Browning BAR M1918
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Shooting and showing the Ohio Ordnance Works Browning BAR 1918A3.
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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.
Thanks for his service. And say happy birthday to him for me
If hes still on earth, give him a handshake and hug for me
Dude
I have no words
I know this was two years ago but I don’t understand how the injured war veterans live in their 90s and stuff. Half of America’s population working office jobs will probably live till their 70s! Our veterans are truly built different!
@@liam___.
The veterans didn't ate a lot of crap, they kinda HAD to exercise, and inhaled less combustion engine smokes. So yea, of course they lived a lot.
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.
Robert Bryan God Bless your Dad. My Dad was in the Air Force in the Korean War-he was a radioman on a B-29.
His name Gerald by any chance?
God bless your dad , mine could of been drafted for the Flaklands war
God bless. My second cousin was a POW for 2 years in Korea one of the strongest men I’ve ever met. And I can only imagine you’re father was the same. May he rest in the sweetest peace
Didn't knew soldiers could chose their weapons
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.
My grandfather was a supply sergeant in the Philippines during WWII. Maybe they met. Did your dad ever tell you a story about his platoon being given a bunch of unlabeled food cans? That was my grandfather’s idea. Apparently the platoon had annoyed him and his staff.
No, but he did mention that guys in the hospital opened their canned peaches, hid them under the bed, hoping they'd ferment and make alcohol.
@@pamcm1098
Apparently alcohol was an extremely sought after commodity. My grandfather said that if you had a bottle of booze you could buy a plane with it. He also told me that he supplied a unit with oatmeal (which nobody wanted) in order to make alcohol in a makeshift still--in exchange for a couple of bottles when they were done.
I thank your dad for his service
@@Shozb0t i thank your grandfathers both for protecting the us against the Japanese in ww2
those trees live dangerously
Underrated comment
it's not like they can do something
tree lives matter
Alexander Keith no black tree lives matter
Strongpoint100
Years of living 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.
+Josh Bencivengo My grandpa was an aeronautics mechanic for WWII, he's talked about how he went to Vietnam and the kids were so impressed with his M1 Carbine and how great it was to shoot.
I just thought I would point this out since it seems like you think Hickok was in WWll. Hickok wasn't in WWll, but his father was a medic in the war
+Riskystache I know he wasn't in WWII if you read carefully you'd see I never say that. I just said men like them.
Soylent Green It makes me sad every time I think of the greatest generation ever no longer being around for us to marvel at. Thank God for the film that exists of their exploits, pass it along to your children, these hero's valor will be needed again some day, so keep their courage alive in your children.
Soylent Green It makes me sad every time I think of the greatest generation ever no longer being around for us to marvel at. Thank God for the film that exists of their exploits, pass it along to your children, these hero's valor will be needed again some day, so keep their courage alive in your children.
"im outta ammo already? "
"the ammo carrier's dead already? "
2 most common BAR man quotes
"UPHAM! AMMO! AMMO!AMMO UP!'
Can't get much more manly than this gun!
I love your channel haha
Than you should get a MG42...
Taran Kruse this is a world war 2 wersion of browning m1918.
a browning m1918a2 is a world war two light machine gun no world war 1
DemolitionRanch yeah it's an AR but ten more pounds lol.
DemolitionRanch Woahhh
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.
All in all you did a good job and thanks again for your video. Takes me back.
Blue Wagon great hearing from you, sir!
SIMILAR SITUATION FOR ME IN THE 9TH INF.....I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WAS WORSE CARRYING THE BAR OR DOUBLE TIMING WITH THE 1919 BROWNING BBL ASBY....AS MY 1ST SGT ALWAYS SAID:"GOOD TRAINING , GOOD TRAINING MEN..".
Man for 91 your doing good writing all this on UA-cam!! How did you see out too 2000 yards ? I have done long range shooting at 1000 with high powered scope , couldn’t see the target ?
The TV series "Combat", Curby carried it. It was my favorite.
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.
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.
And then puts the definitely hot barrel on the cardboard boxes of ammo lol
"are we empty already?" Every BAR man ever
ryancrazy1 bar machine gunner too
Ammunition is not a factor the sound is. Down range of it.
Imagine if the had developed a belt-fed version akin to the M249. Would’ve ended the war even sooner...
@@Warrior_Stoicist you mean like the m1919?
ryancrazy1 well, yes and no. I’m sure they made some of those that were designed to be fired from a standing position and on the move, but those were probably modified versions. I just mean essentially a higher capacity BAR, maybe a drum magazine would’ve made it more dominating than it already was. Just fantasizing I guess.
Started watching few days back. The man has the coolest show pieces.
LOVE that gun! I carried that mother during the Korea War. God bless John Browning
Gerald O'Brien youre 80+ yrs old then?
Thanks for your service old timer ! /salute
@@dickchocolate1706 There's a more recent comment from a dude with last name Bryan saying his dad used to carry the BAR during his time in Korea. Coincidence? XD
Goat Warrior then he is dead...
Gerald O'Brien Thank you.
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.
I giggled like a school girl when I saw it in my queue.
Me too!!!
Easily one of my favorite weapons in WW2
"if you wanna shoot it full auto, you'll need a really fast trigger finger"
Same here hahahahaha
This is without a doubt, my favorite gun of all time.
I sure wouldn't want to carry it all day. Actually the Bren gun or MG-42 were better squad automatic machine guns in my opinion. The BAR did its job well but with only 20 rounds and no detachable barrel it had some limitations. Also that bi pod wasn't that good. Most guys would get rid of it and shoot from the hip.
@@garrisonnichols7372 both the Bern and mg42 don't have very portable magazines tho
Would carry a BAR if I had to choose over the 3
@@shazuzrqt7985 do
I'm not familiar with the bern but the BREN has very portable mags.
"Are we out of ammo already?"
Me when I use the BAR in Bf1
Taylor Maakestad is bout Waw
andrik pozos "is" not about anything wtf... He is showing a real gun to the Internet.
pl
20 round mags, bs 😂
Lol
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
Birdlaw
Drink much?
@@Jbk4real Every day...
My great grandfather started out in ww2 with a m1 garand and then finished the war with a BAR and he said he loved that thing to my grand father and my dad I'm sad I never got to meet him
My grandpa fought in our independence in '71
Ssd I didn't get to meet him
From the stories mom and other relatives told he was a genuinely good soldier
Sadly the lad died in 2001,2 years before even my mom got married
May he rest in peace. God bless
I love how you never seem to lose the joy of shooting. every magazine you empty brings makes you giddy
"...brings makes..."?
Out of shape picking it up, in shape putting it down.
Dad was an expert with the Browning Automatic Rifle in the Navy. He was in from 1937-1957.
There were a few times he took his BAR ashore with him because no one was sure if there were Japanese soldiers left or not.
I can personally attest to the fact that, on at least one occasion, he said he bagged a mule deer in Washington with his BAR. He would grin when he told about that.
Dad carried one on Iwo Jima and Siapan
@TheIronMcC123456 3rd second core infantry
Your dad is an ultimate badass.
My dad - all 5'6" of him - carted this beauty in Korea. He said it saved his life many times.
I was born on Saipan! Awesome!!
Semper Fi.
My dad carried the BAR in France/Belgium during WWII. His company was being sniped by a German soldier in a church bell tower. My dad saw the movement out of the corner of his eye, and turned the BAR on the tower and emptied the box. The sniper crashed out of the splintered tower and hit the ground with a satisfying thud. I've wanted one of those for the last 40 years every since he told me about that story. thanks for showing it.
i think that was a movie. 😃
+Matt R C Nope. goes along with the piece of Panzer shrapnel sitting in my desk drawer. It is as big as your index finger. They took it out of his back. Purple heart too. He was also a Ranger.
I wish I had family lineage dating back to either of the world wars, but I do not.
Thank you for sharing your fathers endeavor. I can honestly say that if I ever manage to meet a WWII veteran while there is still time, I would probably come to tears.
5 years late on this but damn, what a beautiful rifle. My grandfather carried this in WWII as he was given a choice between the BAR and an M1 flamethrower. I’m sure he chose it because of the stories my great grandfather told of his time in the trenches, and what happened to the guys with flamethrowers that got hit, because it would not be a good way to go. He carried it from Normandy all the way to the Battles of Mortain and Aachen, until the end of his war. He was injured by an arrillery round during an SS counterattack at Aachen while he was moving prisoners and the German fellow my grandfather pulled in the ditch with him was blown to bits. He got the brunt of the hit but my grandfather had shrapnel in his torso and right leg for the rest of his life and walked with a limp after the war. He was my hero. Thanks for the video
Side note: it’s a shame this gun is no longer made, even the Ohio Ordnance version seems sold out nearly everywhere. I’d enlist today if the US Army still used these bad boys, despite the limited magazine capacity.
A friend of mine's father, Ed Kieloch, was a paratrooper in the Pacific during WWII. Mr. Kieloch lugged one of those things from New Guinea to the Philippines. He loved the BAR.
My grandfather was part of what he called a BAR team in WWII. He described what he and two others' job was:
One would set up with a BAR in range of a German pill box emplacement and suppress fire from within the bunker by shooting into the small opening while the other two members of the team ran up to the bunker with grenades. When the two reached the pill box window, the rifleman would cease fire long enough for the grenadiers to pop a grenade each into the window.
Grandpa took shrapnel on his first day in combat. Doctors considered it too great an infection risk to remove the shrapnel. Besides the lung was already ruined.He carried that shrapnel in his right lung for over fifty years.
Listening to this guys is like listening to Bob Ross.
I do like to shoot trees
I love his laugh. and "what are we gonna shoot?" is a classic hickok line...
he reminds me of a Mr rogers with firearms, I love it.
"Mr. Rogers with Firearms" is the best description. It's a beautiful day on the shooting range.
WHAT, NO WAY DUDE. Hickok, you are very blessed to be able to shoot all of these absolutely LEGENDARY firearms.
Thank you....i own one in Boswell indiana...love the HISTORY....Dad was in WW 2 and sent 6 guns home thru the postal system and they are in the family today. Dad was a fighting quarter masters with stories told.....thank you
In Viet Nam they were used by the Arvins( south Vietnamese soldiers). During my time there 1966-67 I never encountered an American soldier using one. Great video as usual- big fan.
Wow, what an awesome surprise to see a video of this weapon! These historical weapons are always very interesting to see. Thank you!
Gotta love the old 30.06. In my opinion the most versatile rifle round ever.
My grandpa carried one if these through Korea. Although heavy, he loved it and used it to the fullest extent. Sadly, he was targeted because of this and was shot. He survived though and he is still kicking today!
If you fought in the snow it could be a Klondike B.A.R
who would you kill for a Klondike B.A.R lol
jasonsteiner57 Yes!
jasonsteiner57 Months late but WOW.
lol
jasonsteiner57 fought in *Alaska
3:54 that action sounds heavenly, omg.
"very small guy" "5'8"
Hello darkness my old friend
To fair Hickok is a whole foot taller than that so he gets a pass
I'm 5'4 🥲
Lol 5 foot 8 isn’t small at all.
5'8" is 4'20"
Don’t worry short gang I’m looking out for you
what a sight !! A 1911, a BAR and a Garand. True testament of the genius John M Browning
The Garand was the invention of .......John Garand ,
Yea John Browning invented quite a few excellent weapons but the Garand was not one of them. He did invent the Maw Duce which we still use even today in the US military. Nobody was a better gun inventor than John Browning.
i heard a joke that goes:
"Two Nazis walk into a BAR..."
He jammed.... the end
2 nazis wall into a bar and The bar jamms and The Nazis Walked with Tommy To end The Fat Man Life
What about the thousands of Yankees mowed down by Nazi Germany's MG34 and MG42.
Rat-tat-tat....
@@burntbacon7995
Still lost the war. And today Germany is not even half the nation it once was.
@@TemplarBlack.
I guess it doesn't matter when Germany over engineers their crap and don't have the resources to back them up.
Dad carried one in WWII, I got a chance to shoot one in 1968
In 1959, I fired a magazine full of tracers, on full-auto, from the flight deck of the U.S.S. Kearsarge (CVS-33). It was set on slow-auto, which was around 250 rpm. I could squeeze off one, two, or three shots. The BAR was the personally assigned weapon of a Marine Corporal who was a member of the Marine Detachment aboard the ship. I hit a five-gallon milk can, floating in the wake, with a three round burst, from several hundred yards away. Best shot I ever made.
1. There is a photograph of Browning's son, in his Army officer's uniform, holding a BAR, somewhere in France.
2. The BAR was designed and used as a "walking machine gun."
3. At some point in time, leather "holsters" were designed to be attached to a rifleman's trouser belt, on the right side, with the open "pocket" facing forward. The butt of the rifle was inserted into this device, which allowed the rifle to be fired from the waist, but taking a large amount of weight from the arms and transferring it to the waist.
4. By the end of the war, a Marine squad had SIX BAR men, with six ammo carriers assigned (one for each BAR). The ammo carriers were fully checked out on the BAR, so as to be able to take over the weapon if the main guy was wounded, and each carried an M1-A1 Thompson sub-machine gun. The squad Sergeant also carried a Tommy-gun, so that meant that when all 13 full-auto weapons were firing, over 7,000 rounds were going downrange each minute. It (the combined firepower) constituted a magnificently effective jungle-clearing device; the Japanese soldiers were annihilated.
+theoriginalbadbob As an Englishman, I have to say that the BAR is up there with the BREN. I also highly rate the M1 Garrand AND the M2 Carbine which even today are highly credible, reliable, and accurate weapons - a bit like the best Enfield rifles.
+Lancaster50 I love the action on the Lee Enfield rifles! Not strong enough for a powerful cartridge like the 30-06 but very smooth.
+Lancaster50 The BREN was better in every respect.
The 1922 Small Arms Trials of the British Army, examined several light machineguns, including the Bren, and recommended the BAR over the Bren and every other gun in the Trial. Who, besides you, thinks the Bren is better than the BAR?
theoriginalbadbob why didn't they adopt the BAR then ?
i love this guys voice, demeanor and vibe.
mr hickok you have the greatest live on this world great canal great show god save america greatings from switzerland
Three Germans walk into a BAR.......
Not a good day for them.
+Jered Watkins245 LOL I don't often run into Spurs fans go Spurs go!
+silver Falcon heck yeah! You enjoy that warriors game? 😀😀😀
+Jered Watkins245 hell yeah felt nice getting revenge on curry this game today at hornets was bad
+silver Falcon We had curry on freaking lockdown, and it is not that bad that we did not win the hornets game. It is the playoffs that Pop excels in.
Powerful, accurate, portable and automatic.
In 1918 this was a big advancement that was widely used in future conflicts. My relatives used it. Thanks for your knowledge and expertise.
My Father carried a BAR through France, Beligium, Holland, & Germany. He was told during training, to hold the muzzle down on Auto, or it would climb up in the Air. Of course He didn't put a good hold on it, so it climbed. In France, He threw away the Bi-pod because of weight. Then, He was using twigs for a Day or two, until He got another Bi-pod. Standard issue was 2 per Company. By the time the 474th Rangers arrived in Norway, they had 8 BARs, per Company ! The ability of continuous Fire, kept the Enemies' heads down. On the Dog-trot / March my Dad would trade off carrying His BAR with another Friend who carried a Mortar Base Plate. They carried Ammo & more Ammo. His two nightmares for Years, was "Running Out of Ammo" & "People coming up from behind" His Friend, Bill Boyle, saved my Dad's Life, in that situation. House to House, combat in Nuremburg.
Yes I was a cop for 33 years and I would also have nightmares of running out of ammo still do.
this guy sounds like the gun dealer from GTA San Andreas
Danley Nuks Huehuehuehuehuehuehuehue, i knew that voice wasn't strange for me
😂😂 seriously
Danley Nuks He is! Lol
no. the gun dealer from GTA sounds like him
Protecting your rights!
I enjoy his calm but enthusiastic demeanor after shooting The BAR on full auto. This channel is amazing.
I gotta be honest, I would love to own one of these, it’s not practical, but it’s a masterpiece.
This reminds of our Bren gun, 303 caliber, also single shot and auto. Loved the Bren. Large mag on the top and very accurate.
My pastor Raf Morgan, was a B A R man, 82nd airborne 1942-45 , and loved that gun .
He passed away in 2010
There is a modern version of the 1918 BAR it's called the HCAR it would be awesome if hickok45 does a video on that or a comparison of the BAR and HCAR.
In 1962 I was my squad auto rifle and I carried it all over. Also during my reserve period in Puerto Rico. Then on 1967, I voluntarily went to Vietnam but 'it' was already gone!
Thanks for the video. Brought back a lot of memories. I trained and carried one of these weapons in the Marines many years ago. At 5' 6", 145 lbs. 4 magazines, plus extra ammo. At 18 years old, it was all in a day's work. My assistant ammo carrier carried lots of extra ammo plus his M1 Garand. You have to stay in shape to carry one of these fire beathing monsters. Firing it was a wonderful experience. Selector switch was 350 to 500 rounds per min. Cleaning it was ok once you got use to process. I liked sleeping with it next to me as well. It was satisfying to know that if things got nasty, the weapon was there to take care of business and help save all of my Marine buddies. Semper Fi.
so 3 Germans walk into a B.A.R...
Just kidding, its a whole Infantry :)
20 americans walk into an mg42...
They call the air force to bomb the building where the mg42 is
+Brooks Beston +2
So 1 Tom copies a comment...
This was also THE rifle Clyde Barrow used. (Bonnie and Clyde)
And finally after he kept winning gunfights with the cops, the cops decided to get their own BAR 1918's and that is how they finally killed them.
I believe either he or someone else made a 40 round magazine for his.... Can you imagine that small of dude handling that?
Yea especially since the average cop in the 30’s was carrying a 38 cal revolver.
Been a Hickok fan for 10 years now as a Canadian, still my favourite channel!
My favorite weapon of WWII. Anyone who says it was obsolete by the invasion of Europe. Has never seen the account of Germans who said they would target it's operator first because of its lethal command of a firefight.
My grandfather carried one throughout his tour in the pacific.
The BAR was years ahead of its time even by the end of World War Two.
Henning Malland Yeah, if you want to be carrying a 30 pound rifle through the bush.
Henning Malland OK but MG weight almost double and need 2 operators.MG is a machinegun,BAR is first step to assault rifle.
Michael Kapela My argument against it is not that it wasn't effective, it had more firepower than an M1 Garand, so of course you take it out of the fight first, just that compared to other country's squad level support weapons it was inferior and the country that built the P-51 Mustang, the Essex class aircraft carrier and the first nuclear bomb could have built a much better support weapon for use at the squad level.
This was my favorite weapon in Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2). There. I said it.
LOVE the BAR. When my ship's Landing Team had to go to the beach, to scout ahead, before the MARINES landed, I carried a BAR, as my weapon of choice. 12-man team was Old School. Only Auto-weapons we carried were 1 BAR, 2 Thompsons and an M-14. The reason carried M! Garands.
Clyde, of Bonnie and Clyde favored a BAR that was modified with a shortened barrel.
Kind of ironic when you consider that the posse who killed them all had a BAR to start the fight with before they pulled thompsons and pistols as backups.
+bevofan123 more ironic when you consider that bonnie couldn't walk (well) and neither clyde since she drove a car off a bridge and clyde cut off toes to escape a work detail.
+Mr. Lowery They had a Colt version of the BAR called Monitor, the way it looks on the pictures of Bonnie & Clydes weapons in the death car, it came out of the factory exactly as pictured :)
+bevofan123 They had Browning self loading repeater rifles (not BAR`s), shotguns and pistols.
Mr. Lowery
No, the 2 BAR's weren't modified nor sawn off, they did own one Browning Auto 5 that was sawn off barrel to stock.
A guy walks into a bar. What does he say?
Nothing because he has six holes in him.
My dad was a Seabeee, got out right before his unit shipped out to 'Nam. About smaller guys chosen to carry the BAR, it's true. The reason was that they were a smaller target for the enemy. BAR men also had to carry that weapon everywhere: chow hall, PT, name it. In combat, they were responsible for carrying The BAR, The M-1, and The 1911 .45. Luckily, there was an ammo bearer in the fire team.
Hickok I carried the m 60 in nam but it had a sling an was actually heavier than the bar..each hundred round belt weighed 7 lbs I had two belts connected an ammo bearers carried belts and I'm 5' 9 175 lbs then us army central highlands americal division 3rd battalion 1st infantry 11 the brigade 1969
I think I'll open carry one of these in Wal-Mart. Just sling it across the front of my body and look at diapers.
LOL!!!
😂😂😂dam right brother
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I love all your videos, they're like a history lesson that I can sit back and relax to.
So two Germans walk into a B.A.R
Eye sea what you did there.
angel ortega HAHA...too funny
Lmfao
+angel ortega HAR HAR HAR
October Fest for them.
Also,that quote from a meme right? haha lol
Son Pot:
Please..no..
Hickok:
Gonna get a worthy pot.
Son Pot:
Phew...
Hickok:
*places big pot*
Son Pot:
FATHER!!!
Hickok:
Lemme test it on the small pot first.
Father Pot:
:)
Ryan Dupre lol
All around me are familiar faces.
Ryan Dupre the pot just wanted to smoke some weed
Ryan Dupre
I had the opportunity while in the Marines to familiarize on the BAR back in 1967. What I mostly remember is that it was heavy as hell and kicked like a mule. My dad carried one with the Marines while Island hopping in the Pacific during WWII. It was extremely difficult to keep it on target when on full auto and shooting off hand.
I really appreciate the safety and communication you demonstrate. I can tell you respect the gun and the people around you. Looks like a lot of fun, I'd love to give that a shot my self!
May I come shoot with the great Hickok on his beautiful range?
+Alty See FAQ Video playlist. :-)
+hickok45 call of duty
He's said in one video that he doesn't want anybody coming to his house.
7darkwisdom lol
Clyde Barrow used one of these to great fame. His favorite gun. He was 5 foot 5 inches tall and weighed about 120lbs
He was killed by one too!
In 1962 I set the standard for field stripping cleaning and re-assembly an a-3 BAR . I was a junior in high school ROTC. I was invited to 5th army headquarters to demonstrate my technique. it was an awesome powerful weapon. a piece of trivia for you, this was the weapon of choice for machine gun Kelly in the early thirties. most people think it was the Thompson , but not so.
+a langwell It was also the weapon of choice for Clyde Barrow. That's an impressive story, by the way. I was in high school JROTC myself not too long ago. :)
“You just run out of ammo before you know it, don you?” That’s what SHE said!
StopFear
“Ahh this thing is big”. That’s what he said!
Was in the US Marine Corps from 59 through 69. BAR man in squad. Loved it
I loved the Medal of Honour Frontline mission with this.
WOW....now you just need a girl named Bonnie and you could travel across the country...
Man, a BAR, M1 and 1911 with plenty of ammo. I’m salivating...
my only real experience with the BAR is video games. sadly
***** I was implying that I want one, would like to shoot one and essentially where I first heard about it and what inspired me to research more about it.
I shot one at Sam's shooters emporium in Arizona. If you're ever in the area, you NEED to try it
And the one I shot was the real deal, full auto.
Iv'e Got a .338 Win mag BAR I Can Shoot anything ANYWHERE in The World. Sadly it is not Mag Feed!!!
Love your profile picture
How could anyone dislike this beauty?
PotatoWielder 9001 libtards who are too coward to fire one
As a Liberal that's not true.
PotatoWielder 9001
Yes and I would love to own one.
Illusive Man
well according to my research a libtard is usually a far left leaning liberal, sometimes refered to as a social justice warrior. as an example of their beleifs a common view of libtards is the banning of firearms. based on your previous statemnt and my loose definition of a "libtard" i have come to the conclusion that you are in fact not a libtard and should not dislike this video.
PotatoWielder 9001 Japanese probably
My brother was in the Navy ('71-'75) on an oiler, a floating gas station. Every night they needed a volunteer to go back on the fantail of the ship with the cook to throw the garbage overboard. His job was to shoot holes in the bags. He had a choice of a Thompson or a B.A.R. Up close the Thompson was okay, but, if you wanted to reach way out, the B.A.R. was the ticket. Needless to say there were no shortages of volunteers for that detail!
Why did he need to shoot holes in the bags?
awesome i love this gun i was so pissed when i watched a sons of guns ep and a guy had one of these converted down to 7.62
Ohio Ordinance makes a milled down version of the BAR called the HCAR (heavy counter assault rifle) that is pretty cool. Kind of of cost prohibitive but still on my short list nonetheless.
HCAR is my dream gun
I love the comments on your videos. Everybody is so positive. Very refreshing.
Absolutely love your vids- man time AND gun safety!
I own a few class three weapons but this is one gun I would love to own in full auto. Now they are just too much money. Nobody was a better gun inventor than John Browning nobody.
I've never seen him shaken. And leave it to the BAR to do that. National Treasure
I love how he laughs every time he shoots! He’d be a fun shooting buddy...
My old man carried one of these back in 55. 11th Airborne. He still curses this weapon lol
My uncle carried a BAR with Patton's 3rd Army in europe. He hated it because of the weight, he never 'got used to it'. He was about 5'10" with wide shoulders and stocky, so they assigned the BAR to him in his platoon.
i remember seeing one of these the first time i ever went to a gun shop when i was little it was full auto and everything. which is a suprise considering its a small town gun shop
One of my uncles carried a BAR around in Patton's 3rd Army. He hated it because it was so heavy.
+Phil Vorgias my dad too, he always said "I was too light in the @$$ to be carrying that thing all day" hahaha
Hell yea! I remember that show called "The Gallant Men" back around 1960...about WW2 and a guy called Lukavich carried the BAR...think he called it Big Bertha...you may remember that and another called "Combat" with Vic Marrow. Back in the good old days! Always liked the BAR and M14.
I'm Clyde Barrow, and I approve this firearm!
$4k isn't bad. Looked into getting a C&R BAR a few years ago, prices float at 20-30k
BAR = bad ass rifle
BAR = boy, atsa rifle
BAR= big awesome rifle
one of my favorite weapons on battlefield
I almost cried when you said you weren't going to shoot it lol!
I got a little choked up myself
Watching you reminds me of my grandpas. Thank you, man.
i saw you didnt have your ear pro in on the first shot and was thinking ooo thats gonna sting
The BAR is a 30-06, so not to bad.