Firearms Expert Reacts To Rainbow Six Siege’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of Rainbow Six Siege, including the C1 9mm, the DP27 and the L85A2 Assault Rifle.
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 Rainbow Six Siege and compares them to their real-life counterparts.
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[@greniza2811]

I can't believe you didn't show him the absurd Vector that they somehow chambered in 7.62 for god knows what reason.

[@danielring8060]

@Ian Chen .308 is 7.62, he even tells you in this video...

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

yep. that weird LMG vector LMAO, SAS operators without simple small m4a1 carbine and welrod, they added fucking SECRET SERVICE with mpx instead of some scandinavian forces with awesome ars, NOKK with a fucking DEAGLE and FMG xdddd

[@baquarahR6]

it's an esports shooter not a realistic shooter.

[@AVWUVU]

@@baquarahR6 It started with realism. While esport was the intended goal, the realism was still there but it's now all gone.

[@zemotika]

@@AVWUVU I started siege in the beta and it was way more fun and intense back then… then they reduced the match timer and everything they’ve done has demolished a once slow and methodical gameplay which I thoroughly enjoyed… don’t even know what this game is anymore, such a terrible evolution

[@alexios2606]

"I'm especially snarky today". Never change John.

[@alaric_]

Yes, please, more snarky! :D Getting rather bored of all the tiptoeing around and people not saying things straight like they are!

[@MetallicaFan5591]

It’s okay, it’s siege, you can be snarky John 😘

[@ryanthomas9633]

“It’s just a sort of…flange”

[@GhostDog3569]

"what on earth is this doing in a modern FPS" Comrade he is king he brings what he wants.

[@dr3144]

you fool, he is no king, he is LORD

[@ShadowMoon878]

In Lord Chanka We Trust

[@kevinmorrice]

the dp exists in seige because the lord chanka decrees it

[@grant_13-7]

As if we didn’t see russian and ukrainian troops using this and older guns just these past years. Just because not all soldiers around the world can run a modern kit doesn’t mean they dont very much exist in the modern world😂

[@vcool122]

I was about to comment the same thing XD about all those odd old weapons that have been seen in the ukrainian war@@grant_13-7

[@canyuxel]

Siege is a game where a 9mm SMG does +25% damage than an Assault Rifle chambered with a 7.62, and bullets come off the scope - so It's a memefest on its own.

[@VxtorRobi]

and you know. Uzi with 9mm/45 .acp shooting like using AK fire hip.

[@bladerj]

you are wrong, the bullets comes from the players eyes, not the guns....that flashing and smoke on the barrel is just cinematic.

[@meyers0781]

reminds me how in Battlefield most LMGs and sidearms did as much damage as an airsoft.

[@bladerj]

@@meyers0781 or when they nerfed tanks guns, because it was unfair.....for fuck sake

[@jakerainicorn]

You mean an "ArmaLite".

[@alexbarnett7325]

Originally tachanka's dp was a mounted weapon and he had a vsn or a saiga for his primary options

[@bigoz1028]

Lmao i was gonna comment that but i knew one of my fellow gamers would've already pointed it out

[@Aegon_Vas_Normandy]

Wow that's new for me, but I have to say I did not play seige for at least 2 years now, so most of the videos footage was a surprise for me.

[@bigoz1028]

@@Aegon_Vas_Normandy same fam, been like 3 years since i played

[@wolfsmaul-ger8318]

in my opinion tachanka was way better with the mount

[@LipColt]

Much like his fellow defender Spetsnaz friend Kapkan, Tachanka had a PP-19 Vityaz-SN and a custom Saiga shotgun made by Hatcher Gun Company.

[@mrnobody7468]

“Is that meant to be an f2000? Jesus Christ” I lost it

[@gifthorse3675]

Yeah it’s strange

[@srai5333]

mans recoiled internally with disgust

[@vanceestrada7487]

dudes starting to sound like gordon ramsey

[@gameragodzilla]

Sam Fisher used to use a proper F2000, but later games eventually mutated it into a fictional gun vaguely based on the F2000, which is a shame.

[@commandergull8188]

@@gameragodzilla chaos theory is my favorite splinter cell game

[@dem0nchild610]

He cracks me up when he sees something unholy he makes no secret of it

[@bloawblahnloaoktfinblah4381]

Since when were firearms holy?

[@theknitby]

Watching the gameplay gave me a wave of nostalgia of how easy it was as a low-leveled player to get through the game.

[@KingJohnMichael]

Was? Not anymore?

[@mishkamarchant8323]

Now you get one tapped if you show your pretty face for a split second

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@mishkamarchant8323 don’t even have to show your face. Just get aimbotted through 5 walls

[@austinbatton4849]

@@raidengoodman8754 wow a game that’s been out for how long and people are good at it? Who would of thought, no way y’all are out of highschool.

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@austinbatton4849 you did not read my comment

[@Faceit]

... but what about the fan favourite BOSG with ACOG?

[@stonksfromcs1224]

faceit, did you guys accept anomaly’s pro team “russian_stick” yet? also, how are ya

[@codyryan1027]

*Bikini approves*

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

My fan favorites are the waifus 😳😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kiloklavdi1185]

He will be furious. Don't

[@BastosFC2]

The "favorite" that no one asked for and no one uses

[@Szalami]

I know he wrote a book on it, but I absolutely loved how Jonathan fangirled over the SA80. I would love to see just the SA80 covered from a ton of different games by him.

[@stevovimy]

The A2 and A3 are great rifles. Heavy compared to others, but still.

[@derekp2674]

@@stevovimy It seems that H&K did a great job of sorting sort the original cheap and nasty A1 version. As they had already produced their own AR-18 derivative in the form of the G36, they already had a good track record with the basic action design too.

[@epicgamerhours7287]

If there’s gonna be a part 2 of this he needs to review: TCSG12 (Kaid) ALDA 5.56 (Maestro) T-5 SMG (Lesion) V.308 (Lion) MPX (Valkyrie) BOSG 12.2 (Vigil)

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

I don’t think the MPX or ALDA 5.56 needs to be reviewed Their real guns

[@bigcheese3115]

Yeah the ALDA is actually irl the CETME Ameli but I'm assuming for legal reasons the name was changed. The MPX is in multiple Ubisoft titles, most notably this and The Division 2 as the SIG MPX

[@outrighteight8205]

Im going to have to correct Jonathan on the SA80 manual of arms, on the point of the reload (17:01) he points to the bolt catch or "holding open catch" when saying that is how the bolt is released. In actuality the bolt catch release is the square button ON THE OTHER SIDE of the weapon. When the bolt is locked back to the rear the user pushes downwards on the square lever and that releases the bolt. The little green lever is used to manually hold the bolt to the rear for the inspection of the chamber. For instance the user would pull the cocking piece to the rear and, whilst holding the cocking handle, push down on the green lever and then let go of the cocking handle. After this the bolt would stay in the rear.

[@arandall97]

That was bugging me too

[@ptrcrispy]

Jonathan not an expert after all

[@thomascooper1527]

Noticed as well!

[@davymac9866]

Bugged me too and everyone else who's spent time with that terrible thing 😂😂😂

[@jameshibberd5134]

@@davymac9866 lemme guess, L98A2?

[@sirswag01]

About fucking time.

[@montauk1684]

Wouldn't you like to know, news boy.

[@horrorfanandy4647]

@@montauk1684 Where are your parents?

[@jacka1472]

Finally

[@joe125ful]

Dont say...

[@clearjty]

@@horrorfanandy4647 at home chilling

[@Hotsaucebauce3943]

can we just talk about his taste in shirts for a second? cyberdine, alien, all masterpieces

[@Mr_T_Badger]

I really want Gamespot to do an episode on Johnathan‘s awesome shirt collection.

[@jacobfarley2332]

Check out some of his videos on the Royal Armoury channel, he has a pretty impressive model collection in what I believe is his home office

[@Tomas-ky2zo]

He has some really cool spitfire tshirts too!

[@ruslanaiman6196]

BossG, the smoke shotty, cav’s luison, the mpx, vector, kaid’s dmr shotty, the r4c, and lion’s vector is my wish list for the next siege weapon review

[@AnAngelineer]

I would assume the "thin rails" are done as a way to save some polygons on the 3D model. Game devs usually have a lot of reference around when modeling real guns (sometimes even physical, actual ones), but when making a game there is always the consideration of "is it worth it to put too many polygons in just for the sake of a little detail?" Making a simplified shape too big would make the model uglier. So it's a mixture of optimization and artistic choice.

[@stev3548]

Kind of the opposite actually. The geo is there either way, it's just thinner. If anything you're more liable to run into z fighting and baking problems the thinner it is.

[@7CubedFilms]

You sort have a point. Its wouldn’t be a lot of polygons to fill area thinned out

[@stev3548]

@@7CubedFilms what matters is the amount of vertexes defining the edges of a shape, the space between them is immaterial.

[@7CubedFilms]

@@stev3548 Yes, that is true

[@Daddyraccoon693]

I’d love to see either Payday 2 or the Killing Floor series since they both have a large roster of real world weapons

[@joe125ful]

Payday 2 pls there is tons of guns.

[@9000Dogs]

KF2 would be great because each class has a perk to give faster reloads that have a unique animation for both partial and full reloads

[@cursedhawkins1305]

Except the majority of the reload animations and weapons share between each other especially in the stats department so you would be having an for example MP40 not getting as much ammunition from the boxes even though 9mm ammunition would probably be one of the most common calibers used by law enforcement.

[@Vindrael]

ah yes KF2, especially those medic guns. where do those needles come out?

[@XxXhappyTimesXxX]

I feel he would definitely enjoy killing floor 1 ND 2s weapons leaving out the medic/berserker (rapid fire needle dispenser/swordybois)

[@itsBoyso]

As one of the weapons artist that worked on it, I'd love to see you guys do Rising Storm 1. Hopefully our historian didn't guide us too badly!

[@niksonrex88]

Damn thats so cool! As far as i remember the guns in that game were pitch perfect :).

[@petewhitmore7668]

To be fair I'm impressed by how the SA80 looks on vegas 2 and battlefield 3. I also love how I'm not the only Brit that appreciates firearms for their athstetic looks 😁

[@petewhitmore7668]

@OMGIDestroyedMatter never played insurgency so I can't comment on that.

[@TheLazerSword]

I would love to see Jonathan react and break down the guns from:- 1. Halo franchise 2. Titanfall 1 and 2 3. Call of Duty Advanced warfare 4. Call of Duty Black ops 3

[@halometroid]

HALO!

[@abominablesnowman646]

i can just see the look on his face when he looks at the Tac 19 from COD AW

[@MediumRareOpinions]

The oddity of the thermals is even stranger than picture in picture, it can also *somehow* discern Freind from Foe and paint enemies yellow. Its magic basically

[@niksonrex88]

Like alot of stuff in rainbow.

[@beautifulbeaner]

Ah yes in a game where moving hologram cameras are the thing to say is unrealistic is the…. sights?

[@MediumRareOpinions]

@@beautifulbeaner That hologram stuff came into the the game *years* after the base line up whose gadgets were exaggerations of plausible technology and not *implausible sci fi* The game has gone very silly but I'm sure it keeps the people still playing it happy so all the better for them.

[@beautifulbeaner]

@@MediumRareOpinions glaz original sight didn’t have thermal and it was like that for over 2.5 years, so I don’t know what you mean

[@SahiPie]

@@beautifulbeaner very strange response comment

[@josiahdublin7816]

Jonathan is just absolutely hammering this game. Beautiful

[@KingJohnMichael]

Still a great game

[@josiahdublin7816]

eh

[@TheHonyar]

@@KingJohnMichael nah

[@echo4533]

@@TheHonyar I'd pass on that

[@atheonxx]

@@KingJohnMichael OOF

[@wiser3498]

Just to nit pick a little, when reloading the L85, in standard practice, one releases the working parts forward with the square black catch on the left side of the weapon, just above the fire selector lever (seen @14:35), by depressing it downwards. The green catch on the right side of the weapon behind the dust cover is used to hold the working parts to the rear manually for carrying out unload procedures.

[@ParadigmGames556]

Tell me you're a squaddie without telling me you're a squaddie^

[@jameshibberd5134]

Just came to the comments after watching this part to see if anyone noticed. Ive handled a slight variant of it and immediately knew that was wrong

[@comraderamirez9866]

I think he does actually know it but just said the wrong thing in this video, I remember him doing a video on Sandstorm Insurgency (I think was the game) where he looks at the L85 in that and mentions the bolt release catch on the left because in Sandstorm the animation slaps it instead of just pressing it down when reloading.

[@sceptre-1112]

Aye was looking for that comment, good eyes mate

[@callumfreeman461]

⁠@@sceptre-1112lizard why u got that as your pfp with your A2 probs from cadets or Harrogate 😂😂

[@hihill2434]

Just a heads up, on the sa80 the bolt release catch is on the mag release catch side. Its the square bolt which you pull down. The switch which he pressed is the bolt holding opening device to hold open the bolt.

[@Moue666]

Mr. Jonathan, many shooters have "head glitches" where the bullet comes out of the players forehead when they stand behind cover and the enemy can only ever see the top of their head. It would be nice if more shooters did away with that.

[@afd19850]

10000000% agree. Head glitches in COD can ruin an entire map because of one infamous spot. Bullets like real life should come from barrels. It means campers have to expose more of themselves and reducing its effectiveness as a strategy. I often prefer a balance of gameplay and irl, leaning more towards gameplay, but with head glitches I am definitely on the side of a realistic approach.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@afd19850 realistic bullet penetration would make an insane different too. cover vs concealment would be a huge learning experience for people who dont understand real guns. and shotgun range has always peeved me

[@notchipotle]

🤣 Camper will find a V shape gap and stay there forever, can't see them at all

[@afd19850]

@@bradhaines3142 See shotgun range doesn’t bother me as long as its one shot up close. What annoys me is when you can’t hit a barn door at range and then tickle them up close!!! Cover versus concealment needs to be in more games defo!!!

[@9000Dogs]

Shooters like Halo fixed this by putting the crosshair in the HUD further down, rather than center of the screen

[@gmodib]

I'd actually like to see him cover more weapons from R6Siege. Both primaries and the more interesting secondaries.

[@JensenStiles]

Agreed! The notoriously strange Vector .308 and the BOSG in particular would be cool to see.

[@alaric_]

@Kastifer Because that's the point of this series: comment and pick apart gun from games. All categories: totally fictional, partly based on real guns and realistic depictions of guns. Game doesn't matter, it's about how well guns are portrayed in games, how they are portrayed and sometimes why. So why not?!? I've never played Siege and prob never will but i'm still interested and judging by the popularity, so are many others.

[@catblitz5103]

@Kastifer ...

[@evanstroud]

Really enjoyed this -- would love to see the F2, CAMRS, R4-C and more in the future!

[@xx4444xxDOTexe]

The DP actually used to be a mounted gun but when they reworked him they made it a carry gun so he could keep it while getting a new ability

[@nicolasmanzoni1375]

It's hilarious that the game that was dubbed the "most realistic" was so harshly dunked on by Jonathan; love to see it

[@ultimatepunster5850]

Yeah, as an very frequent Siege player who genuinely enjoys and has fun with the game, I've never particularly cared for the "realism", or lack-thereof. I've always tried to push that Siege has never been realistic, even in its early days, while it was grounded in reality, it was never truly realistic and it was full of things that completely fly in the face of realism. So whenever I see people complaining about these sci-fi-esque Operators like Iana, Finka, or Warden, my first thought is always "why does it even matter? Why do you care?" I personally don't, I just try to have fun, and the reason I don't move to games like Overwatch, Battlefield, or CoD, is because I prefer the slower paced gameplay, as well as gameplay style. I've never quite enjoyed the fast-paced running and gunning, and I just love and enjoy Siege particularly. So yeah, I've given my two-cents.

[@KingJohnMichael]

@@thunderslug1066 so more fun but less realistic That's how games should be imo

[@phantomaviator1318]

War Thunder, Insurgency, and Squad on their way to prove whos realistic:

[@underlois]

@@ultimatepunster5850 You should try Tarkov

[@daisah1323]

Nah, he enjoyed Tarkov.

[@Zane_Endicott_]

I’m surprised he didn’t absolutely clobber the impossibility of an auto loading mosin

[@No-mq5lw]

Auto loading is the least of that thing's worries

[@Nugire]

Yeah, they even animatex the rifle cases ejecting out of the closed bolt. WHY?

[@justanothercommenter5835]

He's talked about autoloading mosins before, actually. See the videos on Hunt: Showdown.

[@-Seeker-]

@@justanothercommenter5835 That one is actually correct (there's a cam grove on the bolt and it's rotation is animated properly) but this one straight up ejects empty cases from a closed bolt.

[@Ezrasideas]

Saw this was a new one from Jonathan and had to jump right into it. Love his videos

[@xxcomedygamertvxx8709]

9:05 this reaction has me dead af😂

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I'd love to see Homefront: The revolution. I've even got a weapon showcase of it on my channel if you want to use that footage, feel free.

[@justrobin8155]

Excellent idea! That game has some wonky models

[@DCGMatthew1]

Yes.

[@drunkpunk5393]

jarekkkkkkkkk!!!!! bahaha awesome small youtube.

[@bagasangga]

@@drunkpunk5393 -awesome small youtube -Has 200k subs

[@ramraider4159]

I think he'd have a damn heart attack from the random firing change XD

[@edm240b9]

I LOVE the exacerbated look on his face when he says “a .50 caliber AR-15.” Don’t worry John, you’re not alone.

[@natsuccubus]

its in case a truck is holding a hostage

[@MyHentaiGirlNeko]

@@natsuccubus nah it is for hunting wild hog in the US

[@BlackHawkTZ]

@@MyHentaiGirlNeko hardly anyone uses that cartridge for hog hunting. Serious hunters using a big bore AR use the vastly superior .458

[@isdattomatojuice9897]

@@BlackHawkTZ but 50 cal is the cool and famous big boy caliber everyone knows of

[@isdattomatojuice9897]

Even tho its 50 beowulf it just sounds cool

[@betajosh]

An episode i've been waiting for so long. A game with generally faithful representation of real world guns that work completely different due to the competitive nature of the game!

[@nuKeMCbobBer]

Amazing, truly amazing video as always

[@goldimari]

“Wtf is this, and what is it doing in a Rainbowsix game? Look how they massacred my boy” - Johnathan

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

true. it even applies more when they stopped adding normal guns and new guns at all and add fictional shit

[@yewtewbstew547]

@Marc Michaud tbh I've been saying that about Siege since day 1, but then I suppose I'm a Raven Shield boomer. Kids these days don't know what they're missing lol.

[@mysticalmagic9259]

@Marc Michaud You say it's an Overwatch skin now like it wasn't before. This game was designed with eSports in mind, and it was always a "Hero Shooter." It just lost any semblance of realness it once had.

[@mysticalmagic9259]

@Marc Michaud I meant Rainbow 6 Siege specifically. Even in its beginning, it was a hero team shooter.

[@beautifulbeaner]

@Marc Michaud it’s so funny watching people that played siege for a week 6 years ago cry about how unrealistic the game is now like it was ever realistic in the first place

[@keatonwastaken]

The shooting through the scope is indeed intentional for gameplay purposes in Siege. Siege had an arcade-y but competitive idea behind it so they chose it that way to have less inconsistencies etc.

[@speedyazi5029]

It doesn’t seem that way. Honestly, it seems like an engine limitation. They took 6 years to fix bulletholes and one of the potential solutions (Rogue 9 discussed it) was to make bullets come from the barrel instead, it would get rid of melee holes and bullet holes and decided instead to opt for the decal solution. My theory though. But I honestly think if they could remove those ‘rat’ holes they would as it is unhealthy for the game.

[@keatonwastaken]

​@@speedyazi5029 It's rarely an engine limitation, you can make anything on basically any engine. Game engines are just the baseline with collision, world rendering and things along those lines, a big dev team can achieve any kind of feature on basically any engine. Bullets coming out of barrel just doesnt fit into a fast paced game like R6 unfortunately.

[@natsuccubus]

I agree, it creates competitive consistency as well. I’d would get frustrating to be locked out of aiming through peek holes in this game.

[@TheMrVengeance]

Funnily enough, I think that ability to breach which you talked about in the same segment, is also exactly the reason why they chose to have bullets "come out of the sight". There were probably a lot of frustrated players in playtesting making peepholes, aiming through them, and then shooting the wall.

[@PugnaxLupus]

This is his best video yet because of how pedantic he is over Little details in fire arms. Love it.

[@generalchaos1285]

Yooo! Another upload. Can we PLEASE get an episode where Jonathan messes with the weapon modding station in Tarkov? I'd love for him to look at all the attachments and the compatibility. I want to see what abominations he would make

[@Lamenter69]

You do realise he would just make them historically or situationally accurate.

[@Michael-dj6pd]

Yeah that would be awesome if he can wrap his head aroubd the weird market. Probably should give him a loaded yp inventory with stuff and a shooting range on the hideout.

[@generalchaos1285]

@@Michael-dj6pd For real! I'd happily dedicate my account to letting him mess around and build guns and stuff.

[@aaronsmith4940]

hell yeah, when he said he would spend hours on it i was like hell yeah id watch that.

[@BigFootTheRealOne]

But hasnt he already done like two videos for tarko

[@ericjentsch8301]

I would love to see The Hunter: Call of the Wild, it has a lot of interesting weapons/weapon types.

[@Aya_Brea1998]

Guns? Killing Floor 2 and Perfect Dark

[@ryanv1279]

Idk about that, royal armouries seems to specialize in military weaponry not so much civilian/hunting firearms. Id love to be proved wrong tho.

[@BEARxFPS]

been asking for this! thanks for delivering

[@koolguy5526]

I’ve been waiting for this, thank you

[@Manudyne]

What women want to hear: "I love you. You're my life" What men want to hear: "This is Johnathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armoury Museum in the UK..."

[@mr.floppa8869]

Indeed

[@user-rm2hk4th8x]

whos on pfp

[@Manudyne]

@@user-rm2hk4th8x Maya from persona 2

[@clutchmctryhard3110]

I would love to see Johnathan talk about the guns in Killing Floor 2. They have so many real ones as well as cool sci-fi type guns

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

The L85A2 has to be one of my favourite guns ever. It just looks so cool and I love the karate chop forward assist drill. Any game that implements the karate chop has my respect.

[@willking5719]

these are now my favorite type of videos on KZbin. Nobody in my life knows guns like I do so it’s great to listen to him and his knowledge and test mine. Gonna be sad when I watch them all.

[@kaboom9437]

Would love to see Johnathan react to the firearms of Verdun and Stalker Anomaly

[@Alex-no1rb]

just. original. STALKER

[@kaboom9437]

@@Alex-no1rb Vanilla is nice, but the firearm animations are very bland, along with the sounds. The combat is downright horrible in most cases ,especially with the higher level enemies being so spongy and bullets shooting around them like a COD shotgun from a sniper. For showcasing weapons anomaly is the best mod to represent what Stalker offers. You should also use AWAR, JSRS sound mod and blindsides reanimation pack so you don't do the full reload after shooting one round. I personally use those and other misc mods to enhance the experience.

[@Alex-no1rb]

@@kaboom9437 yeah, i agree with all you`ve wrote, but is it bit a little unfaire to show not the vanilla, but polished mods? i really want to see critical point of view - not praising

[@kaboom9437]

@@Alex-no1rb I can't argue that, but only if they were to show the vanilla than the mod that improves upon it. As a side by side demonstration.

[@arKYbbu_44]

Nice, an R6 guns reaction. Hoping for a part 2 since this was very enjoyable.

[@afd19850]

Yeah me2 so many sweet guns in Siege.

[@ineedscissors6176]

yeah I wish these videos in general were longer. always look forward to seeing a new one every week.

[@Deftonius]

When the first words Jonathan speaks after the intro is a perplexed "Oh God" you know you're in for a treat.

[@H0tR0dLinc0ln]

I love this series! We need mooooore!

[@Chris-ok4zo]

Would like to see how this man would react to how Tachanka's old sentry was like or perhaps some of the gadgets, like Ash and Zofia's launchers or Doc's stim pistol. Clearly he ain't to familiar with most of the gameplay mechanics. Also kinda wholesome seeing him guess what the operator's nationality was based solely off the guns they use.

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[@Chris-ok4zo]

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[@AKprime051]

That 50 Beowulf round would be excellent for bears and moose up in Alaska, we had an upper receiver conversion but moved before converting it.

[@calumsime8287]

The bolt release on the SA80 is actually on the left side of the gun, just above the mag release catch. It's a little square block that you pull down to release the bolt. The green lever that Johnathan indicated to behind the ejection port is actually the bolt hold open. You can release the bolt using this, however doctrine is to avoid putting your fingers near the open bolt.

[@ligmazed1412]

You should definetaly do a round 2 of this because there are a lot of other absurd weapons, and also I think it would be cool if he would take a look at some of the gadgets as well

[@maxibillionromani2885]

Let’s see some Titanfall 2 stuff! For a sci fi shooter, it has some decently designed guns.

[@wrybrain]

Another banger of an episode. It seems as if you're already teasing it in the intro, but, you should take a look at Deathloop, for sure, as I'd love to see Jonathan's reaction to the two pistols that slot together to form an SMG.

[@punkrockmartian]

Or that smg that looks like a revolver

[@alpha34098]

Not the first time that happens in fiction.

[@SaltDoesArt]

Yeah, I was looking at the gun models in the game the other day, and I realized that on the Strelaks (The dual pistols you mentioned), for whatever reason the barrel goes all the way through the gun, when the gun is specifically set up so you mount the other pistol at an angle with barrel extensions on the side of each pistol.

[@TempestCrown]

I know it's late, but the Russian Op who has the DP27 and the Mosin grenade launcher is actually lore-explained for why he uses such old weapons - he's a history buff. Tachanka, in-universe, is known for his hobby of collecting antique weapons; the DP used to be his gadget and was an immobile deployable mount. Lore documentation and a cutscene actually poke fun at this, with other operators commenting on his favoring of ridiculously old weapons, and he's seen browsing an auction site for the grenade launcher (what eventually becomes his gadget when the DP was moved to his primary weapon) during a mission briefing.

[@foxii6502]

There needs to be a part two to this. There are so many other ridiculous weapons that he could cover such as Lion’s V308, BOSG with ACOG, and Ela’s FO12

[@terry7907]

A great effort. I enjoy much more reviews such as this which deal with real (or quasi real) weapons.

[@LipColt]

4:31 to 4:35 Up to Y1S3 - Skull Rain, resealed on 2016 Q3, every weapon had it's sighting picture correctly set to the cheek weld of it's buttstock. After they decided to turn the game into a competitive tactical shooter, much of the realistic aspects were cut, and by the start of Y2S3 - Blood Orchid the game became literally Overwatch with airsoft cosplayers. You can even use telekinesis to magically put back the magazine you removed a second ago and shoot the remaining ammunition just by aiming down sights while reloading. It was still good enough, and Siege really lost most of it's magic after the major disappoinment that was the update Y4S2 - Phantom Sight. Although some of the most recent seasons were good, like Y5's Void Edge, Steel Wave and Shadow Legacy, the game doesn't feel as if weapons mattered anymore. It most about gadgets.

[@90enemies]

Bikini "Ubisoft Shill" Bodhi be like "SiEgE was NevER abOut the WeaPons"

[@yoavmend1909]

@@90enemies can you tell me how was siege ever about the weapons ? im being genuine here i really don't remember them ever spasifcly focusing on the weapons like tarkov for example

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

true. i hate this dude too. excusing ubi's every bad decision. r6 siege was amazing until 2017. pro players caused ubisoft to change fro mtactical game to overwatch mixed with moh warfighter. now ubi. dont want add new guns and new real guns bcuz probably of licenses and their price, they wont add new good maps and hide their laziness behind the REWORK meta

[@yoavmend1909]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it wait are you accusing Ferguson of "excusing ubi" ?

[@LipColt]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it R6 original development team left by the end of Velvet Shell. Operation Health was an adaptation period for Leroy Atanasoff and the new developers to get used to the game. Notice that's exactly the moment Siege goes full arcade. They should have kept some realistic aspects, like no reload cancel and the dusty mist after a breaching.

[@notbadforanoob8725]

I used to live in Leeds, and would check out the Royal Armouries Museum often. Its great. Never saw Jonathan though. If you're ever in Leeds, definitely check it out.

[@sagedaffodil3033]

Make a part 2 R6 video. You left out so many great choices.

[@PleaseHoldy]

Seeing Jonathan reacting to some of the super customizable guns in Payday 2 would actually be really fun i think.

[@muskylounger]

An episode on payday 1 and payday 2's guns would be great

[@andrewcrofts2342]

I didn’t expect jonathan to mistake the hold open catch with the bolt release on the L85A2 given his vast knowledge on British firearms

[@fromthebackseat4865]

Strange because he’s correctly labeled the bolt release in previous episodes

[@rowanmaguire7890]

Been wait for ages for this

[@davymac9866]

Bolt release on the A2 is on the other side of the TMH and the latch on the other side holds the working parts to the rear 🤘

[@TheRandompplrule]

4:36 bullets coming from the center of the player's camera/screen versus actually appearing from the tip of the gun itself is a very conscious decision devs have to make when developing a game. :)

[@GingkaHagane43]

Hopefully, there'll be a part 2 to this because there are some that Johnathan missed and I think he'll be intrigued by some "fictional variants"

[@ezekielgarcia746]

It was about time, loved it!

[@Fatbumcrack]

Cool fact, when I was in secondary school I was in the cadets and I did and passed my weapons handling test with the SA80 and it was very cool to understand what Jonathan was actually saying about the rifle and the mechanisms explained 😁

[@desturo6524]

I'd love to see a video of him showing his favourite Weapons of well... everything. GUns he likes in all the games he has seen or maybe even guns he'd like to see in games

[@panzer_bruhh5337]

Please do Borderlands series and its legendary weapons. I would love to see it.

[@bradhaines3142]

just a few from each maker would be enough to get the idea from him

[@panzer_bruhh5337]

@@bradhaines3142 maybe even some pearlescent weapons.

[@Mr.Dinklebottom]

I can't tell if this is satire or not lmao

[@bradhaines3142]

@@Mr.Dinklebottom definitely not, it'd be interesting to hear what he thinks about it. sure some might hurt his brain (tediore for sure) but jakobs are sort of attempting to be realistic

[@Mr.Dinklebottom]

@@bradhaines3142 I do think it could be a fun video

[@Crazytechnition]

The bolt release is in the left hand side. The green tab is actually the “hold open” latch.

[@xensoblu059]

I love the M41A-Pulse rifle in the background and the Xenomorph shirt

[@mikeFolco]

How one museum keeper is keeping a gaming site alive.

[@afd19850]

Surely it makes sense on CZ75 to use an empty mag like Jonathan said, that way you keep your foregrip

[@Nai_101]

It'd make sense to have actual bullets inside it for extra weight or an emergency

[@insertnamehere001]

@@Nai_101 the most sense making is had in not using a CZ75 auto and just grabbing a MP5 lol.

[@doodbee]

this needs a part 2!

[@PenguinzFTW]

Wow I'm actually correcting Jonathan here on something. On the SA80 the "bolt release" that Jonathan talks about isn't the actual bolt release on the weapon, thats the catch you use to hold the bolt to the rear. The actual bolt release catch is on the other side of the rifle just above the fire selector switch. It's a black square with rounded corners that you push down towards the ground from the top of it to release the bolt then do your forward assist.

[@BasMeek]

I would love to see a review on the game gunclub VR. I feel like it's meant to bring realistic firearms into the VR space and personally I can't get enough of it.

[@aesthetic-ds2mt]

still not even close to H3VR tho

[@kunmppari6674]

Thumbs up for the fellas who film the footage and edit the videos! There's no "I" in Jonathan Ferguson.

[@IrregularDave]

❤️

[@christophermorris5971]

❤❤❤

[@DavidRhysWallace]

Just a small correction to the analysis of the L85: the catch Jonathan pointed to as being the bolt release is in fact the catch to hold the bolt back. The release button is on the other side, above the fire select lever. Just shows that he is human after all. ;)

[@Doctadoone1]

With the SA80 that little catch isn't actually the bolt release, it's used to hold the bolt back to keep the breach open for inspection. The bolt release is a square-shaped catch on the left side! :D

[@oliburkillcomedy]

"I'm being excessively snarky today" Legend.

[@patrickbyrne5070]

“It’s close, but everything about it is wrong” what a leg end

[@solidpat221]

This was a great one! I enjoyed hearing about the rare/ uncommon guns, plus loved how excited about the bullpups John was haha. Still definitely hoping to see Metal gear solid 4 or 5, or the RE2 and 3 remakes on here!

[@Ihatwpwrsona5]

I was waiting for this for so long

[@unexpected4045]

OOOH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

[@PonkeyPoe]

Far Cry: New Dawn. Let's make this poor historian cry.

[@joe125ful]

Borderlands 3:Muhahahaha!

[@wingedblazer]

@@joe125ful difference is, new dawn is adapting existing weapons with diy parts, Borderlands is pretty much the 'lots of guns' scene from the matrix on lsd

[@joe125ful]

@@wingedblazer And this is what we need to see:) Minigun combined with RPG? No problem and his reaction when he see those guns can be really funny:)

[@wingedblazer]

@@joe125ful you've piqued my curiosity now

[@apyr1439]

What about cod vanguard?

[@AlexPeace246]

I remember a R6S patch around the 2nd or 3rd year after it's release that made the "guns more accurate" and I do believe they made the bullet from closer to the aim point of the reticle, rather then the barrel because peekers advantage was a huge problem early days with 3 speed operators and defenders felt like they where always shooting behind the attackers because of the latency and "realism".

[@wantdatcadpat44]

woah woah woah we need a part 2 *I SEE THE C8 ON THE TABLE*

[@pepperroni6252]

Could you check out the guns/mechanics of Unturned?

[@benwicks1056]

YES PLEASE DO THIS.

[@Appalachia_Ape]

"This is in fact a 50 caliber ar15." *eyeroll This is why I watch these.

[@leetpawnmaster8433]

Receiver 2 would be an interesting game to cover, not so much for the guns, but for the detailed handling and operation of them along with simulated malfunctions.

[@Nether64]

Deathloop has some very interesting designs based off of many historical guns, I'd really love to see Mr. Ferguson checking them out

[@weakestbutterscotchenjoyer]

Tf is death loop? I keep hearing about it so it's probable terrible.

[@Nether64]

@@weakestbutterscotchenjoyer new Arkane Studios game, the guys who made Dishonored

[@MrGrimsmith]

Amusing that Jonathan mentioned the British adoption of a NATO standard on the SA80 and us being the only ones to use it. The exact same thing was true for the Chieftain tank and the dual fuel engine requirement - we did it, nobody else bothered. British engineers "We will build it to spec, even if it doens't work that well in some areas, because it's what it says to do!" :D

[@MrDgwphotos]

About like the requirements that led to what would be the G41. Mauser stuck to the exact requirements, while Walther ignored some of them, and the Walther rifle was better as a result.

[@MrGrimsmith]

@@MrDgwphotos Please note I don't say that it's the right way but it is very much the *British* way :P

[@NSporsche]

1 tiny gripe, what happened to using the bolt release catch as opposed to the bolt hold open device from the doctrine? Other than that very informative

[@firewarrior776]

This.

[@CH-bn7qb]

Yeah that’s what I thought the bolt release is on the opposite side to the bolt hold open

[@misadope]

I’ve been waiting for this one!

[@niteowl9733]

The SA in the game has a short barrel but if you noticed the muzzle device. It looks like something surefire produces to accept a can. Kind of cool and it makes sense with the short barrel. It's probably still a 16" barrel which is plenty. I kinda of like it!

[@Moue666]

I can't wait for the CoD: Vanguard video.