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Neat 'Intro to Winchester Leverguns' video - Hickok45
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I don't know enough about the history to comment on accuracy, but it was very interesting to watch. Might be of interest to others.
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Re: Neat 'Intro to Winchester Leverguns' video - Hickok45
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It would be fun to be a machinist with enough talent to play around with stuff like that.
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Re: Neat 'Intro to Winchester Leverguns' video - Hickok45
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An Interview with Hickok45
Interview by Gila Hayes
I recently enjoyed a heart-warming and just-plain-fun video chat with the granddaddy of internet shooting personalities, Hickok45. I am a fan and regular follower of the gun reviews, shooting demos, and opinion videos he and his son publish on Rumble, YouTube, and Patreon. Alarmingly, just days after I chatted with him, YouTube banned a number of his videos, alleging violations of their newly expanded policies against gun advertising, so let us say right up front, the great wealth of 15 years video archives about guns, shooting and the armed lifestyle are readily available at https://rumble.com/hickok45 and because we like to support our own, we recommend his work on https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 .
The summer’s unpleasantness over YouTube came as a surprise. I know Hickok45 and his son, having enjoyed meeting them at an NRA Annual Meeting several years ago. It was hard to believe that they had violated their agreement. Over the weeks that followed, it was a relief to see new videos on their YouTube channels, but it was deeply disheartening to see many of the older videos removed. Fortunately, most of the videos archived over Hickok45’s 15-year run on YouTube were moved to Rumble, where 111 pages of titles let fans view videos going back 15 years.
It is no surprise that Hickok45’s videos are also popular on Rumble, a preferred access point for many armed citizens and conservatives who are concerned about politically-opinionated censorship. Losing YouTube’s reach into the general public is distressing because it is a larger audience encompassing viewers from many walks of life, some of whom haven’t yet become gun owners who want to learn how guns work.
Hickok45’s videos showing responsible, safe, and fun shooting experiences make him a tremendous ambassador for armed citizens. We switch now, to Q&A, and for those who prefer streaming video, there’s a longer, casual version of our visit at Lever-action rifles have been an important element of American history. These were truly the rifles that “Won the West”. Today, lever-action rifles remain popular with hunters and cowboy-action shooters. And rimfire lever guns are fun for short-range shooting at reactive targets. Easy to carry, lever guns can also be very effective on varmints. For this Saturday-at-the-Movies installment, we feature eight videos about lever-action rifles. These videos review modern lever guns as well as historic 19th-century lever-action rifles. Three of these videos features sophisticated 3D computer animation so you can look inside the rifles to see how the internal mechanisms function to feed, fire, and eject cartridges. This video shows the inner mechanisms of a classic lever- action rifle. It shows how the lever actuates case-feeding from the under-barrel tube, then how the hammer is cocked/fired, and finally how the ejection works after the shot is fired. This video also covers lever-action rifle history, looking at the Winchester 1873 as well as popular modern lever-action firearms. Hickok45 is one of the more knowledgeable YouTube gun reviewers, and he personally owns a number of lever guns. In this video, which has over 2.5 million views, Hickok45 first showcases the original Henry Rifle, and the brass-receiver model 1866 (aka “Yellowboy”). Then he reviews Winchester’s model 1873 and model 1876 (Centennial). Next comes Winchester designs by J.M. Browning — the model 1886, model 1892, model 1894, and lastly the distinctive model 1895 with vertical magazine. The Model 1895 was a favorite of President Theodore Roosevelt. This insightful Hickok45 video has garnered 2.5 million YouTube views. If you can take the time to watch the entire 37-minute video, .Saturday at the Movies: Lever-Action Rifles in Review
How a Lever-Action Rifle Functions
Classic American Lever-Action Rifles — Hickok45’s Insights