Greg Kinman (born 1950 or 1951),[2] known online as Hickok45, is an American YouTuber who films videos about firearms.[3][4] Hickok45's videos also appear on Full30, a video streaming platform dedicated specifically to firearms.
Hickok45's videos demonstrate a wide variety of firearms, both historic[5] 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.[6] While most videos feature Greg, with his son John filming, John has occasionally appeared in videos as well.[7]
Hickok45 became famous for his early videos in which he used pumpkins, watermelons and two-liter soda bottles for target practice, and cut down saplings and Christmas trees using various guns.[8] These videos have appeared in media in Vietnam, France, India, and Germany.[9][10][11][12]
Greg Kinman attended Austin Peay State UniversityinClarksville, Tennessee, where he played center position on the college basketball team for two seasons, 1970–71 and 1971–72.[13] 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.[14] College sports records indicate his height as 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[13] He has declared himself to be 6'8" in one of his videos.[15]
Kinman is a retired English teacher.[2] In 2015, he was featured in a webinar by the Sonoran Desert Institute, a distance learning organization.[16]
