How NOT To Point a Gun!

Watch that muzzle!
By the way, this old airsoft gun has been around for about 10 years, and it's been at least that long since we've had any "ammo" for it. If you think it fired a pellet when I snapped the trigger, sorry, you're just seeing things. I think a bug flew by, actually. :-) I don't think I've even see the magazine for it in years.
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[@MrBikboi]

Why would someone dislike this, this is the most important thing to do as a firearms owner , young or old.

[@demolitionwilliams7419]

I was wondering the same thing

[@angelzentv4970]

KZbin algorithm bub. And probably anti gun liberals

[@crotchet6439]

@@angelzentv4970 wouldn't anti gun people support gun safety?

[@Matthew-np9fk]

Tim Brandes you’re assuming that they’re intelligent people and that’s your problem

[@philippadalino3416]

T because people don’t like to be lectured, but too bad. This is important as you said.

[@dwaynemurphy650]

Notice he subconsciously clears the air soft over and over and over again as if it was a real handgun . Gun safety is imbedded in his brain .

[@VeryJUICED]

dwayne murphy i noticed that right away, major respect to hikok

[@NikSpringer]

He also held it with his finger on the side of it

[@dwaynemurphy650]

Nik Springer yep trigger discipline, Hickok is a god

[@mistakenmeme]

I do the same with my bb gun

[@Onetwistyboi]

He also keeps it pointed down range when he takes his hand off and talks to the camera

[@gloom5405]

"This video is for you" **points The gun at The camera** John : yo man chill

[@Lord_Fried]

@Sunamer Z Everyone knows most rappers aren't real gangsters, and most gangsters can't hit the broad side of a barn. Trigger discipline is out of the question 😂

[@louiscoley5826]

Is he john roblox?

[@hotaru3709]

Louis Coley What

[@bravsixx]

Sunamer Z props

[@kiki4910]

@@Lord_Fried lol honestly

[@nere3318]

The fact you refused to do this with even an unloaded firearm really shows the amount of respect you have for the subject matter

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

Did you even watch the full video, he literally picked up an unloaded revolver to demonstrate.

[@stop8738]

Someone doesn’t take revolvers seriously.. 🙄

[@Deathmonkey7]

This whole video felt like I was getting a gun safety lecture from my Dad again. He was a gun nut but was very serious about his gun safety. It's one of those things that you get tired of hearing as a kid but realizing as you grow up that it's serious business. I miss him.

[@lowkiy2035]

may your father rest in peace

[@Deathmonkey7]

@@lowkiy2035 Thank you

[@tylerjavier9974]

He is resting now in a safer and more peaceful place. Don't worry, some day you'll see him again.

[@briannotafan3368]

my dad didnt talk too much about teaching me gun safty hed tell me once than a good slap in the back of the head

[@tylerpeterson19]

Same here, my dad was a Desert Storm Vet. And even now if I'm at a range and hear people getting schooled on gun safety I'm like "yup listen up this is important stuff!" And secretly wish I could add some more good safety habits my dad drilled in my skull haha

[@maxmustermann1203]

There's a strange opening in the front of this firearm. That's because *it's glocks new 50 cal model*

[@SamnissArandeen]

A Glock in .50 because who needs wrists amirite?

[@mexico3484]

@@SamnissArandeen pfft rist are over rated 50Cal glocks exist

[@sumvs5992]

Me getting getting flashbacks to the .22 glock failure: oh lord, Hiroshima gonna repeat itself

[@Andi-ls5yd]

2077: NukeCal Glock

[@bonogiamboni4830]

"Oh, cool, a .50 AE glock like the desert eagle?" "Nope, the other .50" "Wait what? A .50 Beowulf round out of a pistol? Are you insane?" "The *other* other .50"

[@andrewsmith2880]

During my concealed carry class we were on a very simple range- all lined up toward our targets with a hill as a back-stop. The woman next to me on the line would muzzle me EVERY time she turned her Ruger LCR sideways to empty the cylinder. I have one, I understand why (the button is in an odd position and to get the right angle on the button, it is easier to turn it sideways so you can push it straight with your thumb). Both her and her husband reacted to me like I was a prick when I asked her politely to mind her barrel when reloading. And seriously, all I said was "Hey, could you please make sure your barrel is pointed downrange when you reload?" She said she was only doing it while reloading, so it was safe... I said "No, it is never safe to point a weapon, loaded or not towards someone else." Her husband started telling me to "mind my own business" blah, blah, blah. So, I expressed my concern to the instructor. And of course, she doesn't do it while he was watching. I stood back and let her finish shooting before returning to the line. Now the whole class is looking at me like I'm some kinda prick or range snob. I didn't care. My brains staying in my skull mattered more to me than people thinking I was a douche.

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

Mind your business lol it kinda is your buisness if you’re getting muzzled with the gun, I hate people who bring an attitude like that to a range, the gun club I’m apart of doesn’t tolerate it

[@angeldemore6922]

good man. many people dont value their own lives or safety, let alone the lives and safety of those around them. Extremely selfish many people are with their actions. You did the right thing for sure,

[@versionpardner6645]

Good on you man

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

"I'll mind my business as soon as you stop sweeping me". Lol couple of idiots there

[@timewing4549]

I would have had your back on that one..

[@kpasa111]

I'm 82. Been shooting for at least 72 years. Never had an accidental discharge. Never intend to have one. I'm still paranoid about keeping the muzzle downrange. So, amen to everything you just said.

[@Ave_Satana666]

My grandparents where in the cia they taught me to only hipfire

[@Ave_Satana666]

Point shooting technique.

[@yourusual_stalkerNOTINTHATWAY]

@@Ave_Satana666 no. just no.

[@Ave_Satana666]

@@yourusual_stalkerNOTINTHATWAY i miss when Undertale was cool before all the weirdos. It sucks to see my old community go from bone puns to pronouns. It hurts a skeleton. Nyehehehehe

[@Ave_Satana666]

@@yourusual_stalkerNOTINTHATWAY I'd give a Steven universe for my tomboys back.

[@dexticon9893]

Who else saw the first few seconds of the video and was like: Hol up

[@Wtf123388]

And did you read the title?

[@austing.8681]

My heart skipped a beat when he started waving the gun around in the begining

[@2v_media]

Dude even knowing his sarcasm and his approach to the topic I was still like aye aye aye woah

[@amirkade6166]

Yeah I was like that’s ironic asf

[@davidhorsley4657]

I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

[@beardlessodin945]

I love the gun stores that keep a jar of ammo of every round they cleared from a firearm presented as “clear” and unloaded when wishing to trade or have work done to a firearm.

[@deltashot5608]

its actually not safe to keep a jar full of loose ammo because if it gets shaken up one of the cartridges could go off if the primer gets hit

[@josejose9123]

@@deltashot5608I’m guessing this is why you don’t go shaking jars full of loose ammo.

[@deltashot5608]

@@josejose9123 thats exactly what the people in the videos do

[@NotrealoramI]

@@deltashot5608 New tiktok challenge

[@goldbuttoutdoors7634]

@@deltashot5608 they sell surplus ammo in crates loose you have no idea what you're talking about

[@alex08508]

Me not owning a gun: hmmm yes , I shall take this into consideration.

[@Literallyryangosling777]

It's nerf or nothing

[@kukashiplays]

Lmao

[@grzegorzstrojnowski776]

Me living in a country where you can't own a gun:

[@averagecommunist3456]

@@grzegorzstrojnowski776 ah yes, this is vital information

[@Makeitsmoky]

HahahHHHahaha yes! Exactly.

[@andrewmarley2030]

I’m 18 and have been around guns since I was 8 years old, I was taught everything there is to know about gun safety and do my very best to be safe and even then there are times where I could have been a little bit safer around a gun, weather it be pointing it a little to close to my feet or even clearing a jam. No matter how long you’ve been around guns no one can be too safe. Ever

[@bunk95]

So youre not practicing killing humans with it? If so, why?

[@KvS1x3]

@@bunk95You can own guns just for fun. It's an American right, you can use it however you wish, as long as it's legal. The protection is a bonus, though.

[@bunk95]

@@KvS1x3 slaves cant own. Are you being kept as a slave thats marketed as a type of citizen? (You should’ve learned this in a portion of the slaves system marketed as an elementary school.)(I also know about wireless methods of torture that couldve been used to make you only appear to learn.)

[@AlphaGarg]

@@bunk95 Y'know, bait used to be believable.

[@ytToxicDreams]

​@@AlphaGargwtf are they even on about? I can't even understand the argument

[@SeanLaMontagne]

I love that he mentioned that "it feels weird" pointing a gun at his son lol. Glad you're not used to that feeling, buddy.

[@LeigonX]

Agreed. I think he handled it well though, if anything so the demonstration would be accurate. This is definitely hpw NOT to handle a firearm.

[@axeus7424]

@@LeigonX I clicked on this video and didn’t read the title fully and was tripping bc of how he was pointing the gun 😂

[@bignate_0365]

@@如來-c3l yes me too, It's all about muscle memory.

[@danzen6246]

Sry bruh no more dislike counters here

[@randomastartes5654]

5m55m

[@astrosnappy]

Close your eyes while he's talking,he sounds like dr.phil talking about guns

[@jonathanmabe5561]

Evan Heaven your to dangerous to be kept alive

[@obaso.]

Evan Heaven I see you’re a man of culture as well

[@rasmusrw8140]

Dude been watching him for 3 years and never thought of it

[@rasmusrw8140]

@@MrGingerSam can't see why you checked haha I've been around long enough to have had several accounts my friend :)

[@stephenpoole6415]

Hicock has better life advice than Dr. Phil.

[@rickdavid1795]

Ever go into a gun range and look up at the ceiling and the walls? Scary!

[@FlasRoose]

Lemme guess... bullet holes? Lol

[@stanleyhowe4320]

That's why I shoot in my back yard like hichok I ain't getting shot by some little jackass who don't know gun safety

[@boomerisadog3899]

@@stanleyhowe4320 Same here, I can't shoot at my house but I own some property up on a mountain a few miles away that I go to. I've taught a few people to shoot, so I don't mind beginners, it's the ones who think they know what they're doing that bother me.

[@stanleyhowe4320]

@Marine1775Preacher1611 American1776 shotgun season is the worst I hear slugs wiz by my house all the time haha scary doing group hunts

[@jamesmiller7911]

Wish I had property to shoot on. I've left the range early several times because of high risk newbies.

[@VechsDavion]

11:30 Exactly! I tripped at a gun range, I was walking out to view my paper target at an outdoor range, and my ear protection muff headband, being stuck up notably higher than the top of my head (I'm 6'4") got caught on the edge of the roof of the range building, and yanked my head backwards as I walked forwards. I cradled the pistol in front of my chest with both hands, and just accepted the fall, tucked my head forward to protect the back of my skull from hitting the pavement, and just let my back hit the concrete. I focused on keeping the gun pointed down range, and keeping my head safe from hard surfaces.

[@Sneakus]

1:03 Timing is unreal, when that bug flew by it really looked like a pellet ricocheted of something to the right

[@hickok45]

Congratulations! 99 % of people fail to see that it's a bug.

[@jackcrossems]

@@hickok45 It's been 3 years since you made this but you still replied to a day old comment within 7 hours! It's good to see someone who still cares enough about their old videos as they do the new ones!

[@bingerbob9746]

@@hickok45 lol it took me forever to see it

[@flydrop8822]

lol I actually thought the airsoft was loaded I was really confused

[@joshwarner1390]

@@hickok45 hello mr hickok

[@LL-yd8zz]

Im unreasonably pleased with the fact that I noticed how he's waving he gun around even though I've never even shot one.

[@STARBIRD3000]

IKR

[@alexanderpalacios4938]

I love how you ignore the fact that the gun is not loaded and is a airsoft.

[@alexanderpalacios4938]

And he mentioned it.

[@memegod3703]

Its airsoft lol

[@zapxure4197]

I like how this dude ingores the fact that this dude has shot guns all his life😂 also that he shouldn’t be talking when you havent even shot a gun before

[@zebracherub]

10:22 - I always thought there was gravel on the ground, turns out it's just brass...

[@serrickybobby9720]

zebracherub I just noticed that....goodness gracious look at all that brass.

[@TheStygian]

I want to use a huge magnet on all that. Would be so satisfying to see.

[@zebracherub]

Unfortunately, only steel cased ammo would be picked up ;-)

[@zhr4121]

zebracheru. brass is not magnetic...

[@zebracherub]

Yeah, which is why I mentioned only steel would work :D

[@ryanbaker7404]

I love the shot at around 10:25, LOL. Camera pans down and you suddenly realize he's not standing on gravel and dirt, but a literal sea of brass! Love it! Now, joking aside, when my cousin and I were single digit age, our paternal grandfather was giving us some gun safety and target shooting lessons. When he felt we were ready, he let us shoot his little snub nose .22 revolver. He was also allowing us to cock the pistol after some time. My cousin, imitating something he "saw" (more likely thought he saw) in a James Bond film, proceeds to bring the pistol back towards his chest, point the barrel pretty much under his chin, cocked the revolver, then essentially reversed the procedure in dramatic fashion. I thought Pa was going to die right then and there. Needless to say, once the heart attack subsided, there were many more safety talks and lessons before shooting was again allowed. That scene is etched into my mind and I'm 45 now. I've never saw my grandfather looked more panicked than he did in that brief moment.

[@nitrofueled505]

yeah i feel like rifles are better starters

[@buttery_toaster]

@@nitrofueled505id say depends on caliber and shooter, I started with a 9mm handgun but I had to show I was responsible numerous times, my brother started with a .22 rifle since he had little to no experience

[@HorsePuncher]

I'm not sure if you mentioned this, but if you see someone being an idiot and waving his gun around at the range or really anywhere, please don't shout or otherwise startle him, because when someone is startled, their muscles tense up, including the muscle on the trigger. Be calm and remind him that he's holding a weapon with the potential to kill someone and that he should always keep where the muzzle is pointing in mind.

[@connerlee7928]

Horse Puncher never be afraid to call for a cease fire. When you hear cease fire at a range every single person is to unload and place their gun on the table muzzle down range. I've had to call one when a few guys were getting into a physical fight both with guns in their hands. One guy complied the other didn't and he was immediately banned from that establishment. Everyone lived

[@HorsePuncher]

Conner Lee I'm glad everyone was okay, but my main point was that you shouldn't startle a guy who still has his finger on the trigger

[@connerlee7928]

Horse Puncher I agree, I'm just offering an alternative

[@HorsePuncher]

Connor Lee your alternative is a great option as well, in fact, I would call a cease fire before telling the guy about muzzle discipline. Good addition.

[@Vatsyayana87]

Agree with you guys but the only time everyone will unload and put it on a table when they hear cease fire is at a range with professionals, not saying that is the wrong way to do it, but its wrong to expect it, i would bet one out of 20 would do that at any range in my town, the other 19 either haven't been taught to or simply wouldn't think thats what is being asked of them by "cease fire". I am not trained beyond my own common sense but the beginning of this video was making my alarms go off like crazy, yet if i heard cease fire i would instantly take my finger off trigger and keep it pointing right were it was (maybe a tiny bit lower) while i looked at the situation then bring it in after i understand whats going on.

[@KBMC4]

Many people are killed or injured by "unloaded" guns.

Bryan McCollum ...it almost like the bullets can do magic tricks or sleight of hand...

[@chloethemagician4371]

Bryan McCollum as you can see here, that plastic tip is a heat seeking device

[@intelo420]

Bryan McCollum you mean chambered guns cant kill you if theres not anything to shoot

[@DzinkyDzink]

Well the way how the chamber loads does look like a sleigh of hand. Chamber is empty - one sweep and it's loaded again.

[@soretuber847]

You could knock people with it.

[@dcshoes841]

"It's not loaded." "Treat EVERY gun as if it were loaded." That means even if you're 100% sure it is unloaded, you treat it as though it were loaded. It's all about discipline.

[@WEENUS157]

Yep and yet people still dislike the video

[@KingCosmo7]

As proof of concept, there was actually a bb's in the chamber of that airsoft gun that he didn't seem to realize he shot out

[@gabrielluna3954]

First thing my dad taught me

[@ains2778]

@@KingCosmo7 no in the description he said it was a fly

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Discipline is not present in this entertainment obsessed society

[@d.b.1176]

The lazer example is what I was taught as a kid, nothing more annoying than someone flagging you with an "unloaded" gun. Lots of pople get shot with "unloaded" guns.

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

0:38 POV you are a courier for the Mojave express meant to deliver a platinum chip to Las Vegas

[@psychoticsy6350]

From where you’re kneeling must look like an 18 karat run of bad luck. Truth is: the game was rigged from the start.

[@Utopian1234]

@Corporal Adrian Shepard Same thing happens to me I think its more that now that you know what the references mean you notice them and understand them more

[@idonthitnukes7251]

bruh you were on the new Vegas subreddit

[@Hexigonic]

Please explain what “a bullet is forever” means?

[@Hexigonic]

@Corporal Adrian Shepard thank you very much, I knew what all the others meant but that one was new to me, thank you for elaborating.

[@musubi1000]

This should be required viewing for every new gun owner. Especially the millions of new owners of 2020.

[@2112sbfan]

And should be watched once a year or so by experienced shooters.

[@nevercommitsuicide]

thats what im saying. IMO everybody that want to own a gun should be required to complete a gun safety test

[@nokachi3339]

@@nevercommitsuicide not how rights work

[@nevercommitsuicide]

@@nokachi3339 so you think its good that every person can just buy a fucking gun without any training?

[@PlastikGatz]

@@nevercommitsuicide shall not be infringed is pretty clear

[@combsmsb]

Rule 1: all guns are loaded all the time Rule 2: never point a gun toward something you wish to keep intact Rule 3: do not put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to destroy your target Rule 4: know what's behind your target Rule 5: a bullet is forever These rules may not be exactly the same as the standard set. But they are key to being safe with guns. Guns can be with great fun but they are tools, and they are dangerous extremely so. Always always always remember that a bullet is forever

[@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711]

Sergeant Skull what does “a bullet is forever” mean? Soz I’m not American/guns are illegal here, never even touched a real gun irl

[@combsmsb]

@@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711 once a bullet leaves a gun. You can never put it back. You can never unburn the gun powder, and all the damage is does is permanent and can not be undone. Take that into consideration when handling s gun.

[@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711]

Sergeant Skull ohhhhh okay, thanks!

[@sirrivet9557]

Oh and for rule 2 that applies to unknowns. This may include people behind walls, on the floor below you on the floor above you.

[@combsmsb]

@@sirrivet9557 well that's what rule 4 is about

[@erwinroman4217]

When I was a 10 year old kid in the '60s, my dad was rangemaster at Ft. Jackson. He'd take me with him in summer and that's where I learned a lot about firearms. One thing I recall from training manuals I'd read while in the tower with him was that there is an invisible, indefinite plane perpendicular to the end of the muzzle, and that plane is the no-go point. Anything crossing that plane while handling the weapon is in danger of being shot. A bit extreme and perhaps overly cautious, but recoil -and surprise - affecting placement of the subsequent shot after the first accidental discharge with a semi or automatic weapon could be anywhere across that plane. A lesson I passed on to my kids.

[@terrythetiger70]

Dude the entire beginning before he said it was an airsoft gun I was getting stressed and I was tensing up

[@Joseph-fs4kh]

Wow man that’s crazy how are you doing now?

[@LavenderBluz]

@@Joseph-fs4kh LMAOOOOOI

[@justinwayne445]

cringe

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

@@justinwayne445 ikr i was waitin for him to shoot john

[@4486xxdawson]

Whats funny is i wouldnt even do this with an air soft , i know he is doing it to prove a point but any type of gun i hold , i treat it like the real deal because you can develop bad habits and then when you do pick up the real steal, thats not a mistake you want to make with the real thing ...i have many co2 replicas and when my friend hold them or shoot them i tell them be safe and if they say its only a bb gun , well 500 fps at point blank is no joke and i take my guns and put them away , allways put safety first , we all want to have fun and go home today

[@davidmcausland4088]

The Loudest shot always comes from an "Unloaded" Gun, Nice to see a serious gun owner talking about safety

[@Arto257]

I look at "unloaded" guns like Schrodinger's Cat. Until that chamber is opened and I can see inside, then it's uncertain whether or not the gun is loaded. Only when the chamber is open, empty, and the clip/magazine is out of the weapon do I believe that it is unloaded. As soon as the chamber closes, the gun is uncertain again, and I have to assume for safety purposes that the gun is loaded. Helps keep me on my toes, for some reason. Probably one of the four things I learned in High School that I'll ever think about again.

[@abrahamvaldez686]

Nice reference

[@Spaceman9090]

A great rule to live by. Should also treat the gun as if it is loaded even when the chamber is open and you can see it is unloaded. Treat it as loaded at all times for your own safety/ peace of mind and others around you.

[@drummessiah2211]

I check my chamber so often it looks like I'm OCD...which I kind of am. And that's ok for this purpose

[@thomasraahauge5231]

Schrödinger's gun is ALWAYS loaded until you ABSOLUTELY determine that is not loaded. My gun range instructor taught me that. I giggled at first, but he was right.

[@HonorableAssassins]

I actually quite prefer the 'keep all guns loaded' school of thought to the 'keep all guns unloaded until ready to fire' school simply because people are stupid when they think the gun is unloaded. If the gun is always loaded, they're always *more* cautious than if it were 'unloaded' (even if it's still not cautious *enough,* its still more cautious and i find brings fewer accidents. My army buddies all agree with me aswell, misfires always happen when people _believe_ the gun is unloaded and get careless.)

[@colinmckay5228]

This video is perfect! I wish I had known about it the last time I went to the shooting range. There was a mom with her son shooting handguns alone at a range with no range officer. My girlfriend and I brought our gear up from the parking lot and took the bench closest to them. Immediately upon sitting down, this woman had (hopefully) emptied the magazine and was inspecting her gun and flagged me multiple times. I told my girlfriend quietly that they were being irresponsible and that we should move to a different seat. About 30 minutes later this woman and her son were getting ready to leave and they were taking pictures of each other. I was appalled. This woman pointed the gun at her son, at her head, under her chin etc. I yelled at the two from across the range to keep their guns pointed downrange. This woman said, "ohh dont worry, its not loaded." i snapped back saying it really doesn't matter if she thinks its unloaded. In hindsight I should have tried explaining things and pointing them towards resources like this. later that same day, someone went downrange without properly calling a ceasefire. I noticed this and put my gun down immediately. Luckily he wasn't hurt. My girlfriend told me he called a wimpy ceasefire that nobody else heard except for her. Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of staffed ranges since they tend to adhere to strict safety rules. Thank god for hickok45 and his passion for making videos. Ill definitely share this next time I see someone with bad muzzle discipline.

[@98chevys10ls]

thats just a crazy story. last year, my grandpa took me to the long shot store to get me my hunting license some person was walking out with a shotgun, flagging everyone in the store. nobody said anything. i wanted to scream at the guy so bad. unloaded or not KEEP THE MUZZLE AWAY FROM OTHERS

[@colinmckay5228]

@@98chevys10ls yeah man I'm there with you. Next time speak up, everyone will rally behind you.

[@bunk95]

Whats a range officer and do they exist outside of fiction? Didn’t you learn humans have to be forced to others to be harmful with firearms?

[@JTheraos]

​@98chevys10ls sorry to burst your bubble, but it's impossible not to flag someone at some point and some scenarios it's impossible to avoid being flagged. For example, a lot of gun stores have EVERY pistol in the case, pointing right at the customer's. They take it out of the case and it literally HAS to be in their hand, pointed at a person. When you have a gun in a gun case and are walking around, it will always be flagging someone or something. Buying a gun from a gun shop and walking out the door flagging people is to be expected, as unfortunate as that is.

[@colinmckay5228]

@JTheraos I'm not sure you understood the picture my comment tried to paint. The story Isn't about the reality that sometimes an unloaded muzzle gets pointed at you. The story was about a neglectful parent pointing a firearm at her son and herself. This is a very avoidable scenario that responsible gun owners never sees themselves in; especially on a shooting range with live ammo.

[@Guitarfollower22]

Everytime he flagged me I felt it, and I wasn't even there lol

[@sytherdor8835]

Guitarfollower22 I hate your profile pic

[@sytherdor8835]

It scared my poop out

[@mrpotat680]

@@sytherdor8835 Well there is a 50, 50 chance you were on the toilet watching this so.

[@valiant7802]

That profile pic though lmao

[@pandaonios83]

I almost threw my iPad cuz of that spider

[@mrmimeguy]

anyone else at the beginning like "ummm, you shouldn't....umm, hey you might not want to...uhh...."

[@douglasdavis1715]

it was very odd seeing him wave the gun around at the beginning. When I got back "into guns" about a year ago I found Hikocks videos and love everything about them. His saftey, knowledge and expertise, and sense of humor. Seems like an all around great guy!

[@OneTrueWindfall]

yeah there really was that brief moment of "what in the world are you doing" especially after watching any of his other videos where he is always so careful and aware

[@andreamusso1469]

Yeah I was feeling uncomfortable even behind the screen

[@1bleachfan17]

I was feeling very uneasy but I got the point

[@hieumoss1616]

no because I'm not dyslexic and read the title of the video

[@blabaduplatinum1]

Would be great if muzzle discipline came as naturally to people as the ability for the drunk guy falling down a flight of stairs and manages to not spill his Bud Light. 🍺 🔫

[@baguette2829]

Ben Jamin Bud Light equals life, whilst guns equal quite the opposite

[@blabaduplatinum1]

Croissant Please explain for all in the comment section. Just curious. But first. * Alcohol-Related Deaths: * An estimated 88,005 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women5) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States. The first is tobacco, and the second is poor diet and physical inactivity. * (National institute on alcoholism and alcohol abuse) At least 15,292 people were fatally shot in The United States in 2019, excluding suicides, according to data gathered by Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks shootings. That’s a roughly 3 percent increase over 2018. Add approximately 25000 for suicides. You tell me alcohol equals life? Also I wonder how many gun related deaths are committed by people under the influence of alcohol.

[@baguette2829]

Ben Jamin Crazy americans taking everything serious haha. I’m against both guns and alcohol for the record. And I am very glad you need a permit and full background-check in my country to legally own one. I made the comment because people often associate beer with good times, and guns are literally designed to kill folks as far as I know

[@blabaduplatinum1]

Croissant Point taken and I respect your opinion. I believe in and exercise my right to own guns and do so responsibly. fully aware of statistics on the likelihood of Of firearms protecting families versus the other possibility of harming a member through irresponsible practices of poor ownership practices. I just think people need to consider the other major contributors that harm people As much or more than guns. Yet we still feed the idea of the joys of alcohol to kids through advertising the way they did with cigarettes years ago. Then we have the gaming that glorifies killing people. Some parents let their kids play the days away on the games and wonder why their kids are the way they are.

[@baguette2829]

Ben Jamin I understand, I also can imagine the risk of experiencing an armed robbery in your lifetime is a lot bigger in the US than in The Netherlands. I gotta disagree with you that gaming has any influence on violence. Almost every one I know grew up with first-person shooters and these things never happen over here. Next to that the youth over here has pretty much 0 interest in guns, be it for sports or be it for collection, besides those in videogames. It’s a fact that you can easily buy an AK on the black market anywhere, but it would seem logical to me that the idea of guns being accepted and available has a greater influence on these incidents than the actual availability of firearms. There is a digital aspect which I believe to be of influence on these kids, and thats certain forums and online communities. There’s some really dark stuff on some forums which could easily make a young soul lose it’s sense for morale. People on those forums write manifests and articles to an extreme level beyond imagination. I’m afraid that there’s no simple solution to this problem in the US, as you stated you simply need it to be able to provide your family with safety at all times and in any case. Which is very understandable.

[@uberspider1384]

It warms my heart to see people promoting and teaching proper gun safety and respect for firearms, love you hickok

[@Zyn88]

was just at a friend's house this weekend, and while he was showing me a Ruger he picked up, he must've swept me at least twice with the muzzle. I knew it was unloaded, as I'd handled it and checked, but I had to ask him to please not do that. It's a very uncomfortable feeling for me to be staring down the muzzle of any firearm, even if it's unloaded. Please, people, pay attention to where the barrel is pointed at all times

[@lcranney5248]

ha, 'specially if he's 10 ft away pointin' the sucker at your punki'n haid'.

[@wooferjr169]

i agree that its not cool to point any gun at you but if he tell you and you check if its unloaded then it doesn't matter. As long as there is no people watching you or don't know 100% if it's unloaded.

[@rockslide4802]

I agree with Hazel. I treat all guns as loaded, whether they are or not. As Hickok said, even if the guy at the gun store hands you a gun that you see is empty, it's your job to decide that for yourself once the gun is in your hand. Better safe than sorry.

[@Balintka9116]

Certainly not everyone shares this 'uncomfortable feeling' of yours. A popular singer in my country accidentally killed himself this way: he was joking around with his friends when he put the barrel in his mouth (thinking that the gun was empty, of course) and pulled the trigger. Long story short; the gun wasn't empty..

[@worldhello1234]

"How can you trust anyone to clear the chamber and keep their finger off the trigger if they can't even exercise muzzle discipline?" Sounds like dog chasing its tail. Muzzle discipline when it is loaded. Not loaded, not required. If you only trust people who do the dance, it is a non sequitur to begin with.

[@mulgeroinen]

6:05 We actually use that in the Finnish military, one of the basic rules is called the "laser rule" which means exactly what you said, you have to think there is a laser coming out of the gun that destroys everything it touches. So you never point your gun at anything you don't wanna destroy

[@Hiihtopipa]

Faija opetti tän 6v kun ilmakiväärin sain :D toimii hyvin edelleenkin oppi ja jos näen että joku sählää yhtään "tyhjän" aseen kanssa on varmaan ainoa tapa saada minut raivostumaan. PS. Olipa outoa kommentoida suomeksi :D

[@Ebb0Productions]

@@Hiihtopipa Perkele! :D

[@voodooreptiles3553]

I learned this from a dad that would kick my ass if i pointed at anyone, he even used this with toy guns as child to teach me.

[@hanskurtmann6781]

Many nations use that laser term even in the German Army we had the torch or flashlight beam and some even used the lightsaber analogy. Hell in the military you learn faster when one does not follow the rest pay for it. For us it was arms fully extended holding a service rifle over your head still they said stop. If you have G36 not that bad if you had a G3 ouch..

[@legoengineworkshop5171]

Perkele

[@mtgamer731]

Treat a gun like it's loaded even when it's not

[@Foxxie0kun]

Treat a gun as if it's loaded, period. That's how police and military are trained, and people who don't get that basic fundamental rule of gun safety end up suffering tragic fates when they play tough guy with police.

[@osterpenpen9379]

Well, that's a useless rule. A firearm is ALWAYS loaded. Even when you think it isn't. :P

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

Feral Kuja if our police are trained like that, why are they so bad with proving they were trained to respect guns?

[@robertjones1729]

I've been a gun owner for many years and think I have good muzzle disepline but never hurts to watch this...never stop learning and relearning..thank you

[@matth8554]

This is gun control that I like!

[@chrischeung1897]

haha yup, learn from that, liberals. This is the REAL definition of gun control

[@612minigun]

Hi, Liberal here, I like guns, thank you.

[@BilgePump]

Bloo Jay; Hi Johnny Lib. Welcome to the dark side.

[@matth8554]

Bilge Pump Here's my thought. Anyone who is a gun owner, like myself, must believe in the second amendment, and therefore the constitution. One can argue against this, but like you said, welcome to the dark side. Just a thought.

[@BilgePump]

Matt H; Well said and I couldn't agree w/u more. I hope Johnny Lib agrees and we have a start convincing him to come over to what they've been taught is the "dark side."

[@BobOrKlaus]

Me, a German who had never even seen a gun in person irl, knows the 2 most important rules of carrying a gun: ALWAYS treat it like its loaded and NEVER point it at anyone who is not a threat

[@xpsxps9340]

It's common sense but some people seem to forget more often then they dont

[@wystrix439]

You just made me realize that I’ve also never seen a firearm irl

[@feebo4903]

@@wystrix439 really? Like not even in capital cities with armed guards/special police?

[@reptiloidmitglied2930]

@@feebo4903 They are extremely uncommon here in Germany but it also depends what you call a real gun. In some areas Schützenfeste (would translate to shooting festivals. A tradition that originated from old Prussia with the intention to give the reservists regular practise) are a thing and therefore air rifles with small calibers are a thing there, but that takes place mostly in rural areas. If you are in the city you most likely see a gun for the first time if you meet a cop and then it's still holstered. To see MPs you have to visit Berlin because the guards in front of the embassies use them and ARs or bigger you simply don't want to see because that would mean there is some terrorist attack going on or the country gets invaded 😅 The first time I saw a real gun was when we made a school trip to a police school. Still own a cartridge case from the trip they gave out. Of course we weren't allowed to shoot.

[@eclipsegfxable]

Its such a shame you can't because you guys at HK make some of the best firearms on the planet.

[@Impulse21s]

I know it"s 2 years later, but this should be Required Viewing for every shooter at my range. Thanks for this.

[@Awfulfeature]

Ngl, I read every shooter at your school

[@drdat7995]

@@Awfulfeature they also need to learn a bit about gun safety

[@Awfulfeature]

Aaron Why do you think schools exist?

[@questreality8262]

Zoomie lmao

[@plmn93]

Yep. I knew all this, but it's still a good video to watch just to remind myself how easy some of those habits are to pick up.

[@greggood4730]

You always do an excellent job sharing your talents. Safety is the primary goal when handling firearms. Been certifying firearm instructors for 35+ years and have observed numerous shooters simply shooting themselves. Barrel discipline is critical and you usually don’t get a second chance. Keep videos coming!!! 14:45

[@Brendan_Breakdown]

The beginning of this video made me very uncomfortable!

[@Deadlyaztec27]

Brendan Beakdown Point on the diagram where the gun the touched you.

[@mglmouser]

I know what you mean @Brendan. I'm fresh out of my Canadian certification classes waiting for my license in processing and I felt uneasy about the gun pointing «at me». Totally cringed at the gun to his temple when he put is ear protections. I just hope I never develop a bad habit like that. You can be sure I'll be trying this at home when taking care of the firearm while designating a "range" direction. Thanks @hickok45 for taking the time to make these kind of videos for the noobs while navigating the realm of devices you manage to get your hands on. I've learnt a LOT in this channel.

[@sanfordhoffman2392]

Brendan Beakdown Yeah, me too. Was a very weird feeling to see him breaking pretty much every rule of firearm safety in like the first 15 second of his video. I first through "well, maybe it's not loaded". But then thought "well, even if it's not loaded that ain't cool". That's when I figured it had to be a fake.

[@leandroisaac2000]

Sanford Hoffman And it was intentional.

[@sanfordhoffman2392]

pdoggy10inch lol. What a great comment.

[@jamesdesmond5986]

Several years ago, I took a handgun lesson from an instructor who regularly taught at the indoor range in my town. He arranged to have my lesson after closing hours so we could move about in front of the shooting booths vs having to remain in the small booth. All went well and he gave me some tips that improved my shooting. At the end of the lesson however, he said he wanted to practice a bit on his own with movement and shooting. I stood behind him (up-range from the targets) while he did the most bizarre exercise I had ever seen. He pulled his arms to his chest, muzzle of his pistol pointed up--and right at his chin--and maneuvered about the range. When ready he would extend the pistol to a shooting position and fire, then return to his odd "ready" position. When he was done, I asked if it didn't make him nervous pointing a loaded gun at his head? His answer was that it was ok since his finger wasn't on the trigger and the gun wouldn't go off by itself. I believe he saw it as some kind of "tactical" move and shoot scenario, like maybe he would use to clear a house. I wondered, but didn't ask, what would happen if the imaginary bad guy made a surprise grab at his pistol when it was in that position. Even though I had enjoyed and benefitted from his lesson, I never took another. His behavior was just too out of line from the approach I have practiced during a lifetime of gun handling that started when I was 12 and continued through a career in the Army. Thanks for this video. I'm going to make sure my friends who are beginning to be interested in shooting view it!

[@lurtzy_]

The gun can go off even if you don’t pull the trigger

[@mohammedsabeiha969]

💀

[@HarbingerOfManagedDemocracyy]

I’ve seen enough live leak videos to never trust the muzzle end of a loaded gun even if it’s just laying down with no one to pull the trigger, now if I have personally cleared the firearm I’ll be a whole lot more comfortable doing what’d normally be taunting death.

[@druariel]

That’s the Miami Vice position

[@MunyuShizumi]

There's several ways to hold a gun very close to your chest and pointed down safely without endangering anyone. Just doing this is reckless endangerment, justifying it on top of that is beyond insane.

[@gavinhopkins9948]

When you try to portray improper gun handling​ yet you keep that finger off the trigger because it's 2nd nature

[@Profile__1]

Gavin Hopkins Hickok can't stop being good at what he does.

[@TriantafyllosTsiakiris]

Not really, remember most countries do not allow civilians to own guns...

[@Overgis4058]

not2n2u arqe you aware of what 2nd nature means? Second nature means it's like autopilot, you do it without thinking, its become your second nature. 😀

[@chipperdrewski]

Gavin Hopkins Good habits die hard 😂

[@thenuttyprofessor]

I would like your comment but it had 420 likes

[@Reign_Of_Is_REAL]

1:48 Yea that gave me anxiety while thinking “poor John” 😅

[@grantbitman1448]

In the beginning, I kept thinking, "please stop doing that."

[@nathanbrisebois8756]

I don't own but I took a course, and the hair on the back of my neck was standing up and my eyebrows were raised against my will.

[@digletttexano678]

Just realized that, that place looks like the village from resident evil 4

[@BezzyBee03]

Diglett Texano lmfao the entire south looks like RE4 in the fall

[@jackjohnson5083]

OMG they made the RE forest IRL

[@itbelikethat-]

Jack Johnson hardy har har

[@digletttexano678]

Un forastero!!

[@railenherman6482]

Blair Witch woods

[@derekknudtzon6831]

Every new shooter should watch this video.

[@skatemo100]

Derek Knudtzon Going to get my first gun soon, want to make sure I’m as prepared as I can be before I actually start handling the tool.

[@joshpollack5936]

aye Ivan me too gonna pick up a glock as soon as i turn 21, thought i might watch this to get it ingrained in me first lol

[@edcones2948]

Ha! Even some old shooters need to watch it. I've been shooting for years but not in competition. And I needed to watch it.

[@jacobplayz2139]

I dont think someone who would do anything shown in this video should ever get a gun

[@aleksandarrudic3694]

Even worse, seen a guy doing all of that with a finger on the trigger.

[@ashitpiecykablyat2949]

North Korea-we have nukes USA-we have hickok North Korea-well get em next time boys

[@erikagehr8273]

ashit pie cyka blyat I can imagine Hickock takes a couple of steps to the top of a hill in North Korea and starts firing indiscriminately, chuckling as people start running in terror. He smirks and shoots a gong, after he cracks a joke Kim Jong Un surrenders to the U.S.

[@the_fonz_hd2702]

"wait a few years" North Korea

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

The_Fonz_HD lol savage

[@isaiahlee2902]

ashit pie cyka blyat North Korea be like: Mission Failed! (And you wrote the rest)

[@outoftime7127]

Isaiah Lee We'll get em' next time!

[@freezerfreezer9097]

1.4 k thumbs down about the #1 aspect of gun safety... I see this as 1.4k people I hope not to see at the range.

[@ArtekGeneral]

I think they are most likely from people who simply don't like guns and anything related to them in general.

[@Darqshadow]

@@ArtekGeneral Sadly I agree. Been looking at the people running this year for President and all I'm thinking is that we are closer to a war than ever.

[@NamesZKP]

@@Darqshadow lol "closer to war than ever." 😂😂😂

[@charlie9714]

joshua sitzema Last time our guns were confiscated, the people revolted and resulted in a Revolutionary War

[@NamesZKP]

@@charlie9714 The Civil War was a result of slavery.

[@fox15000]

The 4 cardinal rules: Always treat every gun as if it were loaded, Never point at something your not willing to destroy, Never finger the trigger till your ready to shoot. Target, Backstop, And Beyond!

[@mrrequenes6222]

Willis Rich Agreed at one hundred percent.

[@dennisedwards8954]

The basics of firearms safety, at the range, afield, and home. In all venues.

[@mrticklenuts2124]

You’re

[@dennisedwards8954]

@@mrticklenuts2124 No. You are. 😂

[@mrticklenuts2124]

@Dennis Edwards you’re stupid

[@Rome3625]

I really like how he says "if you don't see anything strange, this video is for *you* " - and points gun right at the viewer

[@RoughRaiders13]

I spent 8 years in the Marine Corps. A few years after I got out I took a job at a local shooting range and gun store. I was out of there in about 6 months. I felt more in danger there than my 8 years in the Marine Corps 🤣🤣🤣. You would NOT believe how stupid some people can be with a firearm in their hands. I recommend any gun owner attend some sort of class or training and then consistent follow up education. Firearms can be lots of fun to shoot but they are certainly not toys and should always be respected and handled with care.

[@ericmaldonado9074]

Noice to know when it on safety or not too or is that a whole new different conversation 🤔

[@fuckcommunist1340]

RoughRaiders13 Living in Australia to own a Gun you have to go to a Training session to pass a Test that should be every where

[@BigThreezy]

I was at the range with my mother and a friend, and this guy lanes down was stepping back, drawing and screaming. I prayed I did not have to subdue this man

[@aridjunialdi]

Hmmm i wonder if there are something that keep stupid people away from owning a gun, and only people with enough training can own one, like a rules or law of some short 🤔 nah forget it, gun companies probably will lose a lot of customer if something like that exist

[@HenkJanBakker]

I'm not around firearms. So...what do I really know? But... your comment makes so much sense. TRAINING IS KEY! I have seen a video about firearm training. Not shooting! Anybody can shoot. But actual use of a gun in a life or death situation. Conclusions? #1 Your untrained ass is as much a danger to everybody as the person trying to kill random people. #2 The swat team will shoot you as easy as the terrorist.

[@Gossetttt]

I think it’s amazing that almost every video is one continuous shot.

[@_herb]

it truly is a pleasure to watch, almost like an episode of The Joy of Painting in that sense.

[@thomas.thomas]

Yeah well better than having a cut every minute

[@brandonfoley7519]

It's like he knows what he's talking about

[@DrSabot-A]

Much better than heavily edited, cut and processed scripted videos. Something charming about someone talking about their passion infront of their camera, but also not caring about speaking mistakes or a slip of the tongue

[@Forszete]

It's funny how finger discipline gets in to every day things like when using a electric screwdriver, I naturally keep my finger on the side 😊

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

Good habits save lives

[@grazianism]

Yes, happens to me too, and my coworkers say "dude, that's not a gun, relax" 😅

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

@@grazianism Please don't take your co-workers to the range lol

[@grazianism]

@@CharlieFoxtrot I help my coworkers building shooting sets although I'm the location sound mixer, and even with electric screwdrivers trigger discipline kicks in 😂 Anyway, in my country you need gun license and the handling license to enter a gun range, so no problem with my coworkers, 90% of them are against guns without any sort of culture of them. They can't distinguish an AT4 rocket launcer from an old revolver handgun 🙄

[@chainwrath7212]

I am a Carpenter. All my tools with triggers, are fingers off until I get ready to use it... I dont even point mt DeWalt at anyone, and its a drill!!!

[@uncle-ff7jq]

This guy is so wholesome, I like how he says to treat it as sacred.

[@AD-kv9kj]

He really just means treat it as dangerous...there is nothing "sacred" about weapons or violence of any kind.

[@AtomPilsener]

"If you have not noticed anything strange by now..." By that time I already took cover behind the couch 😅. Strange feeling even on video.

[@UnderR]

Lol i was like, please dont blow your head off when he put it by his ears

[@TooManyChoices1]

AtomPilsener 😂😭

[@ShinkuDragon]

@@UnderR i was cringing so hard by that point i missed when he pointed it at his head, and i even knew he was faking it.

[@agustindominguez1260]

Even when I know a gun is unloaded I always think to myself that a bullet will magically appear from nowhere and shoot itself. It's crazy, Hickok actually made me feel like moving my phone in a different direction.

[@ilillililil5042]

I'm 12 and I wasn't allowed to pick up the firearm until I memorized the rules my stepdad taught and when hickock sweeped the camera I jumped back a little

[@E_Rico]

In my country we say “the devil loads your gun” so we never point one at anyone

[@burhanettinhasdemir4964]

We got the same saying too

[@E_Rico]

@@burhanettinhasdemir4964 which country?

[@burhanettinhasdemir4964]

@@E_Rico Turkey

[@deesnuts4993]

Oh my god same It doesnt matter if it's Airsoft,BB,Nerf or Real guns

[@stormanimations5422]

@@E_Rico in Turkey it's "The devil might load that gun" but the saying is about the same

[@m2011simpson]

Just had a conversation with 2 young shooters at a public range about this issue and what clear means. Walked down range to change targets with a loaded 10/22 pointed at my back. Had a nice discussion on range safety and muzzle awareness.

[@hotboylayne8969]

Mike Simpson haha those kids should have been kicked out

[@m2011simpson]

Lol, There were 8 of us downrange when it happened.

[@jjbrown5595]

Sounds like a terrible range. We call cease fires at ours

[@networkoperations]

I sort of forgot the title of the video; I opened a bunch in different tabs and landed here. 4 seconds in to the video I was sitting there going "What the hell is Hickok doing man???" Wonderful video and extremely educational. Probably the video I'll start with for my kids.

[@Qarlo99]

While I was in the Army (infantry, so we lived and breathed weapons), I know of two guys killed by "empty" weapons.

[@parker1951]

Hickock points gun towards the camera: "Truth is, game was rigged from the start"

[@Ssnake_Eeater]

ain't that a kick in the head

[@ARANDOMLITHUANIAN]

😂😂

[@cuckertarlson3329]

Hahaha congrats you win the internet 😂

[@meejmuas8686]

Jon: we got the footage Hickock: good, that's one less loose end

[@domokun64]

I'm literally in the middle of modding new vegas right now too

[@ethereal231]

Several months ago I went to see my friend who lives in the country and went out one day to shoot some guns. I grew up in a major city where gun laws are very strict, so I never had much exposure to gun safety. But I remembered this video. It helped a lot when I made a big mistake and kept my finger on the trigger of a revolver, firing it prematurely and hurting my hand. Luckily, it only suffered some minor burns but I remember this video about muzzle discipline which kept me from hurting myself or others. Never take this shit for granted.

[@mattberden9326]

I have been flagged by a loaded 22lr not on safe at a non regulated range by a 20 year old woman. she kept missing her target and her friend was ribbing her about it and she just spun around laughing and flagged all of us to her right. I was pissed .The moral of the story is watch your muzzle and everyone else's too.Because you may be shot by someone else's stupidity.

[@SuperYGOD]

I lost a friendship over someone who was reckless with guns around my family. I don't care if I ever see him again.

[@Misnjef]

SuperCal what a moron he was

[@SuperYGOD]

He still is a moron. He was kicked out of Red Jacket too.

[@jake_from_geico1161]

Your ex-friend does not happen to be the ex-owner of Red Jacket who was kicked out of Red jacket after charged with child molestation? hehe

[@SuperYGOD]

Before Red Jacket became famous, Will and Stephanie would rent full auto weapons for the gun range. Their characters were accurate to show, but the range was cool. It took a lot to get kicked out of that range. Almost anything was tolerated, but not unsafe people. Inappropriate sex, yes, bad gun etiquette, no.

[@jeremylim2421]

Lol once i muzzle sweeped a friend with a .22lr revolver. Changed my life forever.

[@koffarskjerdetta4309]

We litterally got this beaten into us during boot camp, it felt physical pain during the intro, no joke.

[@emilal]

Er du norsk?

[@spankthemonkey3437]

I felt that when I took my dads .22 rifle and shot it when I was 8 never shot a gun before that but I already knew not to point a gun in a place I didn't want to shoot that includes people animals so I just shot it a couple times into the woods. Next year I graduated to shooting a red Ryder bb gun🤣

[@gtngcos]

@@spankthemonkey3437 Good thing your dad wasn't walking through the woods behind a tree when you "just shot a couple times into the woods." But I'm sure since you were an 8 year old firearms expert that you walked back and visually confirmed an acre of woods was clear of people or animals first. Hope you're still only shooting the BB gun.

[@Chom-Chom]

The closest I've come to a real gun is videos from channels like hickok, and lemme tell ya... I feel the pain as well

[@jimbeam7636]

First video of yours. The opener scared the shit outta me. Glad it was an example of what NOT to do.

[@scottl495]

Luckily I was raised by my daddy that ALWAYS stressed gun safety to me since I can remember. Joined the military and my gun safety got even better. The scariest words I've ever heard is "don't worry, its not loaded."

[@dontall71]

Terry Kath, the guitarist for the band Chicago, last words were, don't worry it's not loaded....

[@justabriish3490]

**shoots you** "Well its unloaded now"

[@spankthemonkey3437]

"Dont worry its not loaded" That's what he said🤣

[@gabepaixao7249]

Luckily I was raised in a normal household where saying daddy stopped at about 6-8 years old.

[@jaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

@@gabepaixao7249 lmao

[@joshuaadams9579]

If I tell someone there being unsafe and they tell me “ahh it’s unloaded” all trust is instantly gone.

[@tommyhosler6058]

First thing anyone should say when being told they're doing something unsafe is "I'm sorry, it won't happen again"

[@l3thalgaming633]

@@tommyhosler6058 or asking how they were being unsafe in a genuine way to learn more, not argumentative.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

How do you respond to that appropriately? Some folks will make you feel like you're being a bad friend for bitching to them about that.

[@tommyhosler6058]

@@SeanLaMontagne you just don't ostracize them, a lot of times people respond badly to it because they feel bad about doing something like that they just don't want to admit it, so you don't get angry you get understanding and just like remind them hey can we be just safe and either check the gun or like 0ractive better muzzle discipline if they're sweeping, stuff like that. Just don't get angry even though it's easy to be

[@dddd-vo5nf]

They’re *

[@jeffking931]

Anyone else notice all the brass on the ground? Love it.

[@mbenzsl2000]

The elevation of his land slowly increases after every year.

[@ghidorah442]

Just seen this video, I know it’s older, but, i was half freaking out at the beginning of this until he pointed the air soft at the camera! LOL! Great video, all should follow these principles with the highest level seriousness.

[@lasanha6328]

10:24 i first thought that the yellow on the ground was leaves, it's bullet casings

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Sounds like a line in an anti-war folk song 😏

[@sandramedrano3429]

нет

[@hawkskipper5537]

@@sandramedrano3429 да

[@rmed4defense607]

Was teaching my daughter how to shoot at a range and got “swept” twice by a guy with misfires. Sent the daughter to the car then read the riot act to the offender. Also complained to the range officer. Never went to that range again.

[@firstname4097]

wow, I don't like public ranges because of that :( me and my dad will just drive out into the middle of nowhere to shoot, we find some pretty interesting stuff out there, one time we smelled something really bad near where we were shooting and opted to get the heck out of there, since it was about to rain and my dad had to pick up my sister from the airport (we were on a schedule really) and before we left we found a rotting cow carcass near where we were shooting :O I think someone shot their cow around that spot, or it got killed by a pack of coyotes, since we didn't find any evidence of a herd of cows. pretty cool experience overall though, but there was also a lot of litter around there, sadly. TLDR; benefits of living in a desert in the middle of nowhere (in the U.S. in particular) plenty of places to shoot without people who don't know about muzzle discipline bothering you

[@tomatosoupwoo]

@@astralprojection3901 , u stupid for being racist.

[@Tiyratania]

@@v3xplex bruuuh cows don't rot in like 1 hour

[@Tiyratania]

@@astralprojection3901 you a dumbass if you think any of this is cap.

[@kapioskapiopoylos7338]

misfire is the most dangerous thing, the hammer could have hit a defective bullet, which may very well go off at any time without pulling the trigger or anything

[@kaelencook2997]

I just noticed when he first fires there’s a bb that comes out; 1:04 goes to show you never know when a gun is empty, always be careful

[@brianbouman661]

I just ordered my grandsons each their first air soft guns. This will be their first video. Thanks HICKOK45!

[@ferdynandthegreat2921]

Bravo !!!!!!

[@unoriginaledits82]

I have a story, not so long ago I finally went to a gun range and was going to shoot a gun for the first time, when the staff were showing me the basics and a guy comes out of the range with his daughter holding a AR 15, he was holding it by the stock and pointing it at his feet and even pointed the muzzle at a couple peoples feet and legs, the staff quickly told him and he said had the safety on and the staff still told him to hold it right, the guy got mad and went up to the counter but when he tried to lean on the counter he dropped his gun and it ended up going off, luckily it didn't hit anyone. the staff kicked him out and banned him from entering. Moral of the story, don't trust someone when they say they have the safety on.

[@rbreeze789]

Unoriginal Edits thats weird nobody is allowed to just walk around w a rifle it has to be in a bag/case. even if he was buying ammo it stays in the range... and we havent even gotten to the part where he drops his live loaded gun in the middle of the store🙄

[@OriginalOmgCow]

Rbreeze 78 People make up stories often to push their pov regardless of how stupid it sounds. Never take individual stories as fact.

[@HonorableAssassins]

rbreeze 78 I dunno where he lives but it is _not_ required to case a firearm anymore in the state of wisconsin, thanks to Walker.

[@justinmaddox1068]

Unoriginal Edits should have been empty cleared locked open with safety on. No mag

[@roteroktober360]

safety doesnt even count as safe or unloaded, because many guns arent drop safe, some guns dont have safeties and many sporting guns have a disfunctional safety due to modding

[@maoh0183]

Who gives this video a dislike, there isn't anything to dislike ?

[@longcutarizona9816]

Robin Gaber Probably the same dipshit that commented that Hickock only did this video because he ran out of new material... it was the dumbest comment ever haha

[@maoh0183]

Who commented that ?

[@hickok45]

There will always be brainless people around. At least the Internet reveals their existence. :-)

[@jackedupjunkers1922]

its because it has an airsoft gun in it and people think they have now value even in demonstration

[@Raiffjr]

Thank you for teaching me. I just purchased my first firearm yesterday and I have been pretty much binge-watching your videos since then. Thank you for taking the time and teaching us all for free. I owe you one!

[@RezToRealLife]

Well done for wanting to do things proper from day 1.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

I don't even own a gun but the first 5 seconds of this video made my heart sink into my groin. Point taken....

[@dokidoki777]

>Airsoft gun. >Demonitized.

[@jinzo1171]

this channel has really cheered me up since i discovered it, my late grandpa was super into firearms (UK so not as many fun guns) but you show the passion and sensibility that he showed and taught me growing up regarding gun safety and respect. Its bittersweet but iv'e inherited a Greener GP 12 bore from his collection and im excited to shoot responsibly with it in his old favourite pigeon range!

[@hickok45]

Thanks. That's a cool old shotgun; I'm sure you'll honor him by enjoying it for a long, long time.

[@medleykatharine6736]

hickok45 hey can you do more airsoft gun videos please ?

[@Emnk2000]

Medley Katharine I speak for everyone when I say please go away and/or be quiet.

[@user-erased]

@@Emnk2000 dude what? why would you say something like that to someone asking an honest question? and you don't speak for everyone, you speak for *you.*

[@Tabledar]

I come back to watch this video every couple years just for the refresher.

[@nest2400]

hickok45: starts waving gun around and pointing at camera me: ahhhHHHHH nonononono whats happening

[@lockandbone6784]

Same🤣 even after reading the title

[@عليالجبوري-ظ5خ5ي]

😂

[@fierysmile2929]

Same

[@jeffhreid]

Gave me the creeps. Funny how safe habit can get hardwired

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

As soon as he was waving the gun and saw him put the earplugs in with the gun in hand I knew something was wrong

[@barryperdue7520]

You know your living high when your range is graveled with empty brass!!

[@1996smu]

3:26 listen for it haha

[@tubular7752]

I love your chicken btw

[@bagelmanman2937]

Yeah I saw that when the camera was next to his foot half the floor is brass😂

[@SeanLaMontagne]

@@bagelmanman2937 someone could make a fortune scavenging his range for brass 😂😂 There's enough brass put there to fit a whole orchestra

[@drummessiah2211]

Frankly as much as it's our right to own firearms, some people simply shouldn't handle them. If your attitude towards them is anything short of respecting a deadly weapon, it's just not for you. People forget ricochets too. You can point it in what seems a safe direction but a ricochet can hurt or kill someone. One day I was headed to the range which is a 45 minute drive away. On the way the I started feeling a little tired because I didn't get such good sleep the night before. Turned around and went home.

[@WJS774]

The solution is mandatory firearms safety training for _everyone._ That way everyone gets the safety training, and you don't have places charging thousands of dollars for the course to prevent common folk from being armed. This would be a hard sell in Britain because guns are relatively rare here, but in the US the chance of someone encountering a gun sometime during their lifetime is so high it's insane that it isn't a thing.

[@English_Thespian]

WJS Guns in Britain are already ridiculously expensive to maintain, with all the fees it costs to apply and reapply for your permit, and the insistence that you have a 'sufficiently safe' residence for the gun which basically means a very expensive safe. It really is a privilege of the rich.

[@WJS774]

+MusketWalrus I don't think I would call a few hundred pounds ridiculously expensive, people spend more than that on all manner of hobbies. The barrier to entry will exclude some poor people who could afford to own a gun in the US, but it's well within the reach of the middle class, not just the rich. Not that that really has anything to do with anything, because I wasn't talking about the shooting scene in Britain, I was talking about the US.

[@justinmaddox1068]

MusketWalrus sad

[@theeddorian]

I was hiking home from JC in EL Dorado County, California. The area was rural at the time, but deer season was on. I stopped in the shade of an oak, and sat down to lean against the oak (it was a six mile walk and warm). I heard that you-don't-want-to-become=familiar whine climbing in pitch and then a "smack." My face was spattered with bark as a the ricochet hit the tree beside my head. I've never looked at surfaces a bullet can glance from the same way since.

[@Inspector007]

Not a single shot fired, yet one of his best videos! Thank you Hickok45.

[@fishwrangler97]

I work at a gun store, and I can't tell you how many times I have had a gun pointed at me. Then I get questioned why I stepped to the side.

[@Vacha95]

WEAPON SAFETY RULES!!! 1: Treat every weapon as if it was loaded. 2: Don't point at anything you do not intend to shoot. 3: Keep the weapon on safe until you are ready to fire. 4: keep the finger straight and off the trigger till you are ready to fire.

[@titter3648]

"Keep the weapon on safe until you are ready to fire." How do you plan on doing that on a glock?

[@TheEmoReaper2]

Wankel Motor or any striker fire pistol for that matter

[@ExF1Guy]

Vacha95 *firearm

[@Adplusamequalsadam]

5. Know your target and what lies behind it.

[@daviddave8761]

the guy in the video breaks allmost every rule

[@pinkman7546]

Thank you, Hickok45, for a really informative video. I was able to show this video to my wife, who is going to do her firearm safety course, and this video allowed her some insight and practical practice beforehand.

[@jackedupjunkers1922]

that gave me hardcore anxiety watching you point the gun like that at the beginning of the video!

[@Arkangel630]

He certainly managed to make me cringe from the start

[@jd9708]

Gregg Sinini It's pretty easy to notice for a safe shooter you nimrod. You didn't cringe when he had the damn pistol pointed right at his ear? Good luck...

[@KraveNPLUR]

Ethan Blankenship anxiety? Or just cringe?

[@UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA]

I started to cringe, and then realized that he's way too smart to point an actual firearm at an actual person. That and the weird muzzle tipped me off that it was an airsoft gun.

[@untitled2297]

I was cringing the entire intro

[@UncleBully-vx8rq]

I'm a USMC combat vet (Iraq), and it drives me crazy seeing how so many civilians handle weapons at the range.... Obviously not all of them.. But, I guarantee most shooters think they aren't the careless idiots, careless idiots included. I was trained to point my weapon at the dirt by the way. I have friends who I won't shoot with. They make dangerous mistakes then laugh it off and they don't like being told anything that suggests that others know more than them. Insecurity and macho bravado are the marks of a fool. Like they were born as natural gun experts, too awesome to fail.

[@crazymarko1278]

I'm an ex-Marine as well, but was never in combat (93-97). I have the same opinion about most shooters; even the ones that own tons of guns and shoot all the time are usually not very safe. I'm sure they think they are. I remember walking in a group and some of them were pointing their shotguns at the back of people's knees as we walked along. I said something too and got some weird looks. -I was thinking this guy in the video must have been a Marine because he was so safe, except that he used a couple of terms that are different than what I was taught. But I liked those terms he used...muzzle discipline and finger discipline. I agree, most shooters aren't safe and need to watch this video, or become Marines.

[@kalijasin]

Is what he said true? The Military teaches to point weapon up?

[@shawnamison2485]

I'd be curious to see what you think about all the KZbin videos from these supposed trainers who teach you to reload and AR by tucking the stock under your arm, with the muzzle pointed at a 45 degree angle on the air, pretty much all the trainers are teaching this method of reloading since you can observe the mag well while inserting a magazine. I recently started adopting this method of reloading but then one of my friends on fb flamed me for pointing the muzzle in the air, saying the army trained him to always point it in the dirt when reloading. Yes, I had it pointed in a safe direction, even though it was on the air, the field on front of goes on for about two miles and of course I had my finger off the trigger when reloading since my sights weren't on target, I always have my finger off the trigger until I'm on target and ready to shoot. Is he correct or are all the popular trainers these days teaching an unsafe method?

[@tam-eremaime6299]

Jason C. military teach to shoot first ask questions later

[@dodopoopinpoop]

UncleBully2000 Nothing I can't stand more is people who think guns are a joke.

[@mariewilliams2869]

My gut drop when he swept the camera at the opening. This was fantastic!

[@ontheborderofbored]

Same! I almost felt like backing away from the screen, haha.

[@Crow_Guy]

0:30 "truth is, the game was rigged from the start"

[@booty_hunter4207]

This made me giggle like a school girl lmao

[@TheDirtyBum900]

Ringadingding

[@tigerdragon76]

This opening scared me. I thought I was about to get shot through the screen.

[@WaterMusic34]

13:45 I love how you can hear a vehicle zooming by as he said it. Fantastic video, more people need to see this and even have a reminder (including myself). Thanks.

[@SeventyOneGo]

This is the most important shooting lesson and not even a single shot was fired!