Sunday Shoot-a-Round

Yakking in the woods while plinking with my Pre-war Winchester Model 70 in .30-06 and my Colt SAA "Davy Colt" in .45 Colt caliber.
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[@hickok45]

I'm making this one live a little early this morning.

[@jeremylenferink7560]

I see that I'm still working it's 200 clock here. Thanks for your videos love watching them

[@tylermorrison7051]

I'm up all night and into the wee hours. Early is good. Hope you come back to Uncle Lee's in KY this year.

[@neilmoreland5476]

Yes Sir,,,you most certainly are!!! I just happen to check and Woo and behold,,,there you are Brother...Another fine Sunday early morning with your fine show and you as usual...Love from SW OHIO,,,Germantown OHIO,,,Brother Neil

[@lightningscott5624]

I see that!!

[@toddm9501]

We will always be here, no matter what time

[@scottrobinson3281]

A pre-64, pre-War M70! A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

[@carycary5824]

I totally get what you’re trying to say. I’m 66 years old that shoot guns, cut hay, brush hog fields, work on tractors and everything us old timers do that grew up in the country. We’re different than the woke crowd. That’s a good thing. Never thought I’d see my wonderful USA turn to crap so fast like it has in the last 4 years. Love your videos Hickok !!!!!!

[@kyleRS87]

I’m 36 and can’t believe the younger generation. My friends are all like minded also and are disgusted with the way this country is going. We work our tails off and fix all our own stuff and live outdoors. It’s just crazy to us.

[@jamesduke7965]

Worked at Jack Daniel’s distillery a few times a few years ago. Fire protection inspections ! Beautiful country there , very thankful to have lived in Tennessee the last 55 years love it here and shooting in my backyard I wouldn’t know how to act living somewhere that I couldn’t shoot when I wanted too! Very thankful to live in this beautiful state ! Thank you for another great video

[@landang378]

Amen to being able to shoot when you want

[@robedmund9948]

"It's good to be on the right side of the grass." Haven't heard that one in a while. Great reminder!! Great morning watching you shoot a classic. Just imagine how many people may have been fed by that beauty. Glas you were able to reconnect with colleagues and former students. Know that you made an impact. Maybe not with every student, but with the majority of them. A good life, sir!

[@BrianHostetter]

Really enjoyed this show, agree with everything you said, from the outdoors to school to the graveyard, like being with an old friend. Happy Sunday. 😇

[@lindanelson8400]

Oh boy! A pre 64 model 70 in 30-06. That's always been one of my dream guns. I've owned a few pre 64 94's. I sold the last one I had a couple of years ago to a good friend. His boy was going to be going on his first deer hunt, so I let go of my 94. It pained me a little bit, but we're only caretakers of the old classics for a little while. I still get pleasure from it as I got a picture of my friend's son proudly holding my old 94 in the woods on his first deer hunt. That's where it belongs, not just sitting in a safe.

[@Moses1973]

Nice comment. That boy I'm sure had a grin on his face. That was nice of you.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

A gentle man with the gentleman's rifle. Have a great Sunday y'all. Greetings from the Netherlands ✌, TW.

[@mygremlin1]

I'm 78 yr old. My English teacher was an very old woman whose father fought in the Civil War. Once in a while she would tell stories her father told her. She should have been teaching history.

[@NICETRY-rn1kg]

As always. 45 explains it correctly. Little early. My kids are asleep.I can watch in peace. Settle, You parents no what I'm talkin about. Enjoy your weekend.

[@garygrice1696]

My first rifle was a model 70 featherweight in 243. I was still in High school 1960. It was used and killed many deer in the San Diego back country. When I moved to Alaska in 1970 I bought a pre 64 model 70 in 300 H&H. That took several moose and caribou. Wish I still had both of them.

[@chrisallsup9932]

Watching from the UK, wish I could do this in my garden! Thanks Hickok

[@stephencostello1483]

I believe there’s more history talked about here on this channel than most schools today. Take a look at your colleges. It speaks volumes.

[@greenkeeper448]

Dad loved his model 70, 30-06. It was his deer gun. As the years go by, I realize more and more, why.

[@almiller1371]

The deer gun becomes a dear gun. Awesome.

[@stothal]

reminds me of my grandmother's left handed bolt sporterized WW1 Springfield. thanks for sharing a very reliable rifle that has harvested food for millions.

[@tcjohnson3437]

I got two that look like that. Got JC Higgins model 50 in 270, and model 51 in 30-06. Had them for 50 years. Great rifles. That model 70 is a great rifle too !

[@joelcromwell5983]

I've got a 1961 Model 88 lever in .308 and I love it!. Still has the original Winchester magazine.

[@EugeneWorth]

Started my morning off at 3a.m with the 450 bushmaster then my mossin 7.62-54r ... good morning,we love your stuff, keep on keeping on till the good lord see it different..god bless..

[@carycary5824]

I was in my early 30’s when I finally went to college to become a minister. I loved English classes and composition writing. I love writing my manuscripts when writing my sermons. My professor was a wife to a Methodist pastor. She really took me under her wing and gave me some of her husband’s sermon manuscripts to study. She was a precious teacher and person. Thank you for your time as a teacher that probably cared about your students like my writing professor.

[@almiller1371]

I'm sure you meant a teacher "who" cared.

[@steveb6103]

I own 2 pre 64 model 70s. 30-06 and 270. So I knew what you were holding in the thumbnail. The 30-06 was bought for me before I was born. The 270 I bought 4 years ago.

[@johncornell3665]

I find I always take something away from your talks each week. Yes there are quite often people in our lives that change the course of our lives with their advice, when you were talking about becoming a teacher. Thanks for your time and effort. I enjoy the talks just as much as the shooting! Take care

[@model7374]

( future general) Patton shooting in the Olympics was given a miss for a one hole 2 shots target kerfuffle. He didn’t get the gold. In the book ‘the accurate rifle’ a device was described for bench rest shooting. It was an electric powered reel of paper behind the target so the holes were strung out on the paper and hits could be counted.

[@jamesbell8496]

Good morning Hickok45 and gang. Ah yes, 30-06 and my favorite the Colt SAA. Cheers folks

[@Jonsoar]

I was a vocab master in High School. That little vocab book was sweet. English was usually an A for me.

[@fireguy_75]

Ian from Boston here again Hickok. Nothing like driving home from a 24hr fire dept shift with a 45 min commute home & a Sunday shootaround video to watch! Thanks again for another great video Sir!

[@almiller1371]

I was one of the nerds who loved and greatly benefited from sentence diagramming. The way it breaks down and displays the parts of speech always made grammar much easier to comprehend for me. I went to a private high school that had a wonderful English teacher who rode me so hard that I was able to test through English 101 & 102 at the University of Louisville.

[@kinguhtexas7721]

Glad i got to see you in Dallas! Made my whole day thanks for being kind and for the picture! Dream come true

[@hickok45]

Thanks for coming by!!!

[@gotchagoing4905]

With regards to "stripper clips", that was how we loaded our M 14's in boot camp back in '68. That is STILL my all time favorite rifle. Expert @ 500 yds open sights.

[@paulynotshore7006]

Really nice stock on that beautifull rifle! Like history lesson too each episode! Thanks!

[@stevenfairless4931]

Patton had a low score .. I think it was in his Olympic decathlon ... in which , he said, he drilled the same hole, but was counted as a miss. His decathlon pick was due to not being the best at anything, but real good at everything. "The Patton Papers" are a good read.

[@dennispeltier6142]

Did the 710 loop in Dallas thrice, once by accident. Who developed the longest one-way traffic circle for a world record, should be sentenced to roll a large boulder for eternity. I was fortunate to fire several rounds through a pre '64 .270. Shooting across an arroyo at quart bottles, fun. Always learning never boring, thank you Hickok45.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@zmfischer]

Life’s good, Hickok. Happy Sunday

[@timsmith9645]

Great Sunday shoot around nice Davey colts single action and nice 30-6 rifle thanks for sharing Hickok45

[@therealhawkeyeii7888]

You talked me into it. I'm going to get my pre-64 Super Grade out to the range, along with my pre-war 70.

[@nathan-qcueparsons268]

The beginning would be a hilarious intro to an apocalypse movie😂

[@EDKguy]

About REI, I call those folks Subarus. I live in NC and Asheville is their capitol.

[@donaldramey1896]

Subarus. Love it. Now I have a new term. Thanks.

[@robedmund9948]

So is Austin, TX. Boulder, CO., too.

[@jerryw6699]

I tell my kids that all subaru drivers are communists. It's a family joke because I have a cousin that's super left leaning and he drives a subaru.

[@chrisn5079]

​@jerryw6699 if there's a line of traffic, guaranteed its a Subaru in front holding everyone up.

[@gregcheney7173]

Good Morning, I watch while on vacation! Many Thanks.

[@vikingsoftpaw]

Nice to see the pre-64 Winchester at play again.

[@JoeyJackson-hm6jl]

Mr Hickok I wanted to tell you since I started watching your show I have truly enjoyed it. I also wanted to comment on Sunday Shoot Around # 54. The statements you spoke about owning and voting ring so true with me. I am a Libertarian and I believe that freedom means just that. No politician should have the right to take away any of our rights. You really spoke the truth. Thanks for everything you do for our shooting sport and our rights in general. I hope that you’re still ringing the gong at 105. lol

[@stephaniecaldwell7118]

Dorothy Lea maybe Lee was a great English teacher at BGA when I and you were there- and she was very fascinating with her stories of her travels

[@danielleclare2938]

My Post 64 is spring feed of course so the feel is less precise than the Mauser action. On the plus side it is an easy solid bolt design a breeze to clean and maintain. Good trigger and simple wood make it fun to cart around and shoot. I handload so most of my stuff is lightweight and low pressure. Thanks for the show you make me want to burn ammo every time I watch a vid. CZ makes good Mauser Action I have one all solid steel no alloy stuff.

[@andrew_brent]

Appreciate you Mr. Hickok and John, keep up the awesome stuff!!!

[@stevebaldry7337]

i have a colt .45 new service made in 1900. family heirloom. hardly used. still has a beautiful blued finish. when i got it it was missing the nut on the ejector rod. i found a re pop on the internet and made the gun whole again. what a beautiful hog leg.

[@donaldramey1896]

Nice find. What a keeper.

[@thomasbowe6822]

30 -06 has a very distinctive sound in the woods !

[@justinriley8651]

yep really loud ! rattles the trees 🌳!

[@2ndAmendmentArms]

Life is good 😊 Even if it is early! Dan Jackiels, my favorite 😅

[@teotwawki00]

Hello Hickok. I did some trading this week and got my hands on an S&W model 13-2 nickel plate 4" inch 357 magnum revolver in 95% condition. I watched both of your videos on it again at least 2 times. Lol. I like the older stuff. The quality is just different. I also got an Aero Precision 10.5" AR pistol that's brand new. It's not a bad little AR. I traded my Saiga in 5.56 for both of them. I never found anyone to convert it. I just couldn't trust anyone to know what they're doing. It was just too Non-AK for me. Lol. Life is good. Thanks for the great show today. I just thought I'd share my adventures this week. 😂😅😊

[@robertwoodward388]

I had the best English teacher he followed our class when we Graduated from School he Retired and would love to see him again he was the best Bruce Ambrose

[@karltruththathurts9987]

Love ya Hickok, May God Bless you

[@jluther1755]

It's Still Saturday night on Big Island Hawaii 🤙

[@Blackafternoon]

Oahu checking in ❤

[@savage22bolt32]

Hang 10 bro!

[@JoelMMcKinney]

Alaska checkin in cuz!

[@almiller1371]

Are you sure you're allowed to watch Hickok45 in Hawaii? Lol!

[@svenlindemann5084]

Aloha @jluther, we should meet some day at the Manuka range talk story and through some lead down range 😀

[@ShermanRagland]

Love it! One of the most beautiful rifles ever made.

[@basshunter428]

I believe that model 70 is the same type rifle (in 30'06) used by Gunny Carlos Hathcock (scoped, of course)!

[@chistophereggers8105]

You really do have a impressive collection of firearms. Thank you for sharing them.

[@mikem4333]

Thank you . Your videos are fantastic. Learning and loving at the same time is awesome.

[@eddiewest8477]

Greetings from the mountains of Mills River W.N.C., top 5 KZbinr, we look at you as 1 of those heroes mr.Hickok. 👏 🇺🇲💪🙏

[@tracythompson1692]

weaverville

[@michaelwest9205]

Asheville!

[@AWareWolf9]

I had such a good time meeting with you at the NRA convention! It was a great time, and you were every bit as cool and friendly and sensible as you are in your videos. Don’t meet your heroes, unless your hero is Hickok45! :) in that case you certainly won’t be disappointed!

[@midnight4540]

An early Sunday chat, got to love it, heck this old guy don't sleep much anyway so all good. Thanks and take care

[@OhioGentlemenArms]

Just spent some time on my buddy’s family farm in Waynesboro, Tennessee. Beautiful country!

[@vapingmonkey2529]

Love ya hickok been watching you for 10 years your one of my most favorite you tubers

[@alexandercluster3003]

The new model 70 maple is one of the nicest guns I’ve ever seen. The old ones are just cool though. Also. Those other people are generally fly fisherman and hikers. They tend to smell like pot and B.O.

[@vernonfindlay1314]

Nice piece of Cannon, my Dad has a Model 54 in a .270 Winchester .

[@clyde4296]

Mr. Hitchcock you are right about the woke culture so just keep on living the good life and slinging the lead !!!

[@Howdy76]

INSTANT LIKE. I have 6 30-06 Remington 742 Semiautomatics. They run just fine.

[@Jonsoar]

REI is a great store and I hear you on that. They have all the cool stuff you need for those activities.

[@markchambers2812]

I jut work an estate sale , had several of those . Good video Greg .

[@onedayaway1297]

The pre64 mod 70’s in pristine condition are maintaining their price. Mine I inherited, a 30-06 was well used but in good condition could only get a 790.00 bid. Never met my minimum so since I couldn’t sell it, I sent it to the gun smith had it rebarreled with a lightweight hart in 25-06 and the old wood stock was replaced with a Macmillan. He almost cried but said it would work great for the project since it isn’t collector grade. Shoots excellent. And was cheaper than buying a new one.

[@frankbeck2180]

Good morning this early sunday I hope everyone will have a great day when you get up lol. It's 3:20 am here in fla. Stay safe n God bless. Frank from Plymouth fla.

[@chrisn5079]

I stayed a while in Sorrento FL. About 20 min from you I think. Did they ever get FL-46 finished? I was there when they were doing the construction. And they also were apparently doing something to FL-429 (toll highway)

[@rodneybailey3326]

Lynchburg my friend. I've gotten it mixed up several times in the past myself.

[@flybouy11]

I have a 30:06 Remington Model 4 semi auto. 100 yr Remington SS fluted CDL. 2006. Beauty

[@BigBlue1026]

Always a pleasure to join you Sir.

[@fredshebester-wg4vb]

Love the Sunday Shoot Arounds.

[@waynebruening794]

Another Grand “Sunday S-a-R” w/ the Grand Marshall hick45. Look forward to these weekly posts & it’s interesting content 👍 todays topics & firearms choices were TOP NOTCH🤩 all this from SE-WI 😳 stay safe & well…

[@bobb3st]

The Winchester Mod 70 pre war and pre 64 were based on the Mouser action with what is known as Controlled Feed, meaning as the bolt stripped the round from the clip the rim slid under the claw and was captured by the bolt the whole way into the chamber and is known as a dangerous game rifle. Where as a Remington 700 round just glides along in front of the bolt and can fall out if the rifle is turned sideways

[@hickok45]

Yep, that way you can operate it just fine hanging upside-down in a tree! The round will not fall out of the rifle. :-)

[@neilmoreland5476]

Funny!!!😂😂😂

[@robertredden4429]

Smoothest bolt gun I have ever seen

[@floydhicks9790]

I'm watching at 4:40 am Sunday morning in Indiana

[@danscott3880]

Lynchburg Tennessee. Jack Daniels country. A dry county though. Nothing like a chilled rock glass 2 cubes and Tennessee finest beverage

[@dB_944]

One of my favorite teachers was Mr. Davis in 5th and 6th grade who made us diagram sentences. Best thing along with taking a foreign language to learn grammar. It’s a shame they don’t teach Latin anymore.

[@darryl0720]

Hickok, you could easily get elected to the NRA board of Directors. Assuming you could get your name on the ballot. That would be awesome.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Morning. Have a wonderful Sunday!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Sounded like a P-51 that flew over, thanks Hickok!

[@hookeaires6637]

I was thinking more like a C47, had that dual radial engine sound signature.

[@thunderstruck5484]

@@hookeaires6637 there was one towards the front and another near the end, both sounded ww2 , must be an air show or fly In near by

[@steveb6103]

The second one did. I wonder if there was an airshow in the area?

[@nsv6536]

Chinese balloon?

[@hookeaires6637]

@@nsv6536 naw, Joe shot those down himself.

[@stevenelson25]

I don't care what people say, you get out of the city you feel like shooting a gun it's just part of life.

[@Bull53]

You can't beat the bolt action rifle!

[@tkalus5736]

You can be a great influence in reforming our NRA, Hickok45! Please do the research and help save our NRA! We need you!

[@horsewarriors8254]

My Model 70 is a pre-war, and also 30 Gvt 06. Late 1941 production, so just barely pre-war. It is in unmolested, factory condition, although showing some wear from age. I am only the 2nd owner, and purchased it in 2001. 2 owners in 83 years is likely unusual for any firearm. Another neat fact that the numbers geeks will appreciate is that the 5 digit serial number on my rifle has the numbers 1,2,3,4,5, although not in numerical order. When my eyes were younger I could consistently hit a clay pigeon at 100 yards (stationary, and the orange color made it visible) using the buckhorn sights.

[@michaelmcginnis9029]

I have been wanting one of those model 70s for a long time

[@Don-kr5tp]

Been following for years......thank you

[@jimandnena4]

We love the way you always pick up the spare with those pins! Hahahaha jimandnena

[@dbmail545]

Pre-war Model 70 in 30-06. I guessed correctly except for the year. That's as much a classic as you are, yourself!

[@chiefslief1886]

Nice rifle and nice Blue Grass Country music ❤greetings from The Netherlands

[@TMFShooting]

Another Great Video Hickok 💯 Thank you for sharing 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@umbertoharo3841]

Love that model 70 ! Great show sir. Life is good!

[@dalestoddard9299]

Great program 👍, safety first, reminds me of time spent with my dad, really cool guys

[@gregcleveland3498]

Hickok 45--REI served a small group of mountaineers who ordered such things as ice axes and boots back in the 50 and early 60's. All sorts of folks were into that here in the PNW. Later the Business MBA's took over and started selling just about everything. I would guess all demographics buy there and are members for the 10% discount. So a butt-load of folks buy and take advantage through them but it has changed, yes everything has, in the sell sell sell.

[@Lachdanun]

It used to be about customer satisfaction and retention.. now they dont care. Very unfortunate.

[@Pieinear1]

Missed you at the NRA show this year In Dallas. I beat you to the Ballistol Booth. Hope to run into you next year in Atlanta. In the air right now on the way back to Michigan. Have a Wonderful Sunday.

[@johnutpatel4982]

I wish that they still made rifles with iron sights on them.

[@laicj4704]

Sunday chill

[@GeraldMeurer-ef7yv]

Thank you for what you do sir.

[@jarkoer]

12 minutes? I've never been this early to a Hickok video!

[@TracyLoop]

The green hills of Tennessee the home of a lot for Deer. LOL

[@markalan3108]

not our internet shooting companion, our internet shooting guru!

[@ricktaylor5744]

The one with the Mac computer 🖥️💻 was in a hickok and ☀️ video

[@DSS-jj2cw]

The way i see it is this life is not our normal state. Whatever was before and lies afterwards is. Our lives are just a flash in cosmic time. We go back to our normal state soon enough.