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{{Short description|Firearms YouTuber}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name                 = Hickok45
| logo                 =
| logo_caption         =
| image                = John and Greg Kinman (aka Hickok45) with fans.jpg
| caption              = Kinman (left) and his son John (with beard) in 2016
| birth_name           = Greg Kinman
| birth_date           = <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|63|2014|1|30}}
| birth_place          =
| death_date           =
| death_place          =
| nationality          = American
| occupation           =
| website              = {{URL|http://www.hickok45.com/}}
| pseudonym            = Hickok
| channel_direct_url   = /user/hickok45
| channel_display_name = Hickok45
| location             =
| years_active         = 2007–present
| genre                = Firearms/Weaponry
| subscribers          = 7.87 million
| subscriber_date      = <!--no need as there's already stats update at the bottom-->
| views                = 2.35 billion
| view_date            = <!--no need as there's already stats update at the bottom-->
| network              = [[YouTube]]<br/>[[Full30]]
| associated_acts      = *[[Demolition Ranch]] (Matt Carriker), Kyle Lamar Myers (FPSRussia), Black Guns Matter (Maj Toure)
| silver_button        = Yes
| silver_year          = 2011
| gold_button          = Yes
| gold_year            = 2014
| diamond_button       = No
| diamond_year         = No
| ruby_button          = No
| ruby_year            =
| stats_update         = August 11, 2023
}}
'''Greg Kinman''' (born <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|63|2014|1|30|noage=yes}}),<ref name="NS1" /> known online as '''Hickok45''', is an American [[YouTuber]] who films videos about [[firearm]]s.<ref name="CDS1">{{cite web|url=http://style.countrygirlstore.com/country-entertainment/the-proper-way-to-carve-your-pumpkins/|title=The Proper way to Carve Your Pumpkins!|last=Thompson|first=Ashley|date=October 23, 2015|work=County Girl Style|accessdate=19 February 2016|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930064935/http://style.countrygirlstore.com/country-entertainment/the-proper-way-to-carve-your-pumpkins/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GD1">{{cite web|url=http://www.guns.com/2016/01/06/hickok45s-channel-shutdown/|title=Update: Hickok45's YouTube channel shutdown, restored|last=Terrill|first=Daniel|date=January 6, 2016|work=Guns.com|accessdate=19 February 2016|archive-date=11 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211184843/http://www.guns.com/2016/01/06/hickok45s-channel-shutdown/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Videos ==
Hickok45's videos demonstrate a wide variety of firearms, both historic<ref name="BA2">{{cite web|url=http://bearingarms.com/hickok45-1903-a3/|title=hickok45: 1903 A3|last=Owens|first=Bob|date=November 5, 2014|work=Bearing Arms|accessdate=15 February 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302113809/http://bearingarms.com/hickok45-1903-a3/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and modern, and typically present an in-depth discussion of the history and functionality of each firearm. His early videos often showed him shooting [[Old West]] weaponry and wearing cowboy outfits. Over time, he expanded his presentations to include a greater variety of weapons, while emphasizing safety. He tends to prefer [[Glock]] pistols over those of other manufacturers.<ref name="Glock">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddP7IHHnM4A|title=Glock Top Models|website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=9 June 2019}}</ref> While most videos feature Greg, with his son John filming, John has occasionally appeared in videos as well.<ref name="ODH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/01/08/video-hickok45-explains-banned-youtube/|title=Hickok45 Explains Why He Was Banned from YouTube|last=Xu|first=Daniel|date=January 8, 2016|work=OutdoorHub|accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref>
Hickok45 became famous for his early videos in which he used pumpkins, watermelons and two-liter soda bottles for target practice, and cut down [[sapling]]s and Christmas trees using various guns.<ref name="aol1">{{cite news|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2015/10/16/watch-this-man-carve-a-pumpkin-with-his-rifle-because-murica/21250289/|title=Watch this man carve a pumpkin with his rifle, because 'Murica|date=October 16, 2015|work=Aol News|accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref> These videos have appeared in media in Vietnam, France, India, and Germany.<ref name="RPO">{{cite web|url=http://www.rp-online.de/politik/ausland/us-wahlen/der-kuerbis-cowboy-und-das-fremde-amerika-aid-1.3029716|title=Der Kürbis-Cowboy und das fremde Amerika|last=Sieben|first=Christian|date=October 13, 2012|work=RP Online|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="india">{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/meet-the-man-who-carves-pumpkin-by-shooting-them-651233/|title=Meet the man who carves pumpkin by shooting them!|date=October 22, 2015|work=India.com|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="20min">{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1242727-20131028-20131028-video-halloween-americain-zigouille-citrouilles-a-tour-bras|title=VIDEO. Halloween: Un Américain zigouille des citrouilles à tour de bras|date=October 28, 2013|work=20minutes.fr|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Soha">{{cite web|url=http://soha.vn/quan-su/chat-cay-bang-sung-hoa-cai-kieu-my-20160113164852849.htm|title=Chặt cây bằng súng hoa cải kiểu Mỹ|date=January 13, 2016|work=Soha News|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, [[Jay Leno]] showed a Hickok45 pumpkin carving video on ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.<ref name="RPO"/>
== Personal life ==
Greg Kinman attended [[Austin Peay State University]] in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]], where he played center position on the [[college basketball]] team for two seasons, 1970–71 and 1971–72.<ref name=SRB/> He decided to forgo his senior season as he felt that basketball would not become his profession; he also noted that he was unable to gain weight.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33718889/greg_kinman_quits_apsi_cage_program/ |title=Greg Kinman Quits APSI Cage Program |first=Gene |last=Washer |newspaper=[[The Leaf-Chronicle]] |location=[[Clarksville, Tennessee]] |page=9 |date=November 7, 1972 |accessdate=July 9, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> College sports records indicate his height as {{convert|6|ft|9|in|m}}.<ref name=SRB>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/greg-kinman-1.html|title=Greg Kinman College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> He has declared himself to be 6'8" in one of his videos.<ref name="Forcing Hickok to review Guns he's uncomfortable with...">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aBXIom9EuM&t=243s|title=YouTube: Forcing Hickok to review Guns he's uncomfortable with... (6:25)|website=[[YouTube]] |date=April 18, 2019|accessdate=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
Kinman is a retired English teacher.<ref name="NS1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2014/01/30/hickok45-megan-and-liz-cinemasins-and-more-greatest-hits-from-this-weeks-scene-cover-story|title=Hickok45, Megan and Liz, CinemaSins and More: Greatest Hits from This Week's Scene Cover Story|last=Gold|first=Adam|date=January 30, 2014|work=Nashville Scene|accessdate=15 February 2016|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222175232/http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2014/01/30/hickok45-megan-and-liz-cinemasins-and-more-greatest-hits-from-this-weeks-scene-cover-story|url-status=dead |quote=Hickok45: A 63-year-old retired middle school teacher...}}</ref> In 2015, he was featured in a [[webinar]] by the Sonoran Desert Institute, a for-profit [[distance learning]] organization.<ref name="ASSN1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ammoland.com/2015/07/new-sdi-webinar-features-youtube-shooting-sensation-hickok45/#axzz40Gu2n8rR|title=New SDI Webinar Features YouTube Shooting Sensation Hickok45|last=Stakes|first=Justin|date=July 27, 2015|work=Ammoland Shooting Sports News|accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[FPSRussia]]
*[[Forgotten Weapons]]
*[[List of YouTube personalities]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{YouTube|user=Hickok45}}
*[https://www.full30.com/channels/hickok45 Hickok45's channel] on Full30
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