Shotgun Slugs at 230 Yards

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  • @wayneburchwell1977
    @wayneburchwell1977 8 років тому +2394

    Smooth bore, iron sights, off hand, 230 yards; that man can shoot.

    • @stevenmike1878
      @stevenmike1878 6 років тому +112

      also standing

    • @cezarcorreia300
      @cezarcorreia300 6 років тому +60

      Badass guy.

    • @wayneparker9331
      @wayneparker9331 6 років тому +74

      @@stevenmike1878 That's what he meant by "offhand." Easily the hardest firing position to shoot for consistently or accurately.

    • @TXGladiators
      @TXGladiators 5 років тому +3

      Thats why its an EZ shot. Yep yep

    • @radoe6096
      @radoe6096 5 років тому +30

      That man can shoot any gun very well...just watch his videos.

  • @tjrubicon5463
    @tjrubicon5463 6 років тому +609

    I've been shooting over 50 years. All sorts of guns. I'm continually amazed at what a good shot H45 is shooting from standing.

    • @dannythompson1948
      @dannythompson1948 4 роки тому +8

      Practice, practice, practice.

    • @thatguy22441
      @thatguy22441 4 роки тому +22

      Yup. That group from a standing unsupported position is very impressive. Once again, we see how versatile a shotgun is. Not only is there nothing better at close range (including NFA guns), but you can make shots at ranges that usually take a rifle to reach.

    • @olglory4648
      @olglory4648 4 роки тому +13

      He’s tall too
      Much harder as a tall man. Trust me.
      This man is amazing

    • @darthmaul9911
      @darthmaul9911 4 роки тому +6

      You and everyone else my coworker and friends bring it up all the time

    • @ThatPNWGuy2024
      @ThatPNWGuy2024 4 роки тому +3

      That group with any shotgun/slug combo is amazing. The fact he is 13ft tall only makes it more difficult.

  • @blackcellagent
    @blackcellagent 2 місяці тому +16

    The man, the myth, the legend. HK45. Humble as he is accurate, and as genuine as they come.

  • @allseriousness
    @allseriousness 8 років тому +2246

    "I'll probably hit all around, and I don't know where to hold..."
    *Proceeds to shoot dead center twice through the same hole*

    • @Frieza287
      @Frieza287 8 років тому +212

      Hickok's modesty regarding his accuracy is comical. He's so humble, but he's an amazing shot. 40+ years of practice doesn't lie.
      "Oh this is just a little .380 at 75 yards, probably won't hit anything with it" --- DING DING DING DING

    • @bgm1761
      @bgm1761 8 років тому +51

      James Cockerham watch at 745, he did not hit the same hole twice. shot 1 and 2 were different spots

    • @Tadders
      @Tadders 7 років тому +17

      bgm1761 2:38

    • @the-not-bigkuhrbowsky4869
      @the-not-bigkuhrbowsky4869 7 років тому +25

      holy f what kinda wizardy am i watching!?!??!!?!?!?

    • @geyck
      @geyck 7 років тому +32

      Always assumed that the range was way out in the woods. Right next to the house though

  • @Imnotyourdoormat
    @Imnotyourdoormat 5 років тому +508

    well i guess the old myth of shotgun-slugs dropping like a brick after 100 yards and rendered unusable just got destroyed...glad it was hickok 45 who did it.

    • @stopglobalswarming
      @stopglobalswarming 5 років тому +11

      Ask Taofledermaus. 300 yd arc then they just fall almost straight down.

    • @AlexKS1992
      @AlexKS1992 4 роки тому +20

      Well they are like cannon balls. They have an arc. You can get them out to 300 yards but you probably have to hold above your target. Like a cannon.

    • @joshdelcomyn8274
      @joshdelcomyn8274 4 роки тому +13

      I've had birdshot rain down on me dove hunting from who knows how far. 250 300 yards at least.

    • @Imnotyourdoormat
      @Imnotyourdoormat 4 роки тому +7

      @@joshdelcomyn8274 all of these comments are noteworthy and accurate!!!

    • @mrbrown3462
      @mrbrown3462 4 роки тому +13

      I've taken plenty of hogs and white tails at 350 400 yards with my 10ga and never hesitate to do it. These people that say 100yds for shotguns they obviously have done very little shooting or have no clue how to load their ammo or have never been deer or hog jacking

  • @mik3ymomo
    @mik3ymomo 4 роки тому +107

    All these years later and still impressed.

    • @GaryPierron-ym7xm
      @GaryPierron-ym7xm Місяць тому

      Another gun person's fantasies about an imaginary terrorist invasion where he and his trusty shotgun saves the country. C'mon man, grow up.

  • @georgiaboy7674
    @georgiaboy7674 5 років тому +558

    Shotgun at 230 yards with no scope. I do believe Mr. Hickok can shoot.

    • @justintrowbridge3948
      @justintrowbridge3948 5 років тому +2

      He had rifle sight thats why

    • @georgiaboy7674
      @georgiaboy7674 5 років тому +30

      @@justintrowbridge3948 It's still some damn good shootin.

    • @winowarrior9392
      @winowarrior9392 3 роки тому +3

      hahahaha Hilarious! He can shoot sir!

    • @jimimcintosh7796
      @jimimcintosh7796 3 роки тому +13

      @@justintrowbridge3948 he did but that does not away the fact he is not even aiming at the target to hit it that far. Those slugs drop like rocks at that distance.
      My ass is never stepping foot on his property unless invited with a pitcher of tea hahahahaha

    • @kx250braap
      @kx250braap 2 роки тому +3

      If you put a scope on a shotgun you have 1 too many chromosomes lmao I always make fun of one of my friends for his with a rifle scope on it Hess terrible shot even with the damn scope and buckshot can’t hit a target if it was right I front of him if his life depended on it just does not have the motor functionality needed lol

  • @reactiontube7286
    @reactiontube7286 8 років тому +440

    hit the same hole twice with a second round shot at 230 yards! I had to rewind it to make sure. i'm convinced now , you are very accurate shooter man

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  8 років тому +130

      Even though I was shooting at the same target, hitting the same hole had to be a bit of luck. :-)

    • @Washman-jw3hl
      @Washman-jw3hl 8 років тому +11

      Soslan Dambegov I hate to be a downer but I think that round went off the right side of the target and still hit the side of the can. I was thinking the same thing at first tho.

    • @antongirdeux07
      @antongirdeux07 8 років тому +12

      Yah rewatching it you can see a brown puff like 6-8 inches to the right and when he zooms in further you can see a black hole to the right. The movement probably made the hole appear at a larger angle.

    • @Washman-jw3hl
      @Washman-jw3hl 8 років тому +4

      antongirdeux07 yea it would be once in an ice age that the slug would go thru another

    • @elihotchkiss87
      @elihotchkiss87 5 років тому +3

      @@hickok45 You know what they say " practice makes lucky." Great shot. Take credit. That shot deserves an award.

  • @LordOfNothingham
    @LordOfNothingham 4 роки тому +480

    230 yards. That’s more yards than the Cleveland Browns got all last year.

    • @sunofpeter2
      @sunofpeter2 4 роки тому +4

      hahahaahah!

    • @remingtonsmith734
      @remingtonsmith734 4 роки тому +3

      Lol

    • @yzmoto80
      @yzmoto80 4 роки тому +4

      Chuckle chuckle, a football joke, chuckle chuckle 🙄

    • @aceline9087
      @aceline9087 4 роки тому +5

      The Jets are 0-11.

    • @mohammedcohen
      @mohammedcohen 4 роки тому +3

      ...whjat this "last year"??? More like last 10 years...

  • @FM-xr5nj
    @FM-xr5nj 5 років тому +142

    After all these years, still my favorite Hickock video

    • @mik3ymomo
      @mik3ymomo 4 роки тому +6

      It’s of his best for sure. Short and amazing results.

  • @haroldneate6844
    @haroldneate6844 4 роки тому +193

    Wow Hickok45! I’ve always thought that a smooth bore slug gun was only good for 100 yards, and a rifled bore for 150 yards. What you just showed me just trashed my presumptions about 1 oz slugs! Great shooting! I love your videos.

    • @kx250braap
      @kx250braap 2 роки тому +8

      Anything is accurate at a distance of you know what your doing and know your gun which is the most important how it handles and kicks etc

    • @walterbailey2950
      @walterbailey2950 2 роки тому +4

      Well in most peoples hands that’s probably true. But he’s evidently a great shot.

    • @jerrygarrison3256
      @jerrygarrison3256 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly!

    • @larrytischler570
      @larrytischler570 Рік тому +1

      He has been proving that for a long time.

    • @b6343
      @b6343 Рік тому

      Deadly if accurate up to 300 yards

  • @ryanherbal9458
    @ryanherbal9458 5 років тому +158

    I had no idea where you were hitting in the beginning of the video. My mouth dropped when the second camera came up.

    • @kulak8548
      @kulak8548 5 років тому +10

      At first I thought he was just missing. I'm glad I was very wrong.

    • @TheMarcopix
      @TheMarcopix 4 роки тому +3

      @@artsmith103 At the first angle I thought he was clipping the barrels on the sides but on the second angle realize they were going through the desk first. Nice shooting

    • @b_rad5678
      @b_rad5678 4 роки тому +3

      Before the 2nd camera, I figured 5 hits at best.

  • @ilpostinomotociclista270
    @ilpostinomotociclista270 5 років тому +516

    Hickok is such a badass.
    “Here’s that chicken I can never hit.”
    *Kicks it over.*
    😂

  • @robertstane5823
    @robertstane5823 5 років тому +89

    Wow! Absolutely amazing! To hit a target consistently at 230 yards with a shotgun slug... Great skill... Shows what the capability is... great video!

    • @FamilyFirst-jc9zw
      @FamilyFirst-jc9zw Рік тому +2

      I thought I was tripping I know it's 4/20 BUT THIS GUY HIT THE SAME EAXCT SPOT OFF THE EYE. He needs to be in LAW ENFORCEMENT AS SNIPER OR STRICKLY A SHOOTER

  • @PahaLukki
    @PahaLukki 4 роки тому +55

    Smoothbore being that accurate at that range is amazing. Shotguns seem very versatile.

    • @topsykrets2438
      @topsykrets2438 3 роки тому +12

      Taoflaudermaus does a videos explaining why a 12 gauge is THE most versatile gun one can own.

    • @Angel-kr4qo
      @Angel-kr4qo 3 роки тому +12

      Nope, this is cod and your shotgun only works in 5 meters range.

    • @donaldmack2307
      @donaldmack2307 3 роки тому +2

      @@topsykrets2438 A 12g pump* Because not all 12 gauge semi autos can handle all loads and cycle. Pumps cycle everything though.

    • @islamkerimov61
      @islamkerimov61 2 роки тому +1

      @@donaldmack2307 so you're saying that pump shotguns are better than semi autos for more accurate shooting at further ranges right ?

    • @donaldmack2307
      @donaldmack2307 2 роки тому +3

      @@islamkerimov61 No. Im saying a pump can generally cycle a more diverse range of ammunition better than semi autos. Once you find the right ammo for your semi it may not matter all that much, though.

  • @sandhollowhomestead6972
    @sandhollowhomestead6972 5 років тому +128

    You've changed my mind on the effectiveness of a shotgun. You, my friend are a "bad-ass-dude"! Love your show!

  • @TheKillerkadoogan
    @TheKillerkadoogan 11 років тому +233

    Someone give this man a TV show already.

    • @nunyabizness199
      @nunyabizness199 5 років тому +4

      And a cigar !

    • @Alan-yd5pc
      @Alan-yd5pc 5 років тому +4

      Liberal media wouldn't have it.. Guns=bad...remember. :p

    • @sansocie
      @sansocie 5 років тому

      @@Alan-yd5pc far left wing nut. I would give him a show. Can't have a revolution without a gun. Not sure about the DNC I think they so hate guns. Bill of Rights. You have to love it. A very leftwing document for all time. Just ask King George. Happy shooting!!! Life is good.

    • @CarlosDangerTheThird
      @CarlosDangerTheThird 5 років тому +6

      This is the tv show

    • @bananasrotate7821
      @bananasrotate7821 5 років тому +5

      @@sansocie what

  • @pastortommymiller6099
    @pastortommymiller6099 5 років тому +35

    At the risk of sounding like “that guys” that used to throw a football a quarter mile.
    I used to gun hunt with an 1100 built in 1977. Smooth bore slug barrel and Remington 1oz rifled slugs.
    I shot three bucks between 130-175 yards three consecutive years.
    Those things are more impressive than people assume.

    • @malcolmlawrence3169
      @malcolmlawrence3169 4 роки тому

      I used to have a few slugs but never used them. I was cautious about open choked or quarter. What were you using?
      Thanks great video

    • @chriswoody985
      @chriswoody985 4 роки тому +2

      I still use my 1100 and slugs every year! Our property is rifle legal but will be always my favourite gun. Im broke and baught a second just cuz! That and my 30 06 Mauser open sights only guns I own that I trust. Ghost in Darkness like. Slugs rule! However a deer heart cant be eaten after ward ha.Take care. From Canada

    • @pastortommymiller6099
      @pastortommymiller6099 4 роки тому +1

      chris yeates it’s one of the only hunting guns I still own! My collective moved heavily towards tactical gear in recent years 🤣😂. Folks down my way are threatening a civil war at least once a week 🤣😂🤣
      The 1100s are a fantastic shotgun! And I’d be hard pressed to ever let mine go! Glad you’re still putting yours through the paces! Be blessed and be safe!

  • @roblakey9581
    @roblakey9581 5 років тому +75

    "If it was a fat terrorist..." "Life's really good." 2 best quotes from this segment. Awesome videos as always.

  • @smacman68
    @smacman68 8 років тому +23

    I am truly amazed. If you would have bet me prior to this video and said he was going to be that accurate with a slug, smoothbore barrel and stock iron sights...I would have wagered any amount of money he would not have put more than 2 out of 10 anywhere near the table, let alone in a grouping that tight. I must now rethink what a shotgun in the right hands can do. You are one smooth operator hickok45.

    • @billyburd789
      @billyburd789 8 років тому +6

      smacman68 never bet against hickock, NEVER.

  • @chgege2334
    @chgege2334 4 роки тому +15

    Unbelievable accuracy and consistency! And such a humble person Hickok45 is.

  • @thinkingman07
    @thinkingman07 5 років тому +149

    Note to self, don't stand behind a table top at 230 yards when Hickok is throwing slugs at you.

  • @jayg.2453
    @jayg.2453 5 років тому +9

    WOW, I never knew a shot gun could go that distance and still penetrate something solid and still have the velocity to go completely through it. I learned something today. Great video, Thanks

  • @Yosemite-George-61
    @Yosemite-George-61 5 років тому +35

    Amazing no feed back, no correction and so many hits. Thanks for explaining how you aim.

  • @vjsuxujrix9245
    @vjsuxujrix9245 5 років тому +130

    Dude, that is farther than most military engagements happen in combat with battle rifles!!!

    • @jshepard152
      @jshepard152 5 років тому +25

      If we had 300 of him we could save a lot of money on the military.

    • @OscarMartinez-lo9ec
      @OscarMartinez-lo9ec 5 років тому +7

      This raises a huge question though i wonder if one day there will be a shotgun that has the same capabilities as a rifle that would be amazing to see in action

    • @CollinMac96
      @CollinMac96 5 років тому +8

      @Oscar Martinez capacity will and weight is why that won’t happen. A shotgun is inferior in every way to a battle rifle in real world scenarios

    • @damianreaves7502
      @damianreaves7502 4 роки тому +9

      Majority of combat engagements in our post 9/11 military operations are couple hundred meters.

    • @samsunga10samsung78
      @samsunga10samsung78 3 роки тому

      @@OscarMartinez-lo9ec i have some ideas, if you have money you can test my ideas

  • @afk4lfe
    @afk4lfe 9 років тому +67

    Incredible. This video redefines the way I think about shotguns.

    • @Tuton25
      @Tuton25 8 років тому +3

      There ain't nothin' the ol' pumpkin chucker can't do!!!

    • @MrJtin69
      @MrJtin69 5 років тому

      I've always enjoyed slug specially in bear area but nothing like a double barrel 10 gauge at once the shoulder still feels it

  • @dkel4341
    @dkel4341 2 роки тому +3

    I love this video. I will use it every time someone says a shotgun is only effective inside of 50 yards.

  • @fpscanada5953
    @fpscanada5953 10 років тому +641

    Oh my god Hickock put two slugs through the same hole.

    • @HugDeeznueces
      @HugDeeznueces 10 років тому +15

      Pops sure can hit that!

    • @HugDeeznueces
      @HugDeeznueces 10 років тому +3

      techytech1 but Pops is sure hitting it! :)

    • @HelipilotIan
      @HelipilotIan 9 років тому +2

      Robert Fern , sz##+%"^_6_66£*&$#!%$$///////$==@!!+-' ×22nd.

    • @daltonmiller5071
      @daltonmiller5071 8 років тому +12

      are you surprised?

    • @thehamstaa5148
      @thehamstaa5148 7 років тому +7

      Double penetration

  • @jamielancaster01
    @jamielancaster01 5 років тому +70

    I’m going to have to rethink slugs! I never would’ve thought they were deadly at that range and how accurate they are.

    • @orphy6869
      @orphy6869 5 років тому +11

      Where I live we hunt with rifled barreled shotguns and 3" mag slug loads...no need for a rifle

    • @stevebean1234
      @stevebean1234 5 років тому +7

      For some reason it's not common knowledge, but this is one of the many reasons a shotgun is the go-to home defense recommendation, no matter whether on a farm or suburban household.

    • @jamielancaster01
      @jamielancaster01 5 років тому +2

      stevebean1234 Agreed are use a Remington 590 with 00 buck but the with the reduced load so as to not over penetrate drywall

    • @jolkraeremeark6949
      @jolkraeremeark6949 5 років тому +7

      @@jamielancaster01 slugs are not accurate - hickok is

    • @jamielancaster01
      @jamielancaster01 5 років тому +4

      Jolkrae Remeark That’s a good point

  • @paulschofield2630
    @paulschofield2630 2 місяці тому +3

    WOW IM AMAZED!! 👌 Yes some went in same hole 😮WTF!! Best slug shooting I've ever seen ❤❤❤ ,I thought was doing well hitting a knot in a tree at 70 yards! Mind blowing, cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍 😊

  • @TRHOG
    @TRHOG 8 років тому +42

    I watched your first two shots over and over, even in slow motion. Your second round went through the same hole as your first shot. Your first nine or ten shots hit their mark. Nice shooting!

  • @ytpmichaelrosen9190
    @ytpmichaelrosen9190 4 роки тому +44

    Why was this recommended to me 9 years later?

  • @wientz
    @wientz 4 роки тому +23

    1:30 one of the best moments on you tube..maybe we'll land on it.. then he proceeds to fire the slug right through the center of that table top. Second best is the slow mo video that ( also at 1:30 ) that captures the arc of the slug travelling through the air and the table and finally into the snow. Excellent!

  • @ngzcaz
    @ngzcaz 9 років тому +25

    At 3:27 he has an obvious flinch.. not surprising shooting 12 gauge slugs. Point is we all flinch a bit. He obviously has mastered it that it occurs after the trigger is pulled. He's right on the money by saying slugs can be very accurate. During qualifications several guys could touch holes on occasion at 50 yards in prone and kneeling positions with an old Remington 870 pump with rifle sights. However, no one seemed to enjoy it like he does.. That said, hitting a target at 230 yards offhand w/slugs is a feat not many could duplicate with consistency. Most impressive. Love the enthusiasm in the snow....

    • @danielj5650
      @danielj5650 5 років тому

      he flinches a lot, almost every time a shot doesn't go off and he jokes about it all the time

  • @generationallyadjacent4283
    @generationallyadjacent4283 4 роки тому +72

    “We will see if I can actually hit it” *proceeds to hit dead center first shot*

    • @thatguy22441
      @thatguy22441 4 роки тому +12

      Then put another one through the same hole. Impressive.

    • @Day12My
      @Day12My 4 роки тому +1

      @@thatguy22441 No he don't

    • @saullucio600
      @saullucio600 4 роки тому +3

      @@Day12My he did

    • @Gargatul0th
      @Gargatul0th 4 роки тому +2

      @@saullucio600 I thought he did too but he didn't, second shot hit well to the right and changed the angle the light reflected off the first impact hole.

    • @spLiffyFOUR20
      @spLiffyFOUR20 4 роки тому

      Why are people overly using the word "proceeds" now in comments?

  • @calm713
    @calm713 16 годин тому +1

    Well like him, I figured it would just barely touch the target or maybe put little dents in it, but that thing was going THROUGH the table AND the barrel behind it! Dang! You could hunt deer with that thing. I used to shoot shotgun slugs in the distant past, but I never realized they were that powerful.

  • @country3608
    @country3608 5 років тому +13

    You folks do such an excellent job explaining and hands on training and demonstrating the guns and ammo ! Thank you !

  • @WBrown-jp6sj
    @WBrown-jp6sj 4 роки тому +4

    Excellent filming and editing. Hickock you are a hero to gun owners all over the world. May God continue to bless us with your presence.

  • @hulado
    @hulado 4 роки тому

    i watched this video almost ten years ago and watched it again 12/15 2020. i hope Hickok is around when i watch it ten more years from now. thanks ol man. we love you.

  • @jamielancaster01
    @jamielancaster01 5 років тому +148

    Holy shit that went through the drum at 230 yards impressive

    • @Ty-47
      @Ty-47 5 років тому

      Dude I can bust cender block with my removable choaked smooth bore. and a rifeld slug in a Mossberg
      mod 88. You would be very impressed with them tipes of video

    • @caniwitech
      @caniwitech 5 років тому +20

      @Thomas Olson "Get some attention going on to your spelling." You are berating someone on their grammar, by posting this gibberish??

    • @Yoyosten99
      @Yoyosten99 5 років тому +6

      Slugs are no joke. I had a large group of does walk up a treeline on the last day of season. Picked out the two biggest gals in the group and fired a shot with a 20g Hornady SST out of a Savage 220. It was a 200 yard shot. Dropped her where she stood. Went to chamber another slug to hopefully fill out both tags, ended up being too much time fumbling with the bolt since it was my first season using a bolt action slug gun. Went to harvest her and realized there was another pool of blood further behind where she lay. Took me a second to realize in that big group there must have been a doe behind the one I shot that I didn't see. Followed the blood trail and sure enough, the slug passed thru the first, hit the doe behind her and passed clean thru her too, although leaving a few bits of the jacket behind. Been hunting with that bad boy ever since.

    • @Jason-zw2dg
      @Jason-zw2dg 5 років тому +3

      @@Yoyosten99 i always figured slugs were to heavy to be effective at that range. Guess I was wrong

    • @joeellis2692
      @joeellis2692 5 років тому +1

      Jamie Lancaster Well yeah it did a 1oz slug traveling 1700fps give or take 100fps at 230 yards or 690 feet.

  • @TrehanCreekOutdoors
    @TrehanCreekOutdoors 5 років тому +27

    I've been shooting a shotgun for 55 years and can't touch that! What a guy! I sure love watching his videos.
    Love the part about returning fire with shotgun slugs at a sniper. I can imagine how that would go down.
    Sniper thinks: That guys has a shotgun. I've got a 308 sniper rifle. He can't touch me. I'm 230 yards away from him. Boom. Boom Boom. Sniper falls over in the snow with three slug holes in his chest. Hickok reloads and walks away.

  • @dirkslipperypeanutdiggler9211
    @dirkslipperypeanutdiggler9211 4 роки тому +26

    Amazing. This dude just has a good energy.

  • @norsemyn6865
    @norsemyn6865 11 років тому +6

    "Not bragging"? By god at 230 yd holding that tight a pattern I will brag for you. You are sir an inspiration.

  • @wlenoble
    @wlenoble 9 років тому +52

    Standing position, 230 yards, with irons... I'd be happy with this group out of a rifle, let alone a shotgun!

    • @RUSTYDOG93
      @RUSTYDOG93 5 років тому

      Come to Ohio we shoot like this all the time I'm not surprised it's all we can hunt with till recently

    • @inthezoneeeechief
      @inthezoneeeechief 5 років тому +1

      You must not shoot very often then. 230 yards is a feat with a shotgun and slugs, not a rifle.

  • @timculpepper4939
    @timculpepper4939 11 місяців тому +1

    I don’t know if anybody noticed, but his second shot went through the same hole. Amazing, make sure he gets this message if y’all didn’t see that rewind it and watch it again.

  • @hokz7283
    @hokz7283 4 роки тому +26

    Wow...long range consistent hits with a shotgun. Seeing is believing. Mr 45 can really shoot.

  • @hds181
    @hds181 5 років тому +22

    Excellent video! I had no idea that a smoothbore shotgun firing regular old foster slugs could be so amazingly accurate at 230 yards. Thanks for a true education! Keep up the great work. God bless you and yours.

    • @jasonford6317
      @jasonford6317 3 роки тому +6

      I would love to ask Hickock45 to replicate this range session with a Pump Action shotgun. For me the question is whether there is an appreciable difference between say the Benelli Semi Auto v a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870. Same conditions: 200+ yards in the offhand. My own theory is that it's really all about his marksmanship and not the action per se. 😊

  • @jerrys5764
    @jerrys5764 2 роки тому +2

    This old man is living the life. I really wish one day I can retire and just make videos like him.

  • @hypegator3229
    @hypegator3229 7 років тому +264

    Guy dates the daughter and hickok 45 is like bring her back by 10, (shoots slug 260 yards and hits gong) guy is like i will have her back by 8

    • @Mrsmith-35
      @Mrsmith-35 6 років тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @junespiritu3234
      @junespiritu3234 6 років тому +4

      I would imagine that the guy would be shaking like a leaf and frequently checking the time during the date with the daughter.

    • @frankiejones4816
      @frankiejones4816 6 років тому +3

      His daughter properly 6'4" n everyone she dated are 5'6"

    • @markdriscoll579
      @markdriscoll579 5 років тому

      He'll the way he shoots I would have back at 6.00. He probably chaperones the date, wearing a Smith & Wesson model -29 44 mag.. he carries

    • @revolvertaco7493
      @revolvertaco7493 5 років тому +7

      Date gets canceled cause he just wants to shoot guns with hickok!

  • @dead-or-a-lively5096
    @dead-or-a-lively5096 9 років тому +110

    If I were limited to one gun, it would be a 12ga.

    • @donniebrown7879
      @donniebrown7879 9 років тому +9

      right on brother! me too! and many people don't know it,but for home defense or close range, #4 shot will stop anything or anybody in their tracks. of course, I use a slug or buckshot for deer.

    • @ciro79
      @ciro79 8 років тому +11

      +Josie Wales Shotgun is the most versatile weapon ever made.You can use birdshot,buckshot,slugs....only gun that can hunting all game from flying birds and running rabbits to wild boars, and also maximum stopping power for self defence.

    • @Tuton25
      @Tuton25 8 років тому +5

      Personally I'd take a 20. Now I just got a Savage 24J-DL .22mag/20ga, and I think that might be the one gun that can do everything.

    • @donniebrown7879
      @donniebrown7879 8 років тому +1

      where would a fellow find these adaptors that you speak of? and,wouldnt they hurt the barrel?

    • @donniebrown7879
      @donniebrown7879 8 років тому +2

      JOKER where could a feller find those adaptors in which you speak of?

  • @holysmokeDC
    @holysmokeDC 4 роки тому

    I know it's a older video but...That's "Impressive"!!! THANKS for showing the "Range and Accuracy" of the 12ga! So much for the "I heard, been told a shotgun is close range, the slug will drop, not good over 75 yds, useless over a 100 yds..etc" I like the Cut Shell's, low base 7 1/2 shot 12ga. Wicked round for sure but have only a 80 yard shooting range to test on. Clean hole through a 55 gal drum👍 My grandpa taught me that referring to cut shells as "hard time slugs, depression slugs and a deer slug". Thanks again, that's awesome👌 Glad I came across this✨

  • @jimg691
    @jimg691 5 років тому +23

    Wow, new respect for the smoothbore.

  • @malcolmlawrence3169
    @malcolmlawrence3169 4 роки тому +50

    Ps I’ve always thought if I could have only one gun it would have to be a shotgun - very versatile

    • @burningcoal5705
      @burningcoal5705 4 роки тому

      Shotguns are like your multitool. They can do literally anything. Short range, AR-15 range, and if your really good you can snipe 200 yards+. Ammo is also really easy to get

    • @GothicSoldier9000
      @GothicSoldier9000 3 роки тому +1

      @@burningcoal5705 AND they can load anything that fits in the bore. Spare change? Rock salt? _Gum? Frozen pykrete? Rusty nails? _*_Nuts, bolts, and washers?_* Yep, all that and more; because of the smooth inner surface and low pressure of shotgun shells, these beauties are literal hand cannons that will eat ANYTHING small enough.
      TAOFLEDERMAUS has quite a history with weird custom loads that are nevertheless terrifyingly effective.

  • @sheepboy96
    @sheepboy96 4 роки тому +1

    Love his message of "life's really good"; Thanks Hickok.

  • @cindyraynor546
    @cindyraynor546 5 років тому +28

    Nice aiming trick, learned something new today, I'll have to try it.

  • @tonym994
    @tonym994 4 роки тому +13

    never seen Hickok's place in Winter. still lots of fun.

  • @joeblais6855
    @joeblais6855 Місяць тому

    Wow I’m impressed! Never would’ve thought a slug could be so accurate thanks !!

  • @wheat2714
    @wheat2714 9 років тому +76

    How R U hickok45 what a great shot when I got back from Iraq I really was not looking to watch someone shooting but I'm a paralyzed vet now and been looking at online videos to learn how and what cheep weapon (s) I could use to protect my family and me I came across yours. Big Thanks for all shooting and protecting lessons you give
    Simper fi Sir

    • @JSCB-365
      @JSCB-365 7 років тому +10

      WHEAT H brother we pray for you and yours. I got your 6. Just remember your still the wepon. The gun is just a tool.

    • @michaeljohnson254
      @michaeljohnson254 7 років тому +7

      Thank you for your service brother

    • @jerryrobinson5163
      @jerryrobinson5163 6 років тому +6

      Thank you brother for your service.

    • @TheRealNolanStyles
      @TheRealNolanStyles 6 років тому +8

      I hope you're doing alright with life I'm sure it doesn't mean much but thank you for putting this country ahead of everything you're a true hero

    • @vitalnutrients744
      @vitalnutrients744 6 років тому +5

      Thank you for your service,

  • @GhostTownOutdoors
    @GhostTownOutdoors 4 роки тому +19

    The shot grouping on the table looks a lot like the constellation Rangis Masteris...Ive seen it in the night skies over Kentucky from time to time

    • @hulado
      @hulado 4 роки тому +1

      it keeps that blue moon company.

    • @showproja
      @showproja 3 роки тому

      Cue the Twilight Zone music! lol

  • @DavidSmith-fr1uz
    @DavidSmith-fr1uz Рік тому +1

    Lesson here is, you don't want to get into a long range gun fight with Hickok45.

  • @randylee7166
    @randylee7166 5 років тому +4

    You can brag all you want on that one, you deserve it! It is called lots of hard work practice

  • @vjsuxujrix9245
    @vjsuxujrix9245 5 років тому +36

    I swear the only reason that one hit low was so that he could see if he was hitting the target!!! This guy is a BEAST!!!

  • @johnveltre9135
    @johnveltre9135 4 роки тому

    hickok45--> I would not want to downstream of your firearm! It would be curtains for anyone trying to challenge you in a gun fight. You are a man's man when it comes to shooting. Love your videos, both yours and your son. God bless.

  • @Chewygsxr
    @Chewygsxr 4 роки тому +14

    I’m very Impressed, he did that off hand, he would have been Lethal in Combat.

    • @QxBoNG
      @QxBoNG 3 роки тому

      whenever i see him shoot i think the same thing. this guy is McNasty with any type of weapon! damn surgeon i tell yah

    • @laynemccormic9102
      @laynemccormic9102 3 роки тому

      He never served

  • @supajudah84
    @supajudah84 11 років тому +20

    Frost two shots same hole, and notice that he didn't flinch at all on the dry fire. That's so vital on precision shooting. Focus and smooth pull. I'm actually a way better shot because of this man

  • @Judge102
    @Judge102 5 днів тому +1

    Good video from yrs back. Some people laugh when I say I can hit something 150 yds away with a slug .

    • @MRNOBODY023
      @MRNOBODY023 5 днів тому

      Done it many times with my Mossberg 695 and copper solids

  • @raypritchett6794
    @raypritchett6794 5 років тому +6

    The man hit the same hole at least three times on that drum. He may not be hitting exactly where he is aiming but that's still the best grouping you can get.

  • @newday8225
    @newday8225 2 роки тому +3

    Your shooting ability always amazes me! Open sights with a smooth bore shotgun and putting them on target - amazing shooting at 230 yards!

  • @Bible_John3.16-18
    @Bible_John3.16-18 4 роки тому +1

    In lower Michigan the shotgun has been the main weapon for deer hunting until recent years. I have a 12 ga. Mossberg 600akt (simular to the 500) smoothbore shotgun with iron sights. I have shot many deer around the 150-175 yard range on our farm with just plain standard 2 3/4" 1 oz. slugs. The farthest I shot a buck with it was 200 yards. Been hunting since the 1980's. Love iron sights.
    "Country boy can survive"

  • @gdonnally1
    @gdonnally1 4 роки тому +11

    Mr 45. Love the videos, great topics and love seeing real world demonstrations. Learned alot in this one, never thought a smooth bore would go so long, gives me ideas for my marlen goose gun. Great shooting keep it up.

  • @TheGoodChap
    @TheGoodChap 8 років тому +16

    You should do more long range reverse angle shots, I like hearing the gunshots in the distance and the impacts up close, interesting way of mixing things up.

  • @showproja
    @showproja 4 роки тому +1

    Folks, that was some miraculous marksmanship right there! 690 feet, and he made a nice group on a desktop? I can't believe how much steam those slugs still had on them at that distance! Those holes look like they were shot at point blank. I figured that sighting technique of his out as a kid with a BB gun! It has served me well aiming firearms. Thanks for all the great video, H45!

  • @Morrigi192
    @Morrigi192 8 років тому +14

    That is ridiculously impressive. Nice shooting.

  • @morelenmir
    @morelenmir 5 років тому +4

    I really do appreciate these older videos with the Super 90. Love to see it some more--gorgeous gun.

  • @magicdaveable
    @magicdaveable 4 роки тому

    My Remington 870 Express Magnum 20 Ga.with a 21" fully rifled barrel shooting 3" sabot "slugs" is an incredibly effective multipurpose weapon for "varmints." It will drop a 180 lb. Whitetail in it's tracks at 150 yards. With my 20" smooth bore barrel installed shooting various sizes of buckshot is an effective home defense weapon. My 20 Ga. Magnum pump with 2 barrels and a one piece extended 7 round magazine covers the bases really well and my slug barrel has a 2-7x32mm scope. Shooting @230 yds. Is a piece of cake. Since acquiring my Rem. 870 Magnum I have not hunted Whitetails with my 30-30 levergun. I am 71 years old and only hunt whitetails. I do plan to get another 870 20 ga. and shorten the stock, swap out the magazine to a one piece 7 rounder to use as an easily carried self defense weapon that provides excellent "stopping" power. The selling point for me is that all Rem. 870's have a steel reciever. It is my opinion that firearms are made from steel. Not Aluminum Alloy or Polymers.
    I am "Old Scool."

  • @wrightconnection1731
    @wrightconnection1731 8 років тому +20

    That's great shooting! I love watching you shoot. Thanks for all the videos that you make. Thanks also for explaining how you used the sights to make the shot. Very impressive. Keep up the good work. Your son never gets enough credit for his camera work. You guys make a great team!

  • @way2sh0rt07grad
    @way2sh0rt07grad 5 років тому +17

    “I don’t like pistol grips on shotguns”
    Benelli: 🦗🦗

  • @michaeldandrea1725
    @michaeldandrea1725 Рік тому

    Gotta love Hickock! I love to shoot but the child like glee he experiences while on the range is something I have admired about him since the very first video of his I watched. His skill with all types of firearms is admirable,as well!

  • @KOLDBLU3ST33L
    @KOLDBLU3ST33L 4 роки тому +12

    This is what routine shooting gets you. Practice hones your skills.

  • @RileyReneau
    @RileyReneau 5 років тому +30

    Correction Hikock. If we had a Smooth Bore, Iron Sight, Shotgun with Slugs and a Hikock45 shooting it we would be safe from terrorist sniping at us from 230yards.

  • @t.c.f.fuller8867
    @t.c.f.fuller8867 3 роки тому

    THANK YOU...I Just learned that at 230 yds. the slug and sound of travel are almost equal..... love the channel, keep up the great work..

  • @DoctorCreepy13
    @DoctorCreepy13 9 років тому +74

    You put 2 slugs through the barrel to the right of the target. 2 in the same hole.

  • @robertjohnston8531
    @robertjohnston8531 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for explaining where you aligned the sights. I'd have seriously overestimated the drop and would be shooting way over the target.

  • @Lymanization
    @Lymanization 4 роки тому

    Hickok 45 Has become a Legend, a Real straight Shooter...

  • @goodbonezz1289
    @goodbonezz1289 5 років тому +9

    “Life’s really good” love it

  • @mikeneuman4042
    @mikeneuman4042 8 років тому +56

    this guy is pretty awesome.

  • @5N3K93
    @5N3K93 2 дні тому

    6:22 that was a lot further than I thought! Jeez Hickok, you’re one hell of a shot.

  • @workingcountry1776
    @workingcountry1776 5 років тому +51

    Wow. Never shot a slug at anything over 50 yards. Yes 1 oz slugs are fun. We've blown up old appliances, car doors, and even a pickup bed. I'm pretty sure we used my Mossberg 500 to blow up a junk computer! That was a fun way to fix the blue screen error for good 😉

    • @walliehart5975
      @walliehart5975 4 роки тому +2

      I have shot slug guns in 12 gauge that would hold a palm sized group at 100 meters with iron rifle sights . 5 shot groups . The best I ever shoot was a older Winchester pump labeled " Winchester Repeating Arms Company , Winchester proof Steel. Police / Military - Riot - . 18 inch smooth bore with nice rifle sights . Kicked like a mule !

    • @showproja
      @showproja 3 роки тому

      That's one great way to fix a BSOD! I'll bet it was satisfying!

    • @vicaras1
      @vicaras1 3 роки тому

      That's what I blast fat sows in my truck with !

  • @Dinosorable
    @Dinosorable 10 років тому +44

    Shotguns are probably some of the most underestimated weapons in the world. Even though they're much more accurate and can shoot 230 yards when loaded with slugs, a bunch of pistol and rifle fanboys (usually CoD fanboys) hate on shotguns, because when it comes to shotguns, they can only think of shotguns loaded with pellets.

    • @Yarmox
      @Yarmox 7 років тому +3

      The Zoniel Zone ive shot all sorts of configurations and nothing beats a slug going down range from a good pump action

    • @hongockimquang1994
      @hongockimquang1994 7 років тому

      What about cut-shell ammo bros? I've seen videos in which they did the same stuff as slugs - 1 entry hole only - up to 20m. Tales say they've been used to hunt down elks and bears which require much longer distance than that. However in reality I've never seen any one did it at longer range, 50m is fine, so I really hope you guys get any info on this...

    • @dufus2273
      @dufus2273 6 років тому

      "00" buckshot look out.

    • @williamnicholson8133
      @williamnicholson8133 6 років тому +1

      Zone of Zoniel also the cod crowd thinks that pellets spread far faster than i reality.

    • @williamnicholson8133
      @williamnicholson8133 6 років тому +2

      Garrett - in open field combat you very well could be right but in close quarters combat i.e clearing houses/caves a shotgun with 00 buck and magnum load is mean. Slugs up close are viscious also.

  • @slipknotmfkr3
    @slipknotmfkr3 4 роки тому +2

    This man actually sent 2 slugs through the same hole after claiming he’ll “shoot all around...” that is serious marksmanship

  • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
    @SAVAGE308SNIPER 8 років тому +9

    I don't even have to watch your videos to like them. I just automatically press the "thumbs up" icon.

  • @supermodel2011
    @supermodel2011 8 років тому +49

    hahaha there is that chicken i can never hit xD ''kicks it down''
    hickok i want to thank you for all the countless videos you have made for us :) shotgun smooth-bore sniping :D

  • @nickw7619
    @nickw7619 3 роки тому

    Idk if you'll see this considering the thousands of comments you must get each day, but ive been watching the channel for a couple years now... and Nick- it's days like these that you'll cherish and hand down the stories to the family youngsters. Just a son and his dad Goin shooting tables in the snow. Something special

  • @cbrown717
    @cbrown717 4 роки тому +15

    Me to my boys: why are you watching hours of other kids playing video games? That's not fun!
    Also me: Binge watching hickok45 living the life.

  • @imdabes7918
    @imdabes7918 9 років тому +79

    first two shots were through the same hole on the board. my goodness

    • @doubique
      @doubique 9 років тому +10

      I also thought that, but they weren't. Watch the rest of the video, the second round was about 4 inches right ;)

    • @imdabes7918
      @imdabes7918 9 років тому +3

      +John D. oh you're right, it's just the barrel that moves to the right a little bit and lets you see more of the first hole.

  • @FantomWireBrian
    @FantomWireBrian 2 роки тому

    I bought a Barretta 626 12 gauge side by side with a 26 " barrel. I discovered after leaving my regular slug gun at home that it was the best . I took one buck at 85 yards with it. I benched it as a joke one time and at 70 yards with riffed slugs it was in a 6" circle. To me a side by is best in it fire's like a rifle. I'd love to have a 270W side by rifle. I'm not sure I'd put slugs though anything other than a quality shotgun,but I was told that my Barretta has no problem with them . Improved or skeet chokes only and no sabots in a non rifled barrel.

  • @michaelshapiro1543
    @michaelshapiro1543 6 років тому +16

    "There's that chicken I can never hit." (Kicks it over.) Lovely!

  • @cshort1993
    @cshort1993 10 років тому +190

    " heres that chicken I can never hit"..then kicks it over... hahaha awsome

  • @deserthawk4178
    @deserthawk4178 4 роки тому

    This man does not age. God bless hickock45.

  • @brandonkentstanley4121
    @brandonkentstanley4121 10 років тому +71

    I'd like to know who the 68 people who disliked this video are? Don't hate on the Hickok!

    • @EdMichrina
      @EdMichrina 7 років тому

      ? Don't know great vid.

    • @johndavid8815
      @johndavid8815 6 років тому +10

      Justin Bieber fans and felons that can’t possess firearms.

    • @RileyReneau
      @RileyReneau 5 років тому +1

      Theyre Jealous people who cant believe he did it

    • @jb678901
      @jb678901 5 років тому +3

      "Tree-huggers" and Globalists (one in the same), obviously.

    • @michaelanderson1859
      @michaelanderson1859 5 років тому +1

      Jealous of his shooting