Firearms Expert Reacts to Rust's Guns PART 2

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down more of the weaponry of Rust, including the P250 Pistol, the Nailgun, and even finds a real world-counterpart to the salvaged Double Barrel Shotgun.
00:00 Opening
00:30 P2/P250 Pistol
01:51 M39 Rifle
03:10 The rust in Rust
03:48 Nailgun
05:03 Eoka Pistol (revisited)
07:06 Double Barrel Shotgun
08:48 Multiple Grenade Launcher
10:05 HMLMG
11:57 Prototype 17
13:08 L96 Rifle
14:56 M92 Pistol
16:18 Python Revolver
17:38 Spas-12 Shotgun
18:37 Water Pistol
19:11 Water Gun
19:54 Outro
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 more of the guns of Rust and compares them to their potential real-life counterparts.
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If you're interested in seeing more of Jonathan's work, you can check out more from the Royal Armouries right here. - / royalarmouries
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And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. - royalarmouries.org/support-us...
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You can subscribe to the Armax Journal that Jonathan Associate Edited here: www.armaxjournal.org/

[@the_algo_rhythm]

"If you're going to put a skin on a gun, make it skulls." - Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK.

[@Hybris51129]

The Emperor approves.

[@spencerscott4878]

Praise the Omnissiah!@@Hybris51129

[@user-pq2mu5xc2x]

ha my first thought too mate. not too many though. gotta stay classy with ya skull decal haha @@Hybris51129

[@AntonAdelson]

"That's too many skulls!" - Also Jonathan 😆

[@stensoft]

Are we the baddies?

[@FoxtrotFleet]

In Rust Alpha, there was a SIG Sauer P250. At some point, the current makeshift Semi-Auto Pistol replaced it, but players still even to this day refer to it as P250.

[@The_Keeper]

Probably was replaced due to a trademark/copyright issue. Its a common issue in games, if you make a gun look and work like its real-world counterpart, the gun-makers get all pissy about it unless you license its likeness.

[@thepurpleemu]

@@The_Keeper i never understood that lol its free marketing

[@ItzRokkiYT]

I honestly like the scrappy aesthetic of the Makeshift pistol, honestly wish someone could port something similar to Fallout 4 via mods lol

[@EllAntares]

@@thepurpleemu some manufacturers, like Colt or Magnum explicitly forbids and decline for use in games, considering it's an amoral anti-marketing.

[@MichaelJacksonFromSega]

​@@EllAntares the use of guns itself is an amoral anti-marketing. Exept for range use, but it would not exist without intention to produce guns to harm other people. So all that "amoral" thing from them is just a bs to cover up their greed for money.

[@decimusdecius7858]

"Now this is not a tool expert reacts." -Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Nails and Nailguns at the Royal Tool Museum in the UK.

[@DomDoesNerf]

Yes

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

teyey

[@Nakker42]

"Hot dogs will always be more distrubing" Once again Johnathon delivers the best lines

[@matts3425]

Rust devs couldn't tell a hot dog from a logically working firearm if they both fell in their laps. Point being the Eoka hotdog skin. 😅

[@TheWizardboy5]

@@matts3425 or they put it in because rust is an inherently insane and comedic title that fully recognizes its own game-ness

[@matts3425]

@@TheWizardboy5 oh, so you do understand comedy? 😂

[@RustyDroid]

Anton in shambles

[@hns_203]

What I do appreciate about Jonathan compared to other experts that review video game guns is that he understands where the line between realism and game design/game balancing goes. He immediately understood that the smoke trail on the grenade launcher is a game design thing to make the weapon easier to operate rather than just an incorrect design.

[@austinhuber3131]

Fun fact: they all do.

[@TugaAvenger]

I would kindly suggest ArmA 3: SOG Prairie Fire. It's a unique take on the Vietnam War and features weapons rarely seen in any other game, I'm sure Jonathan would enjoy reviewing it. Especially a certain aussie modified full-auto FAL...

[@Tr4wnet]

UNSUNG > Prairie Fire

[@ThePoobird]

Yeah I'd like to see stuff on any of the Arma games. Just to give poor Jonathan a day off from the cursed guns

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

yey

[@michaelanderson6394]

GameSpot, I am politely asking you to have Jonathan take a look at the guns of the Valkyria Chronicles series. From upgrades to attachments to enemy weapons to the lances in general, he’d have a field day.

[@stoops187]

Yes

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

That was polite, my word 👌

[@carami6442]

Jonathan who?

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

@@carami6442 Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK

[@colinmasterson666]

I second this proposal.

[@AE1OU]

Please Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, break down the weapons from *METAL GEAR SOLID 3* before the remake comes out. So many weapons in MGS3 to react and comment on like the Patriot's infinite ammo magazine, the EZ tranq gun, Snake's customized officer M1911A1, Snake whittling the pistol grip to use a knife for CQC, Ocelot's SAA juggling skills, The End's paratrooper tranquilizer Mosin Nagant, the Davey Crockett recoil-less nuclear launcher and Eva's chinese Type 17 mauser clone with her "bandit shooting" technique. There are so many more other interesting trivias and weapons in MGS3 so please Dave and Johnathan, please consider making a video for the MGS3.

[@whiteboi6735]

Im pretty sure they did

[@ongogablogian4315]

@@whiteboi6735 No they haven't

[@TheAlexagius]

As Jonathan said in the interview he did with Ian over at forgottern weapons he made it clear that its gamespot that choses the games, not him

[@CDCI3]

Yessir this'n

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

eyey

[@Noir1998]

the makeshift pistol is called p250 because there was in fact a p250 in the alpha version of the game, which they probably swapped for this model and forgot to rename it

[@repletereplete8002]

they didn't forget to rename it. It was always the semi-auto pistol. It just replaced the legacy P250 in the experimental branch that became the current game.

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

yeye

[@ZombieWilfred]

04:56 As someone who has fired nails from a nail gun, I can tell you that, while nails aren't exactly what I'd call "aerodynamic," they will not, in my experience, tumble while traveling through the air. The head of the nail creates drag at the rear, so they will fly straight(ish) with the point forward...

[@allanturmaine5496]

Did you Happy Gilmore someone?

[@jonathanferguson1211]

That's interesting, thanks.

[@ZombieWilfred]

@@allanturmaine5496 Nah, just shot them at plywood when doing construction when I was young.

[@ZombieWilfred]

@@jonathanferguson1211 You're welcome.

[@scalbyyy]

19:25 you can put fire out, this helps to put out molotov raids, fire bullets/arrows/ incendiary shotgun shells and you can extinguish campfires and furnaces

[@souljaboy.6668]

'lots of duct tape on that super soaker' - Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Waterguns and Water at the Royal Water Museum in the UK.

[@haruseyon]

I don't know if others are interested, but a reaction to the weapons of Command and Conquer Renegade would be nice. The game is finally on Steam along with other Command and Conquer games and it'd be nice to know how an expert sees the guns from that game

[@BSRaven]

I can already hear his brain breaking at the Personal Ion Cannon. +1 to this suggestion.

[@acomingextinction]

that's a great idea. that game had some nutty stuff.

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

yey

[@Aristokatti1]

I like how jonathan understands that these are video game guns and doesnt take it too seriously

[@firstpersonducky9333]

As someone who grew up in Indiana where rifle hunting was illegal or heavily restricted for many, many years, scoped shotguns are pretty common. The law used to restrict firearm seasons to very specific rifle cartridges and shotgun slugs.

[@RandarTheBarbarian]

A 12 gauge with a scope is not an uncommon sight where i am. For the longest time rifle hunting was illegal, even now we have substantial caliber restrictions, and shotshells are also not allowed for deer season. Meaning if you wanted to take a deer here before restrictions were loosened somewhat it would be with a slug gun. You're also allowed a pistol, as long as the bullet is minimum .357" diameter, the case length was at least .850" long, the cartridge is straight walled, and the ammo used an expanding bullet. We're very specific, which is probably why you can still find a good amount of 40s&w guns here to go alongside your, sometimes scoped, slug gun.

[@StrangelyBrownNo1]

That’s interesting. So there was a time where you could conceivably take a deer with a pistol in .50AE but not a rifle in .30-06?

[@M50A1]

​@@StrangelyBrownNo1I guess but i imagine if you had desert eagle money, you'd just move somewhere else

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

yet

[@RandarTheBarbarian]

@@StrangelyBrownNo1 that is currently still the case, you can hunt with a rifle now, but last I checked the caliber restrictions were the same. It more or less just opened up to PCCs and lever guns that aren't 30-30...

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

​@@StrangelyBrownNo1yes, but shotgun restrictions are almost always a concern over range. So a 50AE would be deemed lethal enough, but a 30-06 has been deemed to have too much range (not for lack of power)

[@Vanq17]

I love how much more casual talk there is in this episode!

[@sp0kn85]

The water guns are mainly used to disable explosives. An or put out fire based cookers in game

[@MobiuSphere]

A couple comments on the nail gun: they do make nail guns with an onboard pneumatic reservoir. Also, one time when I was working at a paintball field, I actually chronoed my finish nailer. I don't remember the exact number, but it was well below what a paintball or airsoft gun would fire. Frankly, unless you were actually pressing it against someone, a nail gun would not be a threatening weapon except perhaps as a club

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I've seen some (on YT of course) shoot nails a fair distance and embed in wood. Not 'Equalizer' power levels but still maybe lethal closer in.

[@pshpsh5247]

CORAL 🤠

[@TheSundayShooter]

Press 16:25 for _C O R A L_

[@chillsurface4499]

There's C O R U H L and there's *cuhrr*

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

teye

[@negatywetoo]

can yall please show Jonathan Warframe's guns, would love to see him react to those abbominations

[@BSRaven]

Dear god, that'd be hilarious. Especially with the weird super altfire modes on some of them. I want to see his reaction to the Soma turning from "Weird Space Bren Gun" to "why is it an automatic shotgun now?"

[@villepore7013]

​@@BSRavenTorid incarnon is also a bit of a mindfuck, and the whole Quanta and Cernos series would be interesting to see.

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

eyey

[@firstpersonducky9333]

Start off with the Lex and just descend into madness

[@villepore7013]

@@firstpersonducky9333 No, start off with the AK from Whispers in the wall.

[@mrshoofie]

19:30 it also has another function of putting out small fires 🔥 you can extinguish crates that are on fire from downed helis and you can turn off players camp fire lights and lanterns 🏮..

[@solidpat221]

The squirrel with a gun episode is gonna go insane

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Can't wait :)

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

teyey

[@Tjthemedic]

Towards the end of the Arctic Warfare segment, I sense a longer tangent on the topic of manufacturing issues for unrealistic weapon skins that got lost in the edit. Release the Ferguson Cut! :P The 'toy gun' reminds me a lot of the classic 'Counter Strike: For Kids' guns, lol.

[@TeaGuyTom]

Noticed you missed the large planter boxes. That's the real devious weapon of Rust. Always a good watch. Cheers. ☕

[@adrianfitzpatrick4638]

Dave didn't shoot the HMLMG directly up "for fun". It was quite obviously done to rile you up and get a reaction 🤣. Perfectly executed Dave, and Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum, had no idea 🎉🎉❤

[@eliseyzscripts6762]

After 2 years we got this amazing part 2!! Thank you guys so much for doing videos like this!

[@BrownCharlie799]

Hyped for part 2, letssssss goooooooo!

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

I had a big book of guns as a kid had all sorts of weird things in it including the improvised "eoka pistol" it fascinated me for years so it was cool to see it in rust eventually

[@michaelsouslin891]

The rounds from the grenade launcher actually come straight back down is awesome

[@alexw8617]

I'd love for Receiver 2 to be done at some point; it really is accurate to the point that I think Jonathan would be hard pressed for criticism. Also I've never heard him talk about the Hi-Point

[@levferno483]

A worthy sequel to a great vid. Enjoyable stuff.

[@au1317]

The water pistol and water gun also serve to put out fires pretty effectively. They can assist in very niche ways in the game. They're most commonly used after taking heli or Bradley as the boxes that drop from them will have fire around them, making them unable to open for a time after killing the vehicle

[@ootdega]

More effort went into those water guns than every other gun combined and I am absolutely here for it

[@PURPLECATDUDE7734]

I’m very curious about this “subset” of the collection

[@Retrogamerprorust]

ive been waiting for this video for ages i have watched the first one over 5 times

[@enriquecolon1150]

Yo so when talking about how the glock cannot be automatic, i'm from Puerto Rico and some of the gangs there put a chip right underneath the backside of the charging handle that makes it go automtic, theres even videos about showing. I don't remeber which glock specifically so it may not work on every glock but I just thought it be interesting to put this here.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Yes, the "Glock switch" backplate - I mention this in the video. The gun in the game doesn't have one.

[@kanrakucheese]

Alterations to the sear will make it full auto only (and likely not very reliably), not capable of select fire.

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

yetet

[@jeremiahsafford1389]

I'd love a 3rd Hunt: Showdown video to see Jonathan's anguish at the weapons skins.

[@Lankythepyro]

I love the front sight post on the super soaker

[@RosDalton]

The arch tone of voice as he suggests zeroing the nail gun is fantastic.

[@The_Post-It-Note]

I’ve been waiting for this

[@Gaelklinklang]

If he saw the guns of warframe, I’m sure Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the royal armouries in the uk, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history’s head would melt, especially given the many alt-fire modes

[@IsM1ku]

dont forget the water pistol from MGSV, its actually good enough to warrant replacing your usual secondary which i did quite often, some of its uses are but not limited to, destroying electronic equipment silently (the only way in the game i believe), putting out fires to reduce enemy visiblity at night, beating one of the bosses (it takes time but does work), being a distraction tool, temporarily stunning enemies when hit in the head, etc.

[@Verminion777]

I'd love to see Jonathan react to Receiver 2, the attention to detail in that game is insane

[@luthfihar3211]

if i remember correctly the water guns also have utility to help with farming in the game

[@revverb7459]

There's a strategy that involves throwing a tin can grenade with an exposed fuse, putting out the fuse with a water pistol, and then re-lighting it remotely to work as a sort of on-demand explosive that can be hidden in certain spots. That's the actual only practical use I've ever seen for the water guns.

[@blahbaconblah]

If only this man knew of the war crimes that EOKA is used to commit every single day... F

[@loki3275]

It would be cool to see Jonathon react to command and conquer renegade weapons.

[@ExecutorArtaris]

aaaaand i'M back again to pester you guys to get Jonathan to talk about Deus Ex HR/MD weapons

[@pvtpain66k]

"Oh, look at the top cover flap around..." I love Jonathan's reactions to random weird "guns".

[@tylerlangham2760]

Gamepsot could you kindly get Johnathan to examine and share his opinions on the weapons of Killzone, im very curious to see his opinions on the ISA m82 and Helghast STA 52.

[@patrickphares9264]

Thx for the guide

[@thomaswalsh4552]

The water guns are useful if a wooden structure is on fire If someone is trying to burn through your wood door with a molotov, a water gun can make that far more difficult

[@kerrybarneyiii1202]

I never knew Rust had that Beretta! Ima have to go find me one of those, I love my Beretta!

[@mystershow]

I've used to work as a roofer and 've tried to shoot with a nailgun. I did use one with a compressor so a bit more powerful, I could shoot a nail straight for a few meters before tumbling. I highly doubt it would cause a lot of damages pass the first few meters.

[@iainrickwood2623]

I'd love for you guys to do a few episodes on the Deus Ex games, both the original and the newer prequel games!

[@tusk3260]

Water guns can be used to extinguish fire in rust is the fire from incendiary rockets and the fire on a satchel and so on.

[@bradleydeans192]

I'd love to hear Johnathan's thoughts on Easy Red 2.

[@AllMightyBeerusPSN]

Would be sick to see a ghost of tabor, tons of good stuff to react to 🤘

[@Darthsiroftardis]

I would love to get another Hunt Showdown edition

[@Bonta2101]

yes, please, especially with the new weapons they put it.

[@samsonfisher3487]

There was a pistol frame found somewhere In the US that was painted white and orange with nerf logos

[@gwoody4003]

Blair White has a whole aresenal of firearms she had painted to look like toy guns for some reason. She has a Barbie flamethrower and a Vector painted like a super-soaker.

[@colbunkmust]

"Found" in the US? You mean someone ceracoated it and posted a photo of it on a forum?

[@samsonfisher3487]

@@colbunkmust no it was confiscated by law enforcement alongside some type of Glock with a switch 😂

[@colbunkmust]

@@samsonfisher3487 you wouldn't happen to know the source?

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

teyey

[@MattCaliber]

I think some of my favorite kind of weapons in games like Rust is the makeshift weapons. Not only cause of the ingenuity that took to make them, but they make you question how they work which rakes your brain.

[@MatthewRagone-fj8wu]

The Witter guns are useful. If someone molatovs your door while reading you, you can put out the fire

[@packersmresandvintage]

Ive finally seen the episode of war factories that has Jonathan ferguson in funny thing is it was just before i played this 😂

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I'm in two episodes :)

[@packersmresandvintage]

@jonathanferguson1211 il have to find the other matey 👍🙂

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

teyey

[@oskargrankall4551]

The water guns are useful to put out fires, like from insen rockets or mollys.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Beggin for the snake eater review pls

[@alexrockey3730]

I just want to know what the weird looking rifle is behind you. What is with the pattern on it and the extreme bullpup design?

[@Tabnito]

I think thats the weapon he talks about in the helldivers 2 video. He talks about and shows it off when talking about the autocannon.

[@NetNeelsie]

Bruv on the pistol was real quick!

[@kingofcrimson4177]

Could you please cover the guns from the Resistance and Killzone series of games? Cheers and great work 👍🏻

[@kanrakucheese]

75th week of asking for episode on Bullet Girls Phantasia. 6th week asking for Loadout on how games handle progression in character skill and finding new weapons.

[@Chizzlevision5]

Squirt guns also put out fires and bean can grenades that can damage players and structures

[@ThadDePadua9928]

Yo, instant like, you guys are a great duo. ;-;7

[@pistolbobcat8988]

Can Johnathan go over some more guns from the metro series? I know there's one but there's still tons more guns to look at

[@noodlery7034]

water guns can extinguish molotovs and flamethrowers when you are getting raided

[@shadowwolf5549]

They just added more guns to rust. Looks like a part 3 may be on the horizon.

[@BACNandEGGS]

The water gun is actually very low-key good. If somebody is raiding you, you can put out their satchels or mollies with it…You can put a bean can on an igniter spray it out with the water and set a trap using the igniter. You can extinguish peoples furnaces from outside of their base through walls. It’s underrated.

[@pwulfe7442]

To be fair about the improvised sights: they're as useless in game as they would be in real life.

[@shawn6860]

In Destiny 2 and Warframe, they had the site of the shotguns to show where the spread would roughly land. If it was a slug it would be less accurate and just show the general area where the slug would land. So a site in games is a 50/50 deal with some uses

[@grandadmiralthrawn11]

would love to see a video on the weapons of squad 44

[@Tinman3187]

In the US it would be legal in most places to make an eoka pistol if someone had the brass. Maybe you could get one of the guntuber channels to see how well such a pistol would work.

[@generallowres4636]

You can put out fires with water in rust so the water guns do have actual applications within the game besides just fun

[@ferdinand12390]

5:21 ring ring ring ring ring BANANA GUN

[@derbydriver]

Perfect Dark!!!

[@fatmangames1311]

Im surprised he didn't noticed the loading of explosive shot when looking over the "L96" same with the M249 in the previous

[@nicholasblackley7591]

have Game Spot and Jonathan thought about looking into the original Rainbow six Vegas games to analyse? I remember when they first came out a massive selling point was the introduction of scanning real weapons and kit into the games, obviously graphics will be dated in comparison to today but would be interesting to see how successful they were on that front as one of the original arcade/simulation shooter hybrids

[@-homerow-]

Please do The Finals!!!

[@papabadgers1555]

It’s funny how you pointed out some large flaws that I never noticed.

[@neko_potato]

water guns can extinguish fires from molotovs or "turn off" satchel charges

[@gavrilovicthegoat]

you can turn satchels off with the water guns

[@Friday-ey1qx]

I know this is a big ask but please react to the weapons of Evolve Stage 2. I know it's an old game but the tragic cult classic always has a special place in my heart.

[@Kinsect101]

For Madness Day (September 22) please check out Madness Project Nexus's weapons or just Madness Combat's firearms from the animated series (and maybe even some fan projects?)

[@user-mn8bc9em7g]

Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armories museum in the UK, pleaaase do vigor its got alot of guns that i think you would like

[@danielmaske9946]

Was the improvised gun in real life shot as he actual round itself and just a 1-time-use gun, or did they use an empty 20mm shell to pack with powder and small projectiles?

[@Dr8Zh8r]

you forgot that you can use the super soaker to put out furnaces

[@Anonymous-ss1kg]

Dave finally gets another chance to not only show his vault of skins, but to also annoy a good friend in the name of KZbin!

[@devanjohnson737]

This guy is great

[@jacobdionne4334]

The water guns can be used to put out fires

[@tvorchtvorch9823]

"If you're going to put a skin on a gun, make it skulls." - Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK. 6:44 you could also a match (pretty sure that is the word he’s looking for) No, I'm well aware of slowmatch :) Iron wire heated in a fire was an alternate medieval method to match and would work better with this thing, especially in a video game context. I’ve never heard of Iron wire being used, it would absolutely make sense though and would love some more context. I was thinking more matchlock with the video game cheat way of an eternal slow match that’s flame never moves.

[@epicprim]

Usually when rust skins are added to the game they are designed by the community, so don't blame the dev team.

[@BearForce_One]

water pistol can be used to put out beancans to make trap bases 😆