Bill and Ken's Very First Guns: Gun Guys Ep. 47 with Bill Wilson and Ken Hackathorn

Everybody remembers the first time they fell in love and the thrill of taking your first shot...and we're not talking about childhood sweethearts here, this is all about the guns! In this episode, Bill and Ken relive the excitement they felt with their very first firearms...for Bill, it was a Mossberg 152 .22 LR and a High Standard Sentinel revolver, and for Ken, he cut his teeth on a Marlin 39 Mountie and a Smith & Wesson M17 K22. The Gun Guys talk about their experiences with several of the guns that were formative in their appetite for the shooting world.

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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Ken's Marlin 39 Mountie
1:07 - Bill's Mossberg 152 .22 LR
1:44 - Bill's High Standard Sentinel Revolver
1:59 - Ken's Smith & Wesson K22
4:23 - Ruger .22
5:00 - Marlin 39a
6:20 - Browning Buck Mark
7:17 - Colt Woodsman
8:00 - First Handgun Optics
9:50 - Smith & Wesson Model 41
10:20 - Beretta Jaguar
11:00 - Starting with a .22
13:00 - Wrap up

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.

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