Firearms Expert Reacts To Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the iconic weaponry of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019, including the SIG MCX assault rifle, the Uzi submachine gun, the Dragunov sniper rifle, and a silenced Desert Eagle. Yes, you read that right.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare saw the COD franchise return to a more gritty, realistic shooter experience, which was full to the brim with contemporary weapons like the SIG MCX assault rifle, the DP-12 shotgun, and the Russian ASh 12.7 battle rifle.
In the above video, Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weapons of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, including the Dragunov sniper rifle, the Uzi submachine gun, and silenced versions of the Colt 1911 and the Desert Eagle. Across the video, Jonathan breaks down the weapons and their in-game functionality, and compares them to their real-world counterparts.
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[@gamespot]

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[@Baerserker26]

There is a little mistake in the video, Kilo141 is actually a HK433 and the M13 is a Sig Sauer MCX

[@kirihikoazuma8045]

Well obviously the mini gun is a no.

[@vladimirmakarov2661]

Hey guys I'm ur big fan , I have come up with nice thinking what if tank commanders react to war thunder ? Tank mechanics ? And how realistic they are it will be interesting

[@theredpenguin9895]

Make him react to SQUAD weapons

[@theredpenguin9895]

SQUAD WEAPONS

[@TheAlienGangster]

I like that he’s a weapon expert who actually plays games

[@Jay-nv7ho]

It’s rare to see

[@HAli7]

Weapon expert increased to 1,000

[@alephkasai9384]

@@Jay-nv7ho Really? I thought it was pretty common.

[@DatInnocentGuy]

@@alephkasai9384 it is common. there are loads of people who are well informed about firearms that play games.

[@Weensho]

@@DatInnocentGuy Not as informed as this guy. This guy also owns plenty more weapons than your average.

[@Lupinvej]

I believe whatever this man says, due to the Minigun in the back.

[@En7my]

Completely understandable.

[@gameblast5696]

良いですね😆

[@Turtleshellon]

Right

[@jonimriska9157]

These are facts.

[@peterclarke7240]

I wouldn't be too concerned- it's not plugged in :) For me, it's the Famas F1 you can just see the barrel of on the right side of the screen near his chair.

[@yoppadre]

Can we take a minute to admire that this dude has a whole ass Minigun behind him......

[@deltazero7262]

Yep the M134 Chambered in 5.56 or 7.62 (I don’t remember which) and He has one presumably Legally (even in Texas that’s a challenge)

[@zerotheero]

@@deltazero7262 Normally, the minigun feeds in 7.62. 5.56 gatling guns do exist but they are called Microgun instead (XM214). Look up the XM556 by Empty Shell to see how small and cute it is.

[@deltazero7262]

@@zerotheero I know how cute it is I’ve used one i payday 2 and in Warface I know that thing is Small

[@Juggernogger64]

@@deltazero7262 but can still turn you into swiss cheese

[@deltazero7262]

@@Juggernogger64 it’s death in a small package

[@Con5tantine]

"Patterson, fire a warning shot." "Sir this is an M32 Rotary Grenade Launcher." "Ah potato, potato. Just fire it Patterson." *thump*

[@bro6374]

Was that Russian badger lol

[@Con5tantine]

@@bro6374 Yup!

[@HuyNguyen-wm4qu]

Badger boys

[@retroseal2782]

Badger boys!

[@charadreemurr5121]

badjur

[@USAirsoft]

Have Jonathan on stand by for every new Call of Duty and Battlefield release!

[@FAL_Enthusiast]

Hey man didn’t expect to see you here! Thanks for making tons of great airsoft reviews!

[@SquidCena]

Do you have any airsoft guns that are based on MW or BF?

[@camdenkleckner6571]

@@SquidCena the guns from those guns are based on real guns. If they will base them off of anything, it would be based off the real life versions

[@germacam3498]

They need to hire him to help develop the games

[@walkie870]

didn’t expect to see you here lmao

[@AshMeta]

Every time he says "pausing," he sounds so disappointed.

[@hendricklamar6558]

reminds me of a teacher I had. Everytime someone had to answer something publicly to him in class, and it was wrong, he would be quiet for a solid 5 seconds staring at you, with zero emotion and then say: .....no.

[@mrnobody6447]

@@hendricklamar6558 fall? As useful as asking why did you come to that conclusion then work backwards to say this misconception is wrong because of this, but thankyou for trying.

[@vukantic1978]

@@mrnobody6447 what?

[@cookieintheface5473]

@@mrnobody6447 wut

[@lynx5327]

@@mrnobody6447 what

[@saabaton169]

"if the terrorist is wearing body armour, the 12.7 is going to bypass that" one of the best sentences I've ever heard

[@upscrambled9367]

is that code for "drag fragments of said armour out the other side"?

[@azhadahlami]

@@upscrambled9367 yes. From experience

[@LET4M4RU]

@@upscrambled9367 Basically, 12.7 is gonna say "Body armor? Imma pretend i didnt hear that"

[@dun0790]

Always love British understatement the Americans left a bit of a mess in Hiroshima during the war

[@dun0790]

@Vlad Tepes come on like Europe needs America to fuck us up weve been doing that perfectly well ourselves for over a thousand years lol

[@wormy4574]

I wonder if Jonathan’s back hurts from carrying this channel

[@ijnisus6273]

nah he's too powerful

[@nicholascauton9648]

Eh. He’ll be fine. It’s not like he’s gonna bust his spine out anytime soon.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

FOR REAL

[@Ickie71]

lol~top comment for me! :P

[@lebah8555]

“And of course we have the hipfire minigun,” “ Long story short, *n o* ”

[@fankdaggot8961]

Cool pfp dude

[@wetbread9487]

Should of been Americans

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Aim down and it becomes a jetpack! So versatile!

[@lebah8555]

@@fankdaggot8961 indeed

[@STANDALONECOMPLEX9]

Joke's on him, Google "microgun"

[@markgreen950]

You could have let him plug his new book lol.

[@buschacha]

He has a book? I’d read that

[@markgreen950]

@@buschacha Yeah, It's about the history of British bullpup rifles.

[@joaquimpereira4995]

@@markgreen950 Oh yeah! I heard about him from gun jesus I think

[@toastedt140]

Idk I wouldn't put it on them. This guy seems like a proper chap, he probably didnt mention it as he's being paid to do this.

[@the_don4671]

@@markgreen950 i love bullpups

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

I feel like the Dragon's Breath biggest effect would be psychological. Seeing the guy next to me burst into flames would definitely make me think twice

[@oldesertguy9616]

I always remember my Guidebook For Marines, circa 1977, stating, when discussing the M202 multi-shot (fired incendiary rockets), "Man has an inherent fear of fire."

[@awesomedonut8228]

@@oldesertguy9616 man? just man, any carbon based life form should and is terrified of fire

[@bjohns3961]

You can tell he’s an expert because he has white gloves on

[@Katsudon96]

there is a guy on Ebay who sells things with white gloves... each item is over RRP and even more expensive than the Scalper price at times... so no...

[@bjohns3961]

@@Katsudon96 everyone else’s products have fingerprints because they don’t wear the gloves like a professional

[@refliqsyt576]

@@Katsudon96 it was a joke..

[@thejason755]

If the guns ever got stolen and recovered, the prints would make it easier to determine who stole them. Hence why he’s gloved up, that way he wouldn’t get wrongly accused. I assume.

[@DarthVader-be1ow]

Does that mean Mickey Mouse is an expert?

[@bulletn3ctar]

I wouldn't listen to this supposed "Firearms Expert". The true gun professionals are the Redditors that play COD daily.

[@mashedpotatoesgaming454]

Obviously. This guy doesnt know what hes talking about, just repeating stuff hes seen from the experts on r/ModernWarfare

[@jmstudios5294]

@@mashedpotatoesgaming454 r u joking

[@mashedpotatoesgaming454]

@@jmstudios5294 I dont know, am I?

[@bulletn3ctar]

@@mashedpotatoesgaming454 exactly my point.

[@tincan3]

@@jmstudios5294 he’s obviously not, this expert doesn’t know shit

[@pineapple7794]

" _The exaggerated bullet spread accuracy of an Assault Rifle_ "

[@black07panth3rr9]

@AndrezPT I care

[@pineapple7794]

@AndrezPT no one asked if you don't care

[@pineapple7794]

@AndrezPT k thanks

[@phantomlord8870]

The overemphasized MOA cone grouping of a select-fire military carbine

[@thiccboi1779]

This comment deserves an award

[@hujar5011]

Little nitpick When Hadid picks up the sniper he ejects a round and puts it back in, then when alex grabs it he pulls back the bolt and no round is ejected.

[@mifzalaqil5569]

Hadid has sleight of hands perk

[@papafrenchie6088]

I think Alex doesn't pull the bolt back too far to eject the round

[@anthonyconner9180]

@@papafrenchie6088 Yeah, that's honestly what I figured was going on in that one.

[@toby7647]

@@papafrenchie6088 wouldn't that be pointless?

[@mrstorch5068]

@@toby7647 Sometimes people pull back the bolt just a little to check if there is a round in the chamber. Maybe Alex, being the very trained guy he is, was just making sure the self built gun had chambered the round properly.

[@angelesconsuelos762]

"Not quite Hollywood pew pew.." *Cuts to John Wick* 🤣🤣🤣

[@dmitryogrady2004]

John Wick Chapter 2

[@ayyyyph2797]

22LR suppressed guns are close to Hollywood quiet levels, but earpros are still recommended

[@boneor...7022]

That happened in the video! You watched the video!

[@ZeroOne-mp1qe]

@@ayyyyph2797 but those pistols were 9mm/.45 acp in chapter 2..

[@Manuel-np7dp]

Kinda bugged me where the oil filter was located on that car

[@Dalaxsis36]

do you know the make and model of the mentioned car? not doubting you, i want to know as well because he pulled it right from the header.

[@trash3570]

Very common location

[@paytonmillhouse1442]

I have a Ford Fiesta with the 1.6 TDCI Ecoboost motor and the oil filter is in a relatively similar spot, placed on the front of the block, perpendicular to the ground. It’s not unrealistic that it would be placed in a similar position, but the ease at which it was located and removed is hard to believe.

[@zaink7037]

@@paytonmillhouse1442 have the exact same car and engine (Mk6 fiesta) as you and I agree 😂

[@bradhaines3142]

well different makers put them in different places, a subaru its straight up on the top when you pop the hood, nissan likes to put theirs straight at the passenger wheel, ford sticks it out the front of the bottom of the block in a lot of cases but not all, chevy it depends on if its car or truck mostly. truck it'll be straight down at the bottom with the pan shaped around it, cars the specific engine matters a lot. anywho, my point is thats actually plausible, what makes less sense is once the first bullet goes through i dont see a whole lot of suppression happening. theres only a piece of dense paper on the outside, nothing through the middle, so it would muffle a little, but not much and especially after the first shot

[@Cryfield1999]

This is a man that loves his job. The way he grips his rifle says it all

[@deyoloco3110]

Guns are beautiful, it's like when you go to the hardware store and you want to buy tools even tho you don't even know how some of them work.

[@jameslastname1346]

To bad the UK can’t have them Edit: or California pls help

[@corvoattano4777]

His job is every guy's dream job

[@inmemoryofjstark7893]

@@jameslastname1346 you mean comiforna

[@danluong92]

@@jameslastname1346 you can still get ‘em it’s just much harder

[@cooperaiken8148]

This is the real life guy that sells John Wick his weapons. They allowed his likeness to be played in the movie.

[@jmp_fr]

he actually does look like Peter Serafinowicz

[@msalmanism]

@@jmp_fr and the original max payne lol

[@MrPolicekarim]

Really?!

[@joepaxton3154]

The royal armouries is a fantastic day out if anybody ever comes to the leeds area

[@armyfreak9389]

When I was in Afghanistan, I found a Short Magazine Lee Enfield MK.III that was made in 1918, all the furniture and parts looked original and it had tax and manufacturer stamps. I wish I could have brought it home.

[@interweebs7408]

Damn, that belongs in a museum!

[@armyfreak9389]

@@interweebs7408 couldn't agree more

[@armyfreak9389]

@@WaefreBeorn I was deployed to Afghanistan, the only way I could bring it home is if I destroyed it.

[@armyfreak9389]

@@WaefreBeorn I am an American, and that might typically be true, but rules regarding weapons found in warzones are different.

[@armyfreak9389]

@@WaefreBeorn the only way they would sign off on it, was if I demilled it. I appreciate your intent, but you could have saved yourself loads of time.

[@jasonczfan8658]

I'd say 99% of people have no clue what suppressors do and how they sound IRL. Politicians even make laws in regards to them based on what they've seen in movies

[@Danny-pb5kh]

Weren’t they made to reduce the sound of a shot? Weapons already are loud, and I assume Suppresors were invented to make it less loud. Unless it was invented to make the range of a weapon longer.

[@w_perk5445]

@daniel Apaez in a really really simplified description what suppressors do (technically the patent is “silencer” although they only really suppress the sound but call it what you want: suppressor, silencer, can) anyways, what they do is slow down or trap the gases escaping at the muzzle which causes part of the sound although it cannot stop the sound of a supersonic bullet breaking the sound barrier, which can still be loud enough to cause hearing damage. Also I’m not sure entirely if it helps range, if it does it’s probably negligible but it definitely doesn’t reduce range.

[@w_perk5445]

Sorry, don’t know how to edit a comment *which causes part of the sound to be reduced

[@Danny-pb5kh]

W_Perk I’ve seen an old article on Someone patenting a Gun with a Suppresor as a way to make it less loud, and like you said. Reduce muzzle. I agree, it’s main focus is to reduce muzzle.

[@echo8481]

I think a silencer removes the pressure that is released, that's what I think.

[@JusticeInGaming_JIG]

Really feels like Jonathan loves his work and video games too. Such a positive energy comes from him. Thanks for his vids. ^_-

[@jonathanh5872]

By royal decree, every Jonathan in Britain is required to undergo training in order to be installed in museums like this; can confirm.

[@wahahah]

maybe have him go into Call of Duty's Gun Smith or BF's gun customizations and react to the different loadouts and attachments of the weapons lol that would be interesting to see his reactions on weapon variants.

[@Bondon45ify]

The gunsmith was great in Modern Warfare that let's you turn smgs into snipers. It has really nice details that could be whole videos worth This would be a great video idea on the gunsmith alone

[@SteveO..]

I like hearing from historians that don’t turn their noses up to pop culture. It’s refreshing

[@chooseyouhandle]

This guy made a video where he talks about guns in movies. It's on the royal armory KZbin page.

[@tdg710]

They need to realize it's entertainment, I get that, but at the same time a lot of people are trying to rewrite history (as I type this), so I get it from their perspective, too. Just look at what DICE and EA did to BF5. How do you possibly fuck up one of the most documented wars of that era?

[@predatorjunglehunter7332]

@@tdg710 I get it is entertainment, what I can't stand is the fact that the most of those dumbfucks still label their products as "realistic games" when in reality they can't even model a gun and its attachments properly

[@SteveO..]

@@tdg710 I see what you mean but I don’t think BF5 is a great example seeing as it failed miserably and rightfully so. The problem with making a game or movie during WWII is that it’s been done before and so making something out of it can be a hit or miss. For example, a hit would be Wolfenstein, and a miss would be BF5. People watching and playing movies and video games and taking what they see as factual is the bigger issue. No movie or video game, no matter how accurate, should never been considered factual.

[@Drek492]

@@SteveO.. The reason BF5 failed wasn't the historical innacuracies, it was the failed marketing, rushed release (tons of bugs in the game) and poor handling of post launch content/updates

[@shawnthemagician]

"Medium range.. around 800 meters" Imagine the camo grinds if this guy set the standards 😂

[@danialyousaf6456]

Every match would be pretty much like warzone rumble.

[@uhedum]

In military terms, he's not too far off. Chris Kyle made a 1800 yd shot with a .300 win mag and snipers are making shots beyond that with the .50 bmg. Last I heard a Canadian sniper has the record at 2 miles with a Mcmillan .50.

[@danialyousaf6456]

@@uhedum surely you'd use something like a .338 lapua instead of a .50 bmg at that long ranges. But it's impressive nonetheless.

[@ossharkuenmeursault5609]

weapons in games have very unrealistic ranges and effects, for gameplay balance reasons... realistic shotguns would be no fun, for example... (effective up to some 75 meters). most games also have smaller maps compared to real world, so it is not realistic to engage someone in game on 300m with an assault rifle, cause the map would be bit smaller than that across

[@jonnywilson9117]

@@danialyousaf6456 it's the .50 bmg more powerful than a .338? I'm sure it has a higher effective range. So why would one use a .338 for anything over 1.5 miles?

[@L1LegoAnimations]

8:34 I think what Hadir meant by "I put it together myself" was "I put this package together myself." While it's not unbelievable for his group to have access to Khyber Pass-style talent, I imagine he likely managed to get this very nice .338 rifle from a cache or something, adding new accessories and parts to it over time until he had a build he wanted. Us Americans do this kind of stuff with pre-made parts all the time, it's why the AR-15 and Remington 700 for example are so incredibly popular.

[@reaperreaper5098]

Not only that, but the M4 and M14 both demonstrate the concept of modified firearms being found/available, perhaps as either extremely special issue or as modified by the characters. The handgaurd on the M4 is a premium aftermarket free floated handguard, largely used in target and competition shooting. The M14's full length rail/upper heat shield is also an aftermarket addon.

[@L1LegoAnimations]

@@reaperreaper5098 the M4 in MW2019 isn't just aftermarket; it's quite literally a Mk-18, which most always has either a Daniel Defense quadrail or Geissele MLOK handguard. The former is what's on it in this game, but in MWII 2022, it's the Geissele. Neat touch since the Geissele one was meant to replace DD's.

[@reaperreaper5098]

​@@L1LegoAnimations From what I'm seeing, a proper Mk18 Mod 1 has a shorter barrel than whar MW2019 depicts. If we assume that MW2019 scaled the M203 correctly, then the game's M4 has roughly the same barrel length as an M4A1.

[@borgegush379]

I love how the deagle is silent with a mere oil can around the muzzle

[@USn1njaSlayer]

Loved how they used FPS Russia footage for the Dragon’s Breathe

[@dipakchakrabarti6066]

I really miss him.

[@ThePizzaGuy1998]

Should have used the clip of him hip firing a minigun

[@josecandidoferraz562]

A true weapons expert recognizes another. Quite Nice.

[@kertaspaper94]

Literally the first thing that came to my mind when he brought up incendiary shotgun shells and Dragon's Breath immediately after

[@mr.deadsoulwalking7736]

Apparently 4 gm of weed is bad for society! At the same time he owned weapons worth of $200K! Excluding all the tanks he owned and anti aircraft guns!

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Make this a series and do FPS games! Battlefield 1 - 5, COD, Spec Ops etc.

[@skinisdelicious3365]

Hed probably get along better with the newer BF games for sure

[@Pyke64]

Hope he gets to take a look at Insurgency Sandstorm one day, he will find very little flaws ;)

[@skinisdelicious3365]

Tyler Rolfe yes

[@LazarheaD]

And even sci-fi shooters!

[@caprise-music6722]

Yes. That would be brilliant

[@andreethier816]

Would love to hear Jonathan's opinion on the FiNN LMG. I know it's a real gun of course, but still, would be interesting to hear about how realistic it is compared to the real one.

[@Noodles-The-Hunter-Vanguard]

Yeah, it’s the Stoner 96

[@CAPTAiNC]

When is GameSpot ever going to create a part two? (Multiplayer not Warzone)

[@sacredprovenance]

The part where he's talking about the Kar98k brings me back (and I mean way back) to when I played WaW zombies with a marine in active service at the time He mentioned that in one of his engagements an insurgent was using a 1903 Springfield rifle. Once they got the bad guy down they checked out his little hiding spot where they found more WW2 era weapons. MP40 and an M1 Garand that only had 2 spare enbloc clips. From what I recall what the marine told us (in game chat) they did take the guns back to base.

[@allwheeler]

“It will bypass body armor”. Noted.

[@RamGilamar]

"bypass body armor" is quite the understatement for "might aswell disintegrate concrete walls"

[@dmitryogrady2004]

Read this comment just as he said it

[@420jettt2]

Me: Shoots first using the oden, hitting every shot. Also me: dies almost instantly when he turns around and shoots back with the mp5.

[@JonnyRottenn__]

“Bypass” is a very polite word to use in this context lol

[@user-xs9oo9gc7u]

@@RamGilamar I believe ShAK-12 was made to "disintegrate human body" in order to lower collat​​eral damage. It doesn't bypass body armor then disintegrate concrete walls.

[@niroi2778]

This guy must be a Sommelier in a Continental Hotel secretively

[@lattr6662]

U can hear the pain in any museum owners voice when they say “common”

[@salvale9184]

Deep down we all know that a Metal Gear Solid episode is inevitable

[@Romechode]

This man single handedly owns more guns than the entirety of the U.K Edit: for anyone who took this seriously, take that neck brace off because you clearly can't look up to see the joke flying over your head

[@stevenbos5206]

You do understand what a museum is? The museum owns them and he is working at this museum (the lucky bastard)

[@liammeech3702]

He doesn't own them, the Queen does. That's why it's the. ROYAL Arsenal.

[@79masshole]

He doesn’t own anything. Key word, museum. Also he doesn’t know what he is talking about. Stick to playing video games chap.

[@dannyb6649]

@@79masshole ah yes, I’m sure the man who was appointed to keep thousands of guns safe under the royal family has no idea what he’s talking about, and call of duty is smarter than him.

[@liammeech3702]

@@79masshole what is he getting wrong?

[@scythyus3011]

Omg call of duty is so famous, they made the guns from the game in real life

[@diegom.9762]

@Can’t make up a name when we were his age 10 years ago or more lol catch up

[@ender4160]

@Can’t make up a name Dr. Kujo... Didn't expect to see you here...

[@quandaledingle8153]

Of course, is older than an ak 47, an 94, pp19 vityaz/bison or rpd

[@ender4160]

@@quandaledingle8153 r/wooosh

[@aryanjohnson2940]

@@ender4160 you realize he was adding to the joke right?

[@sultanofsick]

"Long story short, no" could be the entirety of this series in 3 seconds.

[@quattroconcept4]

"I am the way and the light except occasionally the light is muzzle flash." Gun Jesus

[@ziel9474]

lmfao

[@hidesitemg]

This is actually solid info. Dude knows his stuff. The Khyber Pass comment when talking about the HDR and handmade rifles proved that he knew his shit!

[@hidesitemg]

@Nicholas Garcia same

[@nuxes]

@Nicholas Garcia They have several videos and are currently writing a book together (Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms).

[@user-pb3ue5cp5b]

@@nuxes Thats awesome!

[@larkin54]

You think the royal armoury hires just anyone? The man is a serious published academic.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@larkin54 lot of nepotism in goverment, its entirely possible someone could have just said 'hey my nephew needs a job, have him clean some stuff here' and it could totally be this guys job title

[@iforgot87872]

13:07- the subtle expression he starts making as the minigun fires is hilarious

[@Holloaway]

8:10 the footage here looks incredibly real, it's insane. Like straight up, if you were to tell me that it would be from real life than yeah I'd believe how photorealistic it looks.

[@SamaelVR]

Weapons expert: Hipfire minigun...No. FPS Russia: Da.

[@larrywelser9088]

*ATF HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

[@wincentfirdaus7699]

I am heavyweapons guy and this is my gun

[@gavin5495]

Niet

[@Ghost_Kevlar]

FPS Russia wasn't even Russian, can't believe people fell for that fake sht lmao

[@bravo6959]

@@Ghost_Kevlar he never said that

[@birubu]

Meanwhile, in Cold War: SPAS 12 reload

[@shuriken2505]

Bruh moment

[@dontmindme333]

What about it?

[@birubu]

@@dontmindme333 Doesn’t rack the bolt when reloading after empty. Literally no shell in the chamber, aka can’t shoot when there’s nothing in the shooty part.

[@cantsneedgaming4591]

@@birubu I didnt even realize I thought the bolt locked back and he put one in the chamber

[@G1D0N26]

Don’t forget about the MP5. MW fucked this up also, but when the player conducts a reload when the magazine is not completely empty, they rack the charging handle back and then proceed with a reload and the famous “HK slap”. But disposing of the round in the chamber in the process in the beginning, just wasting rounds... 😂

[@sweetpotato3590]

1:50 He accidentally whistled when saying "equipment"

[@omrisilner7678]

I can't tell if he is 30 or 50 years old.

[@Nai_101]

I'd say about 40

[@NateTheScot]

yes.

[@jordanstarnes6]

As a gun guy, I have huge respect for this video. Showing real guns for educational purposes and still getting adds. Love it!

[@WindowLickingDeer]

Although he seems to be decently knowledgeable, I wouldn't call him an expert. When he sees the .338 he comments on how weird the rifle looks, but it is likely just a chassis. I just went shooting with a guy that had a Ruger Precision rifle with a "tactical" chassis. Edit: he also calls the M-14 a semi automatic firearm. The M-14 is actually select fire. Also the fact that he is confused by it having a traditional red dot kinda bugged me. The select fire M-14 is a battle rifle, not a marksman rifle.

[@jordanstarnes6]

@@WindowLickingDeer I wouldn't call him an expert either. There's better people to talk about the firearms shown in the video. I didn't catch the part with him stating it was simi-auto. Maybe confused it with the M1A? Either way it's just nice seeing a video on this platform showing what seems to be real firearms and still obtaining add revenue.

[@Yimello]

@@WindowLickingDeer He's definitely a firearms expert overall. Actually in some areas he's the one of the world leading authorities and has literally written the book when it comes to certain weapons.

[@WindowLickingDeer]

@@jordanstarnes6 M1A! That's the variant I was trying to remember.

[@ElectricTree]

"Hand made guns are real particularly in the kyber regions" 'Bolt action Ak noises'

[@Rainbow_Snake]

I remember when Ian said that was the worst gun he ever saw. And then he confronted The Abomination.

[@arthurneddysmith]

Johnathon, please break down the weapons of Minecraft.

[@ipoomypants3622]

Lol

[@WarriorPNG]

“The diamond sword has been around since I believe the 80s Not a very good gun”

[@glitchadapt8681]

Lol

[@Nai_101]

Can't tell if this is satire

[@NaturalBornLifeEnder]

Actually, its quite plausible to find WW2 weapons in today's battlefield. A buddy of mine was in Basra back on '04 and were working with the anti-fedayeen forces, and according to him, one of the guys was carrying a MP44 with the stock removed. Also, if an enlisted takes a souvenir weapon, its looting, but if its an officer, its a war throphy. Funny how it works...

[@xdarkfusionn6614]

The MP44 is the STG44 right? Isnt the recoil spring of that weapon inside the buttstock? I would assume it wouldnt work without the buttstock in fully auto since...the recoil spring would just go out of the gun. Or was it specifically modified to still enable fully auto and attached some buffer spring to keep the recoil spring in. Im rly curious about this rn

[@sanchay1281]

​@@xdarkfusionn6614 I'm not an expert but mp44 and STG 44 are different

[@warrioroflight4577]

14:01 as a wise heavy guy once said: it costs twelve thousand dollars to shoot this gun for twenty seconds

[@dekal760]

WHO TOUCHED SASHA

[@warrioroflight4577]

@@dekal760 WHO TOUCHED MY GUN????

[@dekal760]

@@warrioroflight4577 AAAAAAHHHHH

[@kaptinbarfbeerd1317]

In Soviet Russia, it costs twenty dollars to shoot this gun for twelve thousand seconds

[@TheCodemanc4]

Twenty thousand dollars to fire for twelve seconds but close enough

[@kg_canuck]

Love to see a game breakdown by someone who clearly has experience in his real world field, but also in video games.

[@nevulai]

you should check out gameology

[@bradhaines3142]

@@nevulai careful with them, they have one that looked at some sniper games but definitely didnt know what he was talking about at all. most of the videos are good though

[@serioussponge6416]

It'd be interesting to see him react to the firearm designs from the Halo franchise, including the exotic Covenant weapons XP

[@olihill5219]

So glad this guy knew his stuff and had all his context right so it was a good watch and he could understand the unrealistic features better

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

As a gun nut myself, his information is basically spot on. The best part was when he was speaking of the Karabiner 98 Kurz. I have one (fitted with a scope) and I also have a Chinese type 53 (Chinese Mosin Nagant 44 replica(also with a scope) and I’m able to hold pretty decent groups at 100 yds with both of them. Honestly some of the more satisfying guns to shoot.

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

nice

[@TrojanLube69]

Fucking lies, He mentions the sound suppresion of an oil filter is loud. It will take 2 minutes to find a youtube video that you can see an oil filters screwed into an m911 and sounds like you hit your knuckles to a hard metal. SILENT. FUCK OTTA HERE!

[@TrojanLube69]

Also the minigun, just look at FPS Russia for christ sake.

[@stevss6972]

I can hold decent groupings with my pellet gun at 100 yards. You are underselling those guns

[@cemmvids]

@@TrojanLube69 he literally clearly references that video immediately after he says it's not possible in this video

[@FarikoPacer]

With the HDR I’m sure when he said he made it himself. I’m sure he means the setup. Not the rifle.

[@cericat]

Elements of the specific one you're handed definitely resembles a Frankenrifle, and there's no shortage of those out there, just odd to see one chambered for .338 Lapua.

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

Well he is second in command of a huge freedom fighting militia guerrilla army, he’s probably made lots of black market deals, or even stole equipment like he does at the start of the story.

[@frostsoul4199]

i hope so too, especially since he got the ammo type of his own rifle wrong.

[@muradbabaniyazov81]

If he set it up himself, I wouldn't trust him with a pellet gun. The man put an LVPO and what seems to be a prism scope right behind it, he'll be lucky to see anything through it.

[@thunderline0822]

Imagine someone breaking into his house and seeing that..

[@CoremanitetheNeko]

this is recorded in a museum, my guy. he's british, not american. all these firearms are owned by her majesty, hence why it's called the *royal* armoury museum.

[@schoolbus6028]

I believe most of the guns cannot fire as they have been modified to do so

[@Retrosicotte]

@@schoolbus6028 Nope, the ones in the Leeds collection absolutely can fire, since they are held as a historical precident. There's a good reason that place's secure areas are built like a nuclear bunker!

[@bobtheglob4805]

fun fact: nobody cares.

[@aspct.]

@@bobtheglob4805 fun fact: nobody asked for your opinion

[@anthonyvigil7567]

This guy is great. He is one of my favorite guests in forgotten weapons

[@justinegan5021]

I love that gamespot keeps bringing this guy back.

[@emmano6340]

He shows so much passion regarding his job and sharing his knowledge with us, bonus that most of the games depicted on the videos he played himself, an FPS gamer just like us.

[@viscera9579]

this is the only expert ive seen that actually acknowledges the fact that the gun is silent merely for gameplay purposes

[@mrvideocamera1]

you must be watching the wrong gun "experts" then lol. every one i watch makes a note of how unrealistic game suppressors are at some point.

[@metalmac2347]

I would love a sequel with even more of the guns in MW. MW guns are the best the franchise have ever seen, and there are so many more guns in the game that would be interesting to learn a bit about from an expert

[@edwardbersin3100]

This guy knows his IRL AND stuff in-game too. Impressive and very informative.

[@latvianman7857]

I love how he has thousands of dollars sitting in the background

[@seabasso6849]

Maybe 50k considering the gatling gun

[@randojones2030]

@@seabasso6849 I'd say closer to 250,000

[@Jackdiddly1]

It depends if those are functional models. If it isn't then its a lot less.

[@seabasso6849]

@@randojones2030 some are probably non functioning

[@SarethZhukov314]

It's not like anyone in the U.K. would ever dream of trying to rob this guy lol.

[@luggilu7864]

"excuse me sir, we'd need your assessment on our armys next contracted service rifles" "yeah ill be there in an hour or two, gamespots on call rn" "again?"

[@magecraft2]

Must admit I am interested in how combat exoskeletons (when or if they arrive) would effect weapons and soldiers? Would they allow heavier weapons to be used (maybe even a minigun) or would they be just used to lessen the load on the squaddie? I can imagine heavier body armour and estra carrying capacity being the norm but maybe a few heavier weapons?

[@cabnbeeschurgr6440]

Exoskeletons are pretty expensive, too expensive to be useful in a combat situation. They're also very bulky and while they do make you stronger, more armoured, and less fatigued they're a pain to move around in a lot. I'm sure it could get better and more practical in the future though

[@magecraft2]

@@cabnbeeschurgr6440 Yea definitely a future thing but interesting tech which could then (like a lot of tech) filter down to the civilian market. I suspect if (again future) we ever get energy based weapons they would be a must, at least early on.

[@lifeisshrt7929]

Are you talking about the way Advanced warfare did them or more how they currently are irl?

[@salcee6311]

This guy is awesome love when he reviews weapons he knows his armory! Love the commentary

[@blackviking9375]

finally, an expert who played the game himself. He needs to have his own channel

[@larkin54]

He does

[@cortex8239]

@@larkin54 Then fucking link it

[@mistergameplay9766]

@@larkin54 link it bro

[@boranates1320]

@@larkin54 Link it!

[@Ryan8495]

Well I can't say if he has his own, but he as in the past partnered with Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons here on YT. (who in his own right deserves to be called Gun Jesus, look him up if you don't believe me)

[@sugarneap]

i like how he doesn’t criticize how far off everything is because it’s essentially a video game. i enjoy when experts actually take note of the effort (however little it is) to make something seem more realistic yet still enjoyable

[@TheLastGreatDon]

Every time he says "Pausing," there's so much in the inflection that I commonly giggle. Well done.

[@seanparker4495]

That was fantastic he was awesome and thank you for showing off the guns! Can’t wait to visit.

[@En7my]

For the love of God please make this guy have a look at Insurgency sandstorm's weapons. Thanks.

[@der144]

I was going to comment the same thing!

[@Michael-rr8ud]

And squad! That would be amazing

[@hyena_4740]

He would shit on it every second... the amount of glue attached rails or elongated mags are laughable.

[@stsrigek2170]

@@hyena_4740 what are you on

[@clownboyyyy]

@@hyena_4740 this feels like a reddit comment

[@logicrush9113]

He looks like an evil character in a movie that no one can stop but himself.

[@wendellsawyer4386]

Love how the scrounged oil filter suppressor is a diameter that you can still use the guns sights.

[@TheSorcerer1]

Jonathan has become my favorite person on the Internet in a few videos.

[@WhiskE308]

The fact that everybody believe the whole “silencer” stuff from Hollywood is funny to anyone who knows anything about firearms, suppressors aren’t really helpful unless it is long range (snipers mainly) and in anything close range really only allows less effect on your hearing, like not needing to use ear protection. And none of the people who use suppressed weapons use subsonic ammunition which would help with the suppression of the gunshot.

[@hazepheno925]

Depends on the gun, caliber and load (Subsonic?). 300 Blackouts suppressed are stupid quiet. I've shot one AR15 in 300lbk with a 10.5" barrel and probably 6"x1.5" suppressor, where the bolt cycling is louder than the round, no hearing protection required. Of course you sacrifice velocity and energy with Subsonic loadings to keep it under the speed of sound and not get the Crack-a-lack. About 450 ft/lbs of muzzle energy with Subsonic 300blk, barely above 9mm +p muzzle energy. Where a typical 308 Win load you are in the area of 2800 ft/lbs of muzzle energy.

[@fuckgoogle1478]

Suppressors are also used for flash mitigation also

[@dhess34]

I shoot subsonics-suppressed-out of my 300BLK build.

[@saosaqii5807]

@@hazepheno925 the energy of a subsonic can stay the same or similar because you can just make the bullet heavier instead of reducing the powder amount so you have the same momentum but less velocity

[@kertaspaper94]

The Russians made the VSS Vintorez which uses subsonic ammunition.

[@joemcerlane]

"that will by pass that" such a low key way to say they are gonna be ripped apart

[@joshbendix6102]

This guy has me hooked on these videos right now. Holy crap

[@lepurpleboi3266]

“Long story short, no” Me when anyone asks me if I want to go anywhere and I don’t have a reason

[@skysupras4530]

Please do guns from “Escape from tarkov”

[@McBanditHope]

QUAD FLASHLIGHTS

[@aldenokashima9113]

I bet he would appreciate the weapon customization

[@LipColt]

And if they do, I hope they use gameplay from people who ACTUALLY KNOW how to PROPERLY PLAY the game (OperatorDrewski, Veritas, DeadlySlob) and also demonstrate the variety of weapons and builds (both serious and silly builds) the player is able to make in EFT.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@LipColt ever seen aculite?

[@Matias-dr3ys]

that would be cool

[@ryannorthrup4725]

The attention to detail in MW2019 by the team at Infinity Ward really is incredible. The way the guns look and feel...just a fantastic job. Should be the new standard for the series.

[@TheVRtist]

Monolithic suppressor on the FAL 👍

[@chrisa4276]

For real i love it

[@chrisa4276]

The way the guns sound and feel i think its the best out of all the series

[@ceremus]

Would really love to see Johnathan do an episode over any of the Metal Gear Solid entries. Kojima was one of the first to put real world guns of various types with detailed descriptions into his games.

[@r.t1576]

8:10 one of my favourite parts of the game.

[@tedhermsen6233]

Even this man thinks the r9 dragons breath should be nerfed to reflect real life better

[@Drckarvo]

"So if a terrorist is wearing body armor... it is going to bypass that." No better way to say it.

[@RainingFlow19]

One thing I really like about Mr. Ferguson review is that he played the games and enjoyed both world.

[@HabarudoD]

There's loads of Kar98k's used for hunting in the country I'm from. They're usually polished up and parts are switched out, but they are still very much in use.

[@ThatOneCanadian21]

I wanna see him react to Arma 3 and Arma 2, especially Arma 3's futuristic take on modern weapons

[@Cyberdemon11120]

8:10 So I've done my own research as to what the closest real world equivalent of this weapon (The HDR) could be and based on the caliber, design esthetics, and the regions of which MW take place. I found that this rifle matches up closest to the Russian LOBAEV ARMS, DXL. There several variations of the DXL (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, & 10 M2) but as far the I can tell the HDR is a custom variant of the DXL Ultra Long Range Sniper Rifle line fitted to use .338 Lapua Magnum for the campaign and 12.7×108mm for Multiplayer/WAR ZONE. The closest DXLs in terms of look esthetics are the DXL-2 and DXL-4. The front grip of the weapon is the only anomaly as it looks very similar to the one on the Azerbaijani Yalguzag.

[@tacituskilgore1211]

I actually like the on screen reticle for the grenade launchers. The way I see it is that, in a lot of cases soldiers that are well trained with grenade launchers rarely need to actually look through the sight aperture. They can eyeball the distance and angle and it really is amazing how accurate you can be by just eyeballing. The on screen reticle is like a representation of that for the player. Once you get used to it and hop of realistic you too can just eyeball the distance and angle

[@sukhi5452]

8:25 "Came across the HDR I'd Though I'd flipped sideways to Advance Warfare" I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!!!

[@kalebbauerlein294]

“...this thing is going to bypass that” he’s so polite lol

[@MurlocBerserker]

ESCAPE FROM TARKOV! Let him do it, he'll love it

[@Michael-rr8ud]

Got too excited huh? 😂

[@deyoloco3110]

Damn, never knew that Scavs were also astronauts lol

[@andrewmontague9682]

Absolutely love this series.

[@AtlasJotun]

I got the Mk.XIX D-D-Deagle with the integrated muzzle brake/compensator ports, specifically for _more_ concussion. It gives those shorty ARs a run for their money! Post Script: Using the grenade sights is an exciting prospect, one I've wondered about for many years now! Just the ability to utilize the elevator of any iron sights, grenade or otherwise, is something I want to see, particularly for older settings like WWII where the irons are your primary sighting system on near every weapon.

[@oscarbarahona5419]

Now specifically because the M4A1 has a RIS II rail it's most likely based on the block II and/or mk18

[@elpato7478]

It was supposed to be a mk18 but the barrel seems a little bit longer than a 10.3”. You can tell when putting a suppressor on it.

[@cottonballs185]

@@elpato7478 Incidentally, an 11.5" barreled upper with Mk 18 rail is sold commercially by Bravo Company USA

[@spartacussmith7070]

MK18 100%

[@DrakesdenChannel]

My plumber is as passionate about his job as this man. I've been sitting in the dung dungeon for 30 minutes, he's naming all the pipe types... by color too.

[@Zandonus]

Great stuff. Would like to see more sci-fi gun reactions. Unreal tournament for one. But maybe a physics professor or an engineer would be more relevant to that.

[@joeymarshall7663]

I'd love to see a different version of this series where Johnathan compares the same gun from different games to see which is the most realistic