This week on the channel +2.1M views this week

Hollywood's revolver habits give hickok45 a Western talking point

Four new uploads also include a straight-pull Hammerli rifle, pumpkin carving and the regular Sunday Shoot-a-Round.

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hickok45 Story of October 16, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Why Does Hollywood Hate These Guns?

Westerns supplied the conversation. The most-watched of hickok45's four new uploads, "Why Does Hollywood Hate These Guns?", asks about Hollywood's treatment of Smith & Wesson revolvers and has reached roughly 150,000 views.

The comments make a miniature Western watchlist. Viewers bring up the Schofield Kid in Unforgiven and Don Knotts bumbling with a Schofield in The Apple Dumpling Gang. Others suggest that the availability of Colts to movie armorers might explain their screen presence. That is a viewer theory, not a settled answer, while the joke about movie heroes never running out of ammunition needs little explanation.

"Hammerli Force B1 22 Magnum" had the strongest first-day opening of the new batch. It pairs shooting with discussion of the rifle's straight-pull bolt action. Elsewhere, "Pumpkin Carving with a Glock 43X" supplies the seasonal range outing, and "Sunday Shoot-a-Round # 354" returns to conversation in the woods with a Rossi LWC and a Model 24.

The channel added subscribers over the week, and its daily viewing is currently above its usual pace. Nearby, Garand Thumb is also having an above-usual viewing day, while Kentucky Ballistics is running more quietly than normal.

Neither the movie question nor the Hammerli is the channel's busiest draw right now. That distinction belongs to the month-old "Does This Still Have a Purpose?", which is drawing almost twice the daily views of either new upload.

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What viewers say

Simple. As I’ve learned from numerous movies and TV shows, the Peacemaker has unlimited rounds when needed by the good guys. That’s a big advantage.
@johnsodxSee it on YouTube
I remember as a kid watching "The Apple Dumpling Gang" and laughing at Don Knotts' character bumbling with his Schofield revolver.
@newbreedofpatriotSee it on YouTube
Just realised I’ve been watching this channel for 14 years, since I was 13. Thanks Hickok
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7 more comments

Blind Schofield Kid in Unforgiven. One of the best Westerns of all time.
@Mark-il5wuSee it on YouTube
Because the name Peace Maker just sounds more heroic!
@Make_it_break_it_fix_itSee it on YouTube
I keep asking myself this everyday. The Schofield needs more love!
@StuingtionSee it on YouTube
That’s why open range and unforgiven are so awesome
@DanielCarroll-v2tSee it on YouTube
I’ve loved the Schofield since I read Reilly’s Luck when I was a kid.
@shdwsnprSee it on YouTube
The passion for guns of this guy is contagious.
@joseg.384See it on YouTube
There's our philosopher shootist!
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