Range Tour 2

[@michaeljohn8905]

I feel like I grew up shooting at this range. I’ve learned so much about reloading, safety and just all around firearm knowledge. Thank you to you and your son.

[@quityercryinglibitards7203]

Evening,Sir. And Happy 4th of July 2020.. Just catching up on some old videos and thinking what an honor it is to live in a country. That I can be entertained by You, John and your range, several times a week.I Look forward to Sunday services with you in the morning. And thanks for all you guys do for our sport and all the wisdom. and safety tips you pass along with every video.I try to turn every kid that goes to my hunting property to shoot during the off hunting season with my kid and I, to your vids. I can only stress safety and offer acceptance and an introduction to shooting sports to kids that otherwise might never get a chance to watch a 2 liter explode. But you,Sir are a natural born teacher about all things good in life. Ive watched them watch your vids and they dont even realize that they are learning things that are valuable lessons on and off the range. Thanks again,Sir.

[@hickok45]

@babodean , Usually. If they are lying down during heavy rain, they get dirty or muddy sometimes. I hate to spray paint over dirt, even on a traget that is just going to get shot. :-) It goes against everything I've ever learned about painting to paint dirt.

[@hickok45]

Yes, the county road is not that far away. We are generally shooting in the opposite direction, of course.

[@hickok45]

It does, but normally it's in the light jacket or heavy shirt range of temperature.

[@hickok45]

@trumpetdood , I usually spray them the same color they were. Lately, since I started making videos, I've changed the color during the summer so that they still show up. The shots don't damage the steel, just the paint.

[@ticketmack]

This is EXACTLY the kind of place I'd like to have someday. Thanks for inviting us over.

[@aksuarez]

I must say you are a blessed gentleman! I wish you were my neighbor! I loved your videos but somehow you have gradually become my mentor and a virtual acquaintance. I live in Ohio and we have land but only a few hills...I wish I had a chance to have a range at least half that size!

[@TexasDog3]

Thank you very much for the video tours of your shooting range. I was always curious about it.

[@arnoldarnold1120]

Much better then consequences of FAQ #59! That is all I have to say about that...... ;-)

[@hickok45]

I sent the Outdoor Channel my best idea for a series about firearms, but they didn't buy it. With my favorite firearms, I would save the lives of very grateful super models from Zombies, Killer Owls, & Renegade lawnmowers! I thought it had lots of potential. :-)

[@hickok45]

Actually lead is easier on the barrel than jacketed bullets. Less wear. I used to cast some bullets, but I don't do much of that anymore. I might do some when I retire.

[@CB-kw9we]

ive always been a fan. My wife and I recently moved from florida to pigeon forge tennessee and i finally got my dream property in the mountains with my own gun range with the ar500 plates and water bottles full of food coloring. what an inspiration youve been. i always wanted a close up of your range for better ideas. thanks for the safety tips. I used to spend hundreds a year at a range. Thanks a million.

[@hickok45]

@pkbjorn35 , What does "proper" mean? This is my property, so anything I do on it is "proper." :-)

[@hickok45]

@biladupa, Yep, a little over 2 feet.

[@1sostatic]

Lovely place you have Mr Hickok ...I been seeing a lot of your videos - they are informative an entertaining -Also, I have to say big credit to your camera man - he does a great job, has a great sympathy for the subject.

[@hickok45]

I've added targets over the years, but I had an adequate number of targets a couple of years after buying this place in 1986.

[@robertkuczynski8431]

Home, Home, On The Range!!!

[@Shootingtargets7]

Wow, what a range!

[@johnperry35]

Layer back old guy who knows everything that I want to know and do. Thanks Hickok I watch all your stuff and learn

[@hickok45]

@762BR , Not quite. I think it's about 18 to 20 yards.

[@XrayxRich]

I simply love your Range. I made my 1st 50 yard Target Stand of 1x4 inch oak framing with a 1/4" plywood board to hold my 12 paper Targets. I love to put 60 bullets into 12 Cloverleaves. One foot behind it I have a piece of 3/8" Steel Plate to stop the bullets. After 2 weeks of shooting, the bullet fragments tore-up the Oak Frames. I made new frames from some angle iron of old Bed Rails. I've been using it for 3 years now.

[@hickok45]

@dylan1094 , a .30-30 would be okay on the hardened steel targets if you are far enough away.

[@mikehogan9879]

You have my dream property. Beautiful range! Thanks for the tour!

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing]

These old videos bring back good memories.

[@hickok45]

Most would consider "lead" and "cast" the same thing. With Glocks, some have an aftermarket barrel for shooting lead/cast bullets.

[@USNERDOC]

Hickhok - What a beautiful day! You have a wonderful piece of property and a very nice range. Makes all of us that have to go to a public range very jealous!

[@hickok45]

@PANT3RA , They are 8" plates.

[@thebigb39]

Thank you for the tour and the information on the thickness of the steel. I bet that railroad tie wall did take some effort. I built a retaining wall once it's amazing at how much work goes into them I had a big hammer drill I used retaining wall nails and 24 inch pieces of rebar and a good old sledgehammer. I was 19 then would hate to do it now.

[@chrismarshall4486]

Thanks for the ideas. I just finished building my range and getting it set up now. I always wondered how big your gong was. You’ve got an awesome range I have to say. I’ve been getting most of my steel made for me locally. It helps me out as well as helping them. Plus they’ll make it for me cheaper than a professional place. 😀

[@hickok45]

It was not easy. I did pack a 4" 629, thinking some disobedient animal target would need a dose of lead; however, we decided that we wouldn't worry wtih keeping up with ear protection and such on this little hike. Especially since we knew it would go pretty long.

[@luckyluciano4075]

We needed to see what’s beyond the big gong and around the range! Thanks for the tour! Next tour, if you don’t mind , is to show us the arsenal of all firearms you got and tell us about each firearm and how you ended up getting each specific gun.

[@usarmy500]

That would be 4hours long

[@alcantrell5340]

I’m sure he had a lot before the boating accident 😜

[@Formerlywarmer]

ive been randomly asking in general the yardages on your range, finally stumbled across this jewel...thanks and keep up the great work....retired English teacher no less.....cool

[@hickok45]

I'm just returning those minerals to the earth from whence they came! With all the Civil War battlefields around, there would be NO water in Tennessee we could drink if that were a problem.

[@userwoodsman1115]

I imagine in hundreds of years anyone who lives on that land will have to wonder . Why they never heard of the large battle that was fought on this ground and where are all the bodies ?

[@jedbozza8234]

@@userwoodsman1115 Three hundred years from now the descendants of Hickok45 will be the proprietors of a very profitable lead mine... ...and the owners of a fine collection of antique firearms!!!

[@LargeCarAce]

Outstanding tour of the range on your beautiful property. Thanks for sharing

[@aslfkdjlakdjf]

I hope to someday have enough land and money to set up a range like yours. Living near DC it's nearly impossible to acquire that much land, but someday I hope to move out to the sticks, and have my own range. I especially like when you "go hunting". Seeing you knock over the little farm animal targets always makes me smile. Thanks for giving us a tour, and thank you for all the hours of educational entertainment you've provided! I'm going to go watch the Range Tour 3 video now. :-)

[@bobbymolis6401]

Man this is a dream! I hope one day to have something like this!!

[@Chris75572]

You have a fantastic range sir. Thank you for letting us all visit it. Keep up the great videos.

[@erichall674]

Hickok, you live in paradise!!!!!! What a awesome place to wakeup to every day. HATS OFF TO YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andreasstauffer3032]

o ja, u dann noch mit geilen Waffen schiessen!!! was will man mehr!

[@ron.v]

I have a comment about range safety. Years ago when my children were young, we heard shots nearby. There were cracking sounds through the woods as bullets hit tree limbs before slamming into the siding on my house. I yelled at the children to, "Get inside, quick!" Children are slow to respond in emergencies. I was in panic mode 'til they were inside. I then quickly (and safely) drove my pickup truck toward the sound of the shooting nearby. A shooter was using tin can targets near the top of a dirt mound less than 1/4 mile from the house. I shouted at him, "Hey! You're shooting at my house. My children were in the yard playing!" He turned so pale I thought he would faint as he nervously asked, "I didn't hit anybody, did I?" I told him no one was harmed except my house. I let him know about the siding. Most of all I felt I needed to get the man to calm down so he didn't have heart failure or something. Of course he was VERY apologetic. He said, "I thought the dirt mound would stop the bullets. He was shooting .44 mag. with very hot loads, so here's a tip for you shooters out there. PAY ATTENTION TO hickok45! The man KNOWS gun safety. Follow his tips. Make sure your range is safe and that you have plenty of stopping power between your direction of fire and any nearby structures. My unfortunate neighbor-shooter was placing his targets near the top of a dirt mound. His high power loads were apparently traveling through the thin band of dirt near the top of the mound, through the sparse trees, an all the way to my property before stopping. I'll bet Mr. Hickok45 might have a thing or two to say about this if he sees my post..

[@EastTexasOutlaws]

Great tour of the place

[@pauljakubowski8398]

Thank You Guys, I'm able to enjoy watching and knowing just how far away the targets really are, Once again you've cleared up some of my curiosity.

[@hickok45]

I posted the name of the company in my description and also in an annotation in the video when I mentioned the name.

[@9secondsflat]

oh, man...two steps from your door step and your shooting...got to love that

[@alcantrell5340]

Thank you for the tour of your range. Nice place you have there.

[@southernbuck101georgia2]

Great tour. Great safety precautions and explanations. Your a lucky man,Sir. I hope to watch you having safe fun on your range for many more years

[@Bundesfaust]

I so, wish i had a house like this.

[@luckyluciano4075]

Kafko keep wishing and your dream might just come true! 😎👍🏻

[@brandonfireking7655]

To be honest I really love using wood from the forest (old stumps and so forth) and occasionally junk like glass, ceramic, carboard ect from the craigslist free section. Just remember if it isnt from the environment, dont pollute and leave that junk TV in the woods just because youre done shooting it

[@hickok45]

About 40 acres.

[@bilalmalikguitarist]

"hit the targets, that's why you shootin!" - hickok45that's a very beautiful range, and very heavy steel targets. You have some very beautiful land too, mr. hickok45, sir!

[@dustystix76]

i'd love to have a range like that, but your topography there really is perfect for your range, the land i have access to doesn't lend itself too well for a good terrain range

[@elkeanddon]

Always like to take a look behind the seen, most people would love this set up...

[@hickok45]

We've talked about that. I still haven't gotten my mother-in-law talked into sitting beside it and turning it on when we signal! :-)

[@LemmeLieHere]

I am even more envious of your range after the tour. I want some land where I can build one. I saw your '1911 at 230 yds." vid and it led me here.

[@hickok45]

Bought them over 20 years ago.

[@hickok45]

Check out the FAQs videos.

[@hickok45]

No, that's my own trail for biking.

[@gragrn]

Thanks for the tour Wild Bill, I was wondering what was over the rise.

[@Ralastar]

hey, thanks for showing the range. good to see how it's all set up

[@noelsatterley2996]

Looks a lovely place. Hickok 45 you are a legend.

[@snewso]

you do a great job and have cool ideas hickock, i think you should have your own show on the outdoor channel or something similar.

[@flexjay87]

We live vicariously through the Hickock gun range :)

[@Roadglide117]

Great range! I'm jealous! You have a beautiful place there. Thanks for the video

[@vortex360]

Nice to see the tour. Love it!

[@jimmydingess3904]

Just had to review this oldie before setting up my range.

[@hickok45]

Better NOT be anybody just walking around my property! You see what happens to the zombies that wander in. Well, you also have to remember, one NEVER takes a shot unless he knows where the bullet is going to strike. I don't have people on my property, but even if that were to happen, I'm not going to shoot at him.

[@Bill23799]

Thanks mr H Wow!!! I did not realize there was so much more range beyond the Big Gong. Klang Klang Klang Thanks for the tour........you need a golf cart out there.

[@johnnytastetest]

This was a good video. I had been wanting a close-up glimpse of the targets on your range for a while. It'd be funny if instead of the standard barnyard animal steel targets, you had cutouts of like, monkeys or turtles or school children with their lunch boxes. You know, just oddball stuff. "Okay, now I'm going to lob a shot at the 80-yard gardener." *BANG!* *...DING!*

[@memyself-nd-i]

When I attended the 2nd Infantry Division sniper school (Korea) in 1986, (I was assigned to the JSA) We had barrels filled about 30" deep with concrete, a steel post in the middle and a 12"x 12"x 1" plate welded to it, painted black We shot at them about 800 meters (2625ft.)out.The force of the bullet twisted the poles like 90 degrees, that's a lot of force. We used the M14 nm. (National Match) with nm bullets. Thats all I got to say about that. :-). Never seen a guy who didn't want to say their age, I thought guys didn't care. 1986 has been a while, I'm 50

[@jungblud59]

By far one of my favorite videos I've ever seen from you Hickok45! It's too bad you can't really say how much land do you actually own but I'm kind of curious. I would love to know but I know you can say. I would also love to rummage around there for some of that lead and reclaim it for my own bullet casting because I've been doing that for a number of years. Love your videos!

[@tworivers71]

+jungblud59 I believe he said in another video he has 40 acres...

[@jameskennethwarren]

Thanks for the tour of the range Hickok. Loved it. JKW in Modesto CA

[@bulldog10mm]

Great property!

[@chazzlehoff]

Never gets old

[@hickok45]

Yeah, that would go over just wonderful, me, a teacher, with steel cut-outs of kids with lunch boxes on my shooting range. Remind me never to make you my marketing director! :-)

[@cabininthewoods7326]

You guys got the dream, acreage with a rustic log cabin. 💯😍

[@hickok45]

Yes, that's how I ended up in the South.

[@brianadams6712]

nice range ! im working on one of my own ! i have taken several of your ideas ! thanks! and keep em comin !

[@briannotafan3368]

at my huntin buddies cabin we made swinging targets at diffrent yards we have acess to all the metal we need and ways to cut& weld it bowling pins are acessable too from local bowling allys for free if you ask

[@mustangdrew]

Wow I recently subscribed, and as I can tell your an avid gun owner. With that, thanks for all the great videos and range tour. Impressive.

[@hickok45]

21. He's a good shot, but he's more camera shy in terms of standing there saying stupid things to cameral & world, as I do. I have little fear of appearing brainless - no way I can hide that anyway! :-)

[@You_Are_Avocadorable]

Looking at this video and the range to the targets. Wow its far far awaits from your house and u still are hitting that "gong"

[@mtnstandard9227]

Thank you very much for the tour and information sir.

[@hickok45]

I became a partner at 1,000 subscribers. Not sure what criteria they use.

[@strange-universe]

another winner from Hickok!

[@shannonpinion5729]

very nice range Sir

[@nazirite11]

Thanks for the video tour , explains a lot

[@NotTelling51]

Thanks for showing this video... gives me some good ideas.

[@hickok45]

@Ultimatemxcn , Best car I ever had, and I've had some pretty nice cars.

[@hickok45]

@THETHOMASBOIS , What, the range?

[@83Kerle83]

Hickok do you have a video that is a tour of you gun cases or all of your guns? If not i think that would be a really cool video!

[@UltimateCARNUT]

Great video!! I would have never guessed you drive an element though :P

[@SavageCrnbread]

wow that is a very nice range. You also have very nice property.

[@pkbjorn35]

@QvalisArtifexPereo Im from norway. In order to trespass, you gotta know your tresspassing. A large property might confuse ya. A bullet will not stop at the border of the property. There for one can not, and should not, be allowed to do all that one want, just because its YOUR property. Having said that, dosnt mean HK45 range is bad. Its wise to always have a critical mind.

[@goriverman]

What a awesome setup

[@TNGlockman]

I know I've said it before, but you've got an awesome range! But I can't believe you went 19:01 and didn't fire a round!!!

[@davidbundy1769]

Pretty cool! I haden't noticed the 230 yd gong

[@hickok45]

Don't know; it could be that dang owl!

[@doogiemoster]

Amazing big ranches Mr hickoks . Does you have wild buffaloes and coyote; so lucky to have such lands. Thankyou my friend

[@PedroGarcia-ni2nb]

Very nice piece of property you have in your hands. just wondering who cuts the grass down there.

[@archuka1]

Nice video of the Range -- Thank you !!

[@elcorsarioglez]

I love your range !!!