its a shame you didn't have a 7.62x25mm in that pile, it always confuses people when i tell them my gun fires that cal because they hear 7.62 and think either .308 or the AK round
@DutchKid121 depends on what country you live in, in Nato countries, sub machine gun is a short weapond firing a pistol calibre round effect to under a 100 metres. whereas assualt rifle fires a round that intermediate and effective to at least 300 metres.
@DutchKid121 sub machine guns shoot smaller powered rounds (Ex: 9x19mm, 5.7x25mm) and they generally fire full auto and have a shorter barrel length. Assault rifles shoot intermediate powered rounds (Ex: 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm) and they fire fully automatic and generally have longer barrels.
"12 Gauge" only means you can make 12 balls of lead out of a pound of metal that will fit the shotgun's barrel. It's basically only the diameter of the barrel, in a slighty stupid form.
You might shoot slugs with it (only 1 projectile / shot), or birdshot ammunition (several dozens / hundreds of projectiles, which are way smaller).
@epyonO9 If shooting slugs, i believe it is a .73 caliber. Still not the large put down of say a .50 cal, but a fairly sizeable round that will take most large game on the North American continent.
@Saigax12 12g would be qualified for african game if the cartridge were in a metal case and the bullet itself werent hollow, though standard slugs loaded with a hot powder charge could take down most things except anything bigger than a wildebeast.
There is really a lot of great stuff in these basic videos. One thing I like about your vids is that they really avoid a lot of the arrogance or snobbery that sometimes occurs in the gun community that might discourage the inexperienced from even trying to learn.
I used to get completely confused with the m1 carbine and how it was a 30. caliber, and i would wonder how it was a 30 while it looked so small! and the m1 garand was a 30 and so big! but i figured it out a while ago,and thanks for the help!
@snipinf0rfame99 The 5.56 is the military designation of the 2.23 which is the .22 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge that hes talking about. there is a slight difference but to the untrained eye if you put them side by side you wouldnt know the difference. You can fire a 2.23 out of a 5.56 barrel with no problem but due to slight differences you dont wanna go vice versa. Though technically it would work you would just damage your gun after awhile.
@snipinf0rfame99 It is much bigger in casing but the diameter is 0.224 inches as opposed to 0.220, barely any different. For reference, the .22 casing is the same diameter as the bullet. Casing on 5.56 is 0.360 inches or so and waaaaay longer
I saw another video where a guy purchased a S&W 1911 .357 caliber because it will also shoot in 9mm and .40; although not in the same magazine. Does that mean the jackets are the same size or the guy was a noob?
@bm5423 The guy is a noob. None of the calibers are close enough to shoot in the same barrel. In order to shoot any of those calibers, he would have to have the right barrel for each caliber.
@flcboy -The.38 Special is the same thing as a .357 Magnum, except with a decent amount of less powder. I mean, the diameter is completely the same - So why not call the .38 Special the .357 Special or just .357?
try shooting a 30-06 in your enfield it will shot but probably won't hit anything think the .303 is .311 and the .30-06 is .308 if i remember right. my uncle did that once we where trying to figure out why he wasn't hitting anything then i looked at the brass that he just shot had .30-06 on it hehe oh ya the .30-06 in metric is 7.62x63mm don't know what the .303 is
I've searched for this answer but all I see is arguments concerning 5.56 vs 223. Is it correct that a rifle designed for 5.56 can always safely shoot a 223 cartridge BUT it can be dangerous to fire a 5.56 in a rifle rated only for a 223 (manufacturer doesn't specifically state 5.56)? Thanks for any expert responses.
@Speedogg138 why not i shot some 5.56 (actual military service rounds my cousin got from boot camp hehe) out of a 223 CAR15 and a bolt gun had no problems and it's not like it's a extreme pressure difference only 7,000 psi not much for a gun a little louder boom though
@masterofnotmuch2 1. CAR-15 uppers are all 5.56 rated. 2. You may have shot it hundreds of times and had no problems. You can also shoot 3.5" shotgun shells in a 2 3/4" chamber, but that too isn't recommended because it can break it.
@Speedogg138 huh didn't know all of them where rated for 5.56 good to know and I'm pretty picky when it comes to firing ammo in a gun it shouldn't be shot in hehe
So that means that if we take the example of the 38cal, it's "larger" that a 9mm bullet (9.6mm), however the 9mm is more powerful, isn´t? And what about 357 vs 9mm? That's why some guns can fire both .357magnum an .38? So in diameter we have in order 9mm, .357, .38, .40, .44, .45, but in power how are we?
Forgive so much "noobiness" questions but i'm european and new to guns :) but thanks to you hickok45 and to nutnfancy i'm learning a lot and i'm a new gun addicted :)
I finally know what a 30-06 looks like hah. Thank you. I'm surprised our military switched to the smaller-cased 7.62x51. 30-06 looks like it'd bring down a plane >.>
@uttoushii It's all about weight. That's the same reason the military switched over the smaller 5.56x45. When shipping in mass quantities and even carrying in magazines, you can get more for the same weight.
@uttoushii Actually the .308/7.62x51 NATO round is VERY similar in performance to the .30-'06. Advances in powders I suppose but not only that the shorter case of the .308/7.62x51 NATO round helps it burn more evenly supposedly resulting in better accuracy. I might add however, that the loads the m1 rifle used are quite a bit more tame than modern .30-'06 loads.
@mattaddison19 When ammunition is described like that, it's using the metric system of measurement. The first number refers to the measurement between the lands of the barrel. The second number refers to how long the case of the ammunition is.
@unit5099 depends on what year the gun was being used, the Browning M1919, didn't receive the .308 round until later on in the war, I believe it was 1945 where it contiuned service through the Korean conflict as a .308, but it did fire a .30-06 in the early stages of the war, but it also comes in many different calibers, .303 british, 8mm Mauser, 7.62x54R, 6.5x55mm Mauser, 8x63mm, 7.65x53mm and 7.5mm MAS
Thanks for the excellent video, you really do have a knack for teaching. I'll definitely make this required viewing for the ladies in my life that are just starting to become interested in firearms.
@spcjen What he's saying is that the caliber of the bullet is close to identical, while the power depends on how much powder you have propelling the bullet.
this video really helped, i am a novice shooter, only 18 so i do more rifle shooting than handguns. i do shoot handguns often tho because i go to the range with someone whos over 21. Do you think you can show how to properly hold and shoot a gun? how your stance should be, and some tips and tricks on how to make your shooting better? this would be very helpful!
Now when the term caliber is used on Naval warships, it means something rather different. A 45 caliber pistol fires a bullet the size of your thumb but a 45 caliber Naval gun is massive, hurling canon shells that weigh many hundreds if not thousands of pounds. The U.S.S. Iowa's main gun batteries are classified as 50 caliber, or 16 inch guns. The Navy caliber is some formula where barrel diameter is divided into barrel length? Hmmm....
Excellent presentation. Thank you! The math: 2 x .22 = .44, approx. .45, AND, since it's AREA of the lead that whacks the target, it's the square of the diameter that caliber brings to the scene (approx. four (4) times). Velocity enters in there too of course; since a faster bullet penetrates deeper (causing wound channels, etc.).
I was hoping you'd turn that board around and show the backside. Maybe do what Gunny does and have a watermelon on the scene too. Fabulous video tho, pard.
@B17MIKE Technically you have to take 9mm convert it to cm first by moving the decimal one place to the left(0.9cm) then divide by 2.54, since there are 2.54 cm per inch. Or else you can just take 9mm and divide it by 25.4 since there are 25.4 mm per inch.
Yes but remember their are 2 systems of measurement. SI aka metric (mm) and US (in) when he says 30cal (.30in) it's the same a 7.62mm. Or in the case of the Ar-15 .223cal is the same as 5.56mm however their is a difference between the .223 and 5.56 but that's another lesson.
9mm is a 9mm diameter bullet. No one refers to it as a .35cal it's accepted designation is 9mm.
The term caliber is commonly used in the U.S. system, thow 9mm is a caliber.
@saif40 Yes: 9mm is approx 9 / 25.4 mm/inch = .354 caliber, which is roughly between .22 and .45 calibers shown on the video. Remember, caliber is always the diameter of the BORE, the muzzle of the piece. Bullets are just a c-hair bigger, so there's some sealing when the bullet has to make it's long, lonely way from the breech to the bore. For all these bits of terminology, use our old friend define "___" in Google.
but when the barrel is rifled (and most of them are) then where I have to place the vernier caliper blades? On the top or the bottom of the rilfings? Or maybe one blade on the bottom and second on the top?
@TransAmDrifter Funny point, the measurement of lands vs grooves may differ between countries. Take the 7.62x51 and the 7.62x39 for example: .30 caliber, both 'metric', but US and NATO cartridges tend to measure the groove diameter (the deep part) , and soviet cartridges tend to measure the land diameter (the raised part), so 7.62x51 uses .308 diameter bullets, and 7.62x39 uses .310-.312 diameter bullets. But, you can't measure the bore with calipers very accurately. You have to "slug the bore"
@Montyfiable Indeed, that was my point. The ideal groove diameter of western 7.62mm (.30 caliber) barrels is .308inch. Russian & other com-block barrels are .310-.312in, and are even known to go a couple thou larger!
A lot of western ammo makers will load .308 bullets in the cartridge, giving poor fit and lots of gas blow-by in russian-spec rifles. Then, there's the problem of using 7.62x39 reamers on .308 barrels, which supposedly gives bad accuracy and increases wear with com-surplus ammo.
@nominalvelocity think it you still have it backwards, if in the western world we measure grooves, the western bullets should be lager than the Russian ones.
Thank you for demonstration. I was actually surprized about the difference in lenght between the 30 cal garand and the 30 cal M1 A1. I always assumed that they were the same caliber, but in different guns.
Thank you for demonstration. I was actually surprized about the difference in lenght between the 30 cal garand and the 30 cal M1 A1. I always assumed that they were the same caliber in different guns.
@u2bealot They're essentially the same piece, same cartridge. Most often delivery platforms (guns) will change before what they deliver (bullets). Garand is the name of the inventor of the piece (a Canadian BTW).
A1 implies an improvement on the original US gov't issue. Maybe you confused with the Sov bloc AR cartridge?
@greengringo2003 I just thought a more reactive target would have made for a better demonstration, that's all. I realize this video is made for people who are not very familiar with firearms.
Hey, thanks as always for the informative and entertaining vids. I always understood calibers, but have actually never seen a .22 side by side with .223. wow. also, love the 45-70, but expensive to shoot.
Speaking of similar calibers, these pistol cartridges: [.38 special, .357 magnum, .380 ACP & 9mm Parabellum] are all basically the same size, just a thousands under 36 thousands of an inch. But, as they say; better to be missed by a .45 than hit by a .22 :)
I seriously want to get my hands on an old 1.3 caliber hunting rifle, then I would be able to take on even whales.
metalraider187 2 days ago
@epyonO9 gauge is a different measurement but 12 gauge in caliber is around 72 caliber
saintprawn 2 days ago
Although you "know it all" you are still humble. I like that.
Phunk123 2 days ago
its a shame you didn't have a 7.62x25mm in that pile, it always confuses people when i tell them my gun fires that cal because they hear 7.62 and think either .308 or the AK round
PhauxTheFox 2 days ago in playlist Basics
.223 and 5.56, do you explain the difference in any of your videos?
Roamingdead19 1 week ago
So they are basically the same rounds but one has more "ass" behind it?
ccg1223 1 week ago
whats the difference between a sub-machine gun and an assault rifle?
DutchKid121 1 week ago
@DutchKid121 depends on what country you live in, in Nato countries, sub machine gun is a short weapond firing a pistol calibre round effect to under a 100 metres. whereas assualt rifle fires a round that intermediate and effective to at least 300 metres.
prosig556 1 week ago
@DutchKid121 sub machine guns shoot smaller powered rounds (Ex: 9x19mm, 5.7x25mm) and they generally fire full auto and have a shorter barrel length. Assault rifles shoot intermediate powered rounds (Ex: 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm) and they fire fully automatic and generally have longer barrels.
Bigfrie192 1 week ago
Shoot a 4 BORE!!!!
thatBIGredman 1 week ago
So a .270 is a .27 caliber? Why not just leave it at .27 and leave the 0 off the end?
kushluk33 2 weeks ago
@kushluk33 I think it has to do with precision. A .270 is exactly a .270 where a .27 might be .272 or so. Someone else may be able to add to that.
triden55 1 week ago
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kushluk33 2 weeks ago
wait a minute-- what was that .45-70?? That thing looked cool!
kushluk33 2 weeks ago
@hickok45 Would you be willing to get a .22 and shoot a piece of metal a bunch of times and see if you can grate a cheap block of cheddar with it?
rufusbum 2 weeks ago
i just watched the 500 S&W video and seeing him shoot the .22 first made me laugh
dvanbramer88 2 weeks ago
what would you prefer, a 1911 45 or a taurus judge??
joshhofstad1 4 weeks ago
i dont have a gun =[
lucarloro2 4 weeks ago
thanks for another great vid Hickok I've got another questions that's sort of relevant what "Caliber" is a 12 gauge shotgun
epyonO9 4 weeks ago
@epyonO9 It depends.
"12 Gauge" only means you can make 12 balls of lead out of a pound of metal that will fit the shotgun's barrel. It's basically only the diameter of the barrel, in a slighty stupid form.
You might shoot slugs with it (only 1 projectile / shot), or birdshot ammunition (several dozens / hundreds of projectiles, which are way smaller).
174wolf 3 weeks ago
@epyonO9 If shooting slugs, i believe it is a .73 caliber. Still not the large put down of say a .50 cal, but a fairly sizeable round that will take most large game on the North American continent.
Saigax12 2 weeks ago
@Saigax12 12g would be qualified for african game if the cartridge were in a metal case and the bullet itself werent hollow, though standard slugs loaded with a hot powder charge could take down most things except anything bigger than a wildebeast.
metalraider187 2 days ago
on the ar u can change the bolt and mag to a 22lr
47TEXASMADE 4 weeks ago
You should be a NRA sponsored representative. You Handle the firearms wonderfully and are very knowledgeable thank you
jburn45acp 1 month ago
There is really a lot of great stuff in these basic videos. One thing I like about your vids is that they really avoid a lot of the arrogance or snobbery that sometimes occurs in the gun community that might discourage the inexperienced from even trying to learn.
jubeikiba6 1 month ago 11
thank you!... i already knew... but thank you
skeevykevin 1 month ago 17
Less powerful rounds also make the indentation around the hole more defined
ThadKs 1 month ago
@ThadKs True, because the projectile is traveling slower with less twist
dr32803 1 month ago
But when you get down to it in depth in diameter of each bullet the .308win is .308" dia, 7.62x54mmR has a dia of .312". 7.62x39mm its .311"
However the 7.62mm is strictly .30". So technically the .308win is 7.83mm, 7.62x39mm is 7.90. 7.62x54mmR 7.93.
If you are a machinist or you do research you'll know this.
Ratkill9000 1 month ago
Cheers for that
ajnagz 1 month ago
man u are just awesome !
Norskeviking001 1 month ago
I used to get completely confused with the m1 carbine and how it was a 30. caliber, and i would wonder how it was a 30 while it looked so small! and the m1 garand was a 30 and so big! but i figured it out a while ago,and thanks for the help!
KF7MGT 2 months ago
Life is good.
vef444 2 months ago
Hey Hickok45, have you ever shot the Uberti Springfield Trapdoor Carbine? I've heard good things, but I wanted to hear and expert's point of view.
LavaTalon73 3 months ago
I will go ahead and thank ya now. I learn so much from your vids. Thank ya sir.
Threllkild 4 months ago
doesnt the m16 shoot the 5.56 round? im a noob to guns but 5.56 seems bigger than a .22 round
snipinf0rfame99 4 months ago
@snipinf0rfame99 The 5.56 is the military designation of the 2.23 which is the .22 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge that hes talking about. there is a slight difference but to the untrained eye if you put them side by side you wouldnt know the difference. You can fire a 2.23 out of a 5.56 barrel with no problem but due to slight differences you dont wanna go vice versa. Though technically it would work you would just damage your gun after awhile.
Threllkild 4 months ago
@snipinf0rfame99 Cartridges can be described by length and diameter, such in 5.56x45, or by caliber, .223.
celestialobserver 3 months ago
@snipinf0rfame99 It is much bigger in casing but the diameter is 0.224 inches as opposed to 0.220, barely any different. For reference, the .22 casing is the same diameter as the bullet. Casing on 5.56 is 0.360 inches or so and waaaaay longer
ThadKs 1 month ago
@snipinf0rfame99 Also the actual bullet is longer and heavier on a 5.56
ThadKs 1 month ago
Actually, isn't the 22LR bigger at 0.224" than the 5.56 at 0.223"?
Ironic if my guess is correct.
RetardaCrackez 5 months ago
@RetardaCrackez yes it is but so very marginally that it cant be noticed.
ciran22 4 months ago
@RetardaCrackez contrary actuly
omgiTsmeJon 3 months ago
@RetardaCrackez 5.56 is 0.224
ThadKs 1 month ago
Great info..I'm new and have developed a great interest thank you!!!!
0oomickeyoo01 5 months ago
I saw another video where a guy purchased a S&W 1911 .357 caliber because it will also shoot in 9mm and .40; although not in the same magazine. Does that mean the jackets are the same size or the guy was a noob?
bm5423 5 months ago in playlist Basics
@bm5423 The guy is a noob. None of the calibers are close enough to shoot in the same barrel. In order to shoot any of those calibers, he would have to have the right barrel for each caliber.
MissyMarieN 5 months ago
You're like a good grade school science teacher. Keep up the good work.
Newbs, Hickok speaks sooth. Experienced shooters, be glad he's doing your job for us. More interest = more shooting.
entoptics 5 months ago
@hickok45, what would you recommend, .22 Magnum or .22 WMR
gavinmiller12 5 months ago
Never thought the AR round was the same "caliber" as a 22 LR. Thanks for the insight ;-)
CygnusTheIronDream 5 months ago
Thanks man!
Dafrogie 6 months ago
@saints360row 38 special and a 357 are 2 different rounds. The 357 is a bit longer but has alot more power then the 38 special.
flcboy 6 months ago
@flcboy -The.38 Special is the same thing as a .357 Magnum, except with a decent amount of less powder. I mean, the diameter is completely the same - So why not call the .38 Special the .357 Special or just .357?
saints360row 5 months ago
@saints360row Nobody knows. :P They do that with .223/.22/.223/.224 as well and many others. :-)
Speedogg138 5 months ago
So why is the .38 special still referred to as the .38 special when it's actually a .357?
saints360row 6 months ago
@saints360row It's called generous rounding.
JGD1985 6 months ago
@JGD1985 -Haha! Nice.
saints360row 6 months ago
I some how understood that
BALJIT147 6 months ago
with a .75 caliber muzzle loader, if u take a few shots with each shoulder u can clap your shoulder blades
BlurConfusion 6 months ago
Thank you for breaking it down. My youngest boy won't believe me that a M-16 is a .22 with a bigger casing, so to speak.
OldyWonTheMoldy 6 months ago
thank you i had no idea
lovinguns16 6 months ago
2:57 He is actually walking on cartridges.
96Bruninho 6 months ago
Thx
GoldyLocks63 6 months ago
.223 is 30 caliber
coldoatmeal14 6 months ago
@coldoatmeal14 no its like a 22
weatherman386 6 months ago
try shooting a 30-06 in your enfield it will shot but probably won't hit anything think the .303 is .311 and the .30-06 is .308 if i remember right. my uncle did that once we where trying to figure out why he wasn't hitting anything then i looked at the brass that he just shot had .30-06 on it hehe oh ya the .30-06 in metric is 7.62x63mm don't know what the .303 is
masterofnotmuch2 7 months ago
Wbhat model is the .45-70?
bobruffles7 7 months ago
.223 is stil stonger than .22 rimfire because .223 has a higher muzzle velocity
SonOfjackass94 7 months ago
@SonOfjackass94 And it is a heavier bullet. :D
Speedogg138 7 months ago
Thanks!!
a1honz 7 months ago
I've searched for this answer but all I see is arguments concerning 5.56 vs 223. Is it correct that a rifle designed for 5.56 can always safely shoot a 223 cartridge BUT it can be dangerous to fire a 5.56 in a rifle rated only for a 223 (manufacturer doesn't specifically state 5.56)? Thanks for any expert responses.
ElDub50 7 months ago
@ElDub50 Yes. 5.56 can shoot both as it is rated for the higher pressure of the 5.56, but the .223 barrel should not be used for 5.56.
Speedogg138 7 months ago
@Speedogg138 Thanks! That made the most sense that 5.56 higher pressure is the critical factor. but it gets confusing.
ElDub50 7 months ago
@Speedogg138 why not i shot some 5.56 (actual military service rounds my cousin got from boot camp hehe) out of a 223 CAR15 and a bolt gun had no problems and it's not like it's a extreme pressure difference only 7,000 psi not much for a gun a little louder boom though
masterofnotmuch2 7 months ago
@masterofnotmuch2 1. CAR-15 uppers are all 5.56 rated. 2. You may have shot it hundreds of times and had no problems. You can also shoot 3.5" shotgun shells in a 2 3/4" chamber, but that too isn't recommended because it can break it.
Speedogg138 7 months ago
@Speedogg138 huh didn't know all of them where rated for 5.56 good to know and I'm pretty picky when it comes to firing ammo in a gun it shouldn't be shot in hehe
masterofnotmuch2 6 months ago
thumbs up if u watched his basics videos even tho u knew every thing he said in them
darthbilly97 8 months ago in playlist Basics 141
Cool video. You're my favorite. At the end you said military when talking about the .223 though.
ricculus 8 months ago
8 People got shot with a .50 BMG.
dogmen51 8 months ago
So that means that if we take the example of the 38cal, it's "larger" that a 9mm bullet (9.6mm), however the 9mm is more powerful, isn´t? And what about 357 vs 9mm? That's why some guns can fire both .357magnum an .38? So in diameter we have in order 9mm, .357, .38, .40, .44, .45, but in power how are we?
Forgive so much "noobiness" questions but i'm european and new to guns :) but thanks to you hickok45 and to nutnfancy i'm learning a lot and i'm a new gun addicted :)
hitub3 8 months ago
I finally know what a 30-06 looks like hah. Thank you. I'm surprised our military switched to the smaller-cased 7.62x51. 30-06 looks like it'd bring down a plane >.>
uttoushii 8 months ago in playlist Basics
@uttoushii It's all about weight. That's the same reason the military switched over the smaller 5.56x45. When shipping in mass quantities and even carrying in magazines, you can get more for the same weight.
zma924 8 months ago
@uttoushii Actually the .308/7.62x51 NATO round is VERY similar in performance to the .30-'06. Advances in powders I suppose but not only that the shorter case of the .308/7.62x51 NATO round helps it burn more evenly supposedly resulting in better accuracy. I might add however, that the loads the m1 rifle used are quite a bit more tame than modern .30-'06 loads.
mikeymike4g63 8 months ago
@uttoushii that is what they used the B.A.R. for on boats full auto 06 hehe
masterofnotmuch2 6 months ago
What are some bullets described as things like '7.62 x 54' ?
mattaddison19 8 months ago
@mattaddison19 When ammunition is described like that, it's using the metric system of measurement. The first number refers to the measurement between the lands of the barrel. The second number refers to how long the case of the ammunition is.
Weaponcollecter16 8 months ago
@Weaponcollecter16 Ahh cool man, thanks for the info !!
mattaddison19 8 months ago
that was very informative.great lesson.now i understand what caliber is all about thank u hickok
GREEKrambo1861993 8 months ago
@unit5099 depends on what year the gun was being used, the Browning M1919, didn't receive the .308 round until later on in the war, I believe it was 1945 where it contiuned service through the Korean conflict as a .308, but it did fire a .30-06 in the early stages of the war, but it also comes in many different calibers, .303 british, 8mm Mauser, 7.62x54R, 6.5x55mm Mauser, 8x63mm, 7.65x53mm and 7.5mm MAS
Shinigamiusmc 8 months ago
@hickok45 Do you have a 50.caliber gun?
xDD1322 8 months ago
@xDD1322 I've never seen a gun that shoots a round that's 50 inches in diameter. I doubt that he has either. ;)
SimplyCollen 8 months ago
@SimplyCollen thats probably a medium sized missile right there
fkhan96 8 months ago
Thanks for the excellent video, you really do have a knack for teaching. I'll definitely make this required viewing for the ladies in my life that are just starting to become interested in firearms.
BotDuke 8 months ago
@hickok45
What gun did you use for the .22lr demo in this video?
DarthNater96 8 months ago
thanks for the info
ScottHigh23 9 months ago
Cool :-)
RichTurtle32 9 months ago
Nice :-)
RichTurtle32 9 months ago
Thanks man keep up the great videos
oKSoImReID 9 months ago
Cool :-)
RichTurtle32 9 months ago
I think what he is trying to say that the caliber is the same but the grain or weight of the bullet is differant from bullet to bullet.
spcjen 9 months ago
@spcjen, Nope, I pretty much said it the way I meant. :-)
hickok45 9 months ago 44
@hickok45 Where did you get that rimfire?
MrHookystig 7 months ago
@hickok45 make a part two :)
petersupermann 6 months ago
@spcjen What he's saying is that the caliber of the bullet is close to identical, while the power depends on how much powder you have propelling the bullet.
MegaMetalXLR 8 months ago
this video really helped, i am a novice shooter, only 18 so i do more rifle shooting than handguns. i do shoot handguns often tho because i go to the range with someone whos over 21. Do you think you can show how to properly hold and shoot a gun? how your stance should be, and some tips and tricks on how to make your shooting better? this would be very helpful!
thumb up if you would like to see that video.
CoreyRegalado 9 months ago
@CoreyRegalado most area's have shooting classes you can attend, either ask the local gun dealer or ask the range personel
Shinigamiusmc 8 months ago
I am thankfull to U man ;))
good video keep it coming :)
erdemcanli1 9 months ago
Oh that's it. Still strange though!
cowwithoutleg 9 months ago
Nuntfancy ain't got nothing on u Hickok!! Ur show is the best keep up the good work!
pope007 9 months ago
Austin Peay Clarksville Tennessee! Lived in Clarksville for 4 years when I was in the 101st.
JGratsch 9 months ago
Aren't the diameters' of the .357 Magnum and .38 Special actually the same? Both .38 caliber?
cowwithoutleg 9 months ago
@cowwithoutleg
Nope both are actually approximately a 36 caliber
tubevideoguy762 9 months ago
Thank you.
axelasdf 9 months ago
"i dont know if i cant hit it from here but idk" hahaha gotta love it
billybobjimmyjobjr 9 months ago
great video, thanks
Truckingboards 9 months ago
Why would anybody dislike this? I don't get it.
tutube998 9 months ago
Nice :-)
RichTurtle32 9 months ago
Highly interesting, thank you.
creamnblack 9 months ago
did the american 1919 light machine have a 308 caliber round or a 30.6 round?
unit5099 9 months ago
@unit5099 308
crocop195 9 months ago
@crocop195 o cuz in my town we have a 1919 in the gun shop it is modified from WW2 and is a 30.6
unit5099 9 months ago
@unit5099 just as you said..its MODIFIED! the original is a 308.
crocop195 9 months ago
@crocop195 i know its modified into a 30.6
unit5099 9 months ago
@unit5099 the original browning m1919's are in 30-06, later on in ~1953 they started making the m1919's also in .308 (winchester cartridge)
cooey84 8 months ago
Good instructional video. I hate small bullet wounds. If I'm to go, I want it to go fast. Just blow my fucking head off
RealityChickRCRU 9 months ago
Now when the term caliber is used on Naval warships, it means something rather different. A 45 caliber pistol fires a bullet the size of your thumb but a 45 caliber Naval gun is massive, hurling canon shells that weigh many hundreds if not thousands of pounds. The U.S.S. Iowa's main gun batteries are classified as 50 caliber, or 16 inch guns. The Navy caliber is some formula where barrel diameter is divided into barrel length? Hmmm....
bevwawa 9 months ago
Awesome video man,keep em comin.
goofybastard89 9 months ago
It would be mice to see a review of the trapdoor.
potatoheadhaoy 9 months ago
at 6:38 u can hear sasquatch in the background!!!!! lol
itsmaxthemaster 9 months ago
understood this concept, but had never quite known how to put it into words. very nicely done sir.
truemonster1 9 months ago
Thanks Hickok! You're Awesome! Pete D.---
PeteSeeker455 9 months ago
I love how when he walks around you hear what sounds like about 1,000,000 shell casings Chinglin' around.
LieutenantIDan 9 months ago
"What's in a caliber? That which we call a 45
By any other powder capacity would still stop you dead."
84MadHatter 9 months ago
I've been into firearms a lot and for quite a long time too but never understood what the hell caliber is all about.
Thanks Hickok, you simplified it amazingly. Seemed complicated before now.
Great vids, keep em coming :)
SSDogSoldier 9 months ago
Great vid Hickok! I would love a follow up vid about different loads within those calibers.
Constitutionalist100 9 months ago
Is that a DPMS Lite 16? If so, how are you liking it? I'm loving my Lite 20!
Bungholio281 9 months ago
my cusin has the same 22 but his is older it is from 1898 marlind i love that gun
legokid200 9 months ago
Excellent presentation. Thank you! The math: 2 x .22 = .44, approx. .45, AND, since it's AREA of the lead that whacks the target, it's the square of the diameter that caliber brings to the scene (approx. four (4) times). Velocity enters in there too of course; since a faster bullet penetrates deeper (causing wound channels, etc.).
I was hoping you'd turn that board around and show the backside. Maybe do what Gunny does and have a watermelon on the scene too. Fabulous video tho, pard.
greengringo2003 9 months ago
Hey Hickok,might be a little noob question but eehm what cal is a 9mm?
TheAjp1998 9 months ago
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wow, that blew my mind. a 223 is the same diameter as a 22. but how about 9mm? is that referred to a caliber also?
saif40 9 months ago
wow, that blew my mind. a 223 is the same diameter as a 22. but how about 9mm? is that refered to a caliber also?
saif40 9 months ago
@saif40 Caliber is inches. Millimeter is metric. Divide 9mm by 2.54 (centimeters/inch) and you get a 35 caliber.
B17MIKE 9 months ago
@B17MIKE Technically you have to take 9mm convert it to cm first by moving the decimal one place to the left(0.9cm) then divide by 2.54, since there are 2.54 cm per inch. Or else you can just take 9mm and divide it by 25.4 since there are 25.4 mm per inch.
lawr0155 9 months ago
@lawr0155 Forgot to mention that. It's also not a perfect 35, but it's in the ballpark.
B17MIKE 9 months ago
@saif40
Yes but remember their are 2 systems of measurement. SI aka metric (mm) and US (in) when he says 30cal (.30in) it's the same a 7.62mm. Or in the case of the Ar-15 .223cal is the same as 5.56mm however their is a difference between the .223 and 5.56 but that's another lesson.
9mm is a 9mm diameter bullet. No one refers to it as a .35cal it's accepted designation is 9mm.
The term caliber is commonly used in the U.S. system, thow 9mm is a caliber.
In short caliber = diameter of round.
GunsAnonymousGA 9 months ago
@saif40 Yes: 9mm is approx 9 / 25.4 mm/inch = .354 caliber, which is roughly between .22 and .45 calibers shown on the video. Remember, caliber is always the diameter of the BORE, the muzzle of the piece. Bullets are just a c-hair bigger, so there's some sealing when the bullet has to make it's long, lonely way from the breech to the bore. For all these bits of terminology, use our old friend define "___" in Google.
greengringo2003 9 months ago
but when the barrel is rifled (and most of them are) then where I have to place the vernier caliper blades? On the top or the bottom of the rilfings? Or maybe one blade on the bottom and second on the top?
TransAmDrifter 9 months ago
@TransAmDrifter Funny point, the measurement of lands vs grooves may differ between countries. Take the 7.62x51 and the 7.62x39 for example: .30 caliber, both 'metric', but US and NATO cartridges tend to measure the groove diameter (the deep part) , and soviet cartridges tend to measure the land diameter (the raised part), so 7.62x51 uses .308 diameter bullets, and 7.62x39 uses .310-.312 diameter bullets. But, you can't measure the bore with calipers very accurately. You have to "slug the bore"
nominalvelocity 9 months ago 7
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@nominalvelocity thanks for the info dude :)
TransAmDrifter 9 months ago
@nominalvelocity Wouldn't the measurement from the grooves be bigger than that of the lands. It seems you have the philosophy backwards.
Montyfiable 6 months ago
@Montyfiable Indeed, that was my point. The ideal groove diameter of western 7.62mm (.30 caliber) barrels is .308inch. Russian & other com-block barrels are .310-.312in, and are even known to go a couple thou larger!
A lot of western ammo makers will load .308 bullets in the cartridge, giving poor fit and lots of gas blow-by in russian-spec rifles. Then, there's the problem of using 7.62x39 reamers on .308 barrels, which supposedly gives bad accuracy and increases wear with com-surplus ammo.
nominalvelocity 6 months ago
@nominalvelocity think it you still have it backwards, if in the western world we measure grooves, the western bullets should be lager than the Russian ones.
Montyfiable 6 months ago
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Thank you for demonstration. I was actually surprized about the difference in lenght between the 30 cal garand and the 30 cal M1 A1. I always assumed that they were the same caliber, but in different guns.
u2bealot 9 months ago
Thank you for demonstration. I was actually surprized about the difference in lenght between the 30 cal garand and the 30 cal M1 A1. I always assumed that they were the same caliber in different guns.
u2bealot 9 months ago
@u2bealot
oh but then their is the 30cal M1 carbine which is also different... that all has to do with powder and casings...
GunsAnonymousGA 9 months ago
@u2bealot They're essentially the same piece, same cartridge. Most often delivery platforms (guns) will change before what they deliver (bullets). Garand is the name of the inventor of the piece (a Canadian BTW).
A1 implies an improvement on the original US gov't issue. Maybe you confused with the Sov bloc AR cartridge?
greengringo2003 9 months ago
@greengringo2003 A Canadian working for the US government, wait, who cares where he was from?
orbitofdoom16 9 months ago
I like Hickok, but this video demonstrates nothing. Anybody can deduce that a .45acp makes a bigger hole than a .22lr. wooooopie
FLATblacktical 9 months ago
@FLATblacktical Look at it again. Then make your own damn video if you know so much, smartass.
greengringo2003 9 months ago
@greengringo2003 I just thought a more reactive target would have made for a better demonstration, that's all. I realize this video is made for people who are not very familiar with firearms.
FLATblacktical 9 months ago
hi hickok! are you retired? if you are, i hope my retirement is as awesome as yours!
richbefore35 9 months ago
6 people found this too difficult to understand.
Korruptor 9 months ago
@Korruptor All voted for Obooboo, too, assuming the age is there.
greengringo2003 9 months ago
Thank you for the info Hickok! Never hurt anyone to know the basic information about anything!
SiKWiDiT06 9 months ago 2
Hey, thanks as always for the informative and entertaining vids. I always understood calibers, but have actually never seen a .22 side by side with .223. wow. also, love the 45-70, but expensive to shoot.
thedudecarrying 9 months ago
very useful info...thanks
ccc7777777 9 months ago
Those cartridge bullet diameters mike out at .356-7, .357, .355-6, & .356 respectively.
bevwawa 9 months ago
Speaking of similar calibers, these pistol cartridges: [.38 special, .357 magnum, .380 ACP & 9mm Parabellum] are all basically the same size, just a thousands under 36 thousands of an inch. But, as they say; better to be missed by a .45 than hit by a .22 :)
bevwawa 9 months ago
"those short low fat guys" lol
ctdefine 9 months ago
.22 and .223 actually ~~
ctdefine 9 months ago
Have you ever owned/shot a 50 bmg rifle?
mattvanhugenstein 9 months ago
Hickok your wife gonna whoop your tail when she finds out you been shooting her pans!!!!
The 6 DisLikes for this video must be from AR-15 owners when they saw their guns make same size hole as dinky lil .22LRs do LoL
MstangMch4 9 months ago 41