Of course! My wife comes home and catches me running around the house, jumping from kitchen sink to the dining room table with the fully loaded SCAR17. I've accidentally broken most of her fine China doing this. What she hates the most is when I shoot my AK47 in the shower, just testing how it functions under adverse conditions. :-)

This guy needs his own television show.

I was in a grocery store one time getting ready for a barbecue when I heard a rumble from the next isle.. I went to find the noise and found myself in the coke isle and the two liters were shaking uncontrollably.. Moments later Hickok45 walks past the isle and then I understood.. It seems the two liters were shaking out of fear.

3:30 "the Garand, the sort of grandfather to this gun" Guess he could say it was the Garandfather...hehehe

I purchased the Socom 16. I have no regrets. One heck of a battle rifle!! 308 is a real threat neutralizing cartridge! Great video!! Thank you.

Hickok45 for President

You are like the Bob Ross of the gun world:)

If I was gifted one of these rifles, but I could choose, I would pick the Springfield Socom 16 for sure!

As an old M-14 lover, I find that SOCOM fascinating. On Social Security I'll never be able to afford one, but it would sure be fun to shoot!

In the Army in the 1960's they trained us to take the safety off of the M14 by using your thumb. Never stick your finger inside of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. After a while it becomes automatic to do it that way

The advantage of the M-1 style safety is that you can put a lock through it.

Man, after watching a lot of Hickok videos you can really hear how much faster and harder that .308 hits the targets compared to other calibers.

Thanks! One thing to do before going out in the field, or battle, is to check and tighten up all screws and other parts that may have come loose from use. One time, while in the Army '64-'68, I found my M-14 front sight had become loose and was wandering every shot. I knew exactly where it had been and had to BE but there were no armorers around and nobody had an Allen wrench, of course. A mess kit fork did the job. Moral, carry a full set of Armorer's tools or keep your fork!Just a little humor, there Hickock.... Bill

Ah what it must be like to live in a free country, (from the UK)

Picked up a SOCOM 16 a couple weeks ago. Had a choice between this and a standard M1A and I just loved the shorter overall length of the SOCOM. People online who bash this gun's accuracy are clearly not very good shots themselves. Obviously it's not going to be sub-MOA, but that's not the point of this rifle. It was designed as a combat rifle, not a rifle to be fired from a bench to try to make tiny groups on a piece of paper.

Two of my favorite firearms right there! Had me smiling the entire show. Keep up the good work sir. Absolutely enjoy your channel.

The recoil test was actually very clear in my mind. The SCAR stayed planted in the shooting position whereas the SOCOM slide all over the place. I saw a BIG difference!

That SOCOM16 is sweet.

This is by far the BEST video description of weapons. Great detail, good history of each guns great video!

"i won't get into the gas system" *gets into gas system* hahaha

Hickock45 Thanks again for making great videos. I sold hundreds of both rifles for a large gun retailer. They are both great. I picked up a Socom 16 that came in in trade. I could almost buy 2 Socom 16 for the price of the SCAR17. If the US Treasury was paying for mine I would take the SCAR17 to the badlands.

The 18" Scout Squad M1A with the walnut stock is one of my favorite rifles of all time. Definitely my favorite M1A model.

Mr.Hickok, Thank You for posting such great videos. When you review a firearm, I feel like I'm right there with you. Whoever does your camera work does a great job, IMHO. They always choose great camera angles that gives a better view of the firearm. Better than most gun reviews. I always learn something from your videos and they are entertaining as well. Keep up the Great work sir

I think I enjoyed hearing about the small brass rod almost as much as I did about the rifles. felt like I was there with you. Thanks for the video. Also I would like to add John is really Great at what he does. I have tried it and it is not as easy as he makes it look.

Thank you California, for narrowing my choices.

From a crusty old Army guy. M14 was my first issued rifle. It became very easy to strip down after you did it day after day. So the scar 17 would be a challenge for me at first.

I think I've watched all your videos, I learned a lot from them. Thank you Sir Hickok45.

"im not gonna get into the gas system" >immediately tears apart the gas system

Wow, I didn't think I'd find a lot of comments of people thinking the M14 is such a beautiful rifle like I do. Glad I was wrong

It IS supposed to be an effective muzzle break; however, I'm going to replace it when I get some time and find one I like. I hate the blast from this one. I'll sacrifice a little muzzle rise with a more "sane" muzzle break. :-)

I show my Nephew all your videos. Reason being you show superb gun safety! Thank you for a great program.

I went to college at Norwich University and we used to have a bunch of old decommissioned M14s as our drill rifles. I remember passing the time freshmen year disassembling and reassembling my rifle down to the bolt, I think my best time was just around 45 seconds total. Always loved that rifle just for its shear weight and power of the 7.62 although I've never shot an M14, more well versed firing my M4. Love your videos Hickok!

I'm glad you did this comparison, I love the socom 16, and I'm also interested in the scar 17. Thanks hickok45.

I was on a ship that contained 40 M14's and now I own a SOCOM 16 and I have to say that I just LOVE this weapon. While the SCAR has some features, you can't argue against the reliability of the M1A family.

I enjoy every minute of your videos!!! Keep up the good work. Now I need to go work some overtime to buy one of these awesome rifles. Thanks hickok.45.

Literally got my first Socom 2 days ago and haven't learned to take it apart yet. Thanks for showing the breakdown! I'm oiling up the gun now

The M1 is a beautiful gun. I understand the SCAR is a good one but some guns I fall in love with immediately. I fell in love with the M16 I was issued also, an arranged affair I suppose. You never forget your first love.

Deff need your own show Hickok.

That was a smooth breakdown on both of those babies. Not compete but pretty good stuff. Thank you so much for everything you do. Be blessed.

Thank you Mr Hickok and Mr Hickok Always my pleasure to watch your stuff. May the God above bless you for your great videos

I love these guns I love this guy this is the coolest video I've seen in 2021

I guess you could say the Garand was the M1A's "Garand-father". Lol

I like your vids hickok. Not only because of the great guns presentation but I also learn english from your shows Thanks.

Sir, please keep making those tutorials and reviews ! I learned differences on how guns work. Thank you for fulfill my desire on firearms :D

That SOCOM would make a great hog gun. Unfortunately in Australia one has about as much chance of owning one of those as owning a real flying saucer. Gun laws restricting law abiding gun owners keeping us safe down here, don't you know....

hickok45 I want to say that your sir, are the MAN!

i gotta say,i love watching ur videos. not only are they entertaining,but they r educational as well,u give alot of history on the gun u r shooting..makes me wanna expand my gun collection lol.keep up the great vids!

Mr. hickock you are great, I really enjoy your gun reviews. I watch you all the time.

hick45... a 2 liters worst nightmare. haha

It's been awhile but this Old Salt Marine can see it in My Dreams a beautiful rifle you take care of it it takes care of you

As a Brit I am amazed how free you are, just talk so casual about this subject. You guys are so free.

Always enjoy your vids especially when you do a strip down of the guns , not many gun channels do this . Keep up the exellent work of joy ...life is good..!

The black SCAR is the most gorgeous modern rifle I've ever seen beats the standard desert camo by miles

What great rifles. To my eyes the M1A is a better looking gun, but if someone dropped the SCAR on my porch I wouldn't complain!

I've been wanting one of these two for so long, love em both. I think it's gonna come down to my patience as to saving money. Great vid Hickok!

One of my favorite videos. Thanks!

I just wanna hang out with this guy for a day. What a legend.

That SCAR seems to have a lot more loose parts when disassembled than I like. With the M-1/14 variants the only little part is the extractor but I don't take them out that often. Loose parts, pins, keepers, etc can disable a rifle fast when cleaning them in the field if you drop one in the grass or something. And you can only carry so many spares.

What I love about the SCAR design is that there is no piston rod to break. The short piston pushes the massive bolt carrier group directly!

Another great video Hickok45. Thanks

well we in Lithuania military just recently replaced m14 with scar-h for special forces and land forces recon teams and most soldiers are happy about that.

The M14 will always be the most beautiful gun in the world.

Great video. Makes you really appreciate your new camera!

The difference in muzzle rise is visibly noticable. Well done, Hick.

That scar 17 hit that red plate with some authority

Having spent 16 years in the British Military, is it just me , or does the SCAR look remarkeably similar to the SLR(FN FAL) Loved that rifle, hard hitting 7.62 round, much better than the 5.56 that they've adopted now. In my opinion. :-)

I just enjoyed your video. Thanks for clearing my thinking on these amazing firearms......00TG from Illinois.....

I thought I've seen it all…this guy is the MAN! awesome

The SOCOM 16 is surely much better, not only it has a gene of classic design of its family, but the sound, man it's like a roar from a dragon! Classic!

Looks like 2 great weapons but I would take the M1A because of its proven record. I don't know how tight the tollerences are on the SCAR but most of the newer weapons seem to error on the aside of ttyo close of tollerences which doesn't end end wel for troops in dirty/ sandy environments. You could drop an M1 Garand in the mud and most likely it would still fire. I know that is not true for the M16. Thanks for the posting Hickok 45 You rock

Quite a bit of anticipation on that failure feed! Haha Love ya hickok, keep those videos coming.

My son introduced me to your videos and I have very much enjoyed them. Keep up the good work. I have made a couple of purchases from your reviews as well as personal research. In my research I have found another rifle which is very interesting to me. The POF Revolution. A .308 on an AR 15 frame. I would love to see you do a review on this rifle. Another one of many requests I am sure. Thanks again for the great information you provide.

14:30 Hickok 45 got some serious hitch hikers thumb o.0

"If I had to go to battle" I'd pick the 75 year old War-horse

ive always loved the m1a and now i really want that socom16, very informative video thx.

That was a very fun video to watch! You put a smile on my face and I think I'm going to pick up a SCAR-H this week.

Hickok is like a kid in a candy store when he sees this 2 liters. "ooo how about a 2 liter" lol

Two sweet rifles to live by.

I reward myself after Homework by watching Hickok45 videos!

I know both those guns are great but my god that SOCOM16 is gorgeous.

I want those two firearms so bad 😍

It makes sense the SCAR has less recoil, if you look at the way the bore lines up with the stock it's a straight line directly into your shoulder, on the M14 with a more traditional stock, the line of the bore is above the stock, that results in more kick and muzzle rise. Like that silly Rhino revolver they made where it fires from the bottom of the cylinder.

I always love how down to earth he is.

The king of running commentary 🤣 Love this channel

Scar-17=$3700 , SOCOM16 = $2200 , Hmmm ? O.K. I will go with the SOCOM 16 and purchase $1500 in ammo ,Thank You !

M1A is beautiful

ALWAYS AWESOME REVIEWS. THANK YOU.

Great video as usual. I'd love a SCAR 17 in FDE, but in the end, after optics and mags, I'd have a really expensive rifle that just doesn't fill a hole. I also like the classic M14 looks of the Springfield so the choice is easy. Now how about a comparison between a "new" CMP Garand in .308 and the M1A!

I've always considered the .308 a refined 30.06. Not better per se. I love them both. Buddy has a socom 16 and it is a sweet shooter.

Scar is such a dream gun... :D

Lol he never re-pinned the op rod spring guide on the M1A; and it still ran flawless! Love those rifles.

Love the sound of the action on Socom over the Scar.

I love the M14/M1A, and have been into it since the mid-60's. I would GLADLY carry one. Even the "non-Match Grade" versions are scary-accurate, even through good ol' iron sights. That said, anyone who has run FN's with the geometry of the rig helping to keep-down the recoil and muzzle-rise, would tell you that a lighter-framed guy could run the FN all day long, with less wear-and-tear, than the M1. I'm 5'-10", and 200 pounds, solid, but I still find the FN to be much gentler to run, especially mag-after-mag, even from what is a relatively lighter rifle. I'd happily run EITHER weapon, but, for someone who is not wanting to be hammered, as much, by recoil, and who wants to avoid as much muzzle-rise, the FN is easier to use, in that respect. To be blunt, despite the fact that the M14 had been issued as a selective-fire weapon, and even had a special stocked version, with a vertical pistol grip, for use as an early SAW (Sqaud Automative Weapon), the military had to come to grips with the reality that, at full-auto, the M14 was not as controllable as one would want it to be. I don't mean insofar as hosing-through a door, right before a dynamic entry, but more insofar as being able to use it in the way something more like an M60 or an M540B, or, more appropriately, an M249, just for suppressing the "bad guys." But, since your reviewer, here, is talking about semi-auto ONLY, then it's fair to say that BOTH the M1A and the FN SCAR are outstanding systems. I've never had any issues with the M1A's safety. One could allow as how this front-of-the-trigger-guard system was one of the original, old-school, "AMBIDEXTROUS" safeties! Now, you DO have to rock-in the mags, like on an AK, or a Mini-14, or an old FN-FAL (L1 A1), on an M1A, if THAT bothers you, but, frankly, that's not too hard to get used-to, at all, but obviously, for an AR-user, the straight-in mag insertion and the similar thumb safety, and the magazine-release would be SUPER-similar to that to which you'd already be accustomed, as an AR-user. BOTH are excellent rifles. I like the Scout version better than the SOCOM version, though it's a tiny bit longer. By the way, Magpul makes elongated ambi safety replacement modules for the SCAR, if the issue versions seem too stubby for folks with larger hands,etc.

M1A is just the simpler of the two weapons, and no polymer is a big plus. That said, SCAR's are great battle rifles, but if I had to be left alone with 1000 rounds and one rifle, I'd choose the M1A/M14.

The background forest sounds are terribly soothing while this man shoots those guns.

I love your videos my friend and I like it when you talk about history guns

Scar is more practical but the socom definitely has a cool factor

I had a H&K 91 wish I would have never sold it

no substitute for experience. this man is a sage

308 is just a beast of a round. My next compulsive buy will be a SOCOM 16. best of both worlds in M14 and Garand. Great video