hickock almost exposed himself. hes really over 200 years old and bought the house in 1896. he looks so youthful because legend has it gun smoke gives him life

A thousand years from now, archeologists are going to conclude that one of the major battles of this century took place on your property.

The Bob Ross of guns.

The cans and the bottles sitting on the ground was a great demonstration.

really good job with the cans and sodas under neath the targets. Really good demonstration.

I used to be anti gun...I've bought 4 guns since I started watching this man's videos some months back.

The magic and success of his channel is he reminds many people of the father or grand father they wish they had

"Shooting steel has risks, and could potentially be dangerous" Me: "CIRCLE GO PIIIIIING!"

Some say Hickok's laugh cures cancer

back in 1896

"Is everybody stupid?" "Maybe" Snorted at that one haha

I wish I could shoot hickok's range, I love it, the setup is perfect, the gong, the chickens, goats, short range and long range targets, this is the best shooting gallery in existence.

i shot at a car rim once and the .300 rem. mag. bullet followed the curve of the rim and came right back over my head and smacked the house.. good thing the house was stone or i could have had a big big problem. i never shot steel like that again.. i like my life and don't want to end it for something stupid like that.. good video.

Great tips! Not so long ago I was shooting an old steel car rim at about 50 yards with an AR. Well, Murphy was looming and a tiny sliver came RIGHT back and hit me just under the bridge of my glasses on my nose. Lots of curved surfaces on that rim just caused a fragment to make a U-turn right back at me.

We shot steel in the Marine Corps and pretty close. We would have little spots of blood on our faces. Fast forward 10 or so years I'm sitting on the couch watching a movie with my wife. In the corner of my nostril there was a bump. I start picking at it and what do I pull out of my skin. A piece of copper jacket from a 9mm ball round. It was surprisingly large I will say. My wife was mortified I kept that damn thing hell I wanted to put it back. Fond memories of range days. The MP5 was fun to shoot.

I never realized how much knowledge was needed about shooting steel. Great video.

Hickok, we modeled our steel range around your idea of using shepherd's crooks from the local hardware store. They swing naturally deflecting jackets and lead downward, and the crooks are flexible allowing for even more absorption of the force of the rounds. Proper eye and ear pro is always a must. Thank you for pioneering the home rang ideas!

Hickok almost slipped up and admitted he moved to TN in 1880's there for a moment! :D

A bit of physics here: a large part of what prevents shrapnel from bouncing back at you is the swinging plate absorbs much of the energy/momentum of the bullet and thus it is not reflected back at you. When you shoot the coffin around 8 min in, one soda can bursts. Why? I'll tell you why: it was because that bullet impacted the coffin when the coffin was swinging back at you! All of your other shots impacted the target when it was swinging AWAY from you, which built up the stored momentum in the coffin! When the coffin is moving towards you and the bullet impacts then, the bullet's momentum is met with greater momentum in the opposite direction from the coffin, which mathematically is identical to the bullet impacting a wall that is moving towards you! This might be more intuitive if you imagine a head on collision on the road: if your truck moving 30 mph impacts a stationary truck of equal mass, much of your momentum is absorbed in the collision and the net momentum of the system after the collision is still moving in the direction as your truck was. But if instead you crash into a truck that is also moving 30mph towards you, that is mathematically equivalent to driving your truck impacting an immovable wall! If that truck you hit is now even heavier or faster than your truck, then the net momentum of the system is in the direction of the other truck, meaning you are going to have a bad day when you go from 30mph due east to 10mph due west in milliseconds.

7:15 that blew my mind. good stuff sir.

So....Hickok, when are you gonna run the NRA? I'll happily sign up then.

Thank you for this video. There is more to gun safty then just pulling the trigger and hitting the target.

Hickok45 for President 2020! Oh wait, he's an honest man.

Thanks hickok, the only way I can learn firearm safety is through my friends, their family, or your videos! We're all glad to have you since some of us don't come from gun families

Holy cow! That was a serious demonstration. Perfectly explained.

The clang is addictive. I appreciate the work you put into your videos.

A fine example of your professional concern for the people you teach. Thank you sir.

I only like shooting steel because of the satisfying "ping" sound it makes.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge. This is my first year of firearm ownership and really appreciate all these great videos

Useful info that I hadn't thought much about. I've only shot very little steel at someone else's range, but your range setup has me interested in something similar. Thanks for doing this video.

I have to say, I've watched tons of your videos, and they are just so informative and well thought-out. The demonstration of ricochets with the bottles under the swinging steel targets was a really effective and interesting teaching tool. I don't even own any guns, but knowledge is power and you provide it well. Thanks for this!

A brilliant video! Full of detailed advice from the Great Sage! I love that a good portion of the videos and advice is about safety. You're a true credit to the gun community Sir!

Great PSA & information from an experienced shooter. Thanks Hickok45.

This guy is just simply a really good teacher

Yet another well made vidoe on firearm safety. I truly appreciate everything you guys produce! Thank you!

This is by far my favorite channel. Just bought a gun Hickok45 recommended. The Taurus G3c, it really is a $600-$800 gun with the features it has out if the box. Especially when compared to the Glock 43x. It has the metal sights with blacked out rear, glock and many brand sights comparability especially the TruGlo night sights. It's red dot ready, laser flashlight ready. Tenifer Matte Black Coating with anti rust/corrosion on steel slide. Comes with 3 metal mags (12+1's) Upgraded trigger from G series, manual saftey. Easily racked with front and back serations Ect

Closing in on 4 mil subs ! Congrats man , one of the best "gun guys" on KZfaq .

Cool video, and I particularly liked the demonstration with 2 liters and pop cans around the base of the targets - that was a pretty brilliant demonstration. Years ago I used to haul aluminum out of Alcoa Tennessee that was used to make pop cans. That stuff is .004" thick, and according to Google "copy paper" is also .004" thick. Just a little trivia for you...

I love your videos, just found them to be honest, you calmly describe guns and safety as well as describe how to avoid and fix shooting problems!

Never commented on your videos before Hickok but have watch almost everyone, and bought "MANY" guns because I watched you shoot them, thank you for all the information and keep up the good work that I know you love to do. God bless brother!

Hey hickok45! There's a video on youtube floating around titled 'bullets at 1 million FPS' or some such. It's a collection of ultra-high speed clips of bullets hitting targets at different angles, and it shows with very clear detail what you seem to be describing in this video here. Check it out if you have some time. Take care!

I never really cared for firearms for the dangers of them, though I was always curious about some of the technical details of them. Now I know target shooting is a lot of fun, and defense of the common people is immensely important. But I just wanted to say that Hickock45 is an incredible teacher. A classic, safety oriented, knowledgeable man that takes a "dangerous" subject and applies common sense and teaches anyone and everyone on the proper practice. It's why a I followed and continue to watch to this day despite not even owning a firearm. He is an example of what the gun community should be about. Many of the comments here are surprisingly (to some communities) are also examples of this as I rarely see hateful and ill tempered comments. They are all about the products, safety and just sharing experiences. We are in a period where there is a divide where more guns means more violence, and less guns means more innocents killed a difficult and seemingly impossible situation to compromise. But that sweet middle ground is people with the respect and knowledge of what he/she is dealing with like a man like this. It's about knowledge and respect towards the risks of the hobby and educating about it. It's not political, it's not race or gender, or any other politics, but about the product and only about the product and expressing safety. Much respect for honest, genuine, channels like this.

I only met my grand father a hand full of times but I swear every time I watch you I can feel his comfort!

Hickock - Your videos have undoubtedly changed the behaviours and attitudes of millions of shooters out there - You need to be nominated for an award for the work that you do!

If you want cheap reactive targets that won't throw lead back: line up some clays or 2 liters.

Note to self: Invest in a kevlar cup.

Very informative video. I think the demonstration with the cans and bottles beneath the targets gave me an overall picture of how and where the rounds go after impact. GREAT STUFF! Thank you for sharing.

Hickok. You can tell you were a teacher in your past. Excellent learning lesson for even experienced shooter. I have been shooting mainly paper targets, cans, plastic bottles for 50 years. I learned something about steel targets. Have a great day! Keep them in the X ring!

I've always wanted to see a gun safety video from you guys. Do's and Don'ts and such.

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Great stuff :)

Can't stress the importance of this topic and video enough. Thank you!

I think you have one of the best gun and safety shows out there. Thank You Sir.

I've been wondering about this subject myself. I made a target from a 1/2" plate and I designed it to hang at a downward angle but I still heard horror stories so I wasn't sure if I wanted to try it out.

I have my ar-500 steel free hanging from chains. No come back so far. I will have to rebuild the frame. The splatter is cutting through through the 2x6's and 4x4's

Thank you for all the safety tips on shooting steel targets,I've been hesitated on shooting steel until now.

Mr, I love your videos and the way you explained things, I envy (with simpaty) your place and your gun collection, keep it up, great work, cheers from Italy

Reminds me of the video of the guy shooting a .50 cal at some steel and it hit the steel and came straight back and hit him in the ear muff?

Hickok thank you for posting this video! That helped me by answering so many questions I had about shooting steel. Does one need to worry about the post you put the shepard's hook on? Does it have to me circular or can it be any post?

Always teaching and inspiring the world. Hickok45, you’ll live forever. 👍

Just added this playlist to my favourites... GREAT VIDEOS!

I have my steel targets at angles facing down so the led goes into the dirt

Theres going to a lead mine in that yard 1000 years from now they'll be recovering lead

Thank you for the great info! I always felt the swinging and the giving steel target were great at reducing harm from the shooter

Thank you for explaining how to set them up for safety. I've been wanting to set some targets for practice with my family.

About two weeks ago i nearly lost my eye from a ricochet. Friend of mine was shooting at a dented up plate with his 9mm from about 20 yards came back and hit me in the eye brow. Got a black eye!

Thanks for the video! Recent subscriber here and I just wanna say I love the content. You put out great work and you do it with great humor. Thank you. P.s. I hope you're getting paid by carhartt! I definitely want to get a shirt from them now

Pretty informative. When I get my land cleared out, I'd like to get a steel range set up and now I know how to do so safely. Thanks fellas!

My son and I thank you for these tips. Range safety is an often neglected and sadly observed in hindsight after an accident. I will share your video with friends.

When I was about 14?, I shot a steel railroad T-Rail at close range with a 30-30 , having one's face Sand Blasted is not a fun thing ):

I was RO at a GSSF match at our club. I was running the plate station. 8 plates @ 11yds. My truck was parked in the pit over 25 yds away from the target array. I had a tarp on the hood. At the end of the day after running a few hundred shooters on 2 racks, the tarp on my truck was covered with fragments, mostly pieces of copper jackets. They should rule out jacketed ammo at such a stage IMHO.

'whatever you do, life is full of risks' a beautiful quote

Thanks for the video. Really helped out. I'm taking notes on how to build my own steel target rang. With the area that I have you just changed my mind. Awesome video thanks.

G'day from Australia! If possible, would love to see you review and test the Adler a110 lever action shotgun. Love your videos, been watching for years.

"Is everybody stupid?" For some reason, Mr. Hand's "Is everyone on dope?" just came to mind.

Great illustrations with the bottles at the bottom. Thank you

THANK YOU! Love all of your videos; this one I needed especially!

I'm so old I can remember when "shooting steel" was a synonym for "gun".

I can sit here all day and listen to Hickok read the phone book and never lose interest. What's up with that? He would make one hell of a press secretary or politician.

Mr hickok always chuckles when he starts shooting. You know he just loves it so much

Thank you for the Video! Great info, Always enjoy you and John.

1:10 - "Is everybody stupid? - Maybe." :D

Hickock, A very good episode. You made some good points. 1. Using Hanging steel is very important. 2. Using Hardened steel is also very important. What you didn't say, and I think it is very important, is that people should hang their hardened steel targets so that the bottom of the target is further away than the top of the target. That makes the splatter hit the ground just in front of the target. There are many ways to do this. If done correctly, hardened steel hanging targets can be shot safely at fairly close range. Love your videos. Thank You. Duane

Great demo, sir! I always learn a lot (and enjoy) your videos. Thank you for being you. 🤗

Excellent video Hickok45! Your doing a great public service for the shooting community!

I understand disagreeing with a lifestyle...But targeting swingers? I know, I know...I'm not funny...

Use extra caution with kiddos and steel targets. Had a bounce back while shooting with my son where a jacketed round tumbled and stopped right up to our feet. Never in my life has this happened after thousands of rounds. We had a long talk about never telling momma about this 😉. It was a good opportunity to discuss shooting safety and eye protection.

Thank you for taking the time to make this video sir.

This video was highly informal and very enjoyable to watch. Hickok you are a true American legend.

Let me be the first in say you thanks for share with us those tips!

Hey Hickok, commonsense it's different from State to State. Maybe in Tennessee it's more common the sense than Kentucky! I joke 👍🏻

Hickok45, Thanks you answered a couple of my questions I had about steel targets - Hardness & Distance.

hello I am French and I love all your video and thank you for this video on the weapon fire risk as there shooting at steel targets

Can you interview the gong ?

i have a gun range bout 1000 yards from my house, don't know what they were firing, but i heard a shot, and a half second later richocet flew over head and landed in the trees, the darn thing was whistling like crazy.

Thanks for the vid, been wanting to make some and set a range up and this video set me up well.

thank you. Important content to talk about for everyone, even as a refresher.

He Started out with a dry t-shirt, ended video drinched in sweat. So glad summer is done for awhile!!

"Flat, hard, keep a safe distance and always wear protection."

Good summary of what building a personal range involves. Thx H 45 !

Thank you Hickok45, just the information I was looking for! Love ya man, take care...