Ken Hackathorn's Favorite Revolvers - Unique and Influential guns from his past - Gun Guys EP65
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2024
- Ken Hackathorn shares some of his collection of revolvers with Bill Wilson. He shows tells stories behind his unique & one-of-a-kind wheel guns. He also pulls out some guns that influenced him at a young age to become a Gun Guy. Including his first gun he learned to shoot with and his mentor Charlie Gillis' Colt single action army revolver.
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ABOUT BILL WILSON Bill Wilson has always been infatuated with guns. Originally trained as a watchmaker, he has been in the firearms industry since 1974, starting out with a retail store called Sportsman's Headquarters in Berryville, Arkansas. Since that humble beginning, he has built Wilson Combat into the largest and most successful custom firearms company in America. Since 1977 Wilson Combat has been the leading innovator in high-performance, custom 1911 handguns, tactical long guns and accessories. A Wilson Combat product’s unmatched level of exceptional reliability and peerless craftsmanship is only equaled by our legendary customer service. Wilson Combat is proud to service all levels of local and State law enforcement including The Department of Homeland Security, US Border Patrol, HQ SOCOM, US Marshal's Service, US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Diplomatic Security Service, Texas Rangers and many more elite law enforcement and military units worldwide. We are also pleased to support the needs of thousands of law-abiding private citizens in the United States and in many other countries abroad.
ABOUT KEN HACKATHORN Ken Hackathorn has served as a US Army Special Forces Small Arms Instructor, Gunsite Instructor, and NRA Police Firearms Instructor. He is currently an FBI Certified Firearms Instructor, and an SRT member and Special Response Team trainer. Ken has trained US Military Special Operations forces, Marine FAST and SOTG units and is a contract small arms trainer to FBI SWAT and HRT. Ken has provided training to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and been active in small arms training for the past 25 years. He has written firearms related material for Guns & Ammo, Combat Handguns, Soldier Of Fortune, and currently American Handgunner and contributed to at least six other gun/shooting journals. Ken was also a founding member of IPSC and IDPA.
0:00 - Ken's First Gun
1:50 - S&W 29 5-Inch
2:50 - S&W 629 5-inch
4:40 - S&W 1950 Target .44 Special
6:30 - Ruger .44 Blackhawk
8:10 - Charlie's Colt Single Action
10:40 - Colt 38/40 Single Action
13:40 - S&W Model 27 N-Frame
15:10 - Jim Cirillo's S&W Model 13
17:10 - S&W Model 27 3.5"
18:35 - S&W 629 Mountain Gun
19:55 - S&W Model 10
21:50 - James Bond Walther PPK
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Man, this episode was SOOOOO satisfying!!! I'm not an old fart (yet), but this makes me feel like an honorary member!! Love good revolvers and the only thing that's better than good revolvers, are good guys telling good stories about them!! Thanks, Ken & Bill!!
"We will serenade our louie while life and voices last. Then we'll pass and be forgotten with the rest."
Your reputations could live on much longer due to personalities, respect, expertise, means, etc. Could I go on without pandering? The point is this, time is short, the need is great. Might you dedicate your time left to ending the gun violence in this country?
steve brundage
Great to see the 3 1/2" 27 and the 5" 29.👍
S&W N-Frame is just 👌
I’ll be 80 in a few weeks and I very seldom like gun videos that are basically conversation but I hung on to every word said. All I can add is, thank you. Very enjoyable and informative.
To a fellow S&W wheelgunner, Ken's show-n-tell was so satisfying!
S&W ruined their revolvers with those damn Hillary Holes.
@@johnharris8191 And the barrel shrouds! They look ridiculous.
@@sisleymichael l agree
I'm 42 years old and pack a model 15 combat masterpiece stoked with FBI load, works for me.
Love the revolvers, but what many outside of the gun culture don't understand, is the importance of the history behind them; both national and personal. Thanks gentlemen.
As a pretty young person getting into firearms and recently into wheel guns this content is great. Truly appreciated
I LOVE these two visiting, talking, sharing guns, history, likes and dislikes. So fun to listen to. I know you both must be neat people because just as a person watching a video, I feel like I know you. That is getting rare these days.
The S&W Model 10 is my favorite revolver. They fit my hand perfectly and are ALWAYS accurate. From plinking to defense, it does it all.
I was born in 59 and find this wonderful to go back in time to see these beauties. Thank you for sharing this history and even more so, an aspect of collecting that is just as important as shooting. Pure enjoyment of engineering and history
Of course, one must manage the $$$ to enjoy this aspect of gun culture!😃😃😃😃
I knew there was a reason I like Ken Hackathorn, a man with great tastes. 3" & 5" Smith and Wessons. Have quite a few in 45 Colt, 45 ACP and 44 Special.
Carried a 4" Model 10 or 64 for years while working, quite effective with 158gr +P FBI load.
Like you Sir I have a fondness for SAA . Grew up in the cowboy era of John Wayne Jimmy Stewart and Roy Rogers. You have some beautiful guns! Thank you Sir for sharing! 🤠
One of the best show and tell sessions EVER! The Fuzzy Farrant and Jim Cirillo mentions made my day.
Twenty-one minutes and 48 seconds of a constant smile. Definitely brought back some very fond memories. Seeing Jim's gun made me really smile. He was a great man. Mrs. C made great lasagna! Thanks for taking the time gents.
BEAUTIFUL !! I THINK YOU & BILL HAVE SOME OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE COLLECTIONS I'VE EVER SEEN !!! I SAW A 5" M-29 NICKEL FROM THE FIRST BATCH OF 50'S GUNS S&W MADE @ A GUN SHOW ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO !!! I BELIEVE THE COLLECTOR WANTED APX. 15K FOR IT. IT WAS NIB W/ LETTER AND ALL THE GOODIES !!! I HEAR THE NICKEL MODELS OF MOST S&W'S FETCH A MUCH HIGHER PRICE THAN BLUE OR SS !!!! GORGEOUS GUNS, SIR !!!
Amazing chapter. Trivia note, I remember a forgotten interview with Ian Fleming in wich he mentioned that originally James Bond was supposed to use a S&W M36 that was in use by MI6 at the time, but because he needed something that could use a silencer, it was decided to change for a PPK during the movie production. The rest is history.
But didn’t Bond actually carry a Beretta before the PPK?
@@Yoda052 Yes. That was in Ian Fleming's original books and the Beretta was abandoned in the first Bond movie.
Just for giggles, I rented a PPK/S at the range today. Hated it. I much prefer my M-36.
actually in the book has given a PPK and a S&W M42 centennial airweight
My first revolver is a Smith & Wesson Model 15. Former Ohio Sheriff’s weapon, I bought it for less than $200 in the beginning of the pandemic.
It’s seen better days, has a good amount of holster wear and sadly some pitting, but it’s safe to shoot and honestly I’m happy it’s a little ugly because I love shooting it. Honestly, I feel like Ive learned a lot about shooting just from trying to master this old revolver. I led me down a revolver rabbit hole and now I have a Python and eyes on another 15 but a snub version.
Revolvers are underrated in todays Gun culture.
nothing at all wrong with that revolver you have
Uncle Bill and Ken most welcome at my home anytime 👍
Ken mentions ol' Charlie Gillis when commenting on the 1956 Colt Single Action Army. "Everybody needs to shoot this...I call it the "Charlie Gun". Those of us who were very fortunate and blessed to acquire a "Charlie Gun" after Charlie passed, know and understand Ken's comment well. When I take my Browning SA22 "Charlie Gun" to the range..."everybody needs to shoot it".
Thanks Ken...and Charlie!
As a very young boy I cut my teeth on revolvers. They're still a very good platform to this day and I love them. Thanks Ken for the trip down memory lane.
Outstanding episode guys, the only improvement I would ask to please include, would be to have a close-up of the guns while you’re talking about them. Some really cool stuff from back in my day, thanks!
I'm with you, Greg. A five or ten second still of all those beautiful revolvers would make it much more enjoyable.
Well in the S&W model 25 in 45Colt 6 1/2 in barrel, I picked up this month . I walked away from it twice and went back for it.😊
My favorites are revolvers! Thank you for this! I'll definitely watch it more than once!
I truely love the older revolvers.
Another great video with your favorite revolvers. "Let the next guy worry about wear". Get that 3.5 inch 27 Mr. Wilson. One of my favorites too. Would really like to see some more in depth videos on some of those S&W revolvers.
I know that feeling at 2:20 😂
“I wonder how much he’d have to have to let this one go!”
I absolutely love this series!! A 4-inch skinny barrel model 10 was the first handgun I ever fired. Thank you for this great series. It is also nice to see that a few people realize that it doesn't have to have a 47 round magazine to be a good defensive firearm.
yeah I still love revolvers. actually love both, semis and revolvers
Great loved seeing the revolvers.
Two old guys talkin about guns....love it
In the late 90's I owned a Ruger Blackhawk single action revolver in 38-40/10mm. I think it was called a Buckeye Special. It was another one of those guns I should've kept.
I think they only made a few thousands of those. Really cool gun. Think they made it in 32 magnum as well
Can you find 38-40 ammo. I inherited a 38-40 lever gun.
@@Lordoftheswollen I haven't seen it since I owned that revolver.
That 629 is my new favorite. Beautiful Ken.
I'm happy I'm not the only one who thinks that N-Frame .357 are awesome. Those were some fascinating Model 27s! Thanks for showing off your collection.
ONLY "PART" of his collection!😃😃
SOME of his "favorites".🤪🤪
Lovely handgun.
Of course, such is expected from the gun that first gave the .357 Magnum to the world.
I love thee episodes with the wonderful guns that I remember and a few that I've owned in my life. Thanks so much. Brings me back to better days.
I ended up with my Grandfather's Model 10 4 inch. He was a treasury agent in the Michigan (I think) area during the prohibition years. It has two notches on the stock. My father and I took it to the range, and then I did years later with my sons. It started to misfire, probably due to a weak mainspring, so I retired it.
Just put in a new mainspring.
It was probably the ammunition !
I would definitely have a qualified S&W gunsmith rework that gun. I have one dated to around 1910 in 32-20 that was my great, great-grandfathers that my daughters have just started shooting. Had some timing issues when I received it, but after a little tweaking from a qualified professional, that old hand ejector is ready for my daughters’ grandkids!
I’ve watched this video , and the other video where he shows us some of his pistols , so many times . I love to listen to Mr. Ken and Mr. Wilson share there stories . I would love to sit and talk with them and see there collections . Keep the great videos coming gentlemen !!
Love these episodes of the older guns. Iam 51 years old so these were still prevalent guns when I started shooting. Now everything is striker fired. Including the ones I carry. I wish I had the revolvers I traded to get the new Glocks and gen 3 smiths.
I LOVE watching Bill tune out the world as he closely examines a gun. All that knowledge focused on checking it out is just cool to see. Wish I could read every thought. Lol. Keep the episodes coming guys!
I must wholeheartedly agree with a 6" M-17 and a 5" M-27! Mine are go-to wheelguns in their respective category. I spent last hunting season with both and not ever felt poorly equipped for a second. Another fave S&W is a 4" M-34. Another fine wheelgun is my 6" Colt 1st model King Cobra.
That Model 10 was the STANDARD at my agency when I started my career. I had experience cleaning Dad's nickle plated model 10 for years prior! One rebel even had the heavy barrel model 10! Me being young and hardheaded just couldn't fit in so I bought my Dan Wesson model 15-4HB which did not have the vent rib. Still have it!
Bill. At about 4:05 in the video you said Something about the type of cut on the cylinder that tells you that you can shoot heavier loads. On the 629.
Could you expand on that in future videos?
I don't understand what you might be referring to. Thanks and
Best Wishes from Montana M.H.
In the late 1980s, S&W introduced their "endurance package" of modifications for the N-frame revolvers. It was in response to hunters and metallic silhouette shooters about the revolvers long-term durability with full-power Magnum loads. One visual cue of the endurance package modifications was the lengthening of the cylinder stop notches.
Thank you for that information Daniel.
I'll have to look for that.
Its seems there is no end to what a person can learn. And it's fun.
Best Wishes! M.H.
While enjoying the show not able to stop thinking the sacrifices made by so many in the military throw-out the history of the USA in order for us to enjoy shows like this one. So many countries can only dream of having access to shows like this one.
Sir this is Target.
Ok……..
Chill b
They have access to shows, it is the guns that are lacking in Countries like England 🇬🇧 😳
Lots O'Viewers of these programs in Countries where the guns are banned.
Notice the way Ken checks every revolver to make sure it is safe before he handles it to Bill. Many gun owners don’t practice this safety measure.
Thanks for sharing your collection of revolvers with us.
Classic revolvers are so great. Frankly, revolvers are under appreciated. You shared some excellent examples.
Ken, y'all are 'spot on the money' about revolvers. Got a Super Blackhawk myself. No, don't shoot it much myself, but, good Lord, is it a double handful!
Whatta y'all know? I was born in '55 too, and I gotta say... Ursula Andress in a white bikini?.. giddy up!
Y'all stay safe over yonder in Idaho. Beautiful state.
Love Wilson Combat channel. Ken & Bill ROCK!!
That plus the skin diving knife high up on her thigh!
Loved that video!
A friend had a Smith and Wesson that came to me because he was going to Japan where you can't have any. It was what I thought was a 101. Later, the S&W historian at an NRA convention told me it was a 10-1, heavy barrel, made in 62 or 63 by the S/N, which I'd written down. I'd love to know where it's been, and I'm glad I gave my friend the 50 bucks. It has a great DA trigger pull, and him saying that it was going in the dumpster if I didn't: want it helped in the decision.
Very impressive collection!! You have some very fine pieces sir!!
Awesome collection Sir. Thank you.
Most welcome!
Awesome collection Ken, thanks for the history lesson. 🇺🇸👍🏻
Loved the show thank you
Informative as always. Thank you gentlemen.
My first S&W was bought in 1982, M19-4 6 inch. Still have it, and to this day the K frames have always been my favorite!
Great video, you’ve got some real nice revolvers for sure.
I hope a video of these gents going over GP100s is in the works. I’d also be curious to see Ken and Bill discuss their favorite unique long guns. Which vintage rifles and shotguns do they prefer? Winchester, Marlin, Remington, Ruger? And, did they ever get into the old Sears, Penney’s, Montgomery Ward, JC Higgins/Ted Williams, Glenfield and Westernfield stuff. I think we’d all be very interested.
Great info
Ken bill always love seeing your material.
Thanks for sharing
Man I'd love to come hangout, drink a few beers and cook some steaks for you guys just to hear your stories and maybe get a bit of range time with you.
Those are some Beautiful Wheels too man.
Nothing more fun than getting together with a good friend and showing off guns. These guys are great!!
Got to love the history, and collection of these firearms. Thank you Mr. Hackathon and Mr. Wilson.
Can’t wait to see more. 👍🏻
Thank you gentlemen for the insight into your respective past histories with firearms. As always you are very informative.
Really enjoyed this! Wish, I could've seen more footage at the range. Thank y'all for the content.
I never had a K-22. Wished I did. Went with a Ruger single six when I was twelve. Back in the day some of those H&R revolvers were also pretty good. An outfitter I guided for used an H&R .22 mag for mountain lions. He sure had a good pack of dogs but that's another story.
Thank you both. As I watched I looked at my S&W 4 inch 66 on my desk. The memories of friends and firearms brought a smile to my face.
Men what a beautiful revolvers mister Ken has!!
Another great episode, very interesting with a ton of history. I could listen to you guys for hours.
Love seeing the one hand shooting of the colt.
Great video on your revolvers collection that you have, Ken. I am also a big fan of revolvers. These guns are solid, reliable and simple. These guns also preserve the history of firearms. Thank you gentlemen...
Out of all those magnificent handguns Mr. Ken displayed, his Smith & Wesson Model 10, was my favorite of the lot. As a rookie cop in 1971, my Department-issued service revolver was the S&W Model 10-5. I carried that arm off and on for some 40+years as a cop. The 4-inch "standard" barrel and deep rich blue finish, with aftermarket Herett "Shooting Star" Target Grips made this a very handsome, and very efficient duty revolver. When I retired, I retained my duty Model 10, and like myself, it bore the end results of hard cop wear & tear. For all my likes for this particular S&W, my very favorite duty carry was the old Colt Official Police .38, blue steel, and a 4-inch stovepipe barrel. The trigger-action was the same as the "legendary" Colt Shooting Master. A hand-honed and hand-fitted trigger-action built and fitted by a Colt Master Craftsman. A tiny "stack" at the end of the trigger-pull was no bother whatsoever. Some gun owners have bellyached about the stack of the trigger. The "out-of-time" issue about Colt Revolvers is not a real problem if the Colt owner is knowledgeable about his revolver. A simple "trigger stop" will make the OP, or any I-Frame Colt, as strong and durable as the Ruger Security-Six. This will eliminate the timing problem that can develop after a thousand hot .38's have been shot through the Colt OP. I know from years of cop work that most cops are not firearm proficient. I would see it on display at the Firing Range when we qualified yearly. Qualification shooting with no practice at all, from year to year. In the 70's and 80's of my career the revolver was the sidearm of law enforcement in most PD's. Going into the 90's, when the semi-auto pistol became the duty carry, same oh, same oh! PS I kept my Model 10 and Colt OP on duty for the duration of my cop life.
Thanks Ken. God be with you. Let’s see Bill’s favorite revolvers.
The first pistol I ever purchased for myself was a Ruger RedHawk. The second was a Glock 27. These pistols are just on another level of beautiful. Thanks for the video.
I've never heard a Glock called beautiful...
What a great looking collection,,,,very impressive , Thanks for sharing !
Great stuff as always Ken!
Really nice collection. I'm from the polymer generation, but wheel guns and flintlocks are my favorite guns.
Nothing beats a good 'ol wheel gun! I'll never forget my much younger days at the old NYPD 1 Police Plazza Police Academy basement training range, being introduced to our sidearms, the S&W Model 10 .38 caliber. We had Super Vel soft tip lead rounds. No +P's allowed. They always fired and were tough little work horses. Even though many of us used to call them "pea shooters," LOL. Great video, guys. Thanks, and God speed.
One of my hunting buddies would always bring his NYPD service revolver a S&W Model 10. He would have these yellow 18 round boxes, which was issued to him at the range. It was a 158 grain Semi Wadcutter lead. The NYPD went to the Gold Dot 135 grain +P for all personnel using revolvers. A big improvement!
@boostimalaka1
That sounds like just after my time and just prior to the Glock Era. We were constantly told how unreliable semiautomatics were, while drilled to *NO END* in reloading with our HKS Speedloaders. It became Department policy that we carry at least 1 reload while on patrol, whether we were on foot or in our RMP. Most guys I knew carried 2, some carried even 3. Which is funny considering that now the average compliment is 3 mags of 17-18 rounds each, with another 18-19 rounds locked & loaded in the sidearm already. *MORE POWER TO THE BOYS ON THE THIN BLUE LINE!*
*FIDELIS AD MORTEM*
Allways enjoy ! Keep up the great videos ! Thanks Bill
Some really special, beautiful revolvers there. Thanks for sharing!
Another great episode. Keep them coming! You both and Mas are the best!!!
Nice collection of very nice revolvers😍
I do love wheelguns,so this was a treat to watch 😃
Can't wait for the sequel.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you guys, I enjoyed this episode on revolvers. I still have my first duty weapon when I started law enforcement back in the early 90s. It is a Smith & Wesson 357 model 686 L-frame 4" stainless with Hogue grips. Love the gun and it was hard for me to transition to the semi-auto but have retired the revolver many years ago. I really enjoyed it guys, you just reinforced my decision to hang on to it and pass it down to my grandsons.
Always a joy to watch. My thanks.
Thank you gentlemen . The beautiful revolvers were a pure joy to see .
Just a awesome video with some amazing Revolvers. Thanks for the show and tell.
Great showy! Thanks
Some treasure you have there, Sir. Sweet and admirable indeed. Thank you for sharing your story.
I love watching these videos with these two guys. It's cool to see them talk about their guns and the history of them. My favorite video is still the 1911 video where Ken talks about buying a Remington Rand 1911 for $24.00, where the store owner said that he'll allow him to make payments on it but one of his parents had to show up with him when he came to pick up the gun. Also that his dad had to chip in for the tax and told him that you can't hit anything with a GI .45. Then when him and his buddy couldn't hit anything with it he then turned around and sold it to some other kid for $25.00 or whatever. I also remember him talking about Charlie Gillis in that one too.
Another "my very favorite" edisode. It has made my day! Thanks again!
I really enjoyed and appreciated this video. I won’t compare my skills, knowledge or marksmanship with Ken’s or Bill’s, but it’s interesting that I own quite a few Smith N and K Frames that are identical, or very similar, to several Ken showed us tonight. Thanks once ahain, gentlemen.
👍👍I really enjoyed seeing all the revolvers and hearing the stories behind them. Thanks
Thanks Ken for share with us your revolvers collection.
Thank you for sharing, Very nice guns, all with awesome stories too!
Great pile of wheel guns, Ken. I had one of those 5" skinny barreled Model 10s. It shot better than any other revolver I ever owned. Loaned it to my Father-in-law with the understanding that it'd come back to me...but alas, someone claimed it before I could get home when he passed away. ONE DAY, I'll find another.
Bummet@
I have never understood people who do that.
They know it is wrong, but see a chance where they are sure someone (like you) won't make an issue, take advantage, and flat STEAL something!
My God Ken we didnt Even Get to see your Semi-Auto's !! Lol Thank You so Much Guys and Special Thanks Ken... Your Right something about your 3" Model 27 Just a Gorgeous Revolver! Love em All
Also had two pythons 2&1/2 and a 4 inch. Put a set of bill jordan Herrett stocks on the 4 inch but the o frame still too big for my hand. Went to k frame smiths and was happy.
Bill like.... Damn. Ken has a museum with these handguns.
Great video. Thank you!👍😊🇺🇸
Thanks much for sharing. That was lots of fun.
Thanks Ken (& Bill) for bringing us along on this trip down revolver memory lane. Enjoyed it as though I was there! What an awesome cadre of Smiths and Colts! My Dad was not a gun guy either Ken, and sometimes he thought I was a bit nuts because I was consumed with them, handguns specifically. Over time (now 73) I have accumulated an eclectic stable revolvers, autos and single shots. Few of them rival what you’ve shown us here in class though…unfortunately. My mouth waters…
Awesome collection Mr. Hackathorn . Very impressing salute to you sir.
Love Ken’s stories
Excellent. Thanks!
Ken your killing me with all these awesome guns you have you rock man
Wow that was excellent ... some classic firearms paired nicely with beautiful holsters and grips .. I notice Bill doesn't talk too much .. but I love his epression as he tests the triggers and grip designs ... I just know he's thinking "hmmm I can fix that" ... the thing about old guns is that there is always a story and a history to each one .. I kinda like the story a lot. Ken you absolutely have some beautiful revolvers there .. thanks for sharing.
I love the videos when you two guys get together!
Mr. Hackathorn? What is your take on Ruger revolvers? Specifically the GP100 in .38/.357 magnum?