Armed in 1975

Shotgun, rifle, and handgun that might have been somebody's first choice in 1975: Colt Government Model in .45 ACP, High Standard K-1200 12 gauge, and a World War II vintage M1 Carbine.
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[@hickok45]

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[@TheFortniteFalcon]

First

[@billcampbell9886]

1975, I was there! I was married, had two babies, ages 1 and 3, I was working in a cold roll steel mill, and my first carry permit had not expired yet.

[@larrykapp3409]

High school for me in 75

[@steveperry3538]

In 74, bought a Ruger super black hawk. 75, Blackhawk 45 colt. In 75, 4 inch Colt woodsman. Traded them over the years. I’ll bend over, you kick me

[@themountainbuggy]

With the 45th anniversary of the passing of Elvis, an episode about “The Guns of Elvis” would make a cool video.

[@thegunslinger8806]

I love these "armed in X year" videos, it's great seeing people talk about there experiences with fire arms in the 20th century.

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

Me too!!! I want to see multiples of some decades.

[@waynehendrix4806]

It's much better than the "disarmed in 2025" video.

[@jeffybezos9517]

Yeah dude have you heard of the first 12 horse soldiers that went to iraq?

[@BennyBestt]

I wish I could own those in Australia in 2022!

[@robertarthurs328]

Oh no not a scary brown assault weapon lol

[@BahalaNa9mm]

I remember reading an article in Guns and Ammo magazine in the ‘90’s written by Col. Jeff Cooper about having the perfect battery. His list was very similar to this. He had a 1911, a pump shotgun (Remington 870) and a carbine (Lever Action Rifle in a pistol caliber). The added two guns were a .38 snub revolver and a “long distance” bolt action rifle. Of course Col. Cooper was pushing his idea of a Scout rifle.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

Sounds good to me. I wonder what Cooper would choose today? Probably not much different.

[@JarrodES13]

​@@rodneyalaking8241 I'd say an M1A Scout Squad for the rifle, and everything else the same (maybe the 1911 in an updated .460 Rowland).

[@stevem4783]

@@JarrodES13 M1A is about two pounds and change heavier and a bit longer than a Mini-14 give or take, I think the latter might be a better choice in the "carbine" role if the goal is to keep things light. Would come down to if you needed the extra punch and range of the M1A at the sacrifice of weight/mobility.

[@sanhosanho254]

ជម្រាបសួរ​

[@thejwbabyface]

Would loved to see an armed in 1890, 1930,1950,1980,1990, and 2000. Just so we can see how it's changed over time

[@AnthonySmith-sc4zs]

Maybe a 1590 as well just for fun

[@Daedalus675]

@@AnthonySmith-sc4zs maybe prehistoric times too. Hickock45 shows off his spear and rock collection.

[@osiris654]

@@AnthonySmith-sc4zs Pretty sure he did a 1950 something

[@osiris654]

Here’s the “ARMED IN” playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLThWr6EloFzkN2Kc_HmKw_k2Po_GgyYSG

[@bdh3949]

@@AnthonySmith-sc4zs Then we would need to see 1690 and 1790 as well eh. And what exactly did Columbus have 1492 besides armor, spears and shields?

[@reyesgarage1373]

Used to be anti gun and then found this channel when i was 16, got my hunting license and now own 3 guns and it is fucking amazing

[@JP_Patriot]

Bro I love hearing people that were against guns becoming gun enthusiasts. If everyone that was anti gun just went out and shot and quit worrying about all of the social drama...they’d LOVE it.

[@patrickadams6762]

Glad you seen the light

[@akaroth7542]

Same, realized as I got older I have to be responsible for myself and those living with me. Police can only get there so quickly. I'd like to not be helpless those few minutes.

[@reyesgarage1373]

@@akaroth7542 exactly, my argument used to be exactly that, then someone got shot at a gas station a block from my house, police showed up at 8:30am and the shooting happened at midnight

[@MATA-mz1db]

How tf you were anti gun & you were 16.

[@roykiefer7713]

Well, Hickok, I was almost thirty in 1975 and six years into my two decade career as a Naval officer. So, for the many who weren’t around, here were my ‘75 actual options: > A pinned and recessed Smith, Model 27, with a five-inch barrel, and a target trigger and a target hammer. > A Remington 870 twelve gauge. > A Marlin lever action .30-30.

[@SoundwaveX7]

Thank you sir for your service.

[@pigeon_master_8561]

i respect you sir and thank you for the insight.

[@justinriley8651]

those were all good choices.

[@darbyheavey406]

Sounds pretty good even today…

[@firecrow7973]

i have a marlin 3030 within arms reach

[@ironhorseman8768]

Well, I was 23 in 1975. Was just starting my family and money was scarce. I actually managed to purchase a 1911 and a Winchester 94 in 30-30. No shotgun at that point, but did pick up a Thompson Center TR87 about 10 years later. It's a 12 Ga single shot. I still have all of these firearms today. I really enjoyed the video. Keep em' coming.

[@TheConsheehanacdc1]

The day the internet loses this man will be a very sad day keep on doing what you do best sir

[@65stang98]

hes a healthy looking active happy man im sure hell live well into his 90s shooting his guns

[@blu3dreaming996]

He’s literally immortal 🙄

[@somedudefromapharmacy]

This man might as well outlive me

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

He said it himself, he was old in 75 lmao. We are in 2022, he ain't going nowhere !

[@beyondobscure]

He's 72 and in fantastic health. Expect another decade out of him.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

I was 11 and I remember my older brother, an 101st Airborne infantryman, having a 1911 in 45 acp that he came home from the service with. We also had a .22 lever action around, but that was about it. The gun back then that everyone always talked about and lusted after was the SW Model 29 44 magnum. Dirty Harry and Magnum Force were huge in pop culture. Riot shotguns that the police carried in their cruisers and the Winchester Model 70 were always in the mix, too. Love the “Armed In” series!

[@raymondo8881]

Weird. I was 15 in 1975. I grew up shooting a 1911 and M1 carbine with my dad.

[@SuperColonel91]

Was He A WW2 Veteran?

[@squidwardo7074]

What if your dad was hickock

[@sugadaddy5771]

@@squidwardo7074 his bilogical dad

[@pogeegitz]

You know, after watching a ton of your videos whoever does your camera works doesn't get enough credit. They do a great job following along and keeping everything in frame and in focus.

[@js2010ish]

Amen

[@the404error7]

I think it's his son that does the camera work.

[@couzinbob]

Nice memory lane. Being a teenager then, had only a .22lr, .410, and a 35 Rem Marlin.

[@queredknight]

My 1st was 20 gauge marlin and 22 plinker

[@fakeplayer9088]

@@queredknight My first gun was water pistol and I still have it

[@loudwire637]

My first was stg58 and i still have it😁

[@mikeknowles8017]

Sounds like you were pretty well armed to me!

[@jacoblag02_outdoorschannel]

All you needed was a goose gun !

[@SchwererGustavThe800mm]

This is hilarious, his 1975 loadout is LITERALLY my loadout today. Colt 1911, M1 Carbine, Mossberg 590 Retro. A solid choice if I do say so myself!

[@fontaineking3317]

1911, M14, High Standard Riot

[@joelsims98]

Add a Magnum to your loadout…because you might want something with stopping power.

[@calebdixon784]

@@joelsims98slugs

[@callawayken650]

I was serving in the Air Force in the Philippines and did not buy any guns that year. Sadly, in reflection. I also saw JAWS that year and two weeks later after diving, I got stranded in the ocean for about three hours, alone. Luckily, my group found me and brought me home.

[@Zach1221]

Why did you get stranded

[@gavinbahan8996]

?

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

Do you regret invading other countries and contributing in the war?

[@thegunslinger8806]

That's a tough spot getting lost in the ocean, especially after watching jaws lol thank you for your service sir.

[@Zach1221]

@@Kamal_AL-Hinai The Philippines hasnt invaded anyone

[@tritiumeye]

The way you cleared that stove pipe was epic. Great upload as always.

[@markthomas5316]

I was 14 working part-time sweeping floors at a cabinet shop and saved enough to buy a 22 Ruger single six with a magnum cylinder. My dad signed off at the gun shop. Still shoot that thing. Love it and your videos. Thanks for the memories.

[@pole_barn_builder]

Cool story!

[@robthebold4589]

Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese in 1975 when I was in Army Basic Training at Fort Ord. Aside from a .22 rifle, the M1 Carbine is the gun that's the most fun to shoot. You could buy a typical WW2 Carbine for about $125. I bought my first one in 1984 for $165. I bought a Vietnam war trophy SKS for $110 in '75.

[@malcolml3202]

I just picked up a east German SKS here in Australia cost me over $14.000 very rare and very good quality

[@JSmith-pb6fw]

What was ammo availability for the 7.62×39 like back then? I would imagine not great.

[@robthebold4589]

@@JSmith-pb6fw, it was uncommon but I found some Yugoslav ammo imported by Interarms. It was on stripper clips, and I was offered $20 each for the clips! They were less common than the ammo.

[@waynehankinson8210]

I was armed in 1975 with a homemade sling shot and a pocket full of rocks. 7 yrs old.

[@GearheadExplorer85]

Do you have a conceal carry permit for that thing? ;)

[@cheekymonkey444]

I got out of the Army in 1974 in October, (draftee). I was 22 then. In 1975 I purchased a Colt Trooper in .357 magnum. Then I bought a Remington Nylon "66" .22lr. And my dad gave me his beloved Browning Light Weight Auto-5 12ga shotgun. I have them all to this day.

[@sherylhamilton3479]

My first rifle was an m1 carbine (paratroopers model) and being armed in 1975 looks good to me.

[@crona1995]

i wonder if armed in british

[@miria09215]

no lol

[@BlurryBlooper]

It's awesome to see you finally cover the 1970s in this Armed In... series =)

[@007Chancellor]

Wow! You nailed it, sir! Those were my three almost exactly (my 12g was an 870). But one year later, the 1911 became a Browning Hi Power...and soon after that, the Carbine became a Colt Sporter.

[@ronaldsinclair6837]

Bringing me back to a great time in life. My 45 acp and model 27 we're my go to hand guns. My rifle a 30-06, and I made my Ithaca into a trap shotgun adding a ventilated rib. I still have my shotgun and model 27 today.

[@davek5027]

Outstanding choices. The Ithaca 37 is a fantastic shotgun.

[@PPISAFETY]

Man, weren't those Model 27's beautiful guns? I saved up and bought one used in '76 when I got out of high school. It had a 3.5 inch barrel, and came in a walnut presentation case lined with dark blue felt, with a small compartment for your cleaning implements. I think I ended up looking at it in the case more than I shot it. It was far too pretty for me to take out into the woods to use it.

[@cosmicbilly]

Speaking of 1975, right next to me is my 30-30 Winchester model 94. It was made in 1975 and was given to me by my dad. My dads bestfriend (who i am named after) gifted it to him before he passed away from cancer. I will never ever sell this gun and it will stay in the family for as long as i live. It shoots great and is in very good condition too. Definitely a family heirloom.

[@HillbillyNitroUSA]

I wasn’t armed in 1975. I wasn’t even born until 1980… 🥹🤷🏻🖖🏻

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

I was born 20 years after you!

[@waffleman6280]

Idk what I’m gonna do with myself when this guy stops making videos. They’re honestly so enjoyable to watch

[@cleondubois1270]

From 68 to about 1970, I spent many days & nights on a SAC flight-line with the M-2 carbine (M-16 was issued over-seas). In "1975" our issue on the PD was the S&W Model 10 (4" thin bbl.). Over many years the issue and favorite shotgun was of course the "870".

[@albertharvath8558]

In 1975 I was a young Marine serving with 1st battalion 4th Marines. In April we took part in the evacuation of Vietnam. “Operation Frequent Wind” I got out of the Marines in 1979 after 5 years active duty. This experience is priceless to me and I wouldn’t trade my memories for anything.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

Thank you!

[@jasongcrow5313]

Thank you

[@eddieweigel9490]

Thank you for your service Marine Corp is a great outfit my dad was in the corp all over Korea 1st marine division 2nd amphibious truck battalion

[@mattyjay8896]

Thank you sir for your service.

[@japantarzan3551]

@@eddieweigel9490 1953 Korean WAR?

[@okierebel3278]

Perfect example of weapons in "75". I had a Colt 1911A1 and had just gotten married the first time. Shotgun was a Remington 870 with 18" barrel. Rifle was a Swiss Bolt action. Good times.

[@Knubinator]

This video started an interesting conversation with my dad. In 1980, a few years after what you're talking about, he had a S&W (he believes) .357 that he took in the truck with him, a double barrel 12ga behind the bedroom door, and a 30-06 deer gun on a rack in the bedroom. All of them are long gone now, sold or traded away for other guns, but that's what he had.

[@salt_ed_steadyeddie7565]

Back to civilian life, after returning to civilization. Something I’ll never forget. Spent a lot of time fishing, and hunting to defeat the demons. Personally, the pistol served me well.

[@thegunslinger8806]

Thank you for your service, may you find peace.

[@commiecrusher]

Welcome home.

[@timschutte6924]

Thank you for your service. Amen.

[@chiphood2966]

And that hasn't changed even with recently returned vets 👍

[@yhvh555]

Thank you for your service, Christ be with you 🤝

[@steveb6103]

In 1975 I was 16. What I had was a Marlin 30 30, a Colt 1911 made in 1918, A Colt M1917 , and a Remington 870 3 inch Magnum. Still have them all.

[@georgegrieve6198]

I turned 18 in 1975 and bought myself a Series 70 just like yours. I had to convince my mom to buy it for me since I wasn’t 21. Still have it and the original paperwork and box.

[@710jay7]

Most states you can buy rifles at 18.I would assume the laws would have been more lax back in your day also

[@henrynorth6558]

No the 1968 GCA prohibited handgun sales federally to under 21s

[@710jay7]

@@henrynorth6558 the gun control act of 1968 was to stop transport of firearms to unlicensed dealers

[@henrynorth6558]

@@710jay7 As quoted from the GCA 1968: 922(b)(1) of the GCA that continues to prohibit licensees from transferring handguns to persons under 21 years of age. FFLs cannot sell a handgun to those under 21

[@710jay7]

@@henrynorth6558 source?

[@stupidanon5941]

2:44 Nah; In 1975, every one of those would have been phenomenal choices for a firearm. Especially that M1 Carbine. I honestly can't think of a better set of firearms to choose from that time-period; this was before the Beretta 92FS, and the Mini-14 at the time had. . . quality control issues, let's just say that. It's true that this era had the AR-15 available for the civilian market, but at the time, those would have been ridiculously expensive, and the M1 Carbine would have been a lot cheaper, and time-tested.

[@brachio1000]

In about 1974, I heard a rumor that the local police had acquired some Thompson submachine guns retired by the National Guard. I had my doubts until I had to sit in the back of a squad car after a fender bender and found a Tommy gun in a bracket between the front seats. A few years later, an off-duty officer was in a neighboring town and opened fire at a guy running, if I recall, after having robbed a convenience store. The officer shot out several windows of an apartment building without hitting the robber or anyone else, after which the Tommy guns quietly vanished.

[@galenhisler396]

Got my first carbine in 1975 my dad bought it at a gas station for $100 I still have one ,just fun to shoot 🤠

[@nolimitarcade2865]

I was still in the Corps in 75 and carried a WWII 1911. I'm guess that the armors had replaced the barrel a couple times. Never wanted a 1911 after I got out. BTW, Cheney got trounced in the primary yesterday - Patriots get on the Trump Train, while the Traitors just stand on the tracks! Semper Fi!

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

I wasn’t born until 1980, but I do love and appreciate the old school. I think this period was definitely a golden age for firearms. For my three gun battery, I have picked these out of my collection. 1. Colt Trooper MK III 4” barrel 2. Universal M1 carbine 3. Remington 870 12 gauge Great video as always, Hickok45!

[@Jaybird563]

Great selection! Would be great to see the decade later… I believe the phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range was available?

[@mrmicro22]

Hey,pal. Justt what you see!

[@douglascox9996]

Got my CMP M-1 Carbine in the mid-60s, so they were available earlier. At that time, too, many US Army Reserve units still had them in their arms rooms for the troops.

[@seanomeirs8362]

Great video. I remember when my JC Higgins model 20 12g, Smith and Wesson revolver, and Marlin model 70, seemed like everything I would ever need.

[@marku.4297]

Good stuff sir. I was a sophomore in high school in 1975. Had a Winchester Model 1200 that I received for Christmas a when I turned 14. Dad gave me an old Remington Model 512 Sportmaster .22 bolt for plinking/ squirrels, and I used a M1903 Springfield for deer hunting. We shot mostly revolvers since the old man was a cop. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[@ericcasarez8331]

Thank you for this, I was born in 76' and remember the Saturday Night Special, Texas Troopers had a slightly different version of it and then they upgraded to I believe a .357 revolver and people were scared to go up against it because it was said that it would go through a block of an engine. This brings thise memories back up.

[@darryl0720]

1975 I was 13 years old, my family made a road trip to Phoenix, AZ. Glenn Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy was playing on the radio. Our weapon of choice on that trip was a S&W K22, our only handgun at the time. Great times!

[@MegadethTillDeth]

I love these videos. Being connected to my American roots and past with firearms is second to none.

[@drivesideways6550]

I was armed with the BB' Pistols from the Five and Dime that shot yellow rubber BB's that you would chew on. Sometimes you chewed them out of shape and they wouldn't load or shoot anymore. You'd find chewed and non-chewed BB's behind the drapes, under the couch for months. When we spent the weekend at my Gram's house she would always take my brother and I for a toy at the five and dime to occupy us while we were there! It always seemed to be something that shot something! Loved the seventies simpler times, magical for a 7- or 8-year-old in 1975!

[@TylerSnyder305]

I wasn't around then, but if I couldn't get an airgun for my choice I'd have probably went for a rayline jet disk tracer gun. I had a generic modern facsimile as a kid that used the same disks, and had a ton of fun with it. Honestly I'd go for both, gotta have an airgun for plinking and pest taking and something safe to shoot at my brother.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

I had one! It looked like a Walther PP. Blue plastic. I’d shoot my army men with them. Hours of fun! Do you remember how the ammo came all connected in rows and you’d have to cut them loose?

[@drivesideways6550]

@@rodneyalaking8241 Soooo Funny! It was a blue plastic Walther replica. I do remember how the BB's came, attached together, I think it was molded with a square or rectangle border. We musta been poor because I only remember cutting them out with my teeth🤣, that's probably when we learned they were fun to chew on! Thanks for your reply. After thinking about it a bit more it might have had the mark "ZEBRA" on it.....or maybe that was one of the ones that shot the disks? Fun times for sure!

[@mr.nightshade8465]

@@TylerSnyder305 I had a sweet carbine version of what you’re talking about but it was a space age looking gun.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@mr.nightshade8465 Yeah I've seen those before. Mine was an orange and yellow tech 9 looking thing and my buddy had one all orange that looked like the originals.

[@jgblack21]

I remember 1975, I was too young to buy a firearm but old enough to buy gun magazines. I recall reading about the handgun choice for mercenaries, some swore by the Browning 9MM others thought it did not have sufficient stopping power and stuck with the 1911 and the .45 caliber. I recall the nickname for a 1911 was a "POS" because many believed it was not safe to carry in the chambered cocked and locked position and were uncomfortable having a hammer on half cock and needing to pull that back or rack the gun in an engagement. Some wrote the did not like the 1911 because if they were handed one while in a helicopter or approaching a potential hostility there was not an easy way to see if it was chambered other than racking. That is what I recall from reading an article as a young teenager

[@jpaul8589]

1975 was the 1st year I came to the USA as a little kid from Belgium. 1980 was the year it became permanent. Oh and…my family up in Minnesota owned a main gun shop and two ranges so take a guess what they put me to work on🤣

[@mr.nightshade8465]

I was 5 in 1975. A few years away from my first pump action Daisy bb/pellet rifle. I had a quite few toy guns though. Lol

[@bigtasty42069]

"I was an old man, even at that point" Hickock45 is a God, confirmed.

[@MattyB7]

No. Don’t joke about that stuff.

[@thedragonbroke]

Love this series. The 1960-80s are a pretty cool era of firearms culture

[@joeruiz4010]

Very rough and politically dark era too. We almost had a Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles and Handguns during the Carter Administration.

[@eligranados9515]

Thank you for kicking my day off on the right foot.

[@haroldsprenkle4173]

Hey watching more. Back when, heard lots of horror stories from Vietnam vets about the m16, sounds like a lot of them would have preferred a m1 carbine. Hey I am in a unique situation, I am working with a Vietnam vet, hey he is only 76 years old, I do think he liked the m14 better. I will feel him out.

[@adamsadventures9919]

Absolutely love the High Standard pump shotgun! Just started looking for one and there’s not many out there and the good examples are damn expensive. My uncle had one in his patrol car and I used to marvel at it. My uncle loved it too.

[@morrismonet3554]

I have a Police trade-in and love it.

[@douglas95101]

A cheaper option might be a Sears Roebuck shotgun. I recently bought one made in the late 1940s. JC Higgins Model 20. If you're looking for a riot shotgun though it may be harder to find, but JC Higgins was made by High Standard.

[@bwood282]

I recently picked one up, I believe mine is a 71-74 model year, outstanding quality. Mine is also the 18-7 riot

[@paulbeck6410]

My dept I was working for traded in their high standard. Made sure that I was able to buy it when it came up for sale.

[@djgriffin7393]

Inherited mine from my late father. He bought it after the Detroit riots in the late 1960s.

[@charlesmaximus9161]

I was born in the early 1980s, so I definitely missed out on 1975. Still, given the state of this fallen, insane world now, I would give almost anything to go back to 1975! 😊

[@frankwrogg2515]

I remember seeing the odd AR in the gun store but at 14 it was an expensive gun at that time.

[@MONEYPYROgaming]

Funnily enough, I recently got a M1 Carbine that belonged to my grandmother, that was my grandfathers. Cleaned it, and took it out shooting, and I gotta say I absolutely loved it. I would definitely trust it to keep me safe

[@ChuckTruitt]

Yep, I remember it well, I was a SSgt Marine instructor at Pensacola. My favorite rifle then was a Winchester Model 70, Pre '64. My pistol was a 1911, and my shotgun was a WW Greener (made in 1877), 12 bore, boxlock, ejector that I got on a previous 3 year tour in Scotland. A very good year!!! -Gunny T sends

[@cliffordgoehring7146]

1975, that's been awhile, I was 17. My guns, not counting my Dad's guns, were : Glenfield M25 bolt action .22, H&R single shot.410, Standard Arms Model M .30 Remington slide action rifle. I still have them, plus many others today.

[@gavindavis8520]

Absolutely amazing man

[@TAWier]

1969... so much history during that year! Height of the Vietnam conflict, Woodstock, Man on the MOON...

[@latigomorgan]

My Marlin 336 in .30-30 was made in 1975. When I acquired it a couple years ago, it had literally only had one box of shells put through it and still looked new.

[@CoalMiner379]

I just added a 1975 jm stamped 30-30 marlin to my collection of lever actions as well. Nothing like a true marlin, always fun to shoot and range times. Got a few 336's just cause of one trip to a range with a buddy that had one before me, now my collection ranges from 30-30 35rem and 45-70 Govt.

[@1johnmthompson]

In 1975 still watching Walter Cronkite and the evacuation of the U.S. embassy by helicopter.

[@ronaldbarnes8302]

Graduated HS in 75, had a Marlin 22 and a Mossberg 20 gauge pump. My first handgun was a Ruger Blackhawk 357 a few years later. Thanks for the video Hickok!

[@JP_Patriot]

I want a Blackhawk in .45 acp to go with my 1911. They seem AWESOME

[@rodneyalaking8241]

Was your Marlin a 29a ? I wanted one so bad back then. I finally got one a few years ago…late 60s vintage and in mint condition. Better late than never😉

[@ronaldbarnes8302]

@@rodneyalaking8241 Not sure of the model number, to many years ago. It was a bolt action with a scope.

[@tomstulc9143]

Pretty much my pick in 1975 graduated high school 1974 worked one year before going to college. The 1911 in the commander model. $229 M1 one carbine Montgomery wards catalog I think it was $114. Shotgun Mossberg yard sale $35. Big game rifle 30 ought 6 Winchester. $$$$ ???? Sporting goods stores trade in . Bought a Jeep Wagoner with the overhead 230 tornado 6 cylinder engine. My girlfriend dumped me went to college got lots more girlfriends and dancing partners. Play guitar around here and there bought a huge fender tube amp. My brother wrecked my Honda 350 CB I had in high school. Took my first flying exoerience Cessna 180. Drank lots of beer didn't get married. Hunting and fishing or dancing every weekend had spare jingle in my pocket did I mention didn't get married. 1979 what a brand new GMC short wheelbase four-wheel drive model 1968 GTO more boys toys got married 1981 had to sell the 68 GTO had to sell the pickup truck. Wife went away after a few years I sure miss the GTO. Everything I have is paid for now did I mention I did not marry again.

[@johnpugh327]

Armed in, and your big or small game hunts are my favorite videos. I remember a lot of these iconic. firearms from my childhood as the son of a gun guy, like yourself. Great video to relax with after a hard night's work. Thanks.

[@blackforest270]

In 1975 i was fifteen years old,my dad gave me a Colt 1911,i also had a Remington model 48 12 gauge and a Marlin 336/30-30,i was also watching Starsky and Hutch on TV and thought it was cool Hutch had a SW model 59 hi cap 9mm.

[@Quark.Lepton]

In 1975, my son was 5. I had an old 1911 manufactured by US Steel with a nicely browned patina. Had it throated and replaced the grip tang with a larger one (kept biting me). In this old man’s opinion the 1911 is the *perfect* sidearm in all measures-I won’t get into why that is, it just is. Had a hand-me-down 18” Winchester 12 gauge pump which was my very first gun as a kid, and then in ‘70 I got me a Springfield .22 LR plinker-great little varmint rifle. So, didn’t have your exact loadout but pretty close-considering I had exactly just these three weapons. But I think that even today, if this is all you’ve got it is still a great loadout! Anyway, as we tend to do in our elder years, I gave it all to my son because he loved those guns and were the ones he grew up with. Just to have something around the house, I bought me a Walther P99 .40. I figured I’d grow to like it but never did-never could warm up to those new polygrip frame, space-gun-looking things or those terrible ugly Glocks, So-while that P99 was still under warranty-I traded it to my son for my 1911 back and that’s the only gun I have these days and the only one I truly feel comfortable with. I keep it handy and in good shape, and I’m happy. In fact, I’ve never met anyone who started out young with a 1911 and then switched to some other style of gun later on. I think once you’ve had her around long enough you just don’t want or need anything else-kind of like marriage. 😂👍

[@OneLieutenant]

I turned 5 in Oct 1975. Wasn't allowed to shoot back then. That Hi Standard looks EXACTLY like my late father's Sears JC Higgins 12 Gauge from the barrel back to the recoil pad. The barrel is a 28" field gun

[@jesspeters1611]

I carried 2 of these in my career 65 to 85. The 1911 and the carbine. To this day the Carbine is my most loved rifle.

[@alanpruett2217]

In 1975 I graduated from High School and joined the Marine Corps. So I was toting the M-16A1. My first gun purchase would not be until 1978, and it was a Colt 45 Series 70.

[@danschneider9921]

My grandfather had a .30-30 Model 94, a 12ga Model 12, a Mossberg .22 he got for his 12th birthday in 1941, and a government surplus. 38 Smith. This would have been probably the mid 50s until the mid 80s when he finally "upgraded" his shotgun to a Model 87. That's it. You had less choices by comparison back then had guys had a deer rifle, a bird gun and a .22 for pests and maybe a handgun as a war trophy, that's it. They made the best of what they had or could afford.

[@WilliBond0007]

3:45 I remember my grandparents laughing sooo hard at All in the Family & Sanford and Son and me hating those shows, cause I was too short and all the jokes were flyin' over my head.

[@WilliBond0007]

...actually they might have been off the air by then ...anyway

[@hickok45]

They were great shows. I think "All In the Family" was in it's 5th straight year of Number 1 ratings.

[@PPISAFETY]

I was just about to graduate high school in '75 and lived on a farm property in Virginia. I was armed with a Mossberg 500 as my shotgun. I shot it quite a bit at clay targets hand thrown out of the hay loft of our barn by my younger brother. My centerfire rifle was a Marlin lever action in .35 Remington, and my handgun was a pencil barrel Smith and Wesson Model 10 in .38 Special. My ammo needs for the .38 were met by my older brother, who was on the city police department pistol team, and kept me supplied with unauthorized donations of a couple of. boxes of 38 wadcutters each week from the team ammo locker. I had an impromptu range set up behind our barn where I could practice. Some years later I got a spot on the same pistol team that had unknowingly supplied my ammo. I credit most of what I know about pistol shooting to that old Model 10, and a Ruger Mark I .22 that came before it. I also had a Marlin Glenfield Model 60 .22 rifle that was kept in the barn for pests and small game hunting purchased for $35. That and the Ruger got the most use, because .22 LR ammo was 29 cents for a box of 50 back then. I also began a decades-long dalliance with the 1911 about that time, in the form of a used LW Commander that had been customized by some guy named Swenson. I had no idea who he was at the time. It had S&W adjustable revolver sights installed on it. I bought that .45 with a long series of $25 payments each time I got paid from my after school job. I could only afford to shoot it sparingly since I had to buy ammo for it. Because I had not yet learned the importance of good magazines in a 1911, I got quite a lot of practice in clearing stovepipe malfunctions like you had at the start of the video. I think I foolishly traded off that Colt for a Savage bolt action hunting rifle in .243 Winchester. Fun times.

[@rayslack4120]

In North East Florida in 1975 it was 38 snub revolver and the 357 mag and 44mag were the Kings as far as handguns. Pump shot guns and hunting rifles were common. I never met or saw any 45 autos or 30 cal. carbines ever that people owned. What world did you live in?

[@6omega2]

1975 was a big year for AR-15 sales. And a then popular TV show called "SWAT" had something to do with that too.

[@galvatron0810]

*53 years from now* "Hello this is hickok45 III with, you guessed it, armed in 2075"

[@skunkworksrifle3443]

The first 1911 I've shot was around 1975🤔😉👍 there was plenty of ammo and it didn't cost as much to go target shooting 😂

[@floyddwayne5326]

But yeah we had all 3 but also Savage Arms 308 with octagonal barrel lever ACTION

[@adamjohnson6432]

Hell, even in 2022 you couldn't go wrong with those 3 guns. I don't know I might like a good AR instead of that carbine but it's still a hell of a trio.

[@vinceruland9236]

For me, I would have a 1911, mini14, and pump shotgun. Runner ups would be a 357 revolver, and a lever gun in either 30-30 or 45-70.

[@dennisthurman8161]

Nice collection there and before plastic became the craze,I was wondering is the JC Higgins model 20 related to your model there,the butt pad is bright red like the one on yours and thanks for the way it used to be shooting video.

[@jadilsonalvesdasilva7192]

Grande a tirando muito bom excelente profissional parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏👏

[@elcheeko8402]

I want one of them high standard k1200 riot shotguns soo bad. Glad hickok45 got one.

[@randykittilson321]

I was 16 yrs old in 1975, I remember going to the range and shooting an 8mm Mauser, Springfield 30-06, 6.5 Japanese rifle and a colt 45, all were brought back from WWII by my father and uncle. The coolest gun to shoot was the Model 94, Win 30-30 I bought in 1973 after mowing lawns all summer, to pay the 76$ for it brand new. Ya, i didn't shoot it for a year and a half after i bought it. I remember walking around the neighborhood open carrying it, so all my friends and their dads could check it out." Try that nowadays". I still have that 94 , and it has only had about 1500 rounds through it in the last 50 years.still almost as nice as the day i got it. I've got two sons now, both want it, can't cut it half now can I......

[@ryanfrommontana5236]

In 1975 I lived in Sula Montana on a fire lookout with my parents. It was good times.

[@donaldeugenealford4080]

America was great in the 70's Hickock. My dad bought me a break down Boito 4:10, I loved that shotgun. I also had a winchester.22 rifle with a Tasco scope.

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

*armed in 1775* Guy: now back then I was just a old man fighting the British with this old musket

[@peterfinland1370]

A full auto Uzi and the M60 would also be appropriate to add to this list. All your guns are basically from the WW2.

[@comiketiger]

Hey buddy. I know you are just adding to the conversation and not trying to start an argument. My words are doing the same.🙂 but just so you know the carbine was very much a Viet Nam era weapon as was the .45 colt. Many branches used the M1 like the Sea bees especially early in the war. Many units of the South Vietnamese used them. Of course the Colt was our issue pistol throughout the war. Some of the Shotguns may have been there as well, but I cant say this for certain. God bless all here.

[@whitemountain595]

During the Vietnam War, late 1960, I had all 3 of those. Colt 45, M2 carbine and 12 ga Remington shot gun. I carried M2 as my main and Colt 45 as my backup. I preferred M2 over M16 because I got so used to for many years. Easy to carry and simple operation with 30 shots. M2 carbine saved my life from Vietcong twice.

[@moxy9896]

In 1975 I was in High School and 22 cal. rimfires and shotguns were the thing back then. We would buy bricks 500 rounds of Remington Thunderbolt 22 ammo at the time was $5 a brick or 50 cents a box and head to the strip mines for a day of shooting fun. That was in Illinois. Big fan of your show, Thank You for the videos.

[@hugoruthling2864]

I was 16 in 1975 and that summer my annual trip to visit my grandparents turned out to be a real firearms eye opener. During a trip to an uncles ranch a shooting day was in store and amongst my grandfathers guns was an old Browning Hi-Power made by Inglis in Canada, a Winchester M94 30-30 and a Winchester M12. Those guns were a joy to shoot and would have made a great 1975 combo IMHO.

[@richardhussey8388]

I think the browning hi power and the mod 29 44mag were the handguns to have in 75.

[@captainscarlett1]

I've owned 2 M1 carbines, I think they're seriously under-rated. In PDW configuration and/or CQB very effective and an intermediate between small rifle and pistol cartridges. Bang for buck, near perfect. I'm surprised there's not more .30 carbine gats out there. Suppressed?

[@ace1776]

Back in 75 the disco was ruled by Hickok54. 🕺🏽

[@bananaramaman9031]

hahaha soo typical. fires 3 rounds with the 1911 and then stovepipe

[@The1066BMJ]

I was 14 in 1975. I didn't start shooting guns until 1980.

[@fredwilley3886]

ah 1975 I was 10 years old and I had a marlin 22 lr, daisy red Ryder and a schwinn stingray,

[@jasonmiller6371]

Love your videos Hitchcock45! In 1975, I remember starting Kindergarten 😁. But now I love to collect classic guns like the ones you are demonstrating. I do own a 1911 .45 auto, a .30 carbine and a Mossberg 500 police shotgun. They are all great firearms!