U.S. Military Rifles since 1776

By admin | October 28, 2021 |

U.S. Military Rifles since 1776

Please read before commenting: A very basic overview of some of the main U.S. military rifles since the 18th century. We mainly look at the evolution of the technology in primary issue rifles or rifles similar to them that I happen to own.
Since I chat unscripted without a leash for 35 minutes, you can imagine that I have a little clean-up to do. 🙂 I’ll add needed correction here in the description below. I won’t add much elaboration, as this is not meant to be a video about the entire history or everything about these specific firearms; it’s more of a basics video, as I state at the beginning, to give folks something of a picture of the major stepping stones in military musket / rifle development through the last 200 + years.

Some clarification or further BASIC information:

1. The Brown Bess is a smooth bore musket, like most shotgun barrels. I mistakenly call it a rifle in the video. I don’t think I mention it, but the 1858 Enfield used in the Civil War has a rifled barrel, as do all the firearms on the table after the Brown Bess.

2. The tubular magazines of lever guns are not safe with pointed bullets. Think about it. 🙂 The 1895 Winchester lever gun solved this by not using the tubular magazine, but with most lever guns, we were limited to flatter-nosed bullets. The bolt gun, with rounds stacked on top of one another, allowed as sharp a point on the bullet as we wanted.

3, For some reason (Brain fade), I failed to show you how the Garand loads. Guess most of you have seen it in the movies, at least, and hopefully, in our Garand videos. 🙂

4. I believe Eugene Stoner was developing the AR-10 even before the ’60s, but the AR15/M16 did not get into soldiers hands until the ’60s, I believe.

We have videos on all these firearms. Please search from the home page for any of these firearms, and you’ll find at least one video, I believe.
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50 Comments

  1. steven pierce on October 28, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    I believe you sir



  2. Cripple on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    29:44 I see an unexploded melon



  3. Steinar Erling on October 28, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Did not US Army use a Norwegian Krag /Jørgensen ?



  4. Aaron Parisi on October 28, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Don’t forget about the Volcanic firearms company



  5. Nathan Brown on October 28, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Hickock at the range
    Random guy walks by
    Hickock:wanna see if you can hit the gong?



  6. AstralMovement on October 28, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    What a cool guy!



  7. Andrew LaRose on October 28, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    I remember talking ww2 with people in and around my class range in high school and they thought muskets were still standard issue with everyone🙄



  8. Nodnarb on October 28, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    this man speaks in backadder itc (windows .ttf)



  9. Arrif Taufeek on October 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    First weapon made from south east..Himalaya Melacca made thats weapon..inggeris come too malaya and take Technology weapon and back home..they change our history..



  10. Luxifer on October 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    this man made me wanna study gun smithery to make these old guns.



  11. Ulrik Søberg on October 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    Really cool from 1775(i think) to usa civil war/1860s to 1914-1918 ww1 to 1939-1945 ww2 to 1955-1975 vietnam war to 2000-2021



  12. wog2db on October 28, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    daggg you Break into his house 1000% chance you’ll be blown to smithereens with a shotgun



  13. Cxiden on October 28, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    Brown Bess
    58 caliber cap lock



  14. TheLargeSmoke on October 28, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    american army from 1850 to 1950: "i am heavy weapons guy"



  15. Steinar Erling on October 28, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    You did not told that the KRAG is Norwegian



  16. Mr. Roach on October 28, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    29:45 pov: you came up on a Vietnamese village



  17. Reddman on October 28, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    What! no trapdoor Springfield?



  18. Reddman on October 28, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    OH< there it is.



  19. High Cat on October 28, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    Best weapon the US military fielded, and it was invented by a Canadian. Damn I love the irony in that.



  20. 2BitUser on October 28, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    Saying once out of caps you’re done is same for once out of black powder too.



  21. John McNab on October 28, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    I have a question! (I have no idea about guns, or anything related to the army, not even American) How come some people are issued a garand while others used the thompson?



  22. Frogsarelife on October 28, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Bruh I love how the breakthrough in technology makes everyone confused cuz gun technology improves slightly, and then BOOM! M14, ar15, ak47, all that stuff



  23. Domm on October 28, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Hickok: goes to the store
    Watermelons: OH NO!



  24. steven pierce on October 28, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    I enjoyed the whole thing



  25. lars kuno andersen on October 28, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    1936 to be exact



  26. Legate Lanius on October 28, 2021 at 9:01 pm

    Me and my grandpa hunt with .30-06 in Mississippi



  27. Kent Jardin on October 28, 2021 at 9:02 pm

    imagine if you see a skinwalker you shot the skinwalker with a m16



  28. Wilco Foxtrot on October 28, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    I just came from a compilation of that crazy vegan teacher that’s floating around, and I just wanted to say how Id love to see a comedic versus between hickcock45 and her given how I think I remember him saying he was a teacher previously



  29. 36inthemornin on October 28, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    after all the rounds fired, targets hits, and videos made he still chuckles after he fires and hits the target



  30. FishingMax outdoor Vacation adventures on October 28, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    My uncle served in World War II he use the grande



  31. Tushar Kashyap on October 28, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Usually I was not a Fan of 17th or 18th Century Rifles.

    But the Spring field made it’s place to my Favorite Gun List.



  32. Puppy Lord on October 28, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    i love seeing the evolution of the guns its so cool



  33. Sixteen60 on October 28, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    I should put this information in my notes for my US history test.



  34. mehmet284 on October 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    you are great shooter thx for the video



  35. Joel pierce on October 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    Wild Bill, Have you been to the Springfield Armory Museum in Massachusetts. It’s really cool, even if it’s in the Communist State.



  36. BLove on October 28, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Great history lesson!! Very informative and very knowledgeable



  37. Bob Smith on October 28, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    rip the watermelon



  38. some random merc on October 28, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    How every history teacher should teach



  39. Reap3r on October 28, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    I love this channel



  40. RecklesFlam1ngo on October 28, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    Damn this was 9 years ago? I remember when it was first uploaded!



  41. Max Drake on October 28, 2021 at 9:19 pm

    Хочу приехать к такому дедушке в деревеньку на грибочки и айда по грибочки и пальба по шляпкам …..точность выстрела из винтовки никто не отменял всегда в цель и надежность тоже на высшем уровне …..так держать …мы любим все что нам дает ваше ознакомление и уроки стрельбы по пассивным целям ….



  42. Jacob Rowell on October 28, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    In the beginning of the civil war the south even wore American revolution outfits but they stopped warring the outfits and started warring the gray us army outfits



  43. Max Drake on October 28, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    🐗идем учить историю создавшую такие хорошие образцы видов стрелкового ряда достойного внимания уже столько лет оружия ……сохранность и работа на уровне …вери вери гуд …



  44. Levi Thompsom on October 28, 2021 at 9:22 pm

    What about .30 carbine



  45. Mowmow_marshmellow on October 28, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    He’s taught me so much about ww1 firearms



  46. DC Bluez on October 28, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    I like the Flintlock and the cap lock stock cushions.



  47. j ward on October 28, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    👀



  48. Vive la medic on October 28, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Great video Hickock. Fun fact, the Garand was not the 1st semi-auto gun to be adopted by a military, it was the Mondragón , adopted by Mexico in 1908 though it did not see much use as they were very expensive to produce



  49. YT GAMING on October 28, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    hick hock holdin gthe m4 with calpsed stcok make it look like a toy



  50. Ivan Black on October 28, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Could you do British/Russian?