Firearms Expert Reacts To Metal Gear Solid 5’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down more of the weaponry of Metal Gear Solid 5, including Ocelot’s Tornado-6 revolver, the Brennan LRS-46 anti-materiel rifle, and a range of non-lethal weapons as well.
00:00 - Opening
00:48 - WU Silent Pistol
02:05 - SVG-76U
03:26 - Tornado-6 Revolver
04:39 - AM MRS-4
07:40 - Macht 37
09:17 - RASP Twinbarrel Shotgun
10:51 - UN-AAM
12:40 - Riot SMG
14:53 - UN-ARC-NL
15:34 - Brennan LRS-46
16:37 - Fakel G-33
18:16 - G44 Bullpup
19:02 - Rocket Arm
19:47 - Water Pistol
20:40 - Ending
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series, Jonathan Ferguson--a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries--breaks down the guns of Metal Gear Solid 5 and compares them to their real-life counterparts.
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[@syazaplays3303]

This is Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

[@phil_cassidy]

I don't believe you.

[@itzzaamia]

i read that just as i got to that part in the video 🤣 🤣 🤣 !

[@elymoji]

“He will never be Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.” 0:00 *spits out cereal*

[@mogbog2]

This is Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

[@froggyblocks]

Yes, bonelab would be great

[@seanieboi3100]

The ricochet effect with the revolver, I'd like to think, is a callback to the Revolver Ocelot boss fight in MGS1, as the bullets would bounce off of the walls in the room.

[@StressmanFIN]

"Hiding won't help you! I understand the bullets you see.. I'll make them go where I want."

[@Hosenfuhrer]

I believe the Tornado-6 is a modded weapon from MGO, as it is not available in single player, which is why it doesn't have a weapon icon in the bottom right of the screen. Ocelot uses two of them in MGO and can indeed ricochet bullets.

[@ShadowMoon878]

Engravings...give you no tactical advantage whatsoever!

[@yasniellopez9690]

@@Hosenfuhrer You can use the tornado-6 in single player. Has high development requirements tho.

[@ToriusHeart]

@@Hosenfuhrer it was actually made available in SP as a online-only (as in, you cant equip it when you are not connected to the server, but can use it whenever you want otherwise once you craft it) unmoddable weapon

[@ceremus]

I desperately need Jonathan to do this with MGS3, if only for his reaction to Snake's drooling description of his custom 1911.

[@tylerdawson4591]

Yes, this.

[@Handsomeanthony68]

Nearly every part of that weapon had been expertly crafted and customized!

[@d00gz_]

When the remake releases he definitely will

[@HeySalina]

THISSS

[@kiyoskedante]

Its unfortunate that when MGSV got approved Konami explicitly denied any licensing for guns, so the team had to make semi-alike weapons that were period appropriate. Kojima is known for trying to make things accurate, so everything being "slightly off" probably was frustrating for him too

[@BrySkye]

Two sides to a story. As far as I'm aware, it was a budget issue rather than an explicit denial for guns/vehicles specifically. Kojima decided it was more important to have his very expensive licensed soundtrack than licensed weaponry.

[@incendas7670]

@@BrySkye and good choice imo, great music

[@astrident8055]

@@BrySkyei mean better give money to artists than arms dealers i guess

[@Ogaitnas900]

so that's what that's about, shame

[@Just_normal_youtube_channel]

@@astrident8055 Same kind of artist that will copyright strike you for including 5 seconds of “Take on Me” in your video. Also, with that logic, Smash Bros gave money to arms dealers (Joker’s M1911), which I highly doubt.

[@KazuoLucas]

19:40 "An oddly thoughtful and somewhat realistic edge to an absolutely absurd idea." I think that is very true for the MGS series as a whole really.

[@GodlessReason]

The water pistol is not a joke, it's a challenge. You can sneak up on enemies and trick them into dropping their weapon and surrender by threatening them. You get achievements if you finish ops this way. In one of the previous installments you could use a banana for the same challenge, but the water pistol also allows the player to destroy electronic equipment by soaking it. ☺

[@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting]

Completely missed opportunity by not letting the player defeat Volgin (aka the Man on Fire) by using the water gun.

[@SlippySnakes]

@@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting you can. It takes a loooong time lol. I think something like 100 shots or so

[@mozambique_enjoyer]

@@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting Actually, you can, if you're patient enough. Also some of his attacks can be interrupted with shots in the face. And the skull parasite unit is being affected too - not as much as by rain, but still.

[@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting]

@@SlippySnakes Huh, neat.

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

As soon as I got the water pistol, it never left my inventory. The utility is too good to pass up, especially for night raids where campfires would normally be an issue.

[@dopey473]

You guys really need to find a cardboard box specialist now and I'd definitely love to see how Jonathan reacts to the codec calls with Sigint in MGS3.

[@Axle..]

The tapes in Peacewalker where the box tanks are made would be great to react to as well.

[@tarnetskygge]

I bet Jonathan's cat (if he has one) is a cardboard box specialist

[@dodgeman777]

@@tarnetskygge He strikes me as a cat person

[@Winasaurus]

"This FOX team is a nutfest!"

[@Vanq17]

I'm really surprised Johnathan didnt bring up the Mateba revolver when talking about the Tornado. It seems like a pretty obvious reference to me.

[@DeadFishTheKing]

Agreed, looks like a 2006m with the hexagonal cylinder of the Rhino

[@DissedRedEngie]

it's definitely one of the sources, but that revolver isn't break-open and Tornado doesn't have the whole semi-auto system Mateba has.

[@FIVEBASKET]

Yea

[@stephenlanoue5041]

@@DissedRedEngie the 2006m version of the Mateba works like a conventional revolver but with a lower barrel axis (barrel on lowest chamber) and up swiveling cylinder. the Mateba unica is the one that is an autorevolver with it's recoiling upper portion

[@stephenlanoue5041]

chiappa rhino also seems like an inspiration as well

[@flaviens42]

For the tranquilizer, if you don't shoot in the head it will not take immediate action and depending of the limb it will take more or less time. Still not realistic but a bit closer nonetheless.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Gotta hit the brain just right 👌

[@Sleygar]

Can a needle break through skull? (Legitimate question)

[@willyvereb]

@@Sleygar At sufficient velocity anything can. In the 60s the USA was also experimenting with using rifles to deliver darts carrying toxins or something. So theoretically you can have a strong enough needle head to still deliver some quantity. Of course there had been more issues with the syringe bullets than one can list so it failed.

[@sandran17]

Strangely like Rabies..

[@AdamCooperman]

Yeah not "realistic" but referencing and gameifying realism. If games stick too closely to realism it often pulls a lot of the fun out.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"The ability...special ability that this particular weapon can ricochet bullets off walls. I'm not sure why it would be specific...why that would be specific as a trait." Because this is the greatest hand gun ever made. Six bullets. More than enough to kiII anything that moves.

[@thevaultkeeperthethrid9104]

This time I got 12 shots

[@crytex6441]

@@thevaultkeeperthethrid9104 That was some fancy shooting. You're pretty good.

[@ShellShock11C]

SHALASHASKA!

[@vegawinter6099]

You're about to find out why they call me... Revolver...

[@ShellShock11C]

@@vegawinter6099 SHALASHASKA!

[@avocadopictures9706]

The water pistol can be used to short various equipment throughout the game, like radios and antennas to quietly cut communications.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

or for hold ups! its so much fun to get enemies to surrender to a water pistol

[@Praisestothemosthigh369]

And for the man on fire too

[@__________.....]

And for hydrating quiet too

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

you can put out fires at night

[@Renry134]

Would love to see a reaction to Metal Gear Solid 4's weapons. So much customization and variety

[@humanthefinite8304]

Yep. I've been requesting this for a while. I think he would appreciate that old weapons without rail systems couldn't mount accessories.

[@gn4128]

If I remember it right, there were not so many interesting weapons. XM8K was the most exotic, if I remember it correctly.

[@OperatorMax1993]

Plus so many of them had their actual real life names

[@hyperrustynail]

That game got pulled off PlayStations backwards compatibility list half way through my first play through. To this day it’s the only MGS game I’ve not completed.

[@ezilo2076]

@@gn4128 a shoulder carried m82

[@Leiska27]

I love that he keeps calling them "legally different" since licencing issues are the reason for why there aren't real world weapons in the later MGS games

[@mr.battle20]

Every Metal Gear game in the series had "real" guns, except for this one. Given that the main theme of this game is deception, and told through the lens of an unreliable narrator, having the guns be fictional is a perfect fit.

[@cklibansky]

The Tornado -6 revolver reminded me of the Chiappa Rhino. It fires at the 6 o'clock and is very chunky looking.

[@gsxrjeff]

and the hexagon cylinder

[@arthurbrestel319]

With the Back Part of a webley revolver

[@adamstringer7092]

It looks a lot like a Mateba to me, like a more rugged looking 2006M.

[@PRMihanya]

@@adamstringer7092 the mix of Mateba and RSH-12

[@penzorphallos3199]

6 o'clock? As opposed to firing at high noon? Wdm?

[@vale_3k]

Oh excellent choice, I've always wondered why the guns in this game are so strange and mish-mashy, it's fun seeing Jonathan try and identify all the bits and pieces.

[@TheMaghorn]

You can justify it two ways. In real life, they just didn't get the licenses to use the real guns. In universe, the MSF and Diamond Dogs are barely sanctioned paramilitary forces who loot most of their ordinance, so the "research" for their own weapons consists of taking design points from other weapons and making knock-off versions.

[@KingJohnMichael]

License stuff Like cars and music

[@GlowingOrangeOoze]

I wonder if license-holders might have taken issue with all the silly customization options. "Don't show our guns being used like that-it's irresponsible" and so on.

[@Benophobia]

@@GlowingOrangeOoze the customisation isn't really that silly tho if you play it

[@HolyDeviant1]

Mostly it's because in lore a lot of your stuff is developed by your private army, so it has inspo from real guns but clearly deviates a lot. In a meta sense, you often have to license the gun's appearance from its actual creators - it's why you see real-looking AKs in AAA games but often get a knock-off lookalike in less funded ones. So since the game's lore started before Konami could secure those rights, the universe of MGS doesn't have them either - and has an explanation!

[@PerpetualUndead]

This is Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Cardboard Boxes and Containers at the Royal Receptacles Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of fibrous storage devices from throughout history.

[@Kelvin_Foo]

Funny, I always felt that the tranquilizer pistol was a stylized take on the Ruger Mk III or IV.

[@nickstav08]

I believe it was in mgs3, and it was probably changed to match the 80's setting since the auto mag was the new hand cannon in pop culture at the time

[@Kelvin_Foo]

@@nickstav08 The tranq pistol actually started appearing in MGS2 as a modified M9 Beretta and in MGS3 was based on the S&W Model 39 or Mk22 Mod 0 "Hush Puppy". Kojima Productions only started fictionalizing their firearms design in MGSV. My own favorite pop culture 80's hand cannon is still the Bren Ten.

[@ToriusHeart]

@@Kelvin_Foo to expand on your comment, an actual Ruger was a tranq gun in MGS4

[@mattigator600]

The Ruger and old HI Standard , a little Browning Buck Mark, It draws from several .22 caliber pistols pretty obviously so I don't know why he would get an Auto Mag, other than to show off their Auto Mag

[@nickstav08]

@@mattigator600 the barrel on the wu is very similar to the automag until you max upgrade it

[@iancorder6133]

I want a part 2 because of the enormity of the guns available in this game. Plenty more to go in terms of everything.

[@skynet2686]

Definitely. There's a huge bunch of guns/attachments that weren't shown off, mostly because a lot of higher tier stuff is locked behind the real-time R&D system. There's probably enough gear left to do Parts 2 _and_ 3… considering the rocket launchers haven't been covered yet.

[@ExtraThiccc]

A year later and no dice....

[@Trzebiat]

When playing Metal Gear Solid games I always thought the mechanic of suppressors wearing out make no sense, but then I saw Forgotten Weapons video about Knight's Hush Puppy suppressor for Beretta M9 meant for pilots where the suppressor has set of wipes that seal themselves after bullet passes through them making it extremely quiet for couple initial shots until they eventually have permanent holes from shooting through them so the suppressor stops being effective. So I guess that game mechanic is kinda grounded in reality.

[@thevaultkeeperthethrid9104]

And even though the mgs tech is amazing and all but the game does take place 8n the 80s

[@brunomiiguel]

Jonathan, the Tornado-6 revolver is a Mateba 2006m It's a signature revolver of one of Ghost in the Shell's main characters. Metal Gear Solid is somewhat inspired by GITS so that's likely where the idea of including such an obscure Italian revolver comes from

[@callsigncoyote7931]

This is most definitely a Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history moment.

[@ELSuperJake]

The suppressor "breaking" is actually a thing with certain suppressors that use baffles and rubber wipes. AFAIK the rubber wipes would break down after awhile and diminish the supressors ability to make the bullets quieter

[@vicboos6737]

You have no idea for how long I’ve been waiting for this,thank you

[@DetectiveAnoose]

Jonathan be like: "Kept you waiting huh?"

[@BlazeSLK]

I’m afraid it’s been…nine years

[@herrwladan7032]

Surprised to see that Grom-11 was not covered in here, despite the prototype standing right behind Jonathan.

[@cas9564]

Cover MGS4! In particular, there's a scene where Snake is inspecting an M4A1 and the attention to detail in that scene is insane, especially when he actually opens it up to inspect the internals. Not to mention that on top of having a Ruger MkII converted to fire tranquilizer darts, there are also different tranquilizer varients that can force a soldier to laugh, cry, etc.

[@vulcanmario]

Finally some Metal Gear!!! Would love to see you talk about the other games in the franchise, especially MGS3. The scene where Snake talks about Ocelot's technique, Eva's Type 17, the detailed description of the custom 1911, the weirdness of The Patriot. There's a lot of good stuff to dive into there.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

They just had to choose the only game without licensed guns, because it's the newest i guess, what a shame

[@Handsomeanthony68]

@@dantetouchdown9030 which is a shame, because while the MGS is somewhat divided on V, I’ve never seen anyone who didn’t love 3.

[@dantetouchdown9030]

@@Handsomeanthony68 i got platinum trophies on both 3 and V, but yeah 3 is miles better

[@Rossen42]

I really want to see Jonathan break down the guns from The Order 1886

[@vivamexico254]

I know folk didnt like it that much and the Game was a bit shorts but i reaaaaly like the designs and aesthetic of that Game

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@vivamexico254 Yeah, their Steampunk weapons just look so good even until now

[@Ekaidseaky]

This, a bad game with the best asetetics

[@douggaudiosi14]

I just downloaded that today after beating Collisto protocol. I'm excited to play it for the 1st time

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@douggaudiosi14 hope you enjoy it man. Genuinely, not a very popular game, itd be cool to have at least one person like it

[@robertnaundorf9]

Hi Jonathan, the thing with the buttstock of the grenade gun on and the other setting is, that at a certain point in the game you can mix all stuff of different guns in your arsenal up. Handguards, stocks, barrels, grips, optics and so on. Like take it from AK and put it on FAL or a grenade gun ... Thank you for all the episodes you made. Greetz from Germany

[@marhawkman303]

yeah, even stuff that IRL no one would even try. Like using 12-gauge shot in a PISTOL.... well MOST people wouldn't do that.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Now wait till he listens to the codec to MGS 3's codec about the Colt M1911 Custom.

[@CoolBird420]

If you do do another episode on MGSV, I'd suggest having him cover Zorn-KP Grom-11 Hail-MGR-4 Karbarga-83 CGM-25 Bullhorn SG Serval AMR-7 Renov-ICKX TP BIS (This one is rather hard to get and can only be used on FOB missions)

[@pmprestes]

And also the water pistol on missions, because short-circuiting enemy's comm stations and splashing enemies' faces before they can raise the alarm may add some context to the weapon existence

[@Kenpachi0Zaraki]

I think the tornado-6 revolver is a reference to Trigun with it being very similar to Vash the Stampedes signature revolver. Plus Vash is often called the humanoid typhoon so tornado>typhoon isn't so much different from one another. Also Vash was good at ricocheting bullets off of objects, wouldn't be a surprise if the developers were fans of the manga and anime :)

[@JeffHikari]

I was fairly sure the Tornado-6 was named after Ocelot's Mocap actor, "Tornado" Yoshida.

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

​​@@JeffHikari This is the correct answer. The revolver itself is based off the real life Mateba 2006M.

[@PobortzaPl]

YES!

[@stealy9608]

about the supressors, i figured it was because they weren't a standard modern baffle type supressor and instead used the rubber baffles like the welrod pistol, but sized up, since the supressors in the game do essensially make the guns silent until you wear them out, just like the rubber baffles in the welrod, that made the gun silent aside from the action for like two magazines before the baffles desintegrated and it was as loud as any unsupressed gun

[@zepher_blackstoc2366]

For April fools, you should have Jonathan look that the nerf guns in Nerf Legends. Love to see how cursed he finds them.

[@thecommunistloli1042]

I mean it's not so far from reality he already did a review on splatoon and used a water gun to compare the guns from the game to something more "realistic"

[@douggaudiosi14]

Surprisingly he is knowledgeable on nerf guns aswell. He's mentioned them before lol

[@capsaicinJT]

they should have shown him the actual weapon customization menu, i'd be interested on his take on the different options etc that are possible. it seems like they just showed him pre-recorded clips of certain weapons.

[@Raiden777ify]

Show him some of the abominations people made when the customization was glitched, like beltfed, suppressed rocket launchers.

[@MKVProcrastinator]

I'd love to see another episode on Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. With arguably the largest collection of guns in *any* game (aside from procedurally generated ones), there is loads of interesting stuff to look at!

[@Cherrrryboy]

I actually went to the Royal Armouries museum because of Nigel's videos on this channel. It is a great museum! Worth checking out for sure. They also have non-modern weapons as well as industrial ones.

[@fatesfrozenflame]

I'd love to see him tackle MGS3 and judge Sigint's explanations of the firearms too.

[@therealjuralumin3416]

What's interesting about the tranquiliser gun is if you shoot anywhere except the head, it does actually have a delayed effect, you can even use this to your advantage by hitting multiple target in succession and then waiting for them all to fall asleep.

[@jacobfarley2332]

There is a stand alone form of the GP-25, it's the RGM-30 Kasket, basically a rod with a stock and sights that the GP-25 attachs to

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I wonder how John would react to hearing the weapon descriptions in MGS3, especially snakes appreciation of the 1911 lol

[@mickeydee9069]

The tornado revolver I'd wager is based on the Mateba revolver, and the macht 37 gives more of a Walther MP(L) vibe with that charging handle

[@linkkicksu]

What's funny about the water pistol is that if you sneak up on guards with it, you can still use it to hold them up and interrogate them for information.

[@darklighter66]

I would love it if he listened to Snakes full description of his colt 1911 from MGS3 at tells us what each thing would mean for the gun and if it is true to real world. "Its feeding ramp is polished to a mirrored sheen"

[@RossOfRoni]

I always like to mention the Trigun connection to the Tornado revolver in MGSV. The twin revolvers in that show have the same long barrel at the bottom of the cylinder with a large metal section on top; in Trigun that section houses a secret secondary weapon with some kind of fantasy powers connected to that whole world's story. Trigun is especially relevant because of the numerous connections between Vash the Stampede, Trigun's protagonist, and Venom Snake, MGSV's protagonist.

[@PobortzaPl]

Another!

[@Alucia0]

One of the fantastic bits of detail in this game is that a lot of the weapons are custom made by the Diamond Dogs Mercenary group. They come from all walks of life and from all over the world, so it would make sense that the weapons that they develop have influences from different weapons from different countries all mashed into one.

[@magoshighlands4074]

With the MRS-4 I'd say it's a mash of the AR-18 and the FNC with just a hint of G3 on the front end

[@Halkin85]

When John mentions a gun can we please get an image of it.

[@mazensoliman250]

MGS4 is a must for a future video, so much variety there.

[@thra-x1855]

Metal gear as a series could keep Johnathan busy for a year.

[@rocket_zz]

i always thought that the AM MRS-4 (the initial rifle in the game) was some sort of mixture between the K2 Korean Rifle and the M4

[@onii-chandaisuki5710]

I personally think it resembles the Japanese Howa rifle. Considering it's a Japanese company.

[@AVWUVU]

I always though it was like a AK5.

[@509Gman]

@@AVWUVU AK5 is an FNC, innit?

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

Its pretty obviously the FNC. Compare them side by side.

[@jdflasky1969]

You should get Jonathan to react to the guns in MGS3: Snake Eater, especially some of the cutscenes depicting guns and the gun-related codec calls from SIGINT.

[@pavelsvacha]

I love these so much, Jonathan very obviously loves talking about guns and is excited to share his knowledge and in turn that makes me excited to learn from him.

[@DivingHawker]

I would love to see another episode on Insurgency Sandstorm's newer weapons, or multiple episodes on Warframe's guns and melee weapons.

[@Richi_Boi]

Next: Cardboard Specialist reacts to Meatl Gear Solid

[@the7observer]

1:25 - maybe a little inspiration by the Ruger 22lr pistol? 2:48 - similar to AEK 971 handguard 4:30 - inspired by the Mateba and/or the Chiappa Rhino revolvers

[@balaam_7087]

YES! I wanted to see you cover weapons from Metal Gear for a long time. Kept me waiting, huh?

[@tsarfox3462]

Whenever I see something like the Tornado-6 or the Mateba I always think of Vash's and Knives' revolvers from Trigun.

[@PobortzaPl]

One of us! One of us!

[@leonpeters-malone3054]

Oddly enough, the water pistol is very useful. Spray some electronics, radios enough and they don't work. Not my personal choice. But I did use that way.

[@nihilsubsolenovum2338]

Mad props to whoever recorded this footage for having Quiet in the background of every shot.

[@radicaljam6862]

I was hoping they'd show him footage of the oversight in the initial release that let you equip any modification to any weapon. The grenades with silencers glued on were hilarious.

[@chrisjohnson1146]

Can't wait to see Jonathan take on the guns of Deep Rock Galactic. Also would like to see him take on Valkyria Chronicles 4.

[@ludvigstark9326]

Oh yeah, more Johnathan Ferguson!

[@NoOneLeftLiving]

The Jonathan Reacts we were all waiting for. Pretty good.

[@kevinb7806]

Been waiting so long for this :D We need a part 2! The customization options let you make some extremely cursed weapons.

[@usernamunavailiable]

Suppressors won’t wear out, but your gun will get louder when in it flies across the range.

[@mikhailryzhov9419]

The early Soviet suppressors had rubber baffles that allowed for only a couple dozen rounds to be fired properly suppressed. As you fired the baffled degraded and the shots became louder.

[@markdombrovan8849]

​@@mikhailryzhov9419 exactly, and same with British ww2 suppressed pistol. Can't believe he forgot about those

[@owenhughes2653]

I believe this is how WW2 supressors worked. Rubber wipes or something? Defo a nod

[@quinnmarchese6313]

@@owenhughes2653 the welrod for sure is made that way, it would degrade after an op or 2 and then you would need a new one if you needed the integral silencer to actually silence the gun

[@DireBowser]

I kinda wish they showed him the triple barrel launcher after the double barrel one. Also, the water gun has a lot of niche uses beyond being a joke pistol.

[@quironmiranda2591]

AM MRS-4 looks to me like a Brazilian MDL which is like if AR-15 and and fal had a baby. The lower receiver is an AR-15 that takes 556 and the upper and stock being a Fal

[@quinnmarchese6313]

the Stalker series of game has so many AK variants in it, i would honestly love a reaction video to those games, especially because he can talk about the various differences between AK74s, 47s, AEKs, AKMs, etc.

[@MrBojangles002]

The Ghost Recon series needs a video! Particularly Future Soldier or Wildlands

[@israelhans7260]

I've commented on so many of these videos for a Wildlands or breakpoint reaction,Needs to happen.

[@owenhughes2653]

Really enjoyed this. I love the weapon design in MGSV. It's clear to me that the folks at Konami who did this had a real affection for Cold War weapon design. Couple of points worth noting: Some of these optics are meant to be an old school aimpoint, but with a magnifier. The game lets you mount the equivalent of an ACOG inline with a reflex, which I thought was nonsense until I read US SOF did that at some point in the 2000s. Some of these weapons come in different calibers when you get into the "tech tree" so if the caliber seems wrong, maybe there's a variant there. I thiiiink the SMGII had a similar buttstock ot the Macht-37.

[@xXMapleVodkaXx]

"An oddly thoughtful and realistic edge to an absolutely absurd idea" That it. That's all of Metal Gear Solid.

[@MasterChiefSnake19910128]

Yes! Finally! I have been waiting for this. Thanks for a request about MGSV’s weapons.

[@samovarsa2640]

Shame they got rid of the most ridiculous adjustments - I'd have loved to have seen Mr. Ferguson's reaction to the hand grenade with the suppressor.

[@MexxProtect]

I’m surprised Jonathan didn’t pick up on the rifle at 5:35 looking a lot like the beretta AR70/90

[@MinecraftItalia5]

I think the weapons at 15:09 is more similar to the beretta AR70/90

[@MexxProtect]

@@MinecraftItalia5 that’s obviously a 7.62 rifle so no.

[@mercenaryTendencies]

If they're wipe suppressors, a la the Welrod pistol, I think they could reasonably deteriorate in the course of being fired

[@MrSaturnMusic]

I like the FAMAS mashup, it kinda looks like an older model of the FAMAS, and that weapon has a history in MGS

[@chumanzky9862]

I'd love too see Jonathan react to the guns of Deep Rock Galactic, this game has from regular double barrels and revolvers to giant lasers and electromagnetic hand cannons, as well as some very interesting designs I'd love to see Jonathan analyze

[@hanz6652]

At last, thank you GameSpot for making this video a reality. Good to know that Jonathan is having fun too!

[@Brayden-xn1cl]

Ocelot's tornado 6's ability is a reference to the Ocelot boss fight from mgs1

[@rustyhook69]

So happy to see Gun Daddy finally cover my favourite series

[@cwj2733]

This is Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Cardboard and Drywall at the Royal Armories Museam in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic cardboard boxes from throughout history

[@Mikebumpful]

Their most treasured possesion is the actual cardboard box that Mark Antony hid in outside the Theatre of Pompey while Cæsar was inside, getting assasinated!

[@aerthreepwood8021]

As somebody who has been hit with "less-than-lethal" rounds, I can promise they don't bother to bounce them

[@WingMaster562]

If it's recent, then yeah. That instruction is for older less than lethal rounds and guns.

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

the Macht. 37 as it's called in-game has always struck me as a modernized Walther MPL. It's got a very similar shape in basically all dimensions, with some HK stylings thrown in.

[@derekwassenaar9000]

The AM MRS-4 its based On the JSDF's Howa Type 89 Assault Rifle (hachi-kyū-shiki-shōjū), they slight tweaked it because the handguard and stock is off but very close to its counterpart.

[@memetime712]

you guys should totally cover bonelab it has alot of really cool guns

[@TheFoolOfOwari001]

Jonathan should've been watch Ocelot describing Engravings Pistol, gives no tactical advantages what so ever.

[@Gatorade69]

Wasn't that Big boss that said that in MGS3 ? Ocelot's revolvers had engravings and Big Boss called him out for them. I guess Ocelot might have repeated that line in MGS V but I think I missed it.

[@TheFoolOfOwari001]

@@Gatorade69 Yea in MGS3 but what I mean is I want Jonathan watch that cutscenes from MGSV

[@jasethomas5198]

YES! I've been waiting for this for forever!

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

YESSSSS! Finally, so happy to see ya look over these Frankenguns.

[@moistjohn]

So the 5.56 machine gun is an upgrade option to a 7.62 machine gun (which still looks like a mag same as the 5.56), which once you upgrade it more gets a shorter barrel, minimi style heat sheild, and picatinny on the receiver. The 7.62 can also be upgrades into an m240 era mag57 with the modern heatsheild

[@WanderlustZero]

Please do the Killzone series :D There are Bullpups, Jonathan! Bullpups!

[@HarrySharry18]

finally! was looking forward to this episode :D

[@DSlyde]

I always thought the G44 had a lot of the Steyr ACR in with the FAMAS and others personally, especially in the front end.

[@Frank7G]

Need a reaction to MGS4 weapons

[@theultimategamer8537]

Please react to Isonzo again since the new update adding the Germans has arrived

[@SeasideVultures]

Ive been WAITING for this episode forever now

[@mattmccartney5996]

This chap seems exceptionally well-versed in a wide range of weapons and related systems. I only wish we knew more about who he was and where he works.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

oh, thats Johnathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, which houses a collection of 1000s of iconic firearms throughout history!

[@thegrayyernaut]

I remember some people mentioning this, but GameSpot really found success by turning into a firearm channel, somehow.

[@Velkin999]

Do Deep Rock Galactic.

[@ArcticWraith06]

Definite need

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

Legit on the same day I get back into MGSV after a few years and get curious about the in-game guns, this gets uploaded. Not bad, Ferguson. You're pretty good.

[@endersftd]

I enjoyed this much more than another MGSV gun expert video I've seen on KZbin.