My Father was one of 12 that lived out of the 282 96th Deadeyes that finished the Okinawa Island fight that finished the Second World War in the Pacific. He carried the BAR and had two ammunition carriers, he lost 3 sets of men assigned to him. They were the first to be taken out. He said he survived by crawling almost constantly, although he was very seriously wounded. It took 9 surgery’s over 34 months before he could even get back to the mainland. Truly one of the many hero’s of WWII. He lived to turn his 90 the birthday.

so 3 Germans walk into a B.A.R...

My dad was a Korean War vet and died in July of this year (2019) and the BAR was his weapon of choice while he was there.

those trees live dangerously

Hey Hickok45 my great grand father who is 96 years old born in 1919 carried one of these in the pacific theater for the U.S. Army. He has a map drawn out to show everywhere he's been. He volunteered in 1941 right after Pearl Harbor and served until 1946 fixing Willy's jeeps and other things he doesn't talk about. He's my hero seeing this video just makes me sad knowing all the gentlemen of the greatest generation are dying off. He's 5' 9" and still has all his wits about him so I'll learn as much as I can from him and other gentlemen like yourself while you guys are kicking. I hope I can be half the man you 2 are. Thanks for all the great videos Hickok. Btw my name's Josh and I'm a firefighter from NJ so watching these vids makes me wish I could own half these firearms. Keep up the good work.

You have no idea how excited I was to see a BAR m1918 video from Hickok45 in my subscription feed. Been waiting for this one. Another great demonstration.

Three Germans walk into a BAR.......

Got admit here that this man has done so much for gun safety he shoots in a proper place, uses ear protection/eye protection, this is the person you want to pattern your shooting activites after. Thanks Mr Hickok45 from all the future weapon owners.

Can't get much more manly than this gun!

Listening to this guys is like listening to Bob Ross.

My Dad was an assistant BAR man, carrying two extra bandoleers for the BAR, 41st Infantry Division, 186th Regiment, I Company. The Jungleers. Saw action in Hollandia, Biak, Philippines.

"im outta ammo already? "

"are we empty already?" Every BAR man ever

My grandfather was one of those small guys who had to carry one during the battle of the bulge. He was captured towards the end of the war but he talked about how big of a target he became for the Germans because of his BAR.

Started watching few days back. The man has the coolest show pieces.

"Are we out of ammo already?"

I just stumbled across this and I want to say thanks. Thanks from a BAR gunner. When I got to my first duty station with Uncle Sam it was the 82abn at Ft Bragg in the 50's. As the new guy in a rifle platoon I was given the BAR. Nobody wanted to lug it through the woods so all the new guys were assigned the BAR when they first showed up. I was a strapping 114lbs. When I stood in ranks with the BAR the flash hider stuck up just above my shoulder. Jumping with it the first time was a real experience. Something that I have not seen anyone mention was the buffer group in the stock. It was a series of leather washers, a spring, some steel washers, in a tube that the bolt slammed into when the weapon fired. That drove the buffer group back down the stock and softened the recoil a lot. And the butt plate had a hinged plate that you could open when prone. Your left hand pulled down on top of the stock and the hinged butt plate rested on top of your shoulder and helped you hold the weapon on target. What not many knew was that the BAR on the bipod was extremely accurate. First round hits at 600-800 yards was no big deal for an experienced gunner. I once won a bet at the range by hitting a small 3ft square metal target with the second 3 round burst at a guesstimated 2600-2800 yds. Iron sights. We had no scopes back then. The gunner had an assistant gunner whose job it was to carry extra ammo for the BAR. In my outfit the assistant carried the same basic ammo load as the gunner. The assistant was armed with a M1. So the assistant carried 2 basic loads of ammo. One in magazines for the bar and one in clips and bandoliers for his M1. Back then all rifle squads in the airborne had one automatic rifleman with a BAR. Later on a second BAR was added to the squad. Which gave you 2 BAR's and 6 M1's in each rifle squad. I started out hating the BAR because after 30 or 40 miles on your dogs you thought it weighed 60 pounds. By the second year I was a little tougher and kinda grew into it. I wasn't an expert standing offhand with the BAR. But once I got all my 114 lbs down behind the bipod things changed. Basically, If I could see you, you were gonna have a very bad day. Sure wish you had more time with the weapon.

This is without a doubt, my favorite gun of all time.

What a guy, you can just tell hikok is a gentleman of the highest tier. Never have I respected and appreciated any youtuber more than this man right right here

Dad carried one on Iwo Jima and Siapan