success; that is, the content creator has to be likable and able to speak well. Not everybody has the ability to engage with people in that way, so I think some people think it’s unfair. They feel like even if they put in the same effort, they would reach the same success. And that may well be true. But such is life. I could work on my jump shot for 20 years; it’s not going to make me a 6’7” black dude. Anyway, end of rant.
@RichDoh64Ай бұрын
I have a good topic for a video. How to shoot good groups and hit what I am aiming at. Also how to not pull shots or flinch when shooting magnum ammo.
@bigd3104Ай бұрын
That joke is: What's the difference between a guy driving a Mercedes (or insert your choice of vehicle) and a porcupine? The Mercedes has the pricks on the inside. 🤣
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
Yeah, something like that. Don't you wonder how many people have told or laughed at that joke and then later became more financially successful in life and actually bought themselves a Mercedes. :-)
@bigd3104Ай бұрын
@@Hickok45Talks Exactly!
@chriswilson1446Ай бұрын
Buy what you want, shoot what you want, carry what you want. Your not gonna be at my gunfight and I'm not gonna be at yours 😎
@Starman-yt8ljАй бұрын
The joke you referred to: How can you tell the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.
@reddeserted13Ай бұрын
Want to balance price vs quality/reliability. I am not good enough at shooting to justify a very high price for a firearm.
@HarupertBeagleton-dz5gwАй бұрын
Sometimes maybe but for the most part the negativity being labeled envious is just a counter balance to a gun owner being overly positive and bias to their gun
@Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rmАй бұрын
YES! 😃
@rickcole2301Ай бұрын
If I got lost in that barrier I've just fill in the blanks or take the blanks out LOL. It means getting windy again. Trying to make it short and made it too long
@chrishynes6091Ай бұрын
Curious as to what's on that tree behind your right shoulder?
@RichDoh64Ай бұрын
I'm not envious of your Colt Single Action Army pistols...Jealous maybe....😒🤠
@cliftonwhittaker260Ай бұрын
Watching this video really put me on edge. I know it's probably just the angle of the camera but the chain of your swing looks like it needs to be taken up a link to make the swing level. It's like chewing on tin foil for me. :))
@bigd3104Ай бұрын
Maybe...... The swing is level. But the house is isn't? 😉
@Thoreau-e4lАй бұрын
@bigd3104 you just blew my mind!
@bigd3104Ай бұрын
@@Thoreau-e4l LoL 🤣
@albertharvath8558Ай бұрын
I didn’t even notice. But now that you pointed it out I can’t “unsee” it!😮😂😂
@cliftonwhittaker260Ай бұрын
@@bigd3104 🤣🤣
@sisleymichaelАй бұрын
Sure, Mercedes you might find all types of folks buying one. However, a Prius. What comes to mind? Might match the stereotype.
@Stab_KnifewindАй бұрын
The moral of the story: Don't be a hater
@Libbys_biggest_fanАй бұрын
. Y E S .
@RickHealy-r9cАй бұрын
more money spent does not mean a better widget......
@stephencostello1483Ай бұрын
We’re not gonna live forever spoil yourself while you’re alive It’s the only chance you have just be quiet about it. It’ll mean more to you before you close your eyes forever. Thanks for reminding me honey.
@kevinchopra9111Ай бұрын
A Zombie is 49 meters from you on flat ground and moving away a about 3ft/sec...would you be able to hit it with a Flat trajectory using an MP5?...
@Steve-j5tАй бұрын
I could have sworn I seen you wearing a cast on one of your hands?
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
That was on the Hickok45Clips channel. That clip is from a video about six years old.
@Steve-j5tАй бұрын
@Hickok45Talks thanks for clarifying. Have a merry Christmas. And a happy new year.
@influentialgurningАй бұрын
Though I, like all others down here in the lower Comment Class of Society, can never fully empathise with the deep feelings, it is very painful to watch the people who give up their time to film themselves doing things and then upload the films to a computer server that is connected to a load of other computers struggling to deal with the frankly unsophisticated and even more frankly worthless critiques of people a bit like me but less sophisticated and therefore prone to saying things that imply an equal footing in a discussion. We need to ask ourselves why we think things and whether we should say things and, then, and more importantly, we should try to say the things that are liked by the people that we both Like and like when they explain how things really are in this world, out there, beyond and inside the Telescreen. That is what we need to do, I hope we can all agree. Even if we can't all agree, let us all agree to agree with the people inside the Telescreen who live the outside world and do things and buy things and use those things so that we don't have to. They have been down here where we are, but we have not been out there or up there where real things get put on a video, and it is rather presumptuous of us to say things sometimes that are found to be whatever they are found to be. I hope that this that I have just said is found to be succinct and helpful and sophisticated and clear. Please let me know, as long as you, too, are sophisticated like me and Like whom I Like too, or, moreover, are actually one of the ones that I like to Like.
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
OK, now my brain is hurting. :-)
@andrewwhite1576Ай бұрын
I don’t think that he was envious from the comment. Maybe a little jaded, but not envious. More likely than not, he was just having a bad day and took it out on whatever was in front of him at the time.
@jodileslie6867Ай бұрын
Digital pixels, sayin'.
@johnsodxАй бұрын
I’ve always found it amusing that many of the same people who always talk about liberty and freedom have no problem telling others exactly what guns they should buy, ammo they should carry, etc., etc., etc….
@norencenelson8111Ай бұрын
Quality is like buying oats. If you want good oats you'll pay the market price. If you want oats that the horse has already used, that comes a lot cheaper. Also you can't put those meadow muffins back into the horse. That's horse sense for you. Is that bad advice? Neigh, neigh, neigh.,
@timmills9727Ай бұрын
Your commentary is indicative of a huge problem across social media. Because of that, I find too many people being apologetic for their actions and comments. I hear many comments from content creators about negative replies and explaining themselves because they know someone will insist that's not how it's done. Unfortunately, many people are simply armchair experts and just don't know how to get along. I am sure some people think, "Oh, you're just doing videos on KZbin and getting rich" and I'm certain KZbin is more than a full time job. I admire your willingness to elaborate on certain subjects such as this, but I'm doubtful you'll change many minds. You have far more patience than I do.
@Hickok45TalksАй бұрын
I don't think I've ever said anything that I would apologize for. If I did misspeak or say something I just did not mean to say, I would not hesitate to apologize, though. So many videos where I just yak about what comes to mind with no script that it's a miracle I've not really put my foot in my mouth a time or two. Could happen sometime. There will always be people who are looking to be offended and bothered by something, but if I ever DID say something terribly offensive or inappropriate, I hope I would not hesitate to apologize. I just find human nature interesting and enjoy analyzing people who might be even more odd than I am, if that's imaginable. :-)
@timmills9727Ай бұрын
@Hickok45Talks You do a wonderful job with your channel and I sincerely appreciate your commitment to the industry and everything you do.
@igors2383Ай бұрын
you americans WISH you could have these throwing spears
@coyote520Ай бұрын
If it works, and you are going to carry and practice with it, then you won't hear any crap from me. I know people that carry a Hi Point for their EDC. That's their business. At least they are carrying SOMETHING. The only time I run my mouth, is when I see somebody carrying a Sig, due to the proven safety issues.
@CyborgZetaАй бұрын
I carry a Taurus 327; no one's going to be envious of me.