Magnum vs Special 

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@@shrimp-ln7nh 🙂

H45 said that a year ago...try finding any ammo online now. Just went to four major suppliers, couldn’t even find a single size shotgun shell any gauge or amount. NO 9mm, NO 40cal, NO 357mag or 38spl. NOTHING. I fear many are preparing for something in early 2021...or for an ammo ban. Who knows what the future holds.....

@@rustyquad513 glad I have been stocking up for years. Imo you should have a min 1k per caliber. Unfortunately I can't find squat for my new .300 aac right now unless I want to pay $60 for a 20 pack.

justkiddingaround got 50rds of 300 for $64 (plus shipping) when you posted your comment.

Agreed...

Obviously this is an old video . He has a theme song and you’d be hard pressed to find 38 or .357 in any gun shop now . Lol

@@seapimpnh.9307 I think he put this video out about 9yrs ago. 😉👍

+North Country Outdoor Guys I agree %100. My wife is new to this stuff but she needs to know it and we find ourselves watching hours of his videos. He is a great resource. I really can't find anything wrong with anything he says. I especially liked it when he talks about not being a tough guy. He is a very responsible gun owner and makes the past time and those who engage in it look better.

+H. Herseim agreed. Question--why isn't it called .38 magnum ? what does .357 mean? sounds like a smaller caliber but fits in the same chamber

+Acyutananda das Ok. Now I am going to show my ignorance. But I THINK that .38 is the OD (size) of the casing. And .357 is the OD of the bullet. Both .38 and.357 are the same size diameter OD casing and bullet. But the casing of the .357 is LONGER than the .357. Both casing and frame of a .357 are tolerant of hotter loaded, longer .357

+mark9531 you're close, 38 special is actually .36 caliber, and .357 is .357 in bore, so same bore size, 38 before special came about used heel style bullets and they were actually .38 but later they became .36 but kept the name .38

usa2012 Thanks for the correction usa2012. I am much more of an admirer and collector of handguns than an expert. Although some jewels of my collection has suffered the ravages of 4 children's braces and college educations. That is why I like to watch hickok45. He makes the technical aspect of firearms interesting.

"My guns go BOOM BOOM yo guns go pow pow" -Big L

I knew the comments would get to the point!... first comment... 💥

Not with hand loads, only your pew pew factory ammo, lol! I have 44's that have never ever fired a factory round.

SoGman nobody cares

@@mr.a5117 and he died via 'pow pow' 🤣

That's funny! 😃

And no one likes them

Lol

My god

yep, and they ride the short bus !!! ... LOL !!! ... that's exactly what I was told too !!!

If you got 38 special you can use 38 long colt and that ammo is everywhere atleast where I'm at

@@jacobhollingsworth6941so you can shoot 38 long colt out of a 38 special is what you’re saying ?

@@FL_Dolfo yeah shot 100 rounds of long colt out of my 38 special nothing bad happened yet lol I looked it up and the 38 long colt has less pressure too

But I just created a .575 Special Magnum using .357" bullets (Well, that's what a .38 uses but they call it a .38 so why not call it a .575?) that is both special AND magnum.

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@@garyK.45ACP nobody cares

So sorry to hear that. 😢

May he rest in peace

My grandpa carried his smith and Wesson magnesium snub nose everywhere. Now my dad carries it one day I will be carrying it. I'm truly sorry to hear.

Damn!

Ruger makes a 357 that has a 9mm cylinder you can swap out and shoot 38, 9mm, and 357.

Also, a 45 long colt and 45 acp version.

I like your point about considering what you like the look and feel of. I like the old cowboy revolvers and big ass semi auto pistols. Full size 1911 ftw. Shot a bunch but don't own anything besides antiques yet. Lol Canada. Getting my license soon. Lever gun to start, then probably a 1911 or a baretta 92 variant when I get my pistol license. Deffs gonna throw a cartridge conversion on one of my saa though. Unfortunately years ago they changed the rules and had to five em to my buddy till I get my license for hand guns. Despite being antique they got scared of the 45 for some reason and made them not exempt. But a bunch of Webleys in big ass calibers are fine even some cartridge shooting ones. Yet with just a basic rifle license I'll also essentially be able to buy a legal damn near sawn off mini shot gun. Was trying to decide on a bear gun for hiking and pistols are no Bueno so figured tiny lever action shot gun with slugs or if I get a 10mm lever action custom made(not sure if I can here legally or if any makers will do it) then just load some hot ass 10mm tweaked for a long barrel. Repeated shots and better ballistics then people realize. 230gr bullet supersonic with fast follow ups. Lol grizzlies scare the shit outa me. Was originally gonna be a 500s&w with the built in recoil suppression. Other choice was a 45 70 or 50 Alaskan rifle.

@@bmxriderforlife1234 And then Trudeau came to ruin our fun

You're absolutely right about the feel and look of them. I recently started buying my first pistols, and I've gone all semi-auto so far. I like them, but when I'm at the store and I hold a revolver, it just feels GOOD. The weight, the shine, the smoothness, the satisfying click of the cylinder all combine to make a firearm that is just as much a piece of art as it is a tool and a weapon. I'm planning on getting a revolver next, just because.

He used to be a univeristy prof in Tennesse.

Was a time not that long ago when they had rifle ranges in Canadian High Schools.The first victims of the social engineering vermin that now run our lives..

If kids had the opportunity to learn from guys like hickok, nobody would have irrational fear of guns, that's for sure. And shootings would probably decrease too.

True

@@MaxwellAerialPhotography He taught middle school English class.

Hopefully your feeling better now??

Dave's backyard chickens and outdoors. 😂😂😂

Well don't leave us in suspense. Did you die or not?

You're sick af? Did you do some awesome tricks at the skate Park?

You dead man?

He is/was a school teacher in real life. A good one too I'd bet. So it makes sense why he's so informative. He actually capture your attention too. He's exactly the kind of teacher I always respected in high school.

tenacious645 That's exactly right. I don't even remember how I ended in one of his videos but let me tell you, it got my attention to the point that I'm learning so much of guns because of him. He is an excellent teacher!

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Real talk proper and punctual.

THANK YOU 🙏, I was wondering

The Wikipedia of firearms

@@HistoryandReviews hickok and forgotten weapons :0

Makes a difference if you're 6' 9".

Nice! I've got a Ruger Redhawk chambered in .44 Magnum. It's stainless with rosewood grips. Beautiful gun, with a 6.5-7 inch barrel, I can't remember which one.

I'm feeling the same way!!!!

You should practice with the ammunition you can plan on using for self defence so you know the characteristics of how they shoot before having to use them in a real situation

Some Random Guy yeah but getting a .357 is always the smart choice. It shoots the .38sp and it’s variants, and it makes shooting .38sp a breeze. I would suggest just getting the .357 even if you only ever plan to shoot .38.

It’s not a good to shoot just 38 in a .357 . Mix it up occasionally so you don’t get a ring in your cylinder .

@@seapimpnh.9307 Yeah I'm sure that's why he just shoots lighter 357 loads instead of 38 spec.

Oops, I mentioned this in my previous comment before I saw this. Should have known you'd be familiar with this scene, too. :-)

Troy Ortega David Soul from Starsky and Hutch - I think that was the blonde biker cop??? Good trivia question

And you’ve forgotten

Love my s&w model 649, shrouded hammer, .38 special. I don't think they make the 649 anymore. All the versions have internal hammers. There may be a standard ext. Hammer version im not sure. But I love it thanks to its shrouded hammer but also its single action mode which you can't get anymore with these internal hammer versions

It should be a Colt army in that case.

Ulfzark Lol, and now he’s got a new one out. CE that is. Did I get that?.

I sure know mine when the bullet leave my chamber and hit the scum bag thats my limit. Then I call 911

I’ve been on the force for 15 years Callahan; and I never drew my weapon once........ (read above)

You must reload. I have searched everywhere, including online, and .44 Special factory loads seem to have disappeared.

I've never even heard of the 44 special let alone finding ammo

+Steve Johnson mate nearly all gun owners tried to fight to keep handguns. but australia's gun control lobby wants to ban guns from the county

+Joe Scania man I guess they felt Port Arthur shooting was their best chance to brainwash people

Victor Korgoth really restricted you can't even defend yourself against a home invader with a gun or defend yourself at all without going to jail. different hear in down under the gun control lobby has more power than the gun lobby. You guys in the US your gun lobby has more power than your gun control lobby. Australia imported a leaver action shotgun it holds five rounds and the gun control lobby say's aw a mad man will go around killing people with it. Us gun owners in Australia are treated like criminal's. •Semi auto rifles •Semi auto shotguns •Pump action shotguns are banned to the normal gun owner in Australia you have to have a special permit to own them three fire arms. Handguns can only be used for sport shooting or primary produces licences ( used in the station country in the outback) and the Greens party in Australia says the only thing handguns are used for is mass murder. So hicok45 you make awsome videos mate and to all the rest of you good American gun owners never give up your rights because once there gone you'll never get them back.

Joe Scania Man Wow. It's looking like that's going to be the US pretty soon here.

No it won't @@aaronteaby4638

"Remember, switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading."

Corey Shier A lot of it goes back to the old percussion revolvers and the "heel-type" bullets that were used early on in cartridges. I touch on this in the recent .357 Magnum Tribute video.

Corey Shier The developer of the cartridge gets to name it. Caliber (.38, .45, 9mm) is usually the first part of the name. The second part of the name is what really defines the geometry of the cartridge, and by extension, what types of firearms can chamber that cartridge. Although caliber has pretty much been standardized over time (albeit some are holdovers, such as the .38 special, from an earlier time), the second part of the name is left to the developer. It can be the name of the manufacture (Smith & Wesson), or a person who developed it (Luger), or some sophistication (“parabellum” - Latin for prepare for war) or a combo name (Automatic Colt Pistol that rolls into a nice sounding acronym - ACP), or simply something special (“Special”) or to invoke a metaphor (“Magnum”), or just plain Jane (“Auto”). In fact, they can even have different names for the same thing. The 9mm Luger and 9mm Parabellum are different names for the same cartridge. But what we don't want is the same name for different cartridges. That is disaster waiting to happen. So the industry polices itself and keeps the names unique by adding that unique name qualifier at the end. This is why the cartridge name is stamped on the firearm, not just the caliber. The cartridge name tells you the cartridge that can be fired in that firearm. My Beretta 92FS is a 9mm weapon, but it doesn't just have 9mm stamped on it; there are many 9mm cartridges out there, many which are NOT designed to fire in my Beretta. My Beretta has “9mm Parabellum” stamped on it. The parabellum specifically defines the 9mm cartridge the firearm is designed to chamber. I can also fire the 9mm Luger, knowing that the 9mm Luger and the 9mm Parabellum are different names for the same cartridge.

so true lol. Thanks man :)

Before the 38 special, there was a 38. But I do not aware of was there a 44 before the 44 special. 🤔🤔🤔

You should move dude

To dahlski: By now I hope you have been granted your handgun license, purchased a .22 Magnum revolver or pistol, and have become proficient, all the while enjoying our shared hobby. I hope one of your considerations is / was The Rock Island Armory XT 22 Magnum is a 1911 style semi automatic rimfire pistol. That looks like fun; well built; historical style. I feel fortunate to own a revolver, a vintage 1970 Colt .22 single action with a 6 1/2" barrel length (about 16.33 mm). It comes with two cylinders: .22 long rifle and .22 Magnum. The gun is beautiful and accurate; a delight to shoot in both calibers. I trust this answer was heads-and-tails better than "Kevin C Cucumber's" insensitive replay -- the kind where RU-vid and Hickok45 viewers wonder "Why bother? If you can't help, 'pass' and read on to the next group of remarks where there just might be a question you can intelligently answer with a sense of kindness and politeness."

I disagree I think most polymer guns are easier to maintain. I mean I’ve put hundred of rounds through a Glock 19 and I never clean it but if I shoot a revolver I clean like every hundred rounds.

Revolvers are my preference. They’re a lot easier to clean!

i really like the 44 mag over any but. I don't know anything really but am willing to learn ,I just learned how to work a touch screen phone and found Hickok channel ,am so amazed with him ,the speaker is so knowledgeable ,wow I once had 52 rifles and ,but had to sell most of them I have no idea how that hurt pistols in my collectio

brottarnacke The origins of the .45 Colt are the Colt SAA revolver. It's a fine revolver and plenty powerful, especially with the original black powder cartridges. I've loaded many .45 Colt cartridges with black powder (full case). It is an absolute magnum experience! With smokeless powder, though, the pressure curve is different, and it's not safe to load up the .45 Colt cartridge to magnum power levels unless you're going to shoot it in a modern firearm designed for that sort of .44 Magnum pressure. A Ruger or Marlin Rifle can handle it, but there's the fear that really hot .45 Colt rounds could end up in a Colt SAA, which is not designed for magnum pressures with smokeless powder. It's the same reason most .45-70 factory loadings are not too overly hot; they could end up in the original rifle for .45-70, the Trapdoor Springfield. It also was originally a black powder cartridge. In modern rifles, such as the Marlin lever guns, the .45-70 can be loaded up much warmer than what you get with most factory loadings. All this said, unless you are doing some serious hunting, either of the cartridges are probably adequate for about anything you want to do. Big pieces of lead moving fast enough for most purposes. :-)

Thank you very much! :-)

hickok45 i have a comanche 3 357 look on my page watch my latest video an tell me what you think it's very rare !

faultroy Hickok45 straightened out most of the question marks, but thanks for the additional info and clarifications!

***** no not really, it was a term that came about in order to help differentiate it from the the .45 ACP which is sometimes erroneously called a .45 Colt also, as well Colt did have other cartridges called Long Colt from that same area thus making the term period correct if not inaccurate.