Hickok45
Firearms YouTuber From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greg Kinman (born 1950 or 1951),[2] known online as Hickok45, is an American YouTuber who films videos about firearms.[3][4]
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_with_fans.jpg) Kinman (left) and his son John (rear) in 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Greg Kinman 1950 or 1951 (age 74–75) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Firearms/Weaponry | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 7.96 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Views | 2.35 billion[1] | ||||||||||||
| Network | YouTube Full30 | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: August 11, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Videos
Hickok45's videos demonstrate a wide variety of firearms, both historic[5] and modern, and typically present an in-depth discussion of the history and functionality of each firearm. His early videos often showed him shooting Old West weaponry and wearing cowboy outfits. Over time, he expanded his presentations to include a greater variety of firearms, while emphasizing safety. He tends to prefer Glock pistols over those of other manufacturers.[6] While most videos feature Greg, with his son John filming, John has occasionally appeared in videos as well.[7]
Hickok45 became famous for his early videos in which he used pumpkins, watermelons and two-liter soda bottles for target practice, and cut down saplings and Christmas trees using various guns.[8] These videos have appeared in media in Vietnam, France, India, and Germany.[9][10][11][12]
In 2010, Jay Leno showed a Hickok45 pumpkin carving video on The Tonight Show.[9]
Personal life
Greg Kinman attended Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he played center position on the college basketball team for two seasons, 1970–71 and 1971–72.[13] He decided to forgo his senior season as he felt that basketball would not become his profession; he also noted that he was unable to gain weight.[14] College sports records indicate his height as 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[13] He has declared himself to be 6'8" in one of his videos.[15]
Kinman is a retired English teacher.[2] In 2015, he was featured in a webinar by the Sonoran Desert Institute, a for-profit distance learning organization.[16]
Kinman is a former member of the National Rifle Association. He left due to objections with how they were using donor money.[17]
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