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  • @CreasyEQ
    @CreasyEQ 3 місяці тому +93

    Hickok, with the jump shot 😅

  • @camdeskjockey2355
    @camdeskjockey2355 3 місяці тому +137

    This video should be shown to all new handgun shooters. It's spot on. Great instructions from a great shooter.

  • @bobvog7123
    @bobvog7123 3 місяці тому +18

    Really good lesson. Thanks!
    The 4 rules of gun safety:
    1. Be sure of your target and what is behind your target.
    2. Keep your finger off of the trigger until you're ready to shoot.
    3. ALWAYS consider the gun to be loaded.
    4. Never point the gun at anyone or anything you're not willing to kill or destroy.
    "A loaded gun will kill your enemy, but an 'unloaded' gun will kill your friend."

    • @jeffm4284
      @jeffm4284 2 місяці тому +2

      @bobvog7123 Cannot be said enough! I'm 62 and this was taught in Hunter's Safety, phew, somewhere between when I was 10 or 12 years old. Along with pretty significant first aid. Boy Scouts also taught much of the same back then. You could get badges in archery, marksmanship, first aid, swimming, and endless outdoor activities. Then we took snowmobile safety to be able to drive before 16 years. We had to repeat a lot of the same curriculum. Then I turned 16. Same stuff... Reinforcement is the way humans learn. And I still appreciate reinforcement learning. Like this video.
      My dad was a Korean "conflict" Vet and Sate Police officer in MI. So he put the fear of God in us regarding handguns strategically placed all over the house. I taught my boy the same 4 rules. He's way more pliable than I was, so teaching wasn't difficult and I didn't have to freak him out like my dad did with pictures from the job. That's probably not recommended for most kids - shielding them from the consequences of careless handling of firearms and other potentially dangerous elements - like "friends" that have no respect for the tools they handle. Guns, knives, cars, motorcycles... If your acquaintances don't follow the above 4 RULES - stay away from them. Period.

  • @Darthbetel
    @Darthbetel 3 місяці тому +23

    50 years shooting plus military…never too old to learn. Thx Hic

    • @patriciaeaton-up4yj
      @patriciaeaton-up4yj Місяць тому

      Question is a sdve 9mm good to learn with even though it has a heavy trigger and a long pull. I’m gonna take gun safety class and just wanted to know if the sdve 9mm would be alright

  • @mikefromwv1010
    @mikefromwv1010 3 місяці тому +140

    I'm right handed and use my left eye. Glad to hear others are the same way. You do get your head in some funny position. Thanks for sharing again

    • @foreverbrownsfan
      @foreverbrownsfan 3 місяці тому +15

      I’m left eye dominate, too. I’ve always shot handguns right handed, but long gun, bow and pool left handed. 😂

    • @DaibhidhBhoAlba
      @DaibhidhBhoAlba 3 місяці тому +8

      I'm the opposite. I hate seeing photos of my head when I'm shooting pistol as I look like I have a broken neck! Hehe

    • @paulis7319
      @paulis7319 3 місяці тому +10

      I'm currently restoring an old shotgun that used to belong to an avid quail hunter who worked through that issue. He had somehow bent the stock to the right so he could shoulder the gun on his right shoulder and see the sights with his left eye. I'll post the video of the process in a few weeks when I'm done.

    • @LAT-qk3vj
      @LAT-qk3vj 3 місяці тому

      Very cool. I would like to see that 😆U gotta do what works best for U@@paulis7319

    • @Redhawk_44
      @Redhawk_44 3 місяці тому +10

      I am the same way, right handed and left eye dominant.

  • @BryceGarling
    @BryceGarling 3 місяці тому +60

    The best gun channels on UA-cam are the old-school normal guys. Paul, Clint this channel etc

  • @84jdgregory
    @84jdgregory 3 місяці тому +33

    "They're all more accurate than we are."
    Well said

  • @ismailsenel3812
    @ismailsenel3812 3 місяці тому +27

    Hickock45 is a real living legend

    • @jaskaransudan1390
      @jaskaransudan1390 Місяць тому +1

      we all aspire to be like him i look up to this amazing man😁🦾

  • @larrylake1645
    @larrylake1645 3 місяці тому +13

    Not two minutes in and I re-learned something Hickok had showed me/us years ago. Thanks for the reminder.

  • @garysarratt1
    @garysarratt1 3 місяці тому +11

    Learning on revolvers and 1911s years ago, I (and everybody else) was taught to squeeze till the click or bang. When I started shooting striker fired pistols, I struggled with shaking and flinching. I don’t remember where I learned it, but training to smoothly pull through the break point put me back on target. Dry firing helps bigly; it was forbidden in my home growing up, along with wasting ammo, so it was tough to excel (the navy was worse, just 15-20 shots a year to qualify). Thanks for the session in the wayback machine!

  • @pabloesco6945
    @pabloesco6945 3 місяці тому +21

    Thought that was Larry the Legend Bird with the jump shot 😂

  • @terryholloway9930
    @terryholloway9930 3 місяці тому +10

    Thanks for sending me this you are the best Mr Hickok45 living vicariously thru you here in SC

  • @jeffreyclute1533
    @jeffreyclute1533 3 місяці тому +6

    As a Marine Veteran and 21yr Federal Law Enforcement Officer I agree 100%. Thanks!

  • @rayaldrich7312
    @rayaldrich7312 3 місяці тому +13

    I have been getting so much great knowledge and facts from watching your channel. Thank you as always!!

  • @BLACKWOLF-1911
    @BLACKWOLF-1911 3 місяці тому +26

    I learned the weaver stance some 37yrs ago. When I show the younger generation how to use it I usually get a few laughs from the class. They say it's old and outdated but what they don't know is that the weaver stance replaced the isosceles stance. Police and military were taught in the 30s threw the 60s that stance. Jack weaver introduced the weaver stance at a competition in the 70s and everyone there that watched him thought, what the hell is that? He won that competition and that's pretty much when it became popular. Why go back to the 30s when the weaver makes so much more sense.

    • @garysarratt1
      @garysarratt1 3 місяці тому +2

      Because it’s more versatile and stable in an adrenaline-compromised self defense situation?

    • @chrisseger2346
      @chrisseger2346 3 місяці тому +4

      Whatever works, works.
      Fundamentally, isosceles is better for new shooters, as it naturally creates more stability than Weaver. That said, plenty of people who shoot Weaver or some variation of either/or are highly proficient. I don't shoot a true isosceles, but it's heavily based on it. I'm a good shot, but I've been outdone by folks using either stance.
      It's not so much the stance as it is the shooter and what works for them personally.

    • @kimisdaman
      @kimisdaman 2 місяці тому

      Because "nobody" has used, or often taught, Weaver for thirty years?

    • @garysarratt1
      @garysarratt1 2 місяці тому

      @@paddypibblet846 That’s what I do, modern combat stance I guess. Plus some weak hand, one hand, prone etc.

    • @garysarratt1
      @garysarratt1 2 місяці тому

      @@paddypibblet846 I understand they wanted to minimize their profile. Weaver is okay for me, for just marksmanship I guess. I like to run, do pushups or similar exercise, and shoot with a fast heart rate sometimes, so just realize different techniques have their applications. I can’t see the old time folks, with their ties and different attitudes about fitness, training realistically, hence their weird static techniques.

  • @Mr9thCHYLD
    @Mr9thCHYLD 3 місяці тому +4

    Gonna use some of this info this weekend, love trying others way, I'm always open to improving my shooting, learning new things, thanks alot sir👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @craigfinley2507
    @craigfinley2507 3 місяці тому +6

    I'm a great bow shooter and slingshot shooter my pops was part indian he taught me he didn't hunt with guns, so I'm learning guns now , I appreciate this video , I learned something today thanks a lot

  • @JamesSmith-xx9py
    @JamesSmith-xx9py 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you Sir, I think your suggestions are going to help me with my pistol shooting, you have a great way of explaining these techniques! We watch all your videos!

  • @user-ms8en7hn5v
    @user-ms8en7hn5v 3 місяці тому

    Seen him on many videos! He is very excellent, knowledgeable and thorough! Just listen to him with his expert instructional videos! Thank you Mr. Hickok!!

  • @GabrielMeneghetti
    @GabrielMeneghetti 2 місяці тому +1

    The legend itself, you are an inspiration for me in brazil.

  • @paulkick7870
    @paulkick7870 3 місяці тому +3

    Very informative and helpful! Thanks!

  • @timpage9195
    @timpage9195 3 місяці тому +2

    Great video..your the best, and knowledgable shooter,Mr. Hickok,of any of the others ive seen on these shooting videos..

  • @wwk68tig
    @wwk68tig 3 місяці тому +1

    Always enjoy your posts. Another excellent example. Thanks for sharing.

  • @stevebiloschaetzke779
    @stevebiloschaetzke779 3 місяці тому +6

    I took a class from an ex military arms instructor. He told me to remember BRASS. Breath, Relax, Aim, Slack, Squeeze.

  • @deanpatterson1842
    @deanpatterson1842 3 місяці тому +2

    Always good to see ya and maybe learn something. Everybody wants that Gong range .

  • @castillo184
    @castillo184 3 місяці тому +3

    Ive seen people shot on UA-cam, many blame not having enough practice with this new gun so they miss, I don't care what gun you shot, you always hit the target, amazing

  • @haraldgrasdahl130
    @haraldgrasdahl130 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanx maan! Great tips and instructions. 🤩

  • @thinwolf4516
    @thinwolf4516 Місяць тому

    I love to watch you shoot. I loved this video. You accurately identified the real essentials of firing a handgun off hand: stance, grip, trigger control, follow through. I like to think of the process as "riding the shot" like riding a light, powerful motorcycle. When the pistol goes off, everything falls right back into place, ready for the next shot; and I'm less likely to flinch or anticipate because my mind and muscle memory have ridden through the report and recoil and are already forming the next shot. You may not use the same words, but I see you doing the same thing. Thank you for years of enjoyment and education.

  • @earlbaker3996
    @earlbaker3996 3 місяці тому +6

    Great education video!! Very informative and interesting for me. Always watching from Trumbull County, Ohio 🇺🇸 😊

  • @jimchambers7548
    @jimchambers7548 3 місяці тому +6

    I've never heard of the Chapman stance, but its the way I shoot also. I like old guns amd old methods, probably because im becoming an old man😅. Always enjoy watching Hickok 👍

  • @Patrick-ig1qc
    @Patrick-ig1qc 3 місяці тому +2

    My grandfather would love your channel is he was a marine my grandfather taught me how to shoot thank you for the valuable advice.

  • @jimwall5350
    @jimwall5350 3 місяці тому +2

    Well done Sir! All good information in an efficient manner.

  • @lunaticred1277
    @lunaticred1277 3 місяці тому +3

    Great Instructions. I started out shooting like you do. Left eye dominate with my right arm. I got to a point my score wasnt improving very fast, So i started using my left arm with my left eye. And my score started going up fairly fast. But i always felt more comfortable shooting like you do. Take Care!

  • @kaykisor8411
    @kaykisor8411 2 місяці тому

    Been shooting guns for 65 years but learned a lot from this video. Thanks. Have much respect for you. Best shooter I ever saw.

  • @josephwillis665
    @josephwillis665 3 місяці тому +10

    Thank you ! I’m left handed but right eye dominant :-) love your videos!
    🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸

    • @mtiger5
      @mtiger5 3 місяці тому

      Godbless you

  • @vehdynam
    @vehdynam 3 місяці тому +2

    Great information for a newbie like me. Many thanks.

  • @skintownsteelers4040
    @skintownsteelers4040 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm right handed in everything but left eye dominant too. Took a minute to get used to it when I was younger but now it's so natural.

  • @johnenglish4652
    @johnenglish4652 3 місяці тому +3

    Very helpful - thanks.

  • @williamd6967
    @williamd6967 3 місяці тому +4

    Your spot on trigger squeeze and keeping the sights on the targets threw the shot.Trying not Andisipate recoil is the most difficult to me especially with magnum caliber's.

  • @rickmarr4744
    @rickmarr4744 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for this information.

  • @trevorjameson3213
    @trevorjameson3213 3 місяці тому

    Excellent information, thank you very much! Now to put all that into practice!

  • @Maximus_Butthurticus
    @Maximus_Butthurticus 3 місяці тому +1

    My best friend and I used to shoot .44 mag while living (stationed Ft Wainwright, AK) with hot loaded bear rounds. A drill we did was the shooter turned his back and the other one loaded. Maybe all 6, maybe 4 out of 6 or none in random sequence. Talk about not anticipating recoil. You see clearly when you pull on an emptying chamber and jerk it or jump. Proficiency with this drill was what got us recognized and invited to a rather exclusive shooting club.

  • @ronaldprovencher7570
    @ronaldprovencher7570 3 місяці тому +1

    Love your shows have a fantastic Saint Patrick Day ..

  • @gerrybro8445
    @gerrybro8445 Місяць тому

    Awesome lesson and info, thanks !!

  • @harryboyes2812
    @harryboyes2812 3 місяці тому +15

    I'll gladly take shooting lessons from Hickok45 anytime.

  • @dannypol3384
    @dannypol3384 3 місяці тому +1

    Modified weaver is effective to me, which I often apply at the gun range. I’ve learned this by watching most of the great shooters in youtube, but modified weaver seems my pick after watching your program. And it works. 👍

  • @thankgodimouttahere
    @thankgodimouttahere 2 місяці тому

    This was great training. Thank you.

  • @CreasyEQ
    @CreasyEQ 3 місяці тому +2

    Definitely remember this stance 💯

  • @yourboyskillz
    @yourboyskillz 3 місяці тому +1

    great video.. left eye dominant myself I use the modified weaver..

  • @larryreese6146
    @larryreese6146 3 місяці тому

    Grew up with a rifle but just now getting into pistol shooting. At about 10 yards I can keep them in a paper plate and with a rest I can do a little better. This information helps. Thank you.

  • @RickyJr46
    @RickyJr46 3 місяці тому +1

    Great teachers make learning fun.

  • @randallwelker9570
    @randallwelker9570 3 місяці тому +3

    My First comment ever.
    I remember, I listened years ago.
    " You're Good"
    Thank You!

  • @TheDoomWizard
    @TheDoomWizard 3 місяці тому +10

    He's the man!

  • @donrenfro3750
    @donrenfro3750 3 місяці тому

    Never knew Hickok45 was cross eye dominant. I have a daughter that is cross eye dominant and right-handed but shoots with her left eye. This is very helpful information.

  • @22guru
    @22guru 3 місяці тому

    Thanks 👍 I started the exercises on our way to Wally world in the 80s.

  • @mannyharris524
    @mannyharris524 3 місяці тому +6

    Hickock is the best teacher out there on the internet, when it comes firearms, nobody even comes close. I always laugh when I hear those other so call experts saying " firearms is not accurate.😅😅"

  • @humblewarrior6585
    @humblewarrior6585 3 місяці тому

    I learned at a very young age, to always follow through. And yes it applies to just about anything, especially in sports !!!

  • @dannyball2503
    @dannyball2503 3 місяці тому +1

    Hickok45 is a damn good marksman, I’ll learn from him. It’s better to learn from an absolute professional, then someone who thinks they are but are not. I go by his accuracy which is pretty damn good, he rarely misses. Them are long shots he sometimes takes with a pistol on his shooting range. My other teacher was law enforcement with years of experience and regular qualifications bi yearly. He scored above average, in our state our state police got badges, expert , marksman, and sharpshooter and there were other ratings given. Follow through is a great thing to point out . Hickok45 ! It’s very important

  • @perryg799
    @perryg799 3 місяці тому +2

    One thing to always remember … it never hurts to move if being shot at MOVE (Motionless Operators Ventilate Easily) if you can find cover , get to it !

  • @spennykenny998
    @spennykenny998 3 місяці тому +1

    This videos seems older. Like earlier Hickok 45 days… anyhow, great vid!

  • @stibz_
    @stibz_ 3 місяці тому

    i went shooting once and soon ill get my first firearm. you make great informational videos!

  • @colt45acp1000
    @colt45acp1000 2 місяці тому +1

    The Weaver or modified Weaver stance allows some skeletal support of the pistol. The isosceles does not.

  • @mrkeitt
    @mrkeitt 3 місяці тому

    Even though the majority of my shots are center mass , I realize sometimes my shots are low for a few rounds and then I recover. I shoot primarily out of weaver stance . Great video 👍🏾

  • @joeruth4673
    @joeruth4673 3 місяці тому +8

    Hickok45 is like the cool uncle we brag about to our friends.

  • @horsedaddy230
    @horsedaddy230 2 місяці тому

    Good information, thanks
    Could you just do a short video showing your grip placement position from both sides. Trying to see how you're placing your fingers and thumbs of both hands. Pistol and revolver if possible.

  • @azranger8408
    @azranger8408 3 місяці тому +2

    Great Video!! I was taught the weaver or modified in the army many moons ago and use it to this day. I had a trainer a couple years ago try to tell me that it is way off and the first stance you showed is much better and more accurate. Each to their own opinion!! I asked Can you qualify at 25 yards with a 4 inch pattern? I could before my hand surgery.

  • @OGMann
    @OGMann 3 місяці тому +1

    Grip strength, yes. Having a weapon that fits your size also helps.

  • @th.burggraf7814
    @th.burggraf7814 3 місяці тому

    I use pretty much the same technique you do. I used to aim with my right eye, but had to learn to use the left after my right eye was injured in an accident.

  • @revv45acp71
    @revv45acp71 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you.

  • @seamusmcbride2832
    @seamusmcbride2832 3 місяці тому

    What a gem...

  • @eddiemendoza3304
    @eddiemendoza3304 3 місяці тому

    I use the modified one as well and I also shoot with my left eye. Great vid.

  • @robertlabella5419
    @robertlabella5419 3 місяці тому +4

    Nice to see that jump shot!!!! 🏀

  • @onedirection3510
    @onedirection3510 3 місяці тому

    C.O.C. grippers from Iron Mind are probably the best available for hand/grip strength development. Usually available on Amazon.

  • @curtismatsune3147
    @curtismatsune3147 3 місяці тому +3

    The perspective of a pro shooter. Nothing more valuable.

  • @waynehenson1094
    @waynehenson1094 3 місяці тому

    Thank you, Sir.

  • @kimisdaman
    @kimisdaman 2 місяці тому

    The Weaver as taught by its foremost proponent, Jeff Cooper, involves rolling the weak-side shoulder forward, which creates the rearward pull on the gun for the "isometric" effect; pointing the elbow at the ground is the result of rolling the shoulder, rather than being an end in itself.

  • @lauroflores4176
    @lauroflores4176 3 місяці тому

    Excelent instruccion greetings from Laredo Texas thanks a lot

  • @Greedynessnish
    @Greedynessnish 3 місяці тому

    "They're all more accurate than we are." Raw truth........

  • @charlesjames5477
    @charlesjames5477 3 місяці тому +1

    great content!!!!!

  • @mytquin7605
    @mytquin7605 3 місяці тому

    captain of crush grippers are one of the best for hand strength. got them on amazon due to another guntuber showing them. they are worth the $25.

  • @bobwalton4879
    @bobwalton4879 3 місяці тому +2

    Love you Hickok still this video was made whole heartedly when You were a young buck!!!

  • @NigelWickenden
    @NigelWickenden 3 місяці тому +1

    Lincolnshire (England) Police used the Isosceles when I was on the firearms team 35 years ago.

  • @pitbull113
    @pitbull113 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks

  • @worthweant6993
    @worthweant6993 3 місяці тому +1

    This is the best, to short tutorial, I've ever seen, but it does not surprise me coming from Hickok 45, the 1st, stance, I think I've seen old FBI, train films showing this stance, the 2nd Weaver grip and stance, that's what we were taught in the navy, I was a gunnersmate,
    And the 3rd, which I had never heard of rally he said was the chappman, stance, I was sent to Ray Chappens school in 1992 buy the US navy, but it was not for pistols, and no I was never a Seal!
    Anyway my liberal brother is know thinking about getting A hand gun, I suggest a small 38 revolver, I'm going to have to text him this tutorial,
    Thanks for the lesson, I learned alot too!

  • @daltonpoff5051
    @daltonpoff5051 3 місяці тому +1

    This guy knows!

  • @lylemacdonald6672
    @lylemacdonald6672 2 місяці тому

    The essentials distilled to 14 minutes. Being right hand but extremely left eye dominant is the one thing I have found to be the biggest challenge for me in shooting competitions.

  • @charlesh1735
    @charlesh1735 2 місяці тому +1

    The most important factor in gun accuracy is proper fit. If you have large hands,then buy a small compact pistol you will have a hard time keeping zero on accuracy of the pistol. Always make sure the pistol you are about to purchase fits your hands. That’s the very first thing you do when buying a new firearm. If it doesn’t fit your hands,or it’s uncomfortable to handle,then don’t buy it.

  • @logmaster27
    @logmaster27 2 місяці тому

    Regardless of how you are standing or holding the firearm, if your sights are aligned with each other and the target properly (assuming your gun is sighted in) you WILL hit what you are aiming at. Getting to that point is the entire battle. Grips and stances are just ways to help you get there more consistently.

  • @markfletcher8084
    @markfletcher8084 3 місяці тому

    Great useful video.

  • @TMFShooting
    @TMFShooting 3 місяці тому +1

    Another Great Video 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

  • @WhistlinBullet
    @WhistlinBullet 3 місяці тому +2

    Wicked video!

  • @mikesanchez1246
    @mikesanchez1246 3 місяці тому +2

    Paul Harrell also uses a weaver stance.

  • @Steve-nt9tx
    @Steve-nt9tx 3 місяці тому

    What a talented man.

  • @merlesmith6794
    @merlesmith6794 3 місяці тому +9

    Thanks for this one Hickok. 👍

  • @user-po7iv4ni3o
    @user-po7iv4ni3o 2 місяці тому

    Hickok45 we love you man.

  • @josephguyton1940
    @josephguyton1940 3 місяці тому

    nice to see you shooting a recurve.

  • @incredible3214
    @incredible3214 2 місяці тому +1

    I've noticed over the years that shooting stands come and go like fads of fashion.
    For me it all depends on the tool at hand and the real dynamics.
    I practice for muscle memory and shooting with my eyes closed.

  • @kimness7796
    @kimness7796 3 місяці тому +1

    I trust you because you can ring the gong with a borrowed Glock!!!
    I use the modified Weaver stance too, locked elbow.

  • @vicb8975
    @vicb8975 3 місяці тому

    The Gripmaster is the best because it exercises all the fingers at the same rate. If your grip pressure has decreased and/or you are dropping objects, have yourself checked for Carpal Tunnel problems. Twelve years ago, I had hand pain after repeatedly using an air nail gun. Sure enough the doc released both of my carpal tunnels and the pain went away and got my grip strength back. Recently I’ve had problems with my grip and have been dropping items. Had a nerve study done on my arms and hands and found my carpal tunnels had regrown again and were causing the problem, yes my carpal tunnels had grown over again. The neurologist told me it was not unusual on men who used their hands for labor or shooting, after ten years. So if your shooting has been off lately and you can’t explain it, have yourself checked for carpal tunnel problems…

  • @johnmorrison8942
    @johnmorrison8942 3 місяці тому

    Thanks!