Renegade 357 We posted it because we knew it was your birthday; we know everything about our viewers! By the way, we noticed you started drinking a bit early today. Let's not get carried away just because it's your birthday. :-)
I like how you can see a couple of the bullets in flight when he moves to the 80 yard gong. I experience something similiar when I go shoot at my pond at 120 yards with my 22lr and the sun is behind my back. Always thought that it was really cool. My pops was invited to go through a local police dept shoot house back in the early 80's. He showed up with his P38 and most of the cops that were carrying 44 and 357 mag revolvers, laughed at him until he ran the course near perfect the first time. They all stopped laughing especially after he told them he was never formally trained.
The easier way to tell who the manufacturer is, is by the manufacturer's code. AC = Walther, BYF = Mauser, CYQ = Spreewerke. The eagle proofs are the inspectors stamps.
3:45 i just love when you can actually see the bullet flying, it really shows that a bullet really isnt that fast compared to movies and video games where the bullet just magicaly just teleports to the target
I just got me a Walther P.38. All matching serial numbers, inspectors stamps (though there was a misstamp on one side, I'm told it isn't unheard of but not all that common) produced by Walther in late 1943. There are no import markings on it, and it has all its German military markings which suggests it was a vet bring back. Unfortunately, some previous owner, maybe the vet, removed the finnish on it with either a buffer or a wire. I need to try to get the finish refurbished sometime. Anyway, it is a great pistol, shoots amazingly and is a wonderful piece of history. I was so excited for about the month leading up to getting it that I just kept watching this video, and others like it, over and over again.
Thanks again Hickok45!! Just LOVE the WW2 reviews. PLEASE get a Grease Gun on the compound! It's the only WW2 firearm I think we haven't seen reviewed. Keep up the amazing work! Bulletproof love from North of the border!
There are quite a bit WW2 weapons he didnt review like the PPSh-41 or the StG44 he could probably find a PPSh easily compared to an StG44 because they are quite rare, did he do a Thompson? Cant remember if he did!
I really love the new hi-definition camera you guys are using - the videos are so much crisper, and the sound is even better on them as well. Could you tell us what camera you guys are using for these videos? I've been thinking about doing some TH-cam videos of my own, and would love to have some input on what cameras people are using - your videos always are such fun, and over the years watching your videos, I've been able to see how your video technology use has evolved. Thanks for posting this video - the Walther P-38 is a great vintage WWII gun. Cheers!
ButchDeLoria na, fine by me.... with 120 fps you get at least 4 or 5 frames to see the extracting casings, pretty neat : )
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Great video on this beautiful WWII gun! Walther made such awesome pistols back then... I make scratch built miniature firearms, mostly 2mm pinfire and rimfires and recently I built another Walther classic handgun a 1/4 scale Walther PPK that you can see on my youtube channel. I like to watch your videos a lot because your information about these guns is always very interesting, accurate and valuable! Greetings from Portugal
The P38 (p1) was my personal weapon in german army for 8 years. I liked the design and the lokk&feel, but sadly i was no good shooter with it, and just passed my shotting test with it. So very impressive what you are abel to do with it. The best i could do, was deassemble and reassemble it in total dark in 19 sec. But shooting was hard, as pistol shooting was not trained very often too. I shot every other weapon more often than what i would carry (the p1) on regular bases for mainly self-defense (medic). we often joked about giving 8 warning shots and then throwing it deadly.
I just got ahold of a spreewerk p38 made march 1943 really good shape and eager to please tore it down cleaned it found all the marks and it’s in phenomenal shape
Lovely gun, if it looks right is usually is right. The P38 was really ahead of the competition with the exception maybe of the Browning GP35. The only area where the P38 falls down slightly is the mag capacity, with a double stack mag which was in existance back then it would have been a viable combat weapon even now.
Designed as an officers side arm, arm for light guard duty and backup weapon for maschine gunners. If you really use them the 8 rounds (and the second magazin in the holster) are enough.
@@mbr5742The Browning served the same purpose but had a larger capacity magazine, in addition the Browning was still issued as a service pistol in western military service long after the P38 (and Colt 1911) had been replaced. The Walter was superior to the Browning in that had a double action trigger, a feature of most modern service pistols however the Browning had the benefit of a larger magazine capacity. The benefit of DA and increased magazine capacity is evident in that all modern 9mm service pistols have a greater magazine capacity than a P38.
Not only did the Nazis suspect that this gun would end up on a Hickok45 video, but they also didn't predict it might end up as something pocketed by an American soldier taking it as a souvenir. American soldiers loved to pick up German pistols including the Lugar.
I have a P38 cyq that I picked up for $75 thirty years ago. The only gun I've ever owned that I had a squib happen. I still remember that squib very vividly - so I don't shoot it much anymore. The frame looks pretty rough from machining . and the barrel has some light lathing marks. I'm just wondering on a gun this old what might go first - if it ever would? The frame or the slide? And, should I just go back to shooting it, use new ammo and ignore that squib memory? The bore still looks great.
That was one ingenious pot. You mentioned about whether or not these old guns should be shot. And that reminded me of a story that I read in American Rifleman, this was quite a few years ago, there was a story of an eighty year old WW2 vet who used a german war trophy Luger to defend his home from some scumbag who broke into the old man's home and then threatened the old soldier. One round from the Luger ended his life of crime. So, yes, I do think that these old war-horses can and should be shot. As long as the springs are still working and are in spec. why not?
Good video, Hickok45. The old pistol still works. Not everyone collects firearms. But, a number of people could use a second pistol/revolver as an extra 'house gun.' It might be wise to buy a firearm that has some collector-interest, such as an old military or police gun. Better yet, watch for one of Hickok45's demonstration guns for sale at Bud's Gun Shop.
The P38 (or post war P1) with the standard holster might be a decend house gun. The holster is "hard" and with a flap (and a spare mag) so it protects the gun. And the gun is DA with a very solid safety so you can store it loaded (assuming no children around). 9x19 should be enough to discourage an attacker as well
I'm Way Late to this party but here are two notes: 1 Usually a number following the manufacture code indicates the year of manufacture. Thus AC 42 is a P-38 made by Walther during 1942. The serial number blocks were reset every 10,000 units followed by a letter corresponding to its place in the alphabet. AC 43 4567c is a walthers manufacture in 1943 and is the 44,567 unit made that year. 2 I have heard of an instance of a parts failure internally that caused the pistol to fire when the decocker dropped the hammer. The pistol went full auto. True or not, I personally do not trust the decocker and block the hammer with a thumb or hold it back when switching to "Safe"
Always liked the post war P1/P38 that I used both in the german army (P1) and privatly (former police post war production P38). Yes, only takes standard NATO 9x19 but a rugged, well shooting and resonably light/compact weapon.
Daniel ace Skits and crazy stuff did you did you mean megatron ? I seen this gun today at a gun store it was priced at 888 bucks I’m considering the pistol to display with my masterpiece megatron by takra tomy. That why I’m here looking at the pistol review.
My dad told me that back in the '60's these things were to be had along with Luger's for $20. Pick the one you wanted out of a wooden barrel full. I was stunned that he didn't buy a couple of each at the time, ( 1980's ). He told me that at the time that was a lot of money for a student and every body figured they would be around forever. Now in Edmonton Alberta these are worth a fortune if you can find them. They are now considered " Saturday night specials " and illegal with out a special license only held by owners prior to the laws introduction. Americans. Hold on to your guns!!!
the Walther P38 is not a safe firearm. the slide on my Walther P38 (serial number: 072754) cracked on the left side during firing. the ammunition was Blazer 115GR FMJ. it happened in 1994 and, since then, i have been using the pistol as a paperweight.
The Wehrmacht and the post WW2 german Bundeswehr will disagree with you. They operated the thing in huge numbers and rated them "safe for use even by NCO and junior officers".
This gun was produced in Fed 1945, on the slide it states the serial # as, 3416a ac45, on the frame it states it as, 3416A, the ac45 is Walter 1945, the capital A makes it a 2nd variation for that year.
Not exactly relevant to this video but it would be awesome to see you guys do a video with the Remington R1 carry commander. Looks like a sweet little gun. Love all of your videos!
Change camera for filming? The video quality is simply stunning))) With the help of these here Walter Germans created their dark deeds. Thanks for the video, you can always tell very interesting.
Hickok45! LOVE the WW2 firearm reviews! Was wondering if Bud's could hook you up with either a Webley or Enfield revolver. PLEASE! For all of your fans who watch from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Those are the guns OUR Grandfathers took into battle. It would be awesome to get a close up look at one of them. You and Big John are the best! Thanks for everything. Bulletproof love from Canada!
Looks like with serial number 3416 in the A block with what appears to be the ac45 stamp marked on the slide I'd guess it was made early 1945 because if I remember correct Walther started over serials at the beginning of each year. All the ones I've seen always had the ac, byf, or cyq with the year marked to the right of the P38 stamp but I've heard they changed some marks and stamped less later in the war which could be why this one's marked ac45 to the left of the safety/decocker instead. I'm no P38 professional but that's my guess!
A Walther P.38 will be msrked AC for Walther, with the manufacture year, so AC45 gor 1945. The serial numbr should end wih a letter to indicate the month, so "a" is January and so on.
Дед,как всегда решил пострелять вальтер часть вторая хорохо видно мишени и солнце село,а может ещё и не взошло не пойму какое время суток впрочем не важ-но. Браво дед профи сразу видно умеет человек обращатся с оружеем.Хорошее видео конечно только Лайк.
Actually P38's and P1's (post war productions for the German army) aren't as robust and indestructible as you displayed it, in fact the frame or slide starts to get little cracks around 5000-8000 rounds until it completely breaks, saw it happen on a P38 of a friend. Anyway good video as always!
I didn't claim the German army used the Browning because it was better than the P38, I said the P38 was ahead of the competition with the exception of 'maybe' the GP 35 due to the greater magazine capacity if the GP35. That the P38 in various guises continued in service in some cases does not suggest that an increased magazine capacity isn't desirable, the fact remains that almost if not every 9mm service pistol developed since the P38 has had an increased magazine capacity. You may not feel an increase in magazine capacity is beneficial or desirable but the evidence suggests that the armed forces of almost every developed nation do.
Shotly after getting my first P38 I did some research and found out that you should never shoot one of these because the slides can break so I managed to find a P1 Side to put on mine when shooting it? Mine is a code marked AC Walther P38 from 1943. Be careful with yours.
Michael Caffrey I just don't know the laws about handgun registrations. Which guns need to be registered and which ones don't. Is there a certain date?
thekissrule I just don't know if there is a year that they start from or if all are to be registered. The reason I'm asking is that a friend’s brother-in-law's father passed away and he has a P38 for sale but without papers. I don't know if I can legally possess it.
That one is '45 production, looks significantly rougher than a '43 one I handled. Hickok, did you have more problems than usual shooting accurately with this gun (I get that impression based on how easily you hit those long range targets with some other guns), and if so, why do you think that is?
+thekissrule Manufacturing room for all the many cutouts. And, maybe to confuse the intended close-range target. If shot at and missed, a target can hear where the case landed and made noise, usually to the shooter's right of the gun, left of the intended target. Something like the M1 Garand trick of dinging and throwing empty clips while still loaded.
How much freedom do you have on your own property in the US? I guess Hickok here owns more or less land and forest, but generally, if you own a regular house and little land around it, are you allowed to shoot on it, or do you require some kind of license for it? Assuming it doesn't bother the neighbours nor cause danger. I'm assuming this varies by state, but yeah, I'd like to hear some answers.
Tyrone Kingston Depending on how densely populated the community is, your municipality may have ordinances against discharging firearms within city limits. If you have/own plenty of property between you and your neighbors and there are no local ordinances against it, you can probably shoot as much as you want/can afford. God Bless America! I hope to move there when day and escape this wretched communist prison camp they call New Jersey.
I love WWII weapons and I've been waiting for a chapter 2 on this gun! This is an awesome birthday present, thanks Hickok
Renegade 357 We posted it because we knew it was your birthday; we know everything about our viewers! By the way, we noticed you started drinking a bit early today. Let's not get carried away just because it's your birthday. :-)
hickok45 I will wait for my video in 23th of this month... =D
predcon1 illuminati. Hahaha
I like how you can see a couple of the bullets in flight when he moves to the 80 yard gong. I experience something similiar when I go shoot at my pond at 120 yards with my 22lr and the sun is behind my back. Always thought that it was really cool.
My pops was invited to go through a local police dept shoot house back in the early 80's. He showed up with his P38 and most of the cops that were carrying 44 and 357 mag revolvers, laughed at him until he ran the course near perfect the first time. They all stopped laughing especially after he told them he was never formally trained.
The easier way to tell who the manufacturer is, is by the manufacturer's code. AC = Walther, BYF = Mauser, CYQ = Spreewerke. The eagle proofs are the inspectors stamps.
I just acquired a Walther P.38 (AC 43 - Waffenamt 359) not 5 days ago. Great gun! Great video!
darlingagapi swaggiest looking pistol of WW2
Walther P38 is the best pistol ever, i love it.
3:45 i just love when you can actually see the bullet flying, it really shows that a bullet really isnt that fast compared to movies and video games where the bullet just magicaly just teleports to the target
For such an old gun you have to impressed by the reliability of it. The similarities to the Beretta is striking as well.
Nice when you can see the flight of the bullet !
***** camera is great
So I noticed !
The New Video Quality looks amazing, Love the 60 FPS So crisp !
+Kotton Gamer omg lol kotton hi :D they should add the p38 in heroes and generals!
Its actually coming soon :D
yay i am soo excited about it :D
In my personal opinion, I think it is the best performance & design pistol of all the pistols developed so far😍
If the gun could talk I wonder what kind of stories it would tell?
GREAT VID!!
***** Geh kacken ,du laberst Scheiße
ha ha ha
Nice piece of history...another example of the weapon not being evil...just some of the people that used it!
I just got me a Walther P.38. All matching serial numbers, inspectors stamps (though there was a misstamp on one side, I'm told it isn't unheard of but not all that common) produced by Walther in late 1943. There are no import markings on it, and it has all its German military markings which suggests it was a vet bring back. Unfortunately, some previous owner, maybe the vet, removed the finnish on it with either a buffer or a wire. I need to try to get the finish refurbished sometime. Anyway, it is a great pistol, shoots amazingly and is a wonderful piece of history. I was so excited for about the month leading up to getting it that I just kept watching this video, and others like it, over and over again.
How much was the price?
Really enjoy your videos, I've been learning a great deal from them, keep it up.
Прекрасное видео! Вот она настоящая мужская мечта! Спасибо.
Excellent video! Here it is a real man's dream! Thank you.
Hello from Russia!
P38 definitely was ahead of its time, the same like Luger and 1911
Hickok45, I really enjoy your videos. They are very interesting and informational! KEEP IT UP!!! :D
Preciosa pistola Walther. Estilizada linda con prominente cañón y potente. Un arma con historia
Thanks again Hickok45!! Just LOVE the WW2 reviews. PLEASE get a Grease Gun on the compound! It's the only WW2 firearm I think we haven't seen reviewed. Keep up the amazing work! Bulletproof love from North of the border!
There are quite a bit WW2 weapons he didnt review like the PPSh-41 or the StG44 he could probably find a PPSh easily compared to an StG44 because they are quite rare, did he do a Thompson? Cant remember if he did!
I really love the new hi-definition camera you guys are using - the videos are so much crisper, and the sound is even better on them as well. Could you tell us what camera you guys are using for these videos? I've been thinking about doing some TH-cam videos of my own, and would love to have some input on what cameras people are using - your videos always are such fun, and over the years watching your videos, I've been able to see how your video technology use has evolved. Thanks for posting this video - the Walther P-38 is a great vintage WWII gun. Cheers!
Brian McKinny Canon XA20
Brian McKinny It's also in 60 FPS, so expect people to start whining about it looking like a soap opera.
ButchDeLoria When you get used to seeing 60 FPS, it looks normal.
***** I wish he would film in 720P 120 fps because my human eyes prefer the higher framerate.
ButchDeLoria na, fine by me.... with 120 fps you get at least 4 or 5 frames to see the extracting casings, pretty neat : )
Great video on this beautiful WWII gun! Walther made such awesome pistols back then... I make scratch built miniature firearms, mostly 2mm pinfire and rimfires and recently I built another Walther classic handgun a 1/4 scale Walther PPK that you can see on my youtube channel. I like to watch your videos a lot because your information about these guns is always very interesting, accurate and valuable! Greetings from Portugal
80 yard shot with a pistol? I'm so jelly. lol
When I started pistol shooting back in the 1960s, the P 38 was the gun everyone wanted.
The P38 (p1) was my personal weapon in german army for 8 years. I liked the design and the lokk&feel, but sadly i was no good shooter with it, and just passed my shotting test with it.
So very impressive what you are abel to do with it.
The best i could do, was deassemble and reassemble it in total dark in 19 sec. But shooting was hard, as pistol shooting was not trained very often too.
I shot every other weapon more often than what i would carry (the p1) on regular bases for mainly self-defense (medic).
we often joked about giving 8 warning shots and then throwing it deadly.
I own a walther P1 and I love that handgun awesome and real nice to shoot
I just got ahold of a spreewerk p38 made march 1943 really good shape and eager to please tore it down cleaned it found all the marks and it’s in phenomenal shape
Lovely gun, if it looks right is usually is right. The P38 was really ahead of the competition with the exception maybe of the Browning GP35. The only area where the P38 falls down slightly is the mag capacity, with a double stack mag which was in existance back then it would have been a viable combat weapon even now.
They didn’t double stack cause it was 2 heavy to carry as a side arm back then when you had a sub machine gun or rifle
@@dustinhagy1546 the Germans used the Browning HP which is double stack.
Designed as an officers side arm, arm for light guard duty and backup weapon for maschine gunners. If you really use them the 8 rounds (and the second magazin in the holster) are enough.
@@Flexaret Because their own industrie could not produce enough pistols.
@@mbr5742The Browning served the same purpose but had a larger capacity magazine, in addition the Browning was still issued as a service pistol in western military service long after the P38 (and Colt 1911) had been replaced. The Walter was superior to the Browning in that had a double action trigger, a feature of most modern service pistols however the Browning had the benefit of a larger magazine capacity. The benefit of DA and increased magazine capacity is evident in that all modern 9mm service pistols have a greater magazine capacity than a P38.
dude you camera is great i like this format
Hi Hickok45,the new camera is just outstanding!
I love my late Cold War Bundeswehr issued P.1, such a fantastic pistol. Great video once again!
I had Walther P1, its the same gun just with an aluminum frame. it was a great shooter and I regret trading it off.
This new camera is amazing, 60fps looks great and much improved audio
I was thinking about selling my P38 to consolidate my collection, but after this video I've decided to keep it. Thanks!
Really nice quality of video! I can see the bullets!
Not only did the Nazis suspect that this gun would end up on a Hickok45 video, but they also didn't predict it might end up as something pocketed by an American soldier taking it as a souvenir. American soldiers loved to pick up German pistols including the Lugar.
I have one of those and love it. I also have a .22LR convertion kit. Tons of fun!
Fantastic video 👌. Those German Walther's are such well ade pistols.
Thanks again for sharing the history as well 👌🙏
Good video. The auction is up to $975, crazy. Good cause, too.
Thanks Mr H for the part 2
I have a P38 cyq that I picked up for $75 thirty years ago. The only gun I've ever owned that I had a squib happen. I still remember that squib very vividly - so I don't shoot it much anymore. The frame looks pretty rough from machining . and the barrel has some light lathing marks. I'm just wondering on a gun this old what might go first - if it ever would? The frame or the slide? And, should I just go back to shooting it, use new ammo and ignore that squib memory? The bore still looks great.
Anyone that buys 5 extra magazines for a T&E gun has ownership of said gun on their mind. ;-)
CrucibleArms No, but I might end up with one some day. I just know how I am. :-)
hickok45 You should do a video over a Kar98K if you ever get the cance.
nick kolodziej He has already.
Hahaha, "I bought 5 more for the video"....yup, that un's gonna stay at the compound! Love these old military guns, best wishes, M.
That was one ingenious pot. You mentioned about whether or not these old guns should be shot. And that reminded me of a story that I read in American Rifleman, this was quite a few years ago, there was a story of an eighty year old WW2 vet who used a german war trophy Luger to defend his home from some scumbag who broke into the old man's home and then threatened the old soldier. One round from the Luger ended his life of crime. So, yes, I do think that these old war-horses can and should be shot. As long as the springs are still working and are in spec. why not?
Good video, Hickok45. The old pistol still works. Not everyone collects firearms. But, a number of people could use a second pistol/revolver as an extra 'house gun.' It might be wise to buy a firearm that has some collector-interest, such as an old military or police gun. Better yet, watch for one of Hickok45's demonstration guns for sale at Bud's Gun Shop.
The P38 (or post war P1) with the standard holster might be a decend house gun. The holster is "hard" and with a flap (and a spare mag) so it protects the gun. And the gun is DA with a very solid safety so you can store it loaded (assuming no children around). 9x19 should be enough to discourage an attacker as well
Really liking the 60 fps video.
Nice, I shot one of those years ago it was a great shooter. Love to add one to my collection someday.
Damn! In all your videos... you are a hell of a shot!
720p60fps look's like magic! So real picture! Keep it up!
I have a Mauser all matching part #’s 1943. Very reliable, but sights cannot be adjusted!
Neat gun just had a chance to handle one this week and now I may need one ...
3:01 That cowboy will be singing soprano from now on...
I love that you can see the bullet travelling at 3:45 !!!
Geronimo989 dat arc
Love my P38!
I'm Way Late to this party but here are two notes: 1 Usually a number following the manufacture code indicates the year of manufacture. Thus AC 42 is a P-38 made by Walther during 1942. The serial number blocks were reset every 10,000 units followed by a letter corresponding to its place in the alphabet. AC 43 4567c is a walthers manufacture in 1943 and is the 44,567 unit made that year.
2 I have heard of an instance of a parts failure internally that caused the pistol to fire when the decocker dropped the hammer. The pistol went full auto. True or not, I personally do not trust the decocker and block the hammer with a thumb or hold it back when switching to "Safe"
The only 9mm gun I would buy.
I think I need to get myself one of these. Such a cool gun!
Really liking the new camera, too.
Always liked the post war P1/P38 that I used both in the german army (P1) and privatly (former police post war production P38). Yes, only takes standard NATO 9x19 but a rugged, well shooting and resonably light/compact weapon.
love the new camera
thank you
Hickok has worked hard enough to buy 5 mags for a video of a WWII gun that he doesn't own...it's hard not to be jealous!
My boy megaton is in good hands
Daniel ace Skits and crazy stuff did you did you mean megatron ? I seen this gun today at a gun store it was priced at 888 bucks I’m considering the pistol to display with my masterpiece megatron by takra tomy. That why I’m here looking at the pistol review.
Israel Moreno ya that’s what I meant
Pretty handgun, but Pistole 08 looks kinda cooler.
SVD Camper though luger is worse than P-38,until it is artillery luger with long barrel..
My dad told me that back in the '60's these things were to be had along with Luger's for $20.
Pick the one you wanted out of a wooden barrel full.
I was stunned that he didn't buy a couple of each at the time, ( 1980's ).
He told me that at the time that was a lot of money for a student and every body figured they would be around forever.
Now in Edmonton Alberta these are worth a fortune if you can find them. They are now considered " Saturday night specials " and illegal with out a special license only held by owners prior to the laws introduction.
Americans. Hold on to your guns!!!
Nice gun dude
P-38 vs. 1911 video anyone?
Tommy TwoGun Stay tuned. :-)
hickok45
Oh yeah! :-)
Tommy TwoGun P-38 vs. 1911 vs. TT-1933
Angry Goose Don't forget to throw a Browning P35 into the mix.
Tommy TwoGun Dont forget the Webley! i know its a revolver but it was british standard issue so deserves a place :)
Amazing shooting and a beautiful gun!! How much are holding over on that 80 yard shot? Half a target high?
Got one 1944 late war brought back love it
The bullets feel slower looking at the gong when Hickok shoots it!
the Walther P38 is not a safe firearm.
the slide on my Walther P38 (serial number: 072754) cracked on the left side during firing. the ammunition was Blazer 115GR FMJ.
it happened in 1994 and, since then, i have been using the pistol as a paperweight.
The Wehrmacht and the post WW2 german Bundeswehr will disagree with you. They operated the thing in huge numbers and rated them "safe for use even by NCO and junior officers".
This thing is not out dated it works like hell
potsmoking. that cracks me up every time. lol
Job satisfaction Wild Bill, my friend used a P1 standard issue with the South African Police back in the day.
This gun was produced in Fed 1945, on the slide it states the serial # as, 3416a ac45, on the frame it states it as, 3416A, the ac45 is Walter 1945, the capital A makes it a 2nd variation for that year.
February not Fed.
Great video , did you guys get a new camera ???? looks like live tv
Not exactly relevant to this video but it would be awesome to see you guys do a video with the Remington R1 carry commander. Looks like a sweet little gun. Love all of your videos!
Change camera for filming? The video quality is simply stunning))) With the help of these here Walter Germans created their dark deeds. Thanks for the video, you can always tell very interesting.
Hickok45! LOVE the WW2 firearm reviews! Was wondering if Bud's could hook you up with either a Webley or Enfield revolver. PLEASE! For all of your fans who watch from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Those are the guns OUR Grandfathers took into battle. It would be awesome to get a close up look at one of them. You and Big John are the best! Thanks for everything. Bulletproof love from Canada!
Nice pistol ! And well shot !
Looks like with serial number 3416 in the A block with what appears to be the ac45 stamp marked on the slide I'd guess it was made early 1945 because if I remember correct Walther started over serials at the beginning of each year. All the ones I've seen always had the ac, byf, or cyq with the year marked to the right of the P38 stamp but I've heard they changed some marks and stamped less later in the war which could be why this one's marked ac45 to the left of the safety/decocker instead. I'm no P38 professional but that's my guess!
There should be a letter at the end of the serial number (A-K) indicating the month of manufacture.
A Walther P.38 will be msrked AC for Walther, with the manufacture year, so AC45 gor 1945. The serial numbr should end wih a letter to indicate the month, so "a" is January and so on.
Its a great pistol thank you
Дед,как всегда решил пострелять вальтер часть вторая хорохо видно мишени и солнце село,а может ещё и не взошло не пойму какое время суток впрочем не важ-но. Браво дед профи сразу видно умеет человек обращатся с оружеем.Хорошее видео конечно только Лайк.
I would love to see a P38k, how rare are they?
You folks using a new camera? maybe it's just my hardware, but it seems to distort about mid screen with motion on the video.
I inherited a ww2 pickup from my grandpa it’s my favorite pistol. Thank you Dede
Edit mine only shoots steel cased without jamming
Actually P38's and P1's (post war productions for the German army) aren't as robust and indestructible as you displayed it, in fact the frame or slide starts to get little cracks around 5000-8000 rounds until it completely breaks, saw it happen on a P38 of a friend. Anyway good video as always!
Didn't the original P38's have steel frames and the later P1's had aluminum frames?
chrisloUSA Yes, and the aluminum frame was later reinforced with a steel hex bolt above the trigger guard to stop the cracking.
Aussie Frostie Didn't know that, fascinating.
Hicock45, will you be reviewing the Barrett MRAD rifle in the foreseeable future? Id like to see you do one if you can. Thanks.
I didn't claim the German army used the Browning because it was better than the P38, I said the P38 was ahead of the competition with the exception of 'maybe' the GP 35 due to the greater magazine capacity if the GP35. That the P38 in various guises continued in service in some cases does not suggest that an increased magazine capacity isn't desirable, the fact remains that almost if not every 9mm service pistol developed since the P38 has had an increased magazine capacity. You may not feel an increase in magazine capacity is beneficial or desirable but the evidence suggests that the armed forces of almost every developed nation do.
Shotly after getting my first P38 I did some research and found out that you should never shoot one of these because the slides can break so I managed to find a P1 Side to put on mine when shooting it? Mine is a code marked AC Walther P38 from 1943. Be careful with yours.
Nice! Is it legal for a US citizen to own one of those guns without having any paperwork?
Why wouldn't it be?
Michael Caffrey I just don't know the laws about handgun registrations. Which guns need to be registered and which ones don't. Is there a certain date?
kimerykreations There is no registration or special licensing involved on any semi autos or revolvers in most US states.
thekissrule I just don't know if there is a year that they start from or if all are to be registered. The reason I'm asking is that a friend’s brother-in-law's father passed away and he has a P38 for sale but without papers. I don't know if I can legally possess it.
kimerykreations Where do you live?
That one is '45 production, looks significantly rougher than a '43 one I handled. Hickok, did you have more problems than usual shooting accurately with this gun (I get that impression based on how easily you hit those long range targets with some other guns), and if so, why do you think that is?
Hey Hickok could you do a video on the Winchester 9410?
Hickok, I hope you do a S&W generation semi-auto sometime!
Nice pistol, thanks for the vid. I just know a P38 will be added to your collection some day (soon?), spare mags check, pistol soon to be checked ;-)
Mine is so off accuracy! How do you zero these in? I left with gunsmith.
Have you ever done a video on a Win. Model '90 .22 pump?
60 frames per second? Nice!
I love my P38, anyone know why it ejects out the left side though?
+thekissrule Manufacturing room for all the many cutouts. And, maybe to confuse the intended close-range target. If shot at and missed, a target can hear where the case landed and made noise, usually to the shooter's right of the gun, left of the intended target. Something like the M1 Garand trick of dinging and throwing empty clips while still loaded.
Maybe you could get a T&E STG44? ;) I would love to see that!
I miss your black powder videos
How much freedom do you have on your own property in the US? I guess Hickok here owns more or less land and forest, but generally, if you own a regular house and little land around it, are you allowed to shoot on it, or do you require some kind of license for it? Assuming it doesn't bother the neighbours nor cause danger.
I'm assuming this varies by state, but yeah, I'd like to hear some answers.
Tyrone Kingston Depending on how densely populated the community is, your municipality may have ordinances against discharging firearms within city limits. If you have/own plenty of property between you and your neighbors and there are no local ordinances against it, you can probably shoot as much as you want/can afford. God Bless America! I hope to move there when day and escape this wretched communist prison camp they call New Jersey.