Taking the award for understatement of 2021: "And I do have several firearms" -Hickok

Why I love Hickok. Shoots straight on the difficulties.

Hello Sir, I Just Wanted To Say You Are An Absolute Legend! I Visited Las Vegas Nevada From California For Thanksgiving And I Went To A Gun Store And They Had A TV Screen Playing One Of Your Videos 👏😁

Just got my mako and I love it! First firearm ever and I am very pleased with everything about it, the disassemble takes a bit to learn but once you do it a few times you get used to it, would recommend it to anyone looking at getting one

Today while shooting one of my friends said “I wish I could ding ‘em like the old man i watch on KZfaq” I said “hickock”? YUUUP 😂 You’re a legend

I was looking at this earlier today while shopping for a new conceal. Thanks for being there for me once again, Hickok!

Yeah from the reviews I've watched on this gun I kind of got the impression it was in the same category as the P365 and Hellcat but in all actuality it's in the same category as the g26 or shield plus size wise just heavier... Good to know for sure and great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

Hickok & son are on top of their game once again! Keep it up; thanks for sharing.

Love the comparisons side by side with other firearms to see the size differences!

Waiting for you to evaluate the Springfield SA-35. Thanks for the reviews.

Loved your comment regarding red dot sights. Bingo. Also, my Glocks are easy to take down. I traded a Target Ruger MKIII 22 because it was THE hardest gun to assemble in the entire world. Good video as always. Kimber does make some really good firearms. Their 1911 style guns are sweet. Every gun maker makes a gun or two I am sure I would not like but they do make something I do like.

Thanks for doing the review without the optic, as I too have taken off the optics on my Sig P365XL and S&W Shield Plus 4" with ported barrel. I hated seeing the red dot bouncing around & when I took the red dots off of both of these pistols my accuracy immediately improved. Go figure... Love the Shield Plus Performance Center 4" ported barrel as it shoots with the accuracy of a full size pistol. I equate this to the excellent trigger (4.25 pound trigger pull) which my Sig 365 & 365XL don't have, but I shoot them pretty good too.

I would love to see a video explaining your technique on how you shoot smaller guns with bigger hands because I’ve been having trouble figuring it out myself but as always love the videos keep em coming

I carry the glock 26 Gen 5 , its a very reliable firearm, I purchased the extension grips and got two more rounds for a total of 12 in the mag. I upgraded my sights to true glow as well.

I appreciate you so much Mr Hickok always great content so much good knowledge just amazing!

I enjoyed your honest review of the Mako firearm. Also one of the reasons they covered the ejection port (G&A Handguns article Feb/Mar22) so the brass ejects in a tight pattern to possibly allow reloaders to clean up the ammo easier.

I would love to see what you think about the Canik TP9 Elite SC!

I played with one at the gun store today and the trigger felt amazing. Absolutely no travel, just click. I will definitely be taking one of these home hopefully very soon!

I’ve come full circle ⭕️ with red dots on pistols. I’m with Hickok, I like my trijicon rmr on my 34. It’s fun to shoot especially at distance. I retired the optic on my carry gun, as I get older maybe I’ll need mine too. For now, I’ll be sticking with a nice set of night sights on my handguns.

"Let's weigh your car without the engine and see what it weights". Classic Hickok. Another great review. Anyone else reluctant to buy a handgun that Hickok and John struggle to take apart?

Another great video! We ALL have at least 2 pistols that need an advanced degree from MIT to break down. So, I " feel your pain." I spent the day here at deer camp . I started the morning in my nice cozy blind, with my nice Mr Buddy heater and my little LP camp oven to heat up my food and coffee. I was a happy camper.... until the day started and I spent most of the day hauling in deer with the kids, watching as they field dressed their first deer, and helping our club VP track a 9 pointer that was dead when he was hit but didn't know it. He ran 250 yards into the thickest briars and thorns that he could possibly find as his last act of revenge. Of course, the wonderful feeling of getting shredded to pieces as we were extricating him makes me realize that we need to bring extra blood plasma with us next year. But, as always, it's deer camp so even the worst of times becomes the stuff legends are made of as each year passes and the stories are embellished. Well, I need to get going. My 45-70 needs cleaned and dried. I need to find dry clothes and Neighbor Ned is tending bar in the lodge and we need to make sure he doesn't try to make flaming martinis again.

Great video as usual. Just order the 15 round mag for my P365XL after seeing it on your video along with Talon grips. Love my 45s but 9mm is much easier for my old hands to handle

Best video I have seen on the Kimber R7 Mako so far , especially with the comparison to the Glock 19.

Us Kentucky boys have our star special moment don’t we Hickok? 😂 great video as always! I’m already looking forward to the next video!

Thank you for pointing out the true size and weight of this pistol! After hearing what everyone else has said I figured it was about the same size and weight as a P365 or hellcat. I’m not upset that it’s not though I’m actually happy that it’s a little bigger. Honestly seems like an ideal size for this type of pistol in my opinion.

I've always loved Hickoks cool ass old dude mentality "smokin some pot"

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

Perfect timing since I just got home from my classes at my university. 😄🙌🏻

I am so excited to try to try this gun! Thank you for the review. I’m a woman with small hands, but I do not like how small the hellcat is. This one just might be perfect for me. Love, from Utah ❤️

Thanks hickok for doing the review without the optic. I shoot glock sig and hk all with stock sights they all shoot right on. Well on the days I am right on lol.

Crazy, now Taurus is kicking Kimber butt with the G4. Well done Taurus!!

A review of the Mossberg MC2 and or MC2sc would be welcomed compared with a couple of the other popular small pistols for size and controls etc.

I love buds guns. I took my wife on her first shooting adventure there and she shot an mp5 and has been hooked ever since!

When I first bought my Kimber Mako I had difficulty breaking it down after following the instructions. Then I stumbled on a full proof way of doing it and it has been clear sailing ever since. First step. Unload the weapon dropping the magazine and clearing the chamber. Second step. Very lightly pull the slide back while at the same time pulling down the breakdown tabs until they click. Third step. Pull the trigger. Fourth step. Hold onto the slide and barely push it forward and it will come right off. Let me know how that works out for you.

Although I have seen several videos about this Kimber I didn't realize yhat the grip texturing was so aggressive. The photography on your videos seems to be superior.

Love the videos man

I consider serviceability to be very important. So many autopistols come apart easily that it seems absurd to have one that doesn't.

Hi there Dead eye! As a 68 yr old first time gun buyer I chose this from Buds,came with 5 mags, (10 rd as I live in restricted R.I.) holdster and travel bag for $685 including tax. I've recently seen the Mako for $399 gun only. Readily available without laser optics.

Awesome review as usual

Good Morning the range is looking good and fresh Good ol winter time in Middle TN Hello from Florida Happy holidays

Feel like this guy has every gun his arsenal is amazing

I would also like to know from guys who run Reflex sights how much of a problem they experience with dirt on their reflex sight. The idea of a closed top slide seems logical, but lock up on the barrel Hood was one of the greatest pistol Innovations of all time

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I just bought one! I haven’t had it out yet. I always want for your reviews first before I buy but this time. I hope I’m not to disappointed. Thank you guys for all your reviews and KZfaq videos.

Thanks for the tour sir!

Just got mine. It shoots like a dream

Right after my initial comment a year ago, I noticed a tendency for the weapon to double-tap on its own, and had some surprise firings when re-acquiring targets. I was just about to write Kimber about it when I got the recall notice concerning the firing-pin issue. Sent it back, waited a couple of decades for the fix. Finally got the weapon back. Yes, the problem was fixed. Trigger still good, but not quite so impressive. I found that with some less-expensive range ammunition (that my other pistols eat just fine) I started getting some failure-to-feed and failure-to-eject issues. That, coupled with the take-down difficulty and the aggressive grip texture that abraded my wife's palms after about 50 rounds at the range made me holler "Uncle" and trade it in on a 365 XL for my wife. This pistol was like a great first date that tells you she wants to just be friends. Okay, I won't take you to the prom.

I should have listened to Hickok. Bought a Kimber Mako online and it's enormous. Not only is it not a micro 9, it's not even a small subcompact. It fits in my Springfield XD Subcompact holsters.

Your videos have really been helpful I’m still shopping around for my first conceal carry and seeing what I like and don’t like

Finally someone who’s not using the Red Dot on it! Thanks Hickock 🤙🏻

misses bottle 3 times...."those were blanks" 👋😂🏆 BEST LINE IN A FIREARMS VID EVER!

Thank you for showing the true dimensions of the Mako. I would stick with the 26 between the two.

Great review hickock 🇺🇸🇺🇸

The Bob Ross of Pew Pews

Great Video! The best of the best in TN

I'm glad to finally see a review that isn't just an "influencer" kit. The Mako seems like it could be great or garbage and I just want to be sure before I purchase one.

Thanks my old friend. Nice gun. Take care and god bless.

I have 2 of these. Got the bundle deals so 10 mags total. I love this pistol

I love mine. no problem taking it Down but I don't have Sasquat hands. Best micro I've used! only need to try the ruger.

Great review as always...

I appreciate the review from one of the greats. I would recommend and choose this over all the other with not typically being a Kimber fan. I’ll take this over the 365 or Hellcat. Glock is Glock everyday. Solid gin, great trigger and hand controls made easy....

I'm glad to hear your bias on optics. Thanks for the review. Yep it's a Kimber and it comes with optics so that people with failing eye sight can have an easier time hitting the target. Hey you've been blessed with 20/20 so thanks for the review.

Bought one and it's my new EDC, awesome groups at 25 , excellent trigger, fit and finish, sights, and capacity. Don't like the takedown though. Went with the optics ready cause I just wasn't impressed with the ct red dot.

The r7 is my carry gun. It's been great so far. It shoots as well as some of my full sizes. Price wise I got it for 450 without optic and bought tg3 ct1500 for 100. The only real difference is the optic ready comes with a moa5 and the one I bought is moa2. Which I like better

Mosseberg MC2sc review is much needed.

I like some of the Kimbers but that one isn’t as good as a lot of other options in a crowded market the category. Thanks for reviewing it.

The "those were blanks" comment had me dieing lol

What i personally like is the bright orange front sight, very easy to pick up even on video 👍🏽

Dude. They break down just like a glock only the slide lifts up. Pretty dang easy to do.

I hope no one ever tries to rob a store that this man is in.

"Those are blanks." Brilliant!

Best KZfaq channel !!!

No go for me right off the bat. Kimber has always seemed interesting to me, just not enough to buy one. Too many others that are so good.

I traded in my Sig P365 XL for the Kimber R7 mako it’s a great gun I really love it

great review

Appreciate your candid comments. Thank you

Love to see you all the time. Your analysis is all we need to decide which new toy will make us happiest. Manufacturers have always put out wacky oddball items that are too big, too heavy, or looks- like-a-Hi-Point-but-its-a-Kimber models in order to appeal to the oddballs among us. Maybe its a great idea, but really its too heavy, thick, bigger and lower capacity for more money than its competitors. Its not gonna compete loose the shroud:, takenoff 3 ounces and add 3 more rounds and maybe with that great trigger it'll be a winner!

Great job !!!!

So glad to see you miss, I've been thinking you are some kinda cyborg. LOL just kidding, love your cannel and am in awe of your skills. And loved the Tucker video. I am torn on my next gun. I have a Hellcat and a Glock 19, I am thinking about the Mako or the Glock 26. Just got a Kimber Rapide Black Ice in 10mm that I haven't shot yet. We will see.

Great video on the Mako...can y'all please consider doing a review on the new SA35 Hi Power reissue from Springfield Armory please???

great comparison!

I'd be happy with that shark, that cleaning break down issue is a strong negative though and I'd use it as a trade in for another gun. Lol. Requisite 1st. Thanks to all of the sponsors of course.

If you haven’t tried it yet, take a look at the Hogue grips for the P365 XL. I think you’ll like it.

Hickok45 using blank rounds, that's a new one!😂

I’ve been waiting for my local store to get one of these so badly

My carry piece is a 365XL, and it's the yardstick I use to measure other carry pieces. Got my wife a 365 SAS, which was really good in theory as she uses a corset holster and the SAS has no projections that might snag on fabric. Unfortunately, her chemotherapy-weakened hands cannot operate the shrunk, recessed, stiff controls of the SAS and the sights do not encourage rapid target acquisition. So, today I traded the SAS in on a "hand-friendlier" piece: the competitors were the Hellcat, a "standard" 365, the Mako, and the M&P Shield. Walked away from the counter with the Mako. Initial impressions: I'm with Hickock 45 with regard to "iron" sights vs. powered optics. However, once I spent a couple of mags zeroing in the dot, I was able to tighten my grouping nicely around the bullseye, about a 2.25" group at 7 yards, almost as good as I can do with my 365XL. Using the co-witnessed sights I shot a small increment better, largely because of that glorious trigger. It's every bit as good as the trigger on my VP-9, which is a dream, In fact, it may be a touch (pun intended) lighter. The trigger made up for my initial stumbles later on in stripping and cleaning the weapon. Once I got into the manual and figured out the right grip placement for each hand, the disassembly went a lot smoother, although certainly not as easy as my XL. But oh, that trigger! Great objective review, Boss.

I'm about to order one of these tomorrow!!

Great 😃a gun video with the R7 mako crimsontraces removed

Sorry, but I have to ask: HOW to be that GOOD at shooting? I was impressed with the Mossberg 590 videos and the precision while barely aiming! Is there any good advice on that (besides "practice")?

I like that its manufactured at the new facility. Hopefully QC is better 🙏

Finally, someone who is straightforward about using a Red Dot on a gun that is supposed to be for “concealed” carry.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who doesn't like optics on a conceal carry pistol. It's cool that manufacturers are offering it but I'd gladly take the same model without it being optics ready and maybe knock off the extra $75-100.

I can relate to how hard it is to break down I broke down a Ruger Mark 111- 22 and couldn’t put it back together how do you send it to Ruger to have them put it back together. I love my Beretta P-4 Storm, you gave it a good review, I’ve put over 2,000 rounds through it and it runs flawless. The Fiesta Flash 🤙🏼🍺🍺

Great review. I appreciate it. God bless all here.

I have a question about shooting with your glasses: I wear progressive lenses (basically transition bifocals for those who don't know), and it makes it difficult to hold my head in the proper position when I shoot, do you wear progressive lenses & how do you deal with this issue?

“Those are blanks”. Hilarious!

That Mako R-7 is heavier because the top strap of the slide is solid. The others have a full cutout where ejection of the case or whole round unfired is elected.

Hickok45 please do a review on the Taurus SPECTRUM 360, it is extremely easy to take down and a neat hand gun.

Excelente publicación y exposición del Kimber R7 Mako, me gustaría que me informara si ya publicó la revisión de la pistola Mossberg MC2sc, saludos y un gran abrazo para usted y Familia desde Caracas Venezuela, siempre activo y pendiente de sus videos.

Need to do smith and Wesson’s new 10 mm MNP