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My great grand father carried an m1 garand during WWII in the battle of Okinawa, we bought him a military surplus one shortly before he passed and he was deadly accurate for a 94 year old man and he demanded he be buried in uniform with the rifle by his side. His demand was granted, never cried more in m life.

Hickok is like the Bob Ross of guns

My great grandfather probably held one of those good ol' Garand rifles. He was in WWII. RIP Ramon.

Every time an M1 pings, a German soldier gets his wings

I love that "ping" the clip makes when it ejects on the last round

My dad passed away last week and he handed down his M1 to me. He served in Korea and I'm honored. THANK YOU for presenting this video for "the definition of cool".

That ping is the sound of freedom.

Hickok has been in the Napoleonic Wars, American Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Rhodesia, Desert Storm and Afghanistan. He is a warrior god propelled by pure rage and the panicked screaming of his enemies. Every time he dies he respawns at Bud’s Gun Shop.

M1 garand, a musical instrument, with a deadly twist

Sir. It's people like you that really show KZfaq its worth. Thanks for these videos. I almost feel at home with family when I watch these.

"there was a conflict going on at that time"

Been a fan of this gun since I was 10yrs old when I played Medal of Honor: Frontline

who else came just to hear the ping

I literally just bought my first gun, it's a Garand. Maybe not the best choice to start but I regret nothing.

I have to revisit this every now and then. In my 3 years in the USAF ('80s), I fired a Garand more than any other firearm. As a member of the HQ TAC/LAFB Honor Guard, I put hundreds of blank rounds through M1s. I still get goosebumps thinking about the honors rendered by those magnificent rifles. Thanks for the memories.

I don't know if it's just me, but those little nicks and scratches in the wood just give this firearm so much soul. That is one beautiful piece of kit my friend.

Train with this rifle in 1969 in the United States Marine Corps to qualify as rifleman. Can still remember the feeling!

Gotta love the sound when the clip is empty

I am always been impressed with Hickok's marksmanship. His love for guns is infectious.

I own and shoot an M1 Garand pretty often. It is the most cherished gun I own for many reasons. One, I'm a big WW2 buff. The receiver on mine is dated February of 1942, barrel and walnut are brand new. Everything else is a mash up. Two, handling, shooting and reloading it gives me a feel of what soldiers that actually carried it into battle had to deal with. I'm not getting shot at and running through dirt and mud with it but it helps me realize how it would've been under good circumstances. Lastly, I love taking friends to shoot it. My shooting buddy that I take shooting the most often is my coworker. She's about 5'4 and 110lbs and her favorite gun of mine to shoot is the M1 Garand. Everyone that shoots it loves it. I love it for the historical significance and for the fact that it's just a good rifle.

Would love to be able to track down the Garand my grandfather carried.

"Enjoy being shunned." LMAO 😂😂😂

“What does a battle rifle have in common with a microwave?”

Love the .30-06 cartridge!

I love the M1 Garand. A friend of mine let me use it out on the range a few years ago and it's very accurate with very low recoil. I had a bolt action 30.06 that kicked like a Missouri mule and left bruises on my shoulder. So if a person is lucky enough to buy an M1 Garand they definitely have a sweet shooter and a part of American history. One day when I win the lottery I will buy one too!

I remember when my ship turned in all the m1s for the m14. I wish I could have kept one. Don't know what happened to them. Gunners mate chief Earl C. Phillips US Navy 1961 to 1981

I never knew HOW precise these things were, holy moly my ancestors were truly screwed.

It doesn't talk when it fires, it sings.

Payed $1,000 even for mine at a gun show. Have never regretted it.

Guess you can say it's the Garand daddy of all guns.

my grandfather watches this video Every night 5 years ago, and now he's gone i miss him so much,this video was a memory for me.

This guy is like the Bob Ross of guns. I just love listening to the sounds of happy little metal plates.

This is hands down my FAVORITE vintage gun ever made! The LEGENDARY M1 GARAND! It's my dream to own one of these one day!!!

4:10 Man, that is a really satisfying noise.

I appreciate the honest evaluation of the stresses involved in off hand shooting with such a beast of a rifle.

Hickok please have a chapter 3 on the Garand. We just love-em! Jack

I qualified with this rifle at the rifle range in the Marine Corps. It is a very special weapon. Very dependable, very accurate weapon.

İ would not want to steal apples from your garden

I enjoyed your thorough description of this historic rifle and you are a great shot. I am not a gun owner and I am not against owning a gun as long as you are responsible and careful. I look forward to more of your fascinating videos, thanks.

“Let’s see what we can do on the other range”. Dear Santa, I want two gun ranges.

Great rifle. Whether in Europe or the Pacific, imagine facing those 30-06 rounds if you were the enemy. The BAR notwithstanding, a squad armed just with M1s could put up some pretty withering cover fire.

The finest war rifle ever made ( General Patton)

June 6th 1944: "Germans surrendering out of the bunkers" Angry US Soldiers: 10:09

I just love that sound，“ting”

You just keep on yacking. I love it and that's what made me subscribe. It's like having a history lesson with a great teacher.

This gun M1 Garand is very much amazing. I was able to fire it when I was in ROTC here in the Philippines. The quality of this gun in terms of acuracy and stability is pretty much good.. I would say that I wish I have this gun...

Mr Morgan, it's ones like you that God provided us to make life good! Thank you for all the companship you've gave me threw out the years.

My Springfield M1 receiver and barrel date to October '43. The rifle is awesome, but to think on the history it went through is astounding.

love this weapon---I still can remember buying these in the 1970s for a fifty bucks...ohhhh those days r so gone...

i like sound that since remove a clip. that ting~ noise is very wonderful. i'm korean. when our country had fight north korea. that m1gearen is saved our country. it saved country weapon. we are very thanks who join fight with USA navy. very thanks if i known that celled forget war by usa people's. but our korean's didn't forget usa's help

My grandpas middle name was Ramon so is my middle name he was on islands some of the time in WWII he was on the northern end of Utah Beach Normandy in the D-Day RIP Lauren

I love M1 Garand watching from Philippines,

That "ting" sound that makes the empty magazine its just fabulous

whenever I see this rifle I think of gran Torino

When my grandma caught someone stealing tomatos on our garden

Tonnes of applaud . Keep on producing memories sire.

Awesome. My Great Uncle died in WW2 October of 1943. I would love to find me a Garand made at that time.

The sound of empty magazine falling on the ground brings back my young ages when i played Call of Duty 1 and 2 ...

I have a 1943 M-1 Garand, it has successfully hunted Alaskan Brown and Black Bears, Moose, Caribou and once a Buffalo during a special permit hunt. It is my go to rifle in the hunting season.

I was equipped with this gun when I enlisted in the Army infantry in the Republic of China, Taiwan in 1976 many thanks for this video. When I see this video, I count to 8 waiting to hear the injection sound of bullet clip, amazing video really brings back my memory.

Badass. I wish I owned one.

i look up to this guy

you are amazing and I love that rifle that I carried through boot camp. Thank you man.

I'm not a gun owner myself but it was interesting to see this since my father was a WWII *COMBAT* rifleman. He ended up being the bazooka guy when he got over to europe. I have a picture of him with his rifle which he wrote they had to carry them even after the war was supposed to be over since about every town they went through had Germans who hadn't given up especially up in the hills where they had to go round them up. Watching this episode I can tell how loud just one rifle is and imagine an actual battle must have been incredibly loud.

Sadly I'm British so I can't legally own a gun but if I could , the M1 Garand would be my choice of firearm ( idk why)

I've watched your videos off and on for quite some time but finally realized I could get notices from you if I subbed your channel. I'm a life member of the NRA and have been for years. I'm 70 years old and joined when the dues were $7.00 a month if I remember correctly. In the 80's I got a life membership. I enjoy all your videos and especially like this one as my favorite rifle is the M1 Garand and I have 9 of them at this time. I did have 11 and gave one to my brother and recently sold one on Gunbroker. They are all top notch guns and it's taken years to find them, no random pieced together junk. One of them is a navy gun in .308 with the paper work signed by the secretary of the navy showing it was awarded to an enlisted man for winning a leg match using it. I love the vintage military rifles as well as the newer ones. I have several of the others as well that I won't go into. I do have one I'm very proud of I'll mention and it's a Springfield 03 I sent to Miltech in California a few years back and had totally refurbished. It looks better than the day it was issued to a soldier. I'm primarily a pistol shooter and shot bullseye matches for years, (conventional pistol to some) and my favorite pistol is the 1911. Thanks for all you do for the shooting sports. A short p.s. Do you know the ammo you use should be loaded with the proper burn rate parameters? The Lake City you mention in the video is good but not sure about the other. Improper burn rate in the powder can bend the operating rod. I reload all my ammo for the Garand. When I shot the John C. Garand matches at Camp Perry they supplied the ammo...Lake City.

As a student in ROTC (Marine) in High School back in 1973. As a squad Leader, I was issued the M-14 Garand. We did range shooting and field war drills with kind of a Red vs. Blue competition firing blanks. Observer scoring points. Fond memories ! ! I joined the Army after High School and given the M-16. What a toy ! No heft, Balance Nada compared to the M-14. It felt so hollow .

I've discover this wonderful channel because Mr. Garand was born 30 min from my home town, Montreal, Quebec. Never shot a gun in my life but now I will

Is your channel name a tribute to the Wild-West figure Wild Bill Hickok? I just found your channel, and I have to say that I absolutely love it. I hope someday I'll get to shoot all these great weapons of yesteryear myself, that would be amazing, but getting to experience them vicariously through you is great. Thank you so much for keeping these pieces of history alive, and passing this knowledge on to young sods like me, you are doing us a great service!

"1943, I remember it well." LOL!

We started training in the Hellenic air force with old guns first, one of them was the M1 by far one of my favorites, beautiful gun with nice sounds and the ejecting clip.

"it was made in the october of 43 and there was a LITTLE conflict going on at that time"

God I love that “ping!”

My fathered carried one from D-Day through 1946 in the ETO. The old man used to say “Goes through 9 Germans and kills the 10”. I got one through the DCM program. It was shipped to his house as I was working overseas at the time. He stripped it of the cosmoline and cleaned it. He was so proud to hold one again. No doubt living out his youth and fighting to liberate Europe. I to am proud to own one!

Love this man’s videos 🤘🏼

what an awesome rifle. and an honor to have the original and not a replica of remake. I bet the soldier that shot that in the 2nd world war was looking down with approval cause your aim is terrific and your respect is true. thanks for sharing this video hickok45, your weapons channel is the best on youtube

I used to always pronounce it "M1 Grand"

I remember back in the 70,s my uncle had 4 M1 s . Standing in his gun rack . Very heavy rifle for 8 year old to shoot

I’ve fired an M1. That’s a monster rifle. The recoil feels like a shotgun. They don’t make them like that anymore. A great shooting rifle.

That was my issued military riffle, when I was in the artillery (155mm hauwitz) in Denmark from 1989-to1990. Loved it and whish I was able to purchase one in Denmark, but no, we have the stricktest gunlaws! Dam´n hippi´s

I know that it’s my favorite world war gun

Trained on the Garand in Army Basic at Ft. Polk, LA in 1963, the last training rotation to use it. I loved the 9.5 lb beast…🥰

Great rifle with history thanks for the demo. I like M1 garand even more.

hickok, you could say it is the GARAND-daddy of all milsurp rifles

Man, you really forget how powerful that 30-06 really is. That rifle sounds mean

Beautiful rifle, I love the simplicity & practicality of function in this rifle.

My favorite gun to disassemble and assemble repeatedly during our high school reserved army training. Every part of the rifle has a purpose, no excess parts to mess around with.

I hope we never forget the debt this country owes, to the Men who carried this rifle.

As a MG3 gunner I had this rifle as a backup. Awesome :)

When they re-released the M1 I bought a 2001 made one. At first I had a lot of derailing issues. Once everything was worked out and absolute joy to shoot.

My son has it now. He’s very much into history. He’s out in Nashville and did a summer in WI for Henry Rifles. That’s how we felt about it, who used it during the war. It actually had a weird feeling to it, and didn’t like being placed next to current firearms.

Among other things, this reminds me of Gran Torino.

Why do you need a semi-automatic Assault Weapon ghost gun with a high-capacity magazine clip for target practice?

I got mine from the DCM in 1989. Took 28 months, a Winchester made in June 1944. Put a web sling on mine too. Keep the good video coming. All Praise to Hickok 👍🇺🇸👍

This weapon like the lee Enfield no 4 303 is a beast of a weapon and had the chance of firing both awesome pieces of kit

Arma linda clássico e esse som que sai depois de descarregar as balas, mano maravilhoso...

One note of caution about the ammo...you must use only .30-06 ammo specifically designated for the M-1 Garand, as using modern high-powered hunting cartridges may destroy the gun. I bought cases of PPU ammo (made in Serbia) designated for the Garand and they work flawlessly in my gun

Can we just take a moment of silence for the bumpfire accuracy at 8:10 because both rounds hit at the same spot! Hickok you the man!

that sound when you fire the last bullet and it chucks out the empty clip is such an incredible sound, I don't know why but it is