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  • i just got the g30 and i love it so far!!

  • You are definitely more comfortable in front of the camera now (2012).

  • Why can't you shoot lead cast bullets through the stock barrel? Too much wear?

  • Is great to see a shooter who knows how to properly rack a slide, every vid people 'slingshot' the slide it makes me sick!

  • Will glock 21 mags fit in a glock 30 sf? Or are they too thick?

  • Hey Hickok. Do you prefer your G30 or a G21 if you had to choose?

  • @mustangx218 two different weapons, 21 for combat, 30 for concealed carry. i know ya didnt ask me, just sayin.

  • @Grunt922 Hmmm as a civilian I don't think the chances are high that I'd go to combat so I guess if I were to buy a .45 glock it'd be 30SF. It should serve as home defense gun as well although I do like the 40 cal more. Thanks!

  • @mustangx218 ya never know, shit happens to good people.

  • how far from there is the nearest paved road?

  • @roaringwaterbay your a tard.

  • I own a Austria glock 30 I also like it to . I can tell you do alot of shoting there on your farm amazing control you have thanks for the video I injoy watching you hit the target of the animals.

  • When are you going to shoot the Glock 36? Its the only single stack glock makes...

  • This and the previous 2 video you can really  tell you are coming into your own as a gun reviewer.

  • Watching how steady his aim is and man... I have a lot of practice to do!

  • I would like to see u do a video on the sig1911 carry

  • would you welcome kobe bryant to shoot with you? hopefully ron artest as well?

  • dear sir, i just want to ask if the glock made in usa has the same quality with glock made in austria because here in my place the only available is the one made in usa. please respond.

  • Is there one for a Walther P22?

  • Why am I just finding this video now!?!?!?! Gahh Ive been considering a G30 for sometime now.

  • Wow. This looks like an early video. I don't think I've seen any others from this early in your career.

    Your channel is habit-forming ;)

  • well sir, now i wanna go out n shoot!!!

  • I have a question. Because Glock 30 has a barrel 3.8" it has a mazzle velocity close to 800 fps. This is actually slower than other .45s including glock 21. Is the velocity that Glock 30 has enough for the bullet to expand?

  • Thanks for the vids on the Glock 30. I've been packing one as my off-duty sidearm for about 12 yrs and just vindicates everything I already KNEW about the gun. Great gun and hides extremely well in an Alessi cqc rig.

  • Great Videos. Where are you shooting, your back yard or a gun range?

  • Thank you Mr. H. I am buying this for concealed carry. Your reviews are excellent. I wish someone would pick u up on tv.

  • hikok you are an amazing shooter! you can hit targets so far away with a handgun its amazing!

  • hickok, you shoot a pistol more accurately than most people can shoot a rifle.

  • @chrisreed82 I wouldn't take either for bear, I would take 10mm which is what I always hear being recommended especially if its gonna be a glock.

  • What aftermarket barrels do you use for lead cast bullets? great videos...Keep it up.

  • Have a glock 30. Just noticed the guide does not sit flush in the lower notch of the barrel, sits on the notch above. Happens everytime, a day at the range or dry fire. Is this normal? As anyone come across this?

  • this is now a classic video lol....much better camera used now....(not being smart or anything,love the videos)

  • your glock 30 is it a sf? or reg 30?

  • Lead bullets have been used for over a 100 years, jacketed bullets are harder and deform less. A good scrubbing with some cleaners will remove amount of lead left behind. when you are shooting and the barrel heats up any real build up of lead is going to be none existent . The only time that I hear someone changing out barrels is to go to a different caliper like a .40 to a 9mm which can be done with glock’s very easily.

  • i own a glock 30 as a consealed weapon its a nice snug little thing that packs a big punch this gun is amazing

  • I'm fairly new to this and plan on getting a glock 30. What is the reason you change the barrel when shooting lead? thanks

  • @DCtrumpetguy they are polygonally rifled. With traditional rifling you have grooves cut into the barrel. With polygonal rifling it looks like the barrel isn't actually round, but the rifling is a seam and between it is a flat piece of metal. All it does is foul the barrel much worse, which can result in a squib load and a kaboom. I know a lot of people who have no issue shooting lead rounds in Glocks. I am a fan of following the guidance given by the manufacturer but, I do not own any Glocks.

  • I have owned a lot of guns and necver changed out a barrel. why do you do it with this gun ?

  • @barstoolguru I think that its because when you use lead casted bullets they leave access lead in the barrel and glock does not recommend it so thats why you should buy a second barrel for those rounds.

  • when i was like 7-8? years old my dad and brothers and uncles took me to a shooting show and we seen tom knapp? and bob munden we where sitting first row when munden was shooting steel and a rickashay hit me just below my eye I dont remember if it hurt but obviously I was fine lol. pease

  • what's your least favorite glock if you have one

  • Mr. Hickoc45. You have got the best aim with all sidearms I have seen you shoot. And you acquire your targets so fast. You are an inspiration and your skills are something to strive for. I hope someday to be half as good.

  • they should make a .22lr glock

  • @bobiscool308 They have a conversion kit, I think made by advantage arms.

  • @sungwei9 awesome thanks ill try to find one

  • @bobiscool308 why? there are plenty of reliable .22lr pistols out there already

  • Mr. Hickok45, I must say that Glock should hire you to advertise their guns! I have not seen anyone here on YouTube as skilled with a sub compact. You are the reason why I now own a Glock 26 and a Glock 30! keep up the great work!

  • considering a 30 or 36 for ccw. I must say, you sir, are a damn good shot. very impressive on the rapid fire.

  • you are sooo cool, i just love your videos!

    i come from austria, proud to be from the GLOCK country, always loved Glock ^^

  • I really enjoy your videos. They teach me something everytime I watch. I just purchased a Glock 30 and I was glad to learn about the barrel change for lead ammo. thanks again!

  • When you did own a Glock 36, were you able to fit 6 rounds in the magazine? Or was the spring too strong and tight, so 5 rounds (5+1 if Hot)? Thanks for your reply, Sharpshooter :-)

  • @machineguntongue , I don't recall. I know it's hard to get that last round in most of the larger caliber Glock magazines. I load them all down one unless it's 9mm.

  • @machineguntongue I have a Glock 36 and don't have any problems with just my fingers a lot of the time. Sometimes i'll use that speed loader thing to get the last 1 or 2 rounds in. I have found it much easier to load then a lot of double stack guns. I didn't like how thick the XD or Glock 30 were for ccw purposes so I got the Glock 36. Its very comfortable but its no pocket pistol. As a revolver fan I don't mind only having 6+1 shots especially in 45acp. Its very easy to carry a backup mag too.

  • MR. Hickok can you plz make a vid of you shootin both glock 30 and the 19 im trying to see if i should by both so me and my wife can have something nice for some of those crooks

  • He doesnt need a Sniper rifle, all he needs is a Pistol :D

  • I'm lookin at a 3rd gen 30 now. its use what should i watchout for on it?

  • Mr.hickok im about to buy my third handgun this one is actually for concealed carry my first choice was a glock 27 because of total concelment with a small fourty but after watchin your video and other peoples videos on the glock30 it seems that the glock 30 shoots and handles alot better than the glock27 so im torn between the two are their anything you can add to help me decied between the two?

  • @jackie69wilson , The G27 shoots about as well as the G30. On any given day, I might shoot either one of them a bit better. It's infinitely more concealable, too.

  • Fuck your a good shooter.

  • I have to say I think you have some of the best gun vids on youtube. They are fun, factual and non-bias. Keep up the great work.

  • I'm looking to get a glock 30 for my concealed carry and what after market barell would you recommend for higher grain bullets?

  • hes baddass!

  • that's what im talking about. Tired of videos of people shooting from 20ft away.

  • great shooters like this don't grow on trees. the mitts on that guy too... jeez you can't run and you can't hide

  • i love your style and no frill way you explain ityour a gentleman thx tref

  • Hey, Great Videos. Been watching for a while, I have a quick question I hope you can answer. I just bought my first handgun Glock 30sf. Everything seems stiff probably because it's new. I noticed one thing I wasn't sure that was normal. The slide release button is exceptionally hard to push, I'd have to pull the slide a little for the slide to cock back into place. Is this normal? Part of the new glock break in process? Thanks

  • you can shoot every glock and still hits the targets... one of the best shooters I've seen using glocks... thanks for all the great videos!!!

  • A true Hickok45 classic.

  • Thanks for making this review Mr. Hickok. Here in NY, we have a 10-round limit, so I figured I should go with a .45 to get the most out of those 10 rounds. GLOCK is my first choice, and I was wondering about the size issue with the G30, and my concern was put to bed when you addressed it. Stay safe and keep your powder dry.

  • quick question. when it asked for SS# it said optional so i didn't put one down. should i have? would it made a difference?

  • very sad day for me Hickok45. i went to my local gun shop to purchase a glock 30 and was denied so now i must fill out the form and send it in with my finger print to get a reason for why i was denied. i was pretty shock considering i never had any problems with the law and just recently i think a year or 2 ago i got my citizenship and passport with flying colors no red flags so i have no idea why i was turned down for a handgun. i live in Gwenette county GA in case you were wondering.

  • Hi Mr hickok I havebeen looking through your videos and i haven't seem a Smith and Wesson 500 magnum it would be great if you could shoot one sometime thanks

  • Hi Mr hickok; sorry if I'am asking the same question ; but Sr.I couldn't go through all of the comments .The wolf barrel that your useing .Out of the wolf barrel and the glock.Should I change to a after market barrel are not .Is it a waste of my money. And I don,t shoot reloads out of it. Love the way you shoot Sr. maybe one day I'll turn my " wife's " back yard into a shooting range.Thank you SR.

  • @paramikemunoz, The only reason to replace the stock barrel is to shoot cast lead bullets.

  • so glock 36 is the smallest glock??? like pocket size?

  • At the 5:41 mark: "NICE!"

  • Why do you think the deputies moved from 45 to 40 or from 9 to 40 like you mentioned? 

  • Hey im an intemidiate shooter, and I was wondering what glock you would reccomend for people who dont own anything larger than a .22 caliber. I want to get a glock 26 but people think that i should wait until im older because since it is so small, it would have too much recoil for a 13 year old. What would you do in my position?

  • @ssdlieb1 , Depends on how often your parents take you shooting and such. A slightly bigger gun, such as the Glock 19, might prove more fun for you. Don't know.

  • @hickok45 What parent would hand their 13 year old a gun ! its one thing to teach them gun safety but the actual shooting bit . i say wait atleast till their 16 or older.

  • @waseem1173 , You would not like me, then, because I taught my son to shoot when he was about six. He pretty much bypassed cap guns and such. Nothing magical about age; it's a responsibility and parental involvement issue. Of course, growing up with a shooting range just outside the house might not be typical.

  • @hickok45 ohh well if you did it , it must be alright(what can i say i am a believer lol)

    and yeah thats not very typical thats awesome lol to grow up near a shooting range

  • @waseem1173 im 28 years old, my father bought me my first gun when i was 12 and I turned out just fine. As kids my cousins, brother, and even female members of the family (if they were interested) shot lots of differant guns. Its when children do not learn about them and shoot them that would scare me.Guns were not hid away from us, we were taught that they were not toys and how to handle them safely at a young age. nowadays parents are to afraid to let their children do anything. thats sad

  • @kris40oz123 yea i guess its cool. i was taught gun safety from a young age too but that was it. i remember back when i was a kid we used to stay at home while the elders go hog hunting and stuff. that sucked lol

  • Good video, as are all of them. I'M A FFL in North Alabama and a gun guy and

    I really enjoy your Southern common sense plain talk style . Very informative and

    it makes me want to go shooting. Keep up the good work Buddy .

  • @INRAWHIDE , Thanks, you're not that far from Middle Tennessee then. Take care!

  • how are you mr.hickok45

    do u think that the glock 17L and the glock 24 are good weapons to protect a home because i would like to purchase both of them but i need advice before hand

  • @juice9x030, Should do just fine. 

  • Damn u r a good shot. I was curious, when u shoot at those targets around 200 yards do u have to aim a little high to compensate for the drop? I own the Glock 30 SF but unfortunately have not been able to fire it yet. Amazing to think that fat round going that far and keeping that accuracy! Anyway love ur videos sir.

  • I assumed the sub-compact Glock 30 had poor accuracy and heavy recoil. For those reasons I intended to buy a Glock 21 and carry it in a shoulder holster. Obviously the faults with the Glock 30 were perceived faults not real faults. I feel more comfortable with a Glock 30 on my waist than with a Glock 21 tucked into my armpit. This video was very informative.

  • could you do a video on shooting and aiming techniques? I have 2 Glocks and I love them both, so i would love any help on the subject.

  • ey man, i enjoy watching ur videos. i have a glock 30 sf and i'm getting a hard time finding a iwb and leather paddle holster for it. any suggestions?

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  • i have a glock 30 4th gena it has a weird top to it

  • thid guy is MLG pro legit!!!!

  • how many guns do you have ?

  • @fitsport07931 i know lol

  • this glock sounds more powerful dude

  • Great video Hickok45. I really do enjoy your videos. I never knew I could get an aftermarket barrel for the glocks. i have a 23 that I love. The design of these guns is just so impressive. Do you know if there is an aftermarket barrel that is made to shoot .22 lr rounds. That would be pretty nice for taking out plinking. I am looking to get another 22 pistol for cheap shooting. I dont have a reloader yet and it adds up pretty fast.

  • @Dabalzak , I think there are .22 conversion uppers for the Glock, but it's the entire slide and everything. I'm not very up on those, as I prefer to keep my .22 shooting in the area of .22 pistols. I'm a little concerned about messing up my muscle memory if part of the time my G27 has NO recoil and part of the time it's pretty snappy. It could affect my shooting ability, I think.

  • Thank you for these great videos.

  • Owned a Glock 30SF version myself and I myself was just not proficent with it. I at the time was not an experienced enough shooter to accurately shoot the handgun. So it ended up getting traded for a Glock 22.

  • SHOULD I GET A 30 or 26??? For my CCW

  • thankyou for the great video. i recently purchased a glock 36 and i love it. i hear it is very simular to the glock 30. other then the single stack mag. the glock 36 is perfect for me. thankyou for the helping me choose a glock. i wouldnt buy anything else from now on. but i would like to buy a glock 27 or 30 in the next week or too. i would like to know which one you prefer. what are some pro's and con's on both if you dont mind. i love your video's buy the way.

  • @falloutboi321 , The Glock 30 is a great shooter, but you'll probably find it rather large and thick after the G26. You might prefer the G27 unless it's mostly a range gun.

  • holy crap!! nice shot! hahahahah "this ammo is too expensive to waste.... well ive got one more clip. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!" lol

  • That is some fine shooting there sir.

  • Woah,two words,"Full respect"

  • Thank you for an informative yet entertaining video.

    The Glock 30 is my choice for carry. Massad Ayoob

    says its capable of 1 inch groups at 25 yards if the

    shooter does his part, something I'm continuing to

    strive for, keep up the good work... Stay safe!!

  • Good video, Hickok, I've learned a lot with your videos

  • Hey there Hickok! Hey Great Channel and Great Video as always Sir! I do have a question for you though.

    Would you know if Glock makes the 2rd extention for the Glock 21 mags? I would hope so.

    Alright sir well keep up the great work and get em down range there Hickok!!

  • ..madd ting..very instructive.

  • is it legal to carry some sort of pistol to use in self defence?

  • You, sir, are amazing! Your shooting skills are great. Hats off to you!

  • how far can a 45 cap slug go on a glock30

  • Wow.....been watching all your glock videos...and all I can say is wow! I would be doing good to hit those animals with a scoped rifle, much less a glock 26/27/30. I shoot a glock 22 and I am still trying to get it down where my point of aim is the point of impact. 

  • this guy is has ocd...holster,fix his shirt,pop the collar..

  • @Stanger182 ,  "this guy is has ocd . . . holster, fix his shirt, pop the collar.."

    I think I need an interpretor! :-)

  • @hickok45 You have a great sense of humor, I love people who don't let stuff get to their head.

  • @hickok45 No you don't. That guy needs a life!

  • @hickok45 What he means is you felt the need to straighten up. However he said it in ghetto for you Hickok.

  • @maloso1313 wtf is "ghetto". First learn the fact thats its slang or if your an ass, ebonics. Second, good shooting!

  • @NERD585 No you hood version of ignorant English is not slang or "ebonics" its ghetto, I don't know any better retard talk. If you could speak normally then is would be slang. Since you don't know the difference between the two its ghetto. But now I am racists for pointing it out right black man? Because you can say what you want but no one else. Correct? Or should I say Word?

  • @maloso1313 When the hell was I using "ignorant english?"

    How could he say anything, you mean he TYPED it. Also, yea you might be racist; "word?" who even uses that anymore? Update your knowledge. Furthermore if you want to expose us then try not to use ghetto, look up what a ghetto is. Everybody lives in the city, theres no race classification to your living environment. So since you DONT know the difference between the two im going to tell you something all races can understand:

    FUCK OFF.

  • @NERD585 I do not know who uses "word" as I do not live in the GHETTO which we all know is the crappy welfare drug dealing part of town. I do love how you post your racist shit then claim to be the moral one. I make a joke about popping a collar. So you feel then need to correct me and say ebonics? I don't give two shits what lang you use while running from the police. Go fuck your self. Enjoy my tax money, and please try to get a job. Oh and hey Calvin... I will take fries with that ,

  • @maloso1313 IM THE RACIST ONE?!

    HAHA, your obviously delusional so i'll give you a break down:

    Your racist and probably live somewhere where they fly a confederate flag...GHETTO-place the Jews were held during the Holocaust. I go to a 4-year private school that ranks 6th on the Princeton review. I work as an apprentice at a law firm. Your jokes suck. NEVER EVER worked in fast food Never had to run from the police, you probably ran away after your anti-black protest.

    Stop spamming this vid...

  • @NERD585 Well I am happy you are going to school and not selling drugs on the corner with the rest of you family. Yeah I ran at the million man march... to find some chain and an auctioneer.

  • @maloso1313 haha how cool are you? Too bad the Lord didnt bless you with an open-mind and humanity or else you would be a quarter decent. Instead the devil talks from out of your mouth, sad story. My family is full of vets, businessmen/women, and soldiers...too bad your family couldnt get out of 8 Mile....have a nice life wasting air....

  • @NERD585 8th mile good M&M ref there. I could careless about your family. I'm sure you are an upstanding person. So why you feel the need to protect all the rest that are not is amazing. You must get tired explaining why all the people in the projects are crack dealers. I myself would just not care as they have nothing to do with me. I still like how you attack me and now try to hold high ground and now try to bring god into it. So lets recap. racist, education, god..good tactics

  • @maloso1313 your a fat nerd stop shitting up these comments geek

  • @hickok45 It's obsessive compulsive disorder. When people repeat certain actions because of nerves, or habit.

  • NO IT'S NOT! Nerves and habits are one thing O.C.D. is another. This guy does not have O.C.D. Got to NIMH.Gov and read alittle about O.C.D. He want's to shoot from a position similar to one he would be in if he were being forced to defend himself. If he were picking up ice cream in a mall he would not have the gun sticking out of his shirt.

  • @oldwhitehouse I never claimed he had ocd. I was trying to answer to hickock in a general manner what ocd is, he said he might need an interpreter and I was trying to give him a lay mans response. I'm well aware he doesn't have it. I understand why he shoots from that manner, and it probably second nature after serving on the police force,. I'm not quite sure why you decided to jump on me for a bunch of questions I never asked.

  • nice shooting im impressed sceriously

  • Correct me if I am wrong, Mr. Hickok, but it appears after watching your G29 video and comparing it to your G30 video, that the G30 is easier to shoot well. More shots were on target at greater distance with the G30 than with the G29. Is this a correct observation?

  • @frei1furimmer , I agree that the G30 might be easier to shoot well, although there really shouldn't be any reason for a dramatic difference. If I shot hardly anything but the G29, I would likely shoot it very well. Where I shoot all the various Glocks, the G29 presents more recoil when I pick IT up.

  • You have alot of skillz.. But all the glocks look like they are the same...

  • i used to think i was an exellent shot but holy cow you are an amazing shot

  • do you live in tennessee?

  • How are Tennessee's gun laws/carry laws?

  • @TheMechAlchemist ,  Pretty good.

  • do u think that the glock 17L and the glock 24 are good weapons to protect a home because i would like to purchase both of them but i need advice before hand

  • Heck of a shot......

  • love your videos and wondering if you could ever do a smith and wesson sigma 40 video? I am torn between that and the M&P smith and Wesson

  • I purchased a new GLOCK 30, and took it to the range for the first time yesterday. I thought I was pretty good with it. Watching how good you shoot with it makes me question my own abilities. None the less, it only makes me want to work harder to be better. AWESOME SHOOTING MAN! Keep up the good videos!

  • your the man.

  • I aim...to be as good as you..in my later years. ( Thumbs up )

    I'm good..but not as near good as you!

  • what brand of aftermarket barrel do you use for shooting lead bullets?

  • @cravenator55 ,

    Lone Wolf.

  • love the vids BTW

  • love the vids BTW

  • love the vids BTW

  • Would you shoot bulk Wolf brand grey case ammo through the stock Glock 21 or G30 Barrel?

  • @BUCKETASS ,

    I don't shoot Wolf ammo. I know lots do, and there's probably no problem with it. Since I handload, I don't have to make the decision.

  • @BUCKETASS I'd say don't shoot that, or aluminum case out of your glock, aluminum is used to cut diamond, so your feed ramp will look like a stair case alot sooner than brass, and ive heard wolf ammo and that grey coating is bad for guns, if you shoot alot and get your weapon hot, that grey stuff will melt off onto your gun and then it hardens and is hard to get off, just what ive heard

  • nice shooting!!

  • why do you change out barrels for shooting lead??

  • @fomoco13 ,

    You're not supposed to shoot lead in Glock stock barrels. I shoot only jacketed ammo in Glock stock barrels.

  • @hickok45 I guess i dont know why that would be? is it bad for the barrel, i guess i am just wondering...

  • hey hickok do you conceal carry?

  • @ChromeGhost0219 ,

    On weekends.

  • what do you usally carry?

  • Awesome, keep up the great job.

  • your reviews have been very useful especially when i start to look around for new firearms. i won't buy one unless i watch your videos. thank you for some of the best of the information on youtube!

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  • it is because of you sir that my 1st handgun was a glock 19

  • This guy proves that the short barrel on the glock 30 makes no difference. 9 times out of 10 its a bad shot blaming a good gun. Glock 30 is one of my all time favs.