Hickok45

Hickok45 is a YouTube and Full30 channel featuring videos about firearms. The videos are hosted by Greg Kinman,[1][2] a retired middle-school English teacher[3] and former sheriff's auxiliary officer.[4] Hickok45 videos also appear on Full30, a video streaming platform dedicated specifically to firearms. HICKOK45 is a registered trademark of Hickok 45, LLC.[5]

Hickok45
Greg Kinman (left) and son John (with beard) in July 2016
Personal information
BornGreg Kinman
July 1950
Kentucky, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–present
GenreFirearms/Weaponry
Subscribers5.85 million
(February 6, 2021)
Total views1.62 billion
(January 21, 2021)
NetworkYouTube
Full30
Associated acts
  • Demolition Ranch (Matt Carriker)
100,000 subscribers 2011
1,000,000 subscribers 2014
Updated: June 11, 2020

Videos

Hickok45's videos demonstrate a wide variety of firearms, both historic[6] 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 weapons, while emphasizing safety. He tends to prefer Glock pistols over those of other manufacturers.[7] While most videos feature Greg, with his son John filming, John has occasionally appeared in videos as well.[8]

Hickok45 has become famous for videos in which he shoots pumpkins with firearms, destroys watermelons and two-liter soda bottles, or cuts down saplings and Christmas trees using various guns.[9] These videos have appeared in media in Vietnam, France, India, and Germany.[10][11][12][13]

In 2010, Jay Leno showed a Hickok45 pumpkin carving video on The Tonight Show.[10]

In 2016, Hickok45's YouTube channel was shut down twice, allegedly for violating YouTube's terms of service, however it was ultimately reinstated.[14]

In April 2018, Hickok45's YouTube channel was again shut down for several hours. This shut down was following YouTube's change of policy in March 2018 which would ban videos that contained content that "Intends to sell firearms or certain firearms accessories through direct sales (e.g., private sales by individuals) or links to sites that sell these items."[15] Subsequently, he began to upload his videos to Full30 as well.

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.[16] He decided to forego his senior season as he felt that basketball would not become his profession; he also noted that he was unable to gain weight.[17] College sports records indicate his height as 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[16]

Originally from Kentucky, Kinman lives in Cheatham County, Tennessee. He is a retired English teacher. In 2015, he was featured in a webinar by distance learning organization the Sonoran Desert Institute.[18]

See also

References
  1. Thompson, Ashley (October 23, 2015). "The Proper way to Carve Your Pumpkins!". County Girl Style. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. Terrill, Daniel (January 6, 2016). "Update: Hickok45's YouTube channel shutdown, restored". Guns.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. Gold, Adam (January 30, 2014). "Hickok45, Megan and Liz, CinemaSins and More: Greatest Hits from This Week's Scene Cover Story". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. "HICKOK45 - Trademark Details". Justia Trdemarks. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. Owens, Bob (November 5, 2014). "hickok45: 1903 A3". Bearing Arms. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. "Glock Top Models". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. Xu, Daniel (January 8, 2016). "Hickok45 Explains Why He Was Banned from YouTube". OutdoorHub. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. "Watch this man carve a pumpkin with his rifle, because 'Murica". Aol News. October 16, 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. Sieben, Christian (October 13, 2012). "Der Kürbis-Cowboy und das fremde Amerika". RP Online. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  10. "Meet the man who carves pumpkin by shooting them!". India.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. "VIDEO. Halloween: Un Américain zigouille des citrouilles à tour de bras". 20minutes.fr. October 28, 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. "Chặt cây bằng súng hoa cải kiểu Mỹ". Soha News. January 13, 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  13. Enloe, Chris (February 9, 2016). "Pro-Gun YouTube Star 'Hickok45' Sees His Account Terminated Twice Without Warning — Here's How He's Responding". The Blaze. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  14. staff (January 8, 2016). "Video: Hickok45 Explains Why He Was Banned from YouTube". Outdoor Hub. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. "Greg Kinman College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  16. Washer, Gene (November 7, 1972). "Greg Kinman Quits APSI Cage Program". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. p. 9. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  17. Stakes, Justin (July 27, 2015). "New SDI Webinar Features YouTube Shooting Sensation Hickok45". Ammoland Shooting Sports News. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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