If you are new to our videos, YES, this one might strike you as a bit silly; however, if you have any interest in firearms, firearms history, and firearms safety, check out some of our other videos; you might learn something more useful than how to load an M1 Garand. Welcome aboard! :-) Granted, as has been pointed out, if you get your thumb out of there quickly, you can load successfully without losing your thumb. The main reason this technique I'm showing is taught (And I use it always) is that it saves your thumb whenever you are messing with your M1 Garand, whether you are not getting the bolt back all the way, unloading the rifle, just checking the action, loading a partially loaded clip, etc. Probably most commonly, one gets his or her thumb caught when just working the bolt on an empty chamber, due to not getting the bolt back into the lock position. The Garand is wonderful, but the action and loading system is a bit odd, which results in a better chance of getting "Garand Thumb" in some way when trying to get the gun locked back, loaded, or whatever. I never pull the bolt back unless I have my hand against that operating rod; others can proceed however they prefer. :-) Don't forget to visit the Hickok45 store: www.hickok45.com/store/
hickok45 i have an idea for the next episode show your first video and show how your gun channel has rised above most talk and shoot about how you made your channel how it is today ive always like looking at your channel ive always loved guns im trying to get one right now im also intrested in your opinion on a budget 9mm like i said I'm trying to get one but money is tight. thank you and hope your channel gets more success than it already has.happy new year.
Yes, and to handle it and fire it. I've been shooting and handling one of my USGI 1911's from WWII this week, and just holding it and thinking about its history is so moving. There's no way around it unless a person has no I.Q. at all and no appreciation of anything worthwhile. These historical pieces of hardware are just so special.
Soldiers fighting in the pacific would strike a rock with an empty en bloc clip. When the enemy heard the “ping”, they thought the GI was empty and reloading. When they popped their heads up, they were met with a deadly surprise.
I used this gun as a training weapon in my first days of the mandatory military service, 1994, Turkey. It was so cool, easy handling, efficient hits at 100 m shooting.
I inherited my M1 from my Grandfather, so I learned early on how to properly load the rifle and not get Garand thumb. However, no matter how careful you are, there are times where it can sneak up on you and _bite_ you, so to speak.
The day we lose this man is the day the whole world loses their cool grandfather. I would give anything to spend a day learning and talking to this man. The knowledge he has and could teach is invaluable. Thanks for your service sir!
@@edviza1935 Gun channels is a niche field u know what sane person watch them ? , iraqvet88 has 2mill . forgotten weapons1mill , both ultra good channels .
If you keep pushing pressure down when loading the clip, it won't bite you until you release pressure. So if you press fairly firm down and quickly remove your hand. You're golden.
0:00 Japanese soldier runs out of ammunition and picks up an M1 garand only to get his thumb Stuck in the chamber during The Battle of Okinawa 1945 audio enhanced. Edit: Why did this comment get so much attention.
I have never fired a M1 Garand. All of the movies I have watched and the stories I have heard over the decades didn't portray this weapon correctly. Thank you Hickock 45, that was a simple but informative demonstration.
hickok45 is like the really cool uncle that talks about war stories, has a old Chevrolet,ford, or Cadillac. then brings you to his range with lots of guns and ammo to last a whole day.
@@JDRhoads09 ha. yeah. this comment is a bit old. i no longer use the pencil guns but still make them. im using a homemade slingshot that shoots supersonic darts now. but if anyone wants a pencil gun i still make them for people.
@No Bazingas yea my original version was a metal pipe with a series of rubber band systems. made a couple more models. when that has rubber bands pulled with your hand instead of by the pencil. then a shotgun version with shrapnel stuffed inside the barrel. then i tried making just normal paper gun. it was pretty bad. again, i use slingshots now.
im trying to remember which battle (or even what episode) of the band of brothers series but there's a massive fire fight capturing the chaos of trench style warfare. they actually do show a guy "getting" garand thumb so badly that it looks like it's almost been cut off. other than that, yeah, no one ever shows it in ww2 movies/shows. hell, i'd even take seeing a few guys in the background with bandaged up thumbs as representation of it if it's too difficult to shoot.
His voice reminds me of Jude Ciccolella, whom voiced Johnson Nash, located at Primm and Orion Moreno of the Enclave, both found within Fallout: New Vegas. Was also in the TV series 24, as Mike Novick.
@@amadeus5182 uh, it's unlikely. The Garand's bolt goes foward with a high speed and a high force, so if you leave the thumb there, get ready to feel a great pain. Or you can get tolerance if you get used to getting your thumb pressed against the receiver by the bolt (But in BFV it would be way too weird).
They taught us that in boot camp at the range . I enlisted in 1960 and we were still qualifying with the M1 even though the M14 was the new service rife. There is a way to put the bolt and cartridge follower installed in reverse order so when your buddy executes inspection arms the cartridge follower pops out of the rifle flying through the air when he draws the bolt to the rear, always got a good laugh on that one .. thanks for the walk down memory lane pal ...
Luke Everhart Im not a huge gun guy but I enjoy the videos and I honestly thought this was a German gun lmao, Guess you can even learn things from the comments
My Dad saw guys do that in Germany in 1952.Also, his weapons platoon sergeant demonstrated that you could indeed pull the bolt back too far on an M1919 .30 cal machine gun & pull the barrel back into the water jacket where it doesn't belong.
When I was in JROTC we had decommissioned M1 Garands with a lead stop blocking the barrel. I knew so many people get Garand Thumb because they weren't paying attention when doing drill and ceremony commands, one of which was rifle inspections. Learning how to pull the bolt back and release it without getting your thumb stuck was nerve wracking at first, but it becomes second nature and a skill you never forget.
Thank you very much friend, I am a hog hunter of Catalonia and I use a original CETME .308, is fantastic and very accurate . The American weapons are also very good, I have a 44 Magnum Marlyn carbine and I love it.
Thank you for this great video , Mr. Hickok and Son. I saw movies and some old war films of that odd , hand to the side , loading technique and never knew why. And I always wondered , I know that bolt is sprung hard as heck , how do you load a clip in the gun and not slam your thumb in it. Keep the side of your hand on that bolt lever ,as you load it or smash a part of your hand...understood. The clip flip at the last round is a one of a kind experience. Fantastic American firearm. 4 years later , still a great video.
@@mattm3023 HK G3/91/CETME/ PTR-91 can really handle dirt. The roller lock system is a dirty one to begin with but at the same time, doesn't care about how hot ammo is, how clean, dirty, steel, brass- cases, et cetera. So long as the rollers are in round, bolt gap is good and cursory cleaned, it will always run. Delayed blowback is simple, bulky, but it works.
Look up Shifty Powers (real life Brother) and his comment on the Garand: (paraphrasing) "I loved the M1. You could throw it into a mud puddle, drag it out and it'd shoot." He should know - he was there, not in his Granny's basement munching a hot pocket and being a keyboard warrior internet badass.
@@goodusername69 both my great grandpas survived although I never met them because one abandoned the family long ago and the other died of lung cancer before I was a thought
This man is the type of person that’ll notice if you make a mistake, kindly and respectfully approach you and tell you your mistake and then help you fix it just to make your day better.
@@imrelentless9577 It's the forceful ejection of the clip. Normally the clip is inside of the magazine, but for the m1 garand the magazine is built into the gun itself, so the clip is inserted separately and thus must be removed from the gun before the next clip of ammunition can be loaded. Can you imagine trying to dig the clip out of the gun every time you run out of ammunition? That's why it forcefully ejects. Faster reloading, no jamming, and less room for error. Shame that such a loud ejection is just free advertisement to your enemy that you need to reload.
That rifle looks like an absolute blast to shoot. Don't have one myself sadly but my grandfather did own one as well as a few other historic war rifles
That’s why I focus on learning real life gun functionality than games/movies. You would pretty much have advanced knowledges about the guns irl when you play combat games that has guns based on real life. If you noticed something that isn’t right, then like I said, you have good knowledge.
This video will be very helpful for the people getting M1 Garands for Christmas this year. Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like finding clips of .30-06 in your stocking.
Most people got Garand thumv from.messing with empty gun or it being incredibly worn and clean and with worn out clips(modern ww2 examples after heavy use) If it isnt well worn and on top of that is dirty then its incredibly unlikely to close on ones thumb. It will almost always require a little nudge to slide forward just like later in the video
We used the M1 Garand for target practice in Navy Boot Camp back in the early '70's. We were warned then how to properly load a clip into the rifle. They also said that the Marines would not use the method that Hickok 45 used; but instead would push the clip down and quickly remove it once the clip had been set in. Sometimes they were not quite quick enough and would be initiated into the M1 clipped thumb blood brotherhood. Don't know if that was true, or just our instructors making a point.
Oh yeah, I'm old enough to have used the M1 while in ROTC. By the time i went into the service we were using M16's. Your video has brought back some vivid memories of that old Garand. It was fun to shoot and we learned to use the same technique as you demonstrated. Thanks Hickok.
I'm glad to see this, me and a few tommies are going to be fighting some Germans next week on some beach in France. Well I've been told this is my weapon but I don't know how to use it. Thanks 👍👍
Actually if the bombs hadnt been dropped on Japan and this was X-Day November 1945, there wouldve been thousands of British and Australian Garand Thumbs as the Allied nations participating in the invasion of Japan were going to be trained and equipped with American weapons, uniforms and tactics to avoid confusion for the main bulk of the US led invasion force.
KGames 22 incorrect, WWII started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The M1 garand was put into the war in 1939 (when the war started, it became the main rifle of the us army in 1936). How many years is the difference between 1939 and 2020? 81! Get your facts straight before trying to be a smart ass.
If you are new to our videos, YES, this one might strike you as a bit silly; however, if you have any interest in firearms, firearms history, and firearms safety, check out some of our other videos; you might learn something more useful than how to load an M1 Garand. Welcome aboard! :-)
Granted, as has been pointed out, if you get your thumb out of there quickly, you can load successfully without losing your thumb. The main reason this technique I'm showing is taught (And I use it always) is that it saves your thumb whenever you are messing with your M1 Garand, whether you are not getting the bolt back all the way, unloading the rifle, just checking the action, loading a partially loaded clip, etc. Probably most commonly, one gets his or her thumb caught when just working the bolt on an empty chamber, due to not getting the bolt back into the lock position. The Garand is wonderful, but the action and loading system is a bit odd, which results in a better chance of getting "Garand Thumb" in some way when trying to get the gun locked back, loaded, or whatever. I never pull the bolt back unless I have my hand against that operating rod; others can proceed however they prefer. :-) Don't forget to visit the Hickok45 store: www.hickok45.com/store/
Is it possible to get Garand Thumb if we loading M14 with ammo stripper clip?
hickok45 i have an idea for the next episode show your first video and show how your gun channel has rised above most talk and shoot about how you made your channel how it is today ive always like looking at your channel ive always loved guns im trying to get one right now im also intrested in your opinion on a budget 9mm like i said I'm trying to get one but money is tight. thank you and hope your channel gets more success than it already has.happy new year.
Garanted*
No, the stripper needs to be manually removed before the bolt can move.
Finally, someone answer my question.
Thank you, MrPotatochips4
I'm confused, what caliber of pencil are you using?
He's using a .#2 caliber, duh
Hahahahahah a good joke
*it wasn’t a joke*
@@genuinedinglebop6338 *Dun Dun DUUUNNNN*
HB
It feels so honorable and respectful to just look at the M1 Garand.
Yes, and to handle it and fire it. I've been shooting and handling one of my USGI 1911's from WWII this week, and just holding it and thinking about its history is so moving. There's no way around it unless a person has no I.Q. at all and no appreciation of anything worthwhile. These historical pieces of hardware are just so special.
@@hickok45 I love you
Legendary.
@@hickok45 R.I.P to all the soldiers who lost their lives :(
@@hickok45 yes historical rifles are very facinating.
do i have a M1 garand: no
am i still gonna watch : yes
Lol
Same
Same
Yep
Never know when you need to shoot something and there's coincidentally an M1 Grand right next to you
Not only does he teach us how to not lose our thumb, he also gives us a garand ping and on top of that he does it all for free. Bless his soul
@@spandexspleen ok
Normies be like:
It's not an M1 Garand video without the ping
Soldiers fighting in the pacific would strike a rock with an empty en bloc clip. When the enemy heard the “ping”, they thought the GI was empty and reloading. When they popped their heads up, they were met with a deadly surprise.
@@Yodelinthegully-d7rand when they were really empty?
How other people do intros: “Hey whats up guys --- here”
Hickock45: “ARRRRRGGGHHHH”
GD Noob99 underrated comment🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ReStart the video and spam skipback button
It’s hilarious 😂
SRVN MRVN that an apex skin?
@@justshai1630 You stole my pp bruh.
TOP OF THE MORNING TO YA
I like how he says “life is good” at the end.
It's hard to argue :)
Yeah his just saying facts
lol
Yeah
@@nimyt1232 mom
No
This is THE coolest old man i have ever seen.
Yep old guy with gun
gun in hand
What if ur grandpa saw it? He would be upset (
Fr he probably has a 4.0 kd in warzone
Yesssss
I used this gun as a training weapon in my first days of the mandatory military service, 1994, Turkey. It was so cool, easy handling, efficient hits at 100 m shooting.
I didn’t even know the Turkish military used the M1 Garand.
Because M1 Garand is weapons good 👍👍
@@AlexKS1992 my grandfather was a sergeant in the Turkish army. He has a photo back in 70's that he's holding a Tommy gun.
Turkey still living in the 40s
@@NoContextOasis Old guns are used for the first shooting experience in Turkey. because it is not a weapon to lose.
Idk why but older gun guys are always super chill
Do you English bruv
@@literallycarljohnson whats wrong with his english?
@@Longshin777 super chill?? Is that even a word
@@literallycarljohnson Well, it is kind of? It's just for emphasis.
@@Longshin777 yeah whatever
Top 5 strongest bites
5: Hippopotamus - Bite Force : 1825 psi
4: American Alligator - Bite Force : 2125 psi
3: Saltwater Crocodile - Bite Force : 3690 psi
2: Nile Crocodile - Bite Force : 5000 psi
1: M1 Garand - Bite force: 9 centillion psi
0: Ljungman-Hakim - Bite force: Auto Amputation
@@TheIndogamer This guy knows it
I can't imagine the force of a m1g bolt the size of a hippo mouth closing lol
0.5:soda can-bite force 1googel pepsi
jejeeje psi...
Easily one of the most iconic rifles to have ever graced the earth.
yes p i n g
It is quite the Garand weapon.
Mosin: Am i a joke to you?
Meh
Garaced*
I inherited my M1 from my Grandfather, so I learned early on how to properly load the rifle and not get Garand thumb. However, no matter how careful you are, there are times where it can sneak up on you and _bite_ you, so to speak.
Ouch!
Now imagine doing it while fritz are shooting at you
everyone’s favorite moment is when the garand makes the reload sound
Satisfying
__ YES I LOVEEEE THE RELOAD SOUND
Nostalga
Loved that gun in cod waw
__ ping!
"But remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading"
No
Cod mw1??
I dont think many soldiers at the ww2 had that opportunity
@@gone4472 they did not
@@soup_daniel7139 bruh
Brain: your not going need to know that in the future
Me: just in case
You'll need it for American Civil War 2!
I’m not even American
i hate how the egg in your profile picture is not centered
it annoys me so much
@@gimmealldafoodz2625 nahhh look closely, its entered
centered*
The day we lose this man is the day the whole world loses their cool grandfather. I would give anything to spend a day learning and talking to this man. The knowledge he has and could teach is invaluable. Thanks for your service sir!
It's sad to see how old he looks in his newer videos. Dudes been doing this stuff forever
O öldü mü?
Seninle aynı hisleri yaşıyorum. Ben çok sıkı bir takipçisiyim. Türkiye'den selam.
RUclips commies are trying to take him away from us right now!!!
7/20/24
Ping sound
*old veterans PTSD triggers*
Current Generation *Riflegasm*
Idk man ping’s nice regardless
That is the most beautiful sound in the world.
The ping made me moan automatically.
Cursed your comment lol. 666th like
ThatGuyCarmine talking about a beautifully crafted rifle and the horrors of the D-Day landings are not the same thing.
Press "R"
X
Sorry, I play on console.
@Lt Cr0nics Yes, what of it?
RB
@@misterkaos.357 lol halo
Press square
"I don't think you want a pencil in there when you're firing."
Me, taking notes: Use a pen.
Bruh this comment is underated lmfao
are you taking notes with a pen or a pencil
John Wick intensifies
Idiot...
@@demise6017 says the one from an idiot
After playing a lot of video games and watching all the war movies I was completely unaware of how beautifully loud this rifle really is ❤️
Other youtubers doing an intro: "hey guys what's up"
Hickok45: *P A I N*
*SCREM*
REEEEEEEE
Careers have been built on less genuine acting than that
AAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOEE
Stolen
0:00 Are ya ready kids? Aye, Aye captain! I can't heeeaaar yooouuu! AYE, AYE CAPTAIN!
SpongeBob squaregrands
omg I can't breathe
I remember when the captain got Garand thumb. That was a weird episode
XD
Tom BrianTyler really Tom really
This is like the cool uncle everyone wants.
dxxgoi more like grandpa
@@sameerhafeez7029 yes like a “Garand”pa
@@atlascr6987 Fun joke i get it
@@atlascr6987 good one
yeah instead of the type that makes you lose your virginity
This old man represents everything what a love about the US. He's friendly, helpful but can also turn into a shooter in an instant.
The most underrated RUclipsr ever. This guy seems really nice.
Yeh I agree
He has 3.7 million views in this video, and 4 million subs... I dont think hes underrated
Erick Chavez well you have a point but not many people talk about him and also most RUclipsrs have millions more than him.
@@edviza1935 Gun channels is a niche field u know what sane person watch them ? , iraqvet88 has 2mill . forgotten weapons1mill , both ultra good channels .
4M is a good thing. If Hickok45 has 20M then you don't know how many messed up people out there.
The video just starts with *ARRRRRRRGH* Garand Thumb
ikr
Sourta sounds like Yoda dying in Lego start wars🤔
@@mike_g5924 yea xD
Slow it down to .25
lmao thanks, i missed that
I can't believe Hickok sacrificed one of his appendages for this video. Now that's dedication.
The god himself
Why justin.
Justin why you here.
why are you here
Cheese🧀
If you keep pushing pressure down when loading the clip, it won't bite you until you release pressure. So if you press fairly firm down and quickly remove your hand. You're golden.
2:27 He knew what we wanted :)
Yes
2:29
Nut
0:00 Japanese soldier runs out of ammunition and picks up an M1 garand only to get his thumb Stuck in the chamber during The Battle of Okinawa 1945 audio enhanced.
Edit: Why did this comment get so much attention.
Hahahaha
LOL
D e N n O h A i K a B A N Z AI
🅱️anzai
Underrated comment. Holy hell this is too god.
if he pulls a hotdog out his pocket im gonna die
Guess he didn't want to clean up that mess lol
Wait a minute, YOU ARE ME!!
XD
Fanger
What
I have never fired a M1 Garand. All of the movies I have watched and the stories I have heard over the decades didn't portray this weapon correctly. Thank you Hickock 45, that was a simple but informative demonstration.
1 thumb saved...now im gonna push the like button.
Skid Kev you mean his fanger
@@richardlomonaco1957 yep the fanger
Classmate: "Can I borrow your sharpener?"
Me: Hands over a Garand*
Classmate: Sharpen like a boss*
Narrator: "Thus begin a new long lasting friendship of two gun nuts"
How the quiet kid sharpens a pencil
American schools everyday life.
America?
I was your 1000th like 😂
2:28 “Get ready for the ping!”
That's what the germans sad
*metal noises*
100th like
@@damienkuiper9544 xD
Discord server owners when they make an update to the server
There's someone about older guns that I just love. The M1 Garand and Colt Model 1873 Single Action Revolver are two of my most favorite fire arms.
hickok45 is like the really cool uncle that talks about war stories, has a old Chevrolet,ford, or Cadillac. then brings you to his range with lots of guns and ammo to last a whole day.
Chrome mustang or the one that tells you to take off your clothes whenever you're alone
Ruin Lowkey bro
@Solomon Grundy what
@Solomon Grundy
what? x2
@@SleepySpoon48 hah I had a uncle like that too bad he went to prison now hehe
Believe him, he tested the first models.
wait really?
Shad yep
Shad yep
Shad yep
Shad yep
I'll never own a M1 Garand but somehow this video was useful to me.
You will be safe with this knowledge as you will probably never use it
If you end up using one someday , you'll be a little better with it than you would have done otherwise
Me in the 2041 war of worlds
Buy one, they're $750 from the cmp
That’s our training gun back in highschool in my home country.
Disclaimer:
If you are a burglar
DO NOT try to rob him
Says the person who's brain exploded because of a 360 no-scope.
Thank you jfk
@@sylwekflasz7245 Nah he is still alive how would he have made this comment
So I heard you had a minor head injury, how you are you doing?
Yo johnny boy your wife says hi!
"Get ready for the ping!"
Clip: meh I'm not feeling it today *lazily falls out*
Bruh moment
Bruh
It was a sissy ping
he fired a round at the same time the ping was ejected, we wouldn't be able to hear it over the gunfire
“I don’t think we want a pencil in there when we fire the gun.”
I made a custom gun that fires pencils so yeah I think I do
@@joshuaespinoza8325 Toy Commander
@@JDRhoads09 ha. yeah.
this comment is a bit old. i no longer use the pencil guns but still make them.
im using a homemade slingshot that shoots supersonic darts now.
but if anyone wants a pencil gun i still make them for people.
@No Bazingas yea my original version was a metal pipe with a series of rubber band systems.
made a couple more models. when that has rubber bands pulled with your hand instead of by the pencil.
then a shotgun version with shrapnel stuffed inside the barrel.
then i tried making just normal paper gun. it was pretty bad.
again, i use slingshots now.
That's what your dad said 9 months before you were born
I'm lovin the sound that this rifle makes, from firing up to the ejection of the used clip, truly a powerful & legendary weapon
Science teacher: "There is nothing more satisfying than slime"
Me: Reaches for backpack
OMG💀💀
HE HAS A GUN, RUN!!
NinjaPanda “chill it’s just loaded with dummy rounds, I’m gonna get expelled for it but anyways…” **PING**
@@tangerinepaint3643 OH FU-
😦
My Grandpa was in the National Guard in the late 50s. He said this happened to him once.
Trevor Bodnar I feel bad for him
I’m gonna like this comment,so that that moment will be erased from history and it would have never happened.
Trevor Bodnar So does that make you his Garand son?
Read this as "my garand"
@@joshuareyna6055 That was beautiful
“Get ready for the ping”
*looks in discord* ... o god.
DÆM
@everyone
@@crazycsiw6404 @everyone @here @everyone @here
@crazycsiw6#8856
@@betaplain297 except i have a different tag
@@betaplain297 @CrazyCSIW6 @everyone @here @everyone @here @CrazyCSIW6#9733 @Videogamer555#2202
@everyone @here @everyone @here @here @everyone @someone
2:54 I wish my life was as good as yours, Hickok
the one thing you NEVER SEE in any WWII movies: Garand Thumb. It happened, it was common, it had to have hurt!
yup
I could imagine in the chaos of having to dodge bullets flying past you and land mine ridden fields Garand thumb was a very common occurrence
Battlefield V has it as a random "oops" reload animation that plays sometimes when you reload the M1 Garand.
im trying to remember which battle (or even what episode) of the band of brothers series but there's a massive fire fight capturing the chaos of trench style warfare. they actually do show a guy "getting" garand thumb so badly that it looks like it's almost been cut off.
other than that, yeah, no one ever shows it in ww2 movies/shows. hell, i'd even take seeing a few guys in the background with bandaged up thumbs as representation of it if it's too difficult to shoot.
Saving Private Ryan has it
This guy looks & sounds like a slightly more dangerous version of Dr. Phil.
✨Spicy✨ dr. Phil
His voice reminds me of Jude Ciccolella, whom voiced Johnson Nash, located at Primm and Orion Moreno of the Enclave, both found within Fallout: New Vegas. Was also in the TV series 24, as Mike Novick.
*slighty more dangerous*
*slightly*
More like
*"Dr.shoot"*
Imagine If Call Of Duty is reloading a M1 Garand, and their thumb gut caught “My thumb is DOWN! “
In Battlefield V, there is a reload animation where Garand thumb can happen.
@@NickG40 yeah, but the character screams like: " ough..." instead of "AAAAAAHHHHH". Nonetheless, better than nothing lol
@@GogettaSSJ404 Probably have high pain tolerance
@@amadeus5182 uh, it's unlikely. The Garand's bolt goes foward with a high speed and a high force, so if you leave the thumb there, get ready to feel a great pain. Or you can get tolerance if you get used to getting your thumb pressed against the receiver by the bolt (But in BFV it would be way too weird).
Other players be like- DA fuq
I like to think that whenever Hickok makes a firearm mistake, he just immediately explains how it happens
I'm laughing how call of duty can't get this accurate.
what do you expect from a video game?
@@lolno7252 mostly well researched about how gun works
wasn't cod at one point praised for it's accuracy towards real life? what a shame lol
Goofy Doofy battlefield 5 did it
They only got it for cod Waw
Let's just take a moment to appreciate how good of a shot hickock is.
2:28 discord mods when there’s a dead chat
Lmao
HAWHSHHAVBD
I don't understand, can you explain?
@@CabbageChad25 They'll @everyone
@@tvjaw oh ok thanks
No adds,no intro,no sponsor just straight to the point sub earned
They taught us that in boot camp at the range . I enlisted in 1960 and we were still qualifying with the M1 even though the M14 was the new service rife. There is a way to put the bolt and cartridge follower installed in reverse order so when your buddy executes inspection arms the cartridge follower pops out of the rifle flying through the air when he draws the bolt to the rear, always got a good laugh on that one .. thanks for the walk down memory lane pal ...
.
This grandpa: literally has his finger in the Garand bolt
Thumbnail: 🙂
*Garand
*Hickok45
...
C:
Here I'll fix it for ya
👀👄👀
👁️_👁️ bruh
BRUH! YOU AGAIN?
2:29 my favorite sound when playing games while using m1 garand
Michaelkenji ochong fr
Battlefield 1?
@@TheUnknownRiver not only battlefield 1
f0rTnItE (well, out of jokes, theres actually an m1 garand in fortnite)
Payday 2
I remember watching this 5 year ago and it’s still nostalgic 😢
Thank you! The next rifle I have my eyes on is a M1 Garand and
I am positive that I would of got Gerand thumb if not for watching this.
Davld Bigman it’s also called m1 thumb
Davld Bigman ....YOU WILL, ONCE- GUARANTEED! :-) RS
Garand*
French Rifles have it too?
Gerand haha
Came here just to hear the " PING " this awesome rifle makes. This is a true American classic rifle.
Yes it is indeed
Luke Everhart Im not a huge gun guy but I enjoy the videos and I honestly thought this was a German gun lmao, Guess you can even learn things from the comments
The True Call Of Duty Experience.
Did you know John garand was half Canadian half american
It's funny cuz it's pretty hard to hear when you're firing 30-06 IRL
“It’s not contagious!”
Facebook Moms: *Relieved*
*Pikachu Surprised Face*
Excellent Lecture on how to avoid the Garand Thumb by properly loading the ammo clip.
0:05 I wonder how many people did that in WW2
Alot my man. alot... My grandpa did it in vietnam
tfw your behind enemy lines and your homie hurts his thumb....
My Dad saw guys do that in Germany in 1952.Also, his weapons platoon sergeant demonstrated that you could indeed pull the bolt back too far on an M1919 .30 cal machine gun & pull the barrel back into the water jacket where it doesn't belong.
My great uncle told us that they used to call it the M1 Thumb cus of all the idiots that broke their thumb reloading it.
doughesson your dad? 1952??
How old are you?
my german neighbor rushed into my house when he heared the PING
Wait.............how are you still alive 😓
@@haritsfadhilah6861 I'm commenting from paradise with mp40 bullets in my back 😂
@@idirh.1716 oof
Well when u hear ERIKA from a German dude consider yourself dead
Joemama Obama’s 1k subs challenge I’ve listened to Erika multiple times now i’m immune against germans
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George Patton why, it happened to you alot?
George Patton "the greatest battle implement ever devised"
NO esay, you pendejo! >:V
@@matoas7102 :V
It's amazing how every action of the M1 Garand sounds so nice.
When I was in JROTC we had decommissioned M1 Garands with a lead stop blocking the barrel. I knew so many people get Garand Thumb because they weren't paying attention when doing drill and ceremony commands, one of which was rifle inspections. Learning how to pull the bolt back and release it without getting your thumb stuck was nerve wracking at first, but it becomes second nature and a skill you never forget.
I don't get why people dislike your videos
See FAQ Videos. We actually tried to answer that. :-)
jarrod dancy probably just ppl watching his videos upside down
Democrats
Teenage elitists who worship modern automatic rifles?
@Kai wow nice bro
Merry Christmas from Spain for all channel friends.
Recared Bergistà ; Merry Christmas Spain people!! We love your guns💥🔫🤓🎄☃
Bilge Pump 🇪🇸🇺🇸🎄🎄
Marry Christmas brotha/Happy Holidays. Hope you have a great one.
Thank you very much friend, I am a hog hunter of Catalonia and I use a original CETME .308, is fantastic and very accurate . The American weapons are also very good, I have a 44 Magnum Marlyn carbine and I love it.
Recared Bergistà in Spain is it easy to own a rifle? Guessing hard to own a hand gun?
Thank you for this great video , Mr. Hickok and Son.
I saw movies and some old war films of that odd , hand to the side , loading technique and never knew why.
And I always wondered , I know that bolt is sprung hard as heck , how do you load a clip in the gun and not slam your thumb in it.
Keep the side of your hand on that bolt lever ,as you load it or smash a part of your hand...understood.
The clip flip at the last round is a one of a kind experience.
Fantastic American firearm.
4 years later , still a great video.
He may be in his 50's or 40's maybe even his 60's IDK but damn can he aim!
American Railroading Productions Probably late 60s 😂
Either because we're being nice or we don't know what age they are so, we just guess lol.
Definitely closer to 70 than 60 lol
40??😂
he's born in 1945, the 45 in hickok45 apparently stands for his birth year dummies
“Garand can handle a little dirt”. *sad ar noises*
Youre kidding. Go watch InrangeTV mud tests of both weapons and get back to me
@@mattm3023 HK G3/91/CETME/ PTR-91 can really handle dirt. The roller lock system is a dirty one to begin with but at the same time, doesn't care about how hot ammo is, how clean, dirty, steel, brass- cases, et cetera. So long as the rollers are in round, bolt gap is good and cursory cleaned, it will always run. Delayed blowback is simple, bulky, but it works.
*forward assist noises.*
Look up Shifty Powers (real life Brother) and his comment on the Garand: (paraphrasing) "I loved the M1. You could throw it into a mud puddle, drag it out and it'd shoot." He should know - he was there, not in his Granny's basement munching a hot pocket and being a keyboard warrior internet badass.
Why is this comment wholesome?
Imagine how fast a WWII soldier got at reloading this wepon after a year worth of battles...
If they survive that long
@@goodusername69 Fax
@@goodusername69 both my great grandpas survived although I never met them because one abandoned the family long ago and the other died of lung cancer before I was a thought
@@Pauls_balls sad
The slow ones ain't around no more....😭
This man is the type of person that’ll notice if you make a mistake, kindly and respectfully approach you and tell you your mistake and then help you fix it just to make your day better.
I want a girl that looks at me like how he looks in the thumbnail
Real talk, that's some Disney-level smiling right there. Bonus points.
Don't we all?😔
Persian Warrior hold up
Spreaded mustache
Do you want to be killed 😂
That ping wasn’t as glorious as expected, BUT doesn’t sound like anyone else expected it either.
Question what causes the ping? When the clip falls on the ground? Or what?
@@imrelentless9577 It's the forceful ejection of the clip. Normally the clip is inside of the magazine, but for the m1 garand the magazine is built into the gun itself, so the clip is inserted separately and thus must be removed from the gun before the next clip of ammunition can be loaded. Can you imagine trying to dig the clip out of the gun every time you run out of ammunition? That's why it forcefully ejects. Faster reloading, no jamming, and less room for error.
Shame that such a loud ejection is just free advertisement to your enemy that you need to reload.
@@thetaintedbear4557 never thought about it like that but yes I see what you mean. They can hear you reloading lol but man that sound is crisp 🔥😮💨
its random and works best on solid ground
I'd think it was less glorious because of the loud BANG's before the comparably soft ping noise
The dislikes are people who got a Garand Thumb
OzinSki with the left
HaRvEnStAm you still had a thumb after that?
Thumbs off
That rifle looks like an absolute blast to shoot. Don't have one myself sadly but my grandfather did own one as well as a few other historic war rifles
I hate using the Garand in online shooters. I always get large *ping* when using it for some reason.
I see what you've done there :-)
Haha wow, good one 😂
Dat pun
I hope the Garand bites more than just your thumb for that one. haha
Ha ha why did i not think of that lol
You don't want garand thumb alright.
Me : dude 40 years too late man
Yeah, easily 80% of people who have shot a Garand have been bit.
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@@TheDiddster obviously you have not shot one
@@LoneWoIfPack19 yep, but my dad has shot alot of guns so he might teach me
@@TheDiddster Just be careful when loading. It is highly painful, and it will happen eventually.
I think i will never have a M1 Garand, but i already know that this man already saved my thumbs. thank you for your service sir
I love this guy. He always point out how stupid reload animations are in videogames
That’s why I focus on learning real life gun functionality than games/movies. You would pretty much have advanced knowledges about the guns irl when you play combat games that has guns based on real life. If you noticed something that isn’t right, then like I said, you have good knowledge.
he said no charge for this service. what a legend himself
This video will be very helpful for the people getting M1 Garands for Christmas this year.
Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like finding clips of .30-06 in your stocking.
Jakuzure Nonon I got a Mosin-Nagant for Christmas. I got stripper clips of 7.62 in mine.
Nobody seems to understand that those are FANTASTIC 'stocking-stuffers'!!
When he said “excuse me” i had to look at my screen because i was making a sandwich lmao
h e k n o w s
How was the sandwich?
Alkivo it was good
Congrats, I hope you have happy marriage
Why would you put ice on a sandwich in the first place
Most people got Garand thumv from.messing with empty gun or it being incredibly worn and clean and with worn out clips(modern ww2 examples after heavy use) If it isnt well worn and on top of that is dirty then its incredibly unlikely to close on ones thumb. It will almost always require a little nudge to slide forward just like later in the video
Instructions unclear, accidentally loaded my gun with a pencil.
Dark _ lmao
Don't worry Is a plus
Instructions unclear, loaded my pencil with a gun.
Just any american getting ready for the finals in school
Where’s you see a pencil my finger is flying out the barrel HELP
The thumbnail reminds of captain Price smiling at cod modernwarfare 2019
Capt chubby cheeks
@@lupe323 I like ur pic with my hero academia
I call him Santa Price for that smile
Gamerjay 3ds LMAO
Yea lol
Best "Garand"pa everyone would love to have 🥰
Haha Nice joke
nice
We used the M1 Garand for target practice in Navy Boot Camp back in the early '70's. We were warned then how to properly load a clip into the rifle. They also said that the Marines would not use the method that Hickok 45 used; but instead would push the clip down and quickly remove it once the clip had been set in. Sometimes they were not quite quick enough and would be initiated into the M1 clipped thumb blood brotherhood. Don't know if that was true, or just our instructors making a point.
Oh yeah, I'm old enough to have used the M1 while in ROTC. By the time i went into the service we were using M16's. Your video has brought back some vivid memories of that old Garand. It was fun to shoot and we learned to use the same technique as you demonstrated. Thanks Hickok.
I'm glad to see this, me and a few tommies are going to be fighting some Germans next week on some beach in France. Well I've been told this is my weapon but I don't know how to use it. Thanks 👍👍
Daniel T if only the US army had RUclips videos to show untrained soldiers to not lose their thumb from reloading
@Thirsty boi That's sad, would love to see this gun remodeled/reused, the ping will be forever satisfying
They didn't know the germans were there waiting for them btw
Actually if the bombs hadnt been dropped on Japan and this was X-Day November 1945, there wouldve been thousands of British and Australian Garand Thumbs as the Allied nations participating in the invasion of Japan were going to be trained and equipped with American weapons, uniforms and tactics to avoid confusion for the main bulk of the US led invasion force.
@Thirsty boi I thought he's making a joke about D-day
00:00 when japanese soldier takes m1 garand and try to reload it
Stolen
@@zacoman2225 who cares
stolen
FTC, ItsThatSoldier Gaming YT I don’t give a crap about that
Same to a German soldier
Gotta love that ping sound of the garand that it makes when you have gone through the bullets
Your tips late more than 70years
*100 years
@@Trashboat4444 well, he is correct
ThatGuyCarmine was gonna say
At least a month
KGames 22 incorrect, WWII started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The M1 garand was put into the war in 1939 (when the war started, it became the main rifle of the us army in 1936). How many years is the difference between 1939 and 2020? 81! Get your facts straight before trying to be a smart ass.
Merry Christmas from Germany Mister Hickok45.
Marcio de la Getto Merry 🎄🇩🇪 from Tennessee 🔫🇺🇸
Thank you. you´re too a great christmas. 🎄
Marcio de la Getto Krampus about to get you 😢
Endure and Survive Im taking it right now, its actually pretty simple
Marcio de la Getto: Fröliche Weinachten!
M1 Garand: *pings*
*This is the kind of porn I need*
u r absolutely right m8
This must certainly be useful for my tomorrow exam on Linear Algebra.