World's Rarest Production Rifle: The AN-94, Part 1 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

[@RoyalArmouriesMuseum]

The 2,000 unlocks for the gun in-game for World of Guns is done by the code 'JONATHAN10' There's a guide in the description for how to redeem it. You need to be logged in and not on a guest account and it needs to be on the 'Gun Map' Screen. Once you're on the command console, it's 'promo JONATHAN10' to unlock.

[@niklasw.1297]

I received an error after entering the code: "Promo-code declined. Error Code = 1 Invalid promo-code entered. Check your code" There could be multiple problems here maybe? Oh well. Edit: It works now

[@Zoidburger_]

@@niklasw.1297 i got the same error like ten minutes after the video was posted, so i think its some other issue, and not that they've ran out

[@themadmanchannel9036]

@@niklasw.1297 I just tried the code and got the same error message.

[@Superchunk-k2h]

@@Zoidburger_ Same

[@mightybrows8809]

Cheers for this, having fun taking the rifle down right now!

[@jonathanferguson1211]

As I'm seeing a lot of speculation that these are captures from the current Ukraine-Russia war, I can confirm that they are not. I haven't been able to establish their origin beyond the UK MoD, but they are from a *very* tight serial number block and as we will cover in part 2, at least two allied (to the UK) nations did purchase ANs circa 2000. Izhmash hoped to sell these as widely as any other rifle and at the time, relations were rather more cordial...

[@Sneckit]

In 2002 it was reported that the IRA had sent members to purchase AN-94s from Russia. Perhaps that could be a lead worth following up?

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

@@Sneckit The IRA guys were probably horrified the first time they took them apart. "Seamus what the fuck did you bring in this time!? How are we ever gonna get these bloody things together again!?"

[@icematta6050]

​@@G-Mastah-Fashit's playing in my head with an Irish accent...

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@Sneckit edit - nope, definitely not from that 'order'. I can't tell you how I know, but I know ;)

[@seancidy6008]

Hard won booty like that gets kept.

[@bilalsadiq1450]

Love Johnathan's face during the live-fire, he's clearly trying to hold back the biggest grin imaginable knowing he gets to be the one to fire it full-auto lol.

[@Paronak]

lmao

[@tbrowniscool]

When he felt that hyper-burst something happened hehe

[@michaelwoodby5261]

Really he lit up when the guy next to him popped off the hyper burst. Hearing it was very cool, it doesn't quite sound like one shot or two.

[@Fadaar]

pretty cool how the first 2 rounds is hyper burst too. pretty sure i heard about that from another video (probably Ian's) but had forgotten it.

[@owenthompson4071]

He definitely called Dibs on full auto

[@KeithT1992]

“You wait for years and then three come along at once”… *pans to 3 AN94 rifles as I literally yell fuck you at my phone screen* 😂

[@jonathanferguson1211]

This made me laugh out loud, thank you :D

[@Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y]

Like, we all know the joke, and what he was about to say, but then the slow pan to....Holy F-k....

[@Darwinist]

Ian is never, ever, EVER going to top that casual reveal.

[@weswolever7477]

@@Darwinist. The gauntlet has been cast

[@WanderlustZero]

Meanwhile everyone else on the bus: :o

[@Fruhmple]

I love the "Keeper of Cameras" job title

[@RoyalArmouriesMuseum]

Sadly just a long-running jest. Digital Marketing Officer doesn't sound as cool ;)

[@Fruhmple]

@@RoyalArmouriesMuseum IDK, officer has nice ring to it too.

[@alexeywulph7389]

Ah, I see you used the forbidden power of bidding on multiple auctions for the same model, only to end up winning several of them at once

[@no1DdC]

More like the forbidden power of being a government institution.

[@XaleManix]

Or, alternatively, a 'through the magic of buying two of them!'

[@tenhoandersson]

@@XaleManix Hey, I get that reference

[@すどにむ]

@@no1DdC IIUC they're totally-not-a-government-institution right now

[@spartan8705]

@@すどにむ Non-departmental public body is the technical term The Royal Armouries is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport; but not part of the department They are directly accountable to Parliament

[@TheArmourersBench]

Great to see one (three) of these in action!

[@johnsmith-jq1uc]

doubt we see this in ukraine

[@TheArmourersBench]

@johnsmith-jq1uc No sign yet! Some photos of Dagestani FSS was posted round as being in Ukraine the other day but don't believe this is the case. There have been some KORD 6P67s though!

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Thank you Matt!

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

​@@johnsmith-jq1ucI recall a few pics of at least one AN94 rifle next to its former operator which turned up pretty early on in the invasion, I can imagine there's at least one or two more (probably NOT where the rifles in this video were sourced from). The Russians DO actually issue these things, but on a very small scale, basically just the occasional spec ops types. There's been some occasional anecdotal accounts of conscripts in peacetime having seen spec ops people practice some with the rifles, with everyone else rocking their usual AK74s.

[@AldoAB]

NAH HE WAS HOLDING THE SMILE

[@IrregularDave]

I was grinning just WATCHING Jonathan shooting there

[@jonathanferguson1211]

None outside Russia to my knowledge. I don't think there was ever an export window for them to make it out.

[@robloxpathe9296]

Rip 'firearms expert reacts' series

[@lfthess157]

@@jonathanferguson1211 There are several AN94s in China's National University of Defense Technology （中国国防工业大学）I have seen in 2023. Don't know if they work properly though.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@lfthess157 Interesting, thank you.

[@foureye7058]

The pan down to the table made me audibly gasp. I just LOVE firearms with unique operating principles. The beauty of the intersection between form and function happening within a firearm is what does it for me, more than anything else.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I'm so glad to read that - gasps was what I was going for :D

[@itspersonnal6883]

This video definitely has the highest « gasp factor » out of all of those on your channel! I wasn’t aware they moved Christmas to November

[@Krecikdwamiljony]

Can confirm, the pan down was a massive flex

[@sparkyfromel]

the function is cool but the form would see Ivan crouching in a muddy trench weeping with despair , too much stress fixing the damn thing

[@ZeeMid]

OH MY GOD???

[@RoyalArmouriesMuseum]

WE KNOW RIGHT

[@ZeeMid]

i knew it fired fast but *wow.* beautiful design, love that you guys got 3 in good enough condition to fire!

[@mattcall9948]

This made my week love the AN-94

[@paleoph6168]

Now that is a treat, a Christmas miracle, if you will.

[@UnosRecens]

Jonatan with a rifle in his hand has this weird "heist movie villan" wibe

[@falloutfart9917]

Probably the silver hair and skill. Gives off the vibe of “I’ve been doing this for years and I’m ready to go for many more”

[@Darwinist]

Casually hanging out with blurry-faced guys really adds to the ambience.

[@blue2sco]

Heat remake? 😂

[@KwadDamyj]

Guys. The thermal drill. Go get it.

[@Ye-Hu]

How do you think he "aquired" them lol

[@doogong]

That hyperburst was actually way faster than I was expecting

[@mungologgo5526]

It's actually amazing. I knew it was almost as fast as a regular single shot but the design is really impressive to be able to accomplish that

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Such is the point of hyperburst, so fast that you get the shots off towards the target before recoil can disrupt your sight picture. The consequence is though that you do then get a harsh recoil impulse, if you've seen footage of the H&K G11, that thing KICKS with its 3rd hyperburst.

[@_Saracen_]

Yeah my jaw dropped.

[@Max_Da_G]

1800RPM rate of fire.

[@Max_Da_G]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Apparently not anywhere near as bad. The recoil impulse is extended in time so it's nowhere near the same. Doesn't look anywhere near the same on videos.

[@IKEACherryChair]

i love that slow pan to the THREE other AN-94s on the table

[@Hysteria98]

World of Guns is the one tool the firearms world has arguably needed for years. I came across it when it was just starting out and it just does what it says on the tin. Desperately needs more features, but as a base for understanding how a gun goes together, it's brilliant.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

There is one minor error in the model. See if you can spot it ;)

[@Lord_Ralph]

Hello there, Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history!

[@tanks608]

Too bad game spot canned the show

[@no1DdC]

@@tanks608 They did?

[@tanks608]

@@no1DdC yep, they fired the guy who ran all of the expert reacts shows

[@no1DdC]

@@tanks608 This seems like a not particularly smart move, given how many views these shows brought to the channel. If we exclude trailers, these videos are by far the most popular type of content, with the video on Rust’s Guns being the single most popular piece of original content on the channel.

[@weswolever7477]

That was the only reason I went to that channel. It won’t matter to them that I have no reason to give them any more traffic, but that is one less click

[@Repenter0]

The AN94 has to be the most interesting firearm since the blackpowder era, so much clockwork pullies and stuff.

[@cplpuddingpop]

G11 might take the crown due to equally insane clockwork internals but with the added benefit of caseless ammo, but AN-94 is easily the most wild production/military accepted rifle out there.

[@Repsikka]

@@cplpuddingpop was going to mention the G11 as well, sadly, I don't think there's any quality videos about it, especially someone shooting it, I think the best one is Ian's but he didn't shoot it

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@Repsikka There's a small chance that Teufelshund Tactical/1911 Syndicate might persuade HK USA to shoot theirs. Small. I can't see HK Oberndorf or the WTS collection at Koblenz ever shooting theirs. The only one in the UK is no longer fully functional, unfortunately.

[@Repsikka]

@@jonathanferguson1211 might be difficult to find ammo

[@jgchicken2133]

British Ian takes the top by casually showing 3 An-94! Christmas comes early xd

[@tedrex8959]

Christmas has come early for Jonathan and he is as excited as a schoolboy with a new toy. It's lovely to see him so ecstatic!

[@Bigcat726]

The coolest thing and rarely seen is 3 AN-94s shooting side by side and the most rare intriguing firearm from the Russia, by far the coolest video from Royal Armory’s Museum Channel

[@MarcinP2]

4:41 thhis still looks maddening, like so many things depend on racing conditions and spring tensions being balanced perfectly.

[@Apyr404]

Don't forget the wire and pulleys

[@TheFirstCurse1]

All automatic firearms are about balancing, but this one requires the most.

[@DiggingForFacts]

Most of the gats trying to solve the "more bullet per bullet so basic soldier is more killy" question (see also the SPIW program) end up being very mechanically complicated to pull off what is asked.

[@johnsanko4136]

This is a spicy acquisition. Very cool to share it.

[@kegluneq6306]

Thank you for the World of Guns AN-94! I've had the app since 2017 so I may not be the target for the promotion, but it was one I had not yet unlocked :) Strongly recommended to anyone who is interested in firearms but doesn't have the same level of access as Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

[@asxpot]

There must be some sort of an incredible story behind acquiring these.

[@itspersonnal6883]

Wouldn’t be surprised if this had to do with kursk specifically, apparently they haven’t been used in the field and if there is one place where they might’ve got their hands on em, it’s gotta be there. That or Ireland. The IRA got 3 somehow

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@itspersonnal6883 Nope. And unfortunately the MoD wouldn't tell us where they are from. But if I had to guess I'd say the Canadian purchase.

[@asxpot]

@@jonathanferguson1211 Thanks for the clarification anyway!

[@stevemc6010]

​@@jonathanferguson1211 Canada had acquired these?

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@stevemc6010 Spoiler for part 2 but yes - for evaluation only. Info from Max Popenker.

[@kmankrh]

"And then three come along at once" I gasped

[@UlisseDizante]

Flexing the catch.

[@Matze-c1j]

Well this just made my day... and Jonathan's by the look of it.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Week, month, year...

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@jonathanferguson1211 🤣🤣

[@reeeeedmil]

Hell yeah, happy to see Jonathan happy

[@willxy42dakin61]

''baby, you make me wish I had three hands'' - Total recall And as of now, the museum of firearms and artillery.

[@Max_Da_G]

If you ever get a chance, try to visit the Museum of Artillery and Communications Forces in Saint Petersburgh in Russia. The exhibit if massive. Courtyard alone is a museum in its own right.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Love this :D

[@MajorT0m]

Hey man, I got fiiive kids to feed!

[@midknight9715]

I think I nearly fainted from the ecstasy of seeing those 3 and a half AN-94's on the table.

[@scagmo_au]

Nice to see a channel that isn't worried about KZbins draconian firearms restrictions. Well done to Jonathan and the team 🤙

[@donwyoming1936]

KZbin is a business. You do what the advertisers want.

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

It's educational (wink)

[@Tagiau]

You're looking at a company vs an influencer. KZbin will look at this channel and see tv, they'll look at any other gun youtuber and see influencer.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

It did get demonetised apparently but my colleagues got it reinstated.

[@foureye7058]

​@@donwyoming1936 And Google is the one at the very top of the advertising pyramid online. They fully have the power to do things differently, they just choose not to, imo. If anything the reason for no full-auto monetization is more ideological than anything, but I won't go into that.

[@JF-vz1ju]

That pan down to THREE live AN-94s is one of the coolest things I've seen in a youtube video. Absolutely incredible.

[@Yupppi]

The most fascinating thing about this gun has to be the tilted magazine. It just jumps on your eyes right away. Ever since I tried this gun in some old Battlefield game, I fell in love. Extremely fascinating gun in terms of how easy to handle it seems to be. Similarly with AEK-971 (if that's the correct name). They are the two exciting AK variations. It's also really interesting to see Jonathan get to the range. It's not been many times I've seen that on video. It's starting to get to Ian McCollum's territory. The thing about those animations is that you have to watch them quite a few times to figure out where to look in them, because so much is happening and so little makes sense.

[@verrueckteriwan]

please dont call Battlefield 3 an "old Battlefield game", that makes me feel old and really hurts me D:

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Shooting is only ever going to be an occasional thing on our channel for obvious reasons, but this was a prime opportunity we couldn't pass up.

[@ahmadbani1452]

The great camera work does not go unnoticed! Kudos to the cinematographer :)

[@FIVEBASKET]

LIVE FIRING A AN94?????My God this about to make my day

[@Sman7290]

Ummm.......... THREE!

[@ironsightsmcgillycudy7753]

I was literally just telling a friend of mine about why these hyper burst weapon systems inevitably ended up failing yesterday. Thanks for the perfect timing Jonathan!

[@ScriptedLinks]

I shed a tear when the camera panned down to THREE AN-94s.

[@rosaria8384]

Thank you for dedicating your time and patience to acquire live versions instead of deactivated ones. Everyone deserves to see these pieces in action!

[@kyosukeplays]

Can we point out that incredibly accurate count of 10 shots in full auto? And can we also point out that incredibly British “carry on” to tell the shooters to proceed. I’m here for it.

[@esbudegativo1481]

Its so cool to see two shots almost at once even on full auto (the first two)

[@pyeitme508]

Cool, next AEK-971s?

[@Peteryification]

Fuck yes!

[@HanSolo__]

N...

[@rinaldoman3331]

Those guns were never sold and never went into mass production. Small batches of An-94 were sold somewhere in the 2000s, but AEK-971 never. But instead there are AK-107, 108 and 109, with the same automatics.

[@strahinjastevic7480]

Those aren't actual serial production.

[@ayyyyph2797]

I think we're more likely to see the A-545 production variations rather than the AEK prototypes

[@ruvinwolf]

I’ve been advocating WoG for years now, it is such a good tool to see the different operating mechanisms on various weapon systems!

[@mrkeogh]

Was not expecting that comparison to buses and the pan to the table 😮

[@J1mston]

As an engineer, I love the engineering that went into making these! For those of us who work in engineering today it's easy for us to forget that these were designed largely without all the computer wizardry that I use on a daily basis. Ian's description "Rocket Science" is absolutely spot on, we can only marvel at their genius.

[@freshcutflower]

This is incredible, I never thought we'd actually see the day of getting a proper hands on the AN94 and see it in action like this

[@charlielyttle8576]

knowing there's 3 an94s sitting underground in leeds makes me happy

[@aghostofthepast]

That was beautiful... What an opening!

[@GjVj]

An absolute beast in Bad Company 2, with an unmistakable rattle. Memories of Nelson Bay - if someone was going on a tear with one of these, you could tell, from across the map. Good times! And amazing video - thank you RA!

[@lothbroke]

This video is great because for the disassembly part he's like I'm just going through the motions, because there are already other great videos on that, but none of those guys got to freaking shoot one so I'm doing my own video too!

[@Gunbudder]

that you for documenting this in such high quality! i never get tired of seeing it function

[@FlowKio]

All due respect to Ian but this man is the true Firearms expert

[@MarvinCZ]

He's not Highlander, there can be more than one. I'm glad we have several experts who like to share their knowledge.

[@mungologgo5526]

They both are part of the wise firearm wizards club

[@grahamstretch6863]

No, they are both experts, they each know the other exists (well, they’re friends!) and they each will quote the other when the other has a better chance of educating us! No expert stands alone, they rely on others.

[@otdj3794]

that pan down to the 3 is such an incredible flex and Jonathan knows it

[@jonathan_60503]

Might have had to wait for 3 to come along; but so, so, worth it!

[@Azimuth47]

Great video, as always, however I'd have liked to have seen the grouping on each of the firing-modes to see how close the 2 round hyper-burst compared to the single fire.

[@RoyalArmouriesMuseum]

Stay tuned for part 2...

[@Azimuth47]

@ I’m looking forward to it, I’ve always been fascinated by the mechanics & performance of the AN-94, but due to its rarity, finding good videos is like finding hens’ teeth.

[@Kevmoeman]

The barrel moving looks so cool

[@raven_1133]

The AN-94 is one of my favorite firearms of all time. Not only from it’s technological achievements, but also because from what I’ve heard, it’s rather well received. One of, if not, the only negative draw back is it’s complexity.

[@jamesla1015]

This was always op on the old school battlefield games. Great 3 round bust, accurate and moderately powerful

[@RoyalArmouriesMuseum]

Bad Company 2 memories...

[@chomaaa]

The thing I liked the most was the fact you could see the barrel moving.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I actually wish I'd mentioned that/game appearances in general. I'm too used to compartmentalising that stuff for Gamespot!

[@Pattamatt1998]

The best gun in the best Battlefield game. Slap the ACOG on the AN94 and get to work. Miss BC2 so much

[@PomyPie]

​@@jonathanferguson1211didn't notice much difference between it and the ak12/m16 at normal ranges tbh

[@Venom-ow3gi]

Thank you for giving a detailed breakdown of the weapon. I have never fully understood how everything ran so smoothly until your lesson Jonathan!

[@Panzermeister36]

The World of Guns animations were incredibly useful in demonstrating how it operates. Very cool, and thank you for the video.

[@Radiance141]

I'm so excited and happy for the Royal Armory to get a hold of such iconic rifles and being able to fire them, if I'm not wrong we can see on the full auto setting that the first two rounds still come in the mode of hyperburst, after which the rate of fire slows down to about 650 RPM. Thank you to everyone involved and wish you the best!

[@thecommissaruk]

Casually panning down to three, live, AN94s (plus the deactivated one) is quite the flex. I don't normally utter "bloody hell" to my phone at work, but you got one.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I fear that we may have peaked with this lol

[@ralfszemzars1885]

If I'm going to UK, I will most definitely visit the museum. You've done a marvelous job on KZbin Jonathan, thank you very much from what started as a reaction videos to games now being informative and well presented standalone videos!

[@JD-tn5lz]

Wow. If I were an armorer assigned to a unit that were issued these I'd demand a larger vodka ration. And maybe some valium. Not only not an AK, but more the AK's antithesis.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

The "Ant-AK", perhaps?

[@avp5964]

I absolutely love this thing such an interesting bit of engineering. Really didn't expect to see one live firing this soon, thank you!

[@Dudi4PoLFr]

Download STALKER 2 and watch Sir Ferguson presenting the Obokan at the same time, life is good!

[@derekp2674]

Thanks very much, Jonathan and team.

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Props to Johnathan, going full auto! rank does have privilege 👍👍

[@Kaospojken94]

Magical video Jonathan, truly amazing to get to see these examples of history.

[@the_senate8050]

3:08 You're telling me this mechanical monstrosity works with the extra weight of a bayonet?!?

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Something we need to try but in theory yes. I think worse-case it might affect reliability. How the shooter holds the rifle would likely have more effect. But I'm not an engineer :)

[@the_senate8050]

@@jonathanferguson1211 Most systems with recipricating barrels don't like changes in barrel weight, this one does that and more, but perhaps all that reciprocating mass means the bayonet isn't enough to sway it?

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@the_senate8050 I definitely want to try it but I think without firing elevated and/or running and gunning, it would probably work well enough. High speed filming might reveal deceleration of the moving parts though. I *think* it would affect rate of fire in auto, and in theory if the firing unit is slowed down, you might possibly get a three-round burst instead of two? Interestingly Garand Thumb seemed to be getting 'triples' even without a weight on the muzzle.

[@frankrenda2519]

marvel of engineering

[@Sinyckle]

LOVE seeing AN-94 breakdowns, fingers crossed one day you get your hands on an AEK-971 (my personal favorite)

[@rhystaylor851]

Ah yes, that funny time when every world power said: "I want cool a hyper-burst gun". Then shortly after said: "wow that's expensive, we'll just stick to what we had before"

[@headshothunt3r414]

What ideas did other come up with? The AN94 is the only rifle I know if with that feature

[@rhystaylor851]

@headshothunt3r414 G11 (Germany), XM8 (USA), Famas (France, but a simplified verson was adopted). I think Britain also tried it but I forget the name Edit: AN-94 was actually developed a lot later than the rest of them too, not sure why it got funded after everyone else cancelled

[@-Seeker-]

@@headshothunt3r414 US tried going in a different direction as well for Hyperburst. Instead of the gun, they tried with the ammo. the M198 Duplex ammo from Project SALVO.

[@no1DdC]

Every world power and Russia, you mean.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

​@@rhystaylor851The XM8 never had a hyperburst feature that I'm aware of, and if there was ever any experimenting with that regarding the FAMAS, it's difficult for me to picture, it would have been a radically different rifle.

[@ubernoob103]

Possibly the best video, on any gun, ever.

[@randomfaca]

holy cow did not see this coming! just in time for stalker 2 as well

[@nitebytes]

I'm sure it was just professional enjoyment from Jonathan being able set that AN--94 to "Rock'n'Roll" and let it rip. :) Love to see it. Thank you.

[@aweillekevin4201]

the fact this came out on stalker 2's release date is pretty cool.

[@zaxaphone4829]

I'm so excited to see some more footage of this gun. I love the thing.

[@MrTrilbe]

There is an Alternate reality where the G11 "Kraut Space magic gun" and the AN-94 "Russian farm equipment, but it'll do, gun" faced each other and that match up really does speak about west vs east european, i don't know what it says, but it said it

[@steezydan8543]

Yeah, I'd take the AN over a G11 any day of the week.

[@grahampalmer9337]

Thanks very much Jonathan.

[@EarlSoC]

You can't convince me the SAS doesn't roll up to Johnathan for the newest and boldest like he's Q.

[@XaleManix]

... SOMEONE MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THE NEXT BOND FILM

[@WanderlustZero]

@@XaleManix Just a shame someone beat Jonathan to it for the John Wick series

[@grahamstretch6863]

More likely that they rolled up and said here… we’re done with these!

[@daminox]

​@@XaleManixOmg that would be amazing if Jonathan were Q in a Bond movie

[@Lankythepyro]

This is incredible! I'd love to see a video on the AKMSU in the armory. Its history, its mythos and what the actual gun is

[@tarnetskygge]

I've been playing Borderlands 3 recently, and watching the range footage here it suddenly struck me how much Jonathan resembles the character Zane from that game 😂

[@jasonboren9951]

That was incredibly instructive. Thank you!

[@GT-wo2oj]

Theres a guy at the FIVE GUYS I walk past to get to work that looks like Jonathan! I go in and call him JONATHAN BURGERSON most days. I can get in a good 25 Jonathan Burgersons before the security drag me out of the Five Guys. If I say them loud enough, HE CRIES! so jokes. Also, its not on the way to my work at all.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

I don't know if this is a joke or real life, but it made me laugh either way :D

[@GT-wo2oj]

@ Ferguson laughs Burgerson cries Everyones a winner 🏆

[@ErwinPommel]

Jonathan Burgerson, keeper of fire guards and hard grillery at the Five Guys in wherever @GT-wo2oj lives, home to thousands of historic condiments from throughout history.

[@KaanTechCrazy]

extremely interesting mechanic. it basically fires another round before the main mechanism cycles but then after the 2nd round it also cycles the hyperburst mechanism.

[@DopetheWind]

The greatest ad integration in the history of all ad integrations.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

If they hadn't already approached us (we've done a couple before), I would have approached them for this one for sure. It's basically essential.

[@F1ghteR41]

@@jonathanferguson1211Coincidentally just earlier today I was thinking about that integration and kicking myself about coming too late to benefit from the giveaway.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@F1ghteR41 It's still available - just a bit more of a faff than we thought - see the edited pinned comment.

[@F1ghteR41]

@@jonathanferguson1211 Sadly, it doesn't work for me.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@F1ghteR41 Sorry about that - Noble Empire have commented that they're happy to help individuals.

[@thefudgellyyt8880]

I'm happy to get to watch this in action. I been admiring the AN94 ever since bf3

[@justinsluka8971]

Cool that this releases the same day STALKER 2 releases - pretty sure most people know the AN-94 as the "Obokan" from STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

[@IroquoisPlissken]

This is really incredible, three AN-94 ! Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@identity7536]

Casual pan-down to 3 at once

[@benson7374]

This is incredible

[@tigerseye1202]

Ian about to call Jonathan "Yoooo, long time no talk, you free anytime soon?"

[@jonathanferguson1211]

lol - unfortunately the terms of our licence (insert meme here) don't allow non-employees to shoot Prohibited Weapons. Ideally we'd have the same authority as movie armourers do to allow that but for now, we don't :(

[@brucecook502]

And I absolutely love the comprehensive animation of how the Mechanics Work. That would make it very easy to figure out and understand the role each part plays in the function/operation. Brilliant 😄

[@clumsygarage1578]

Jonathan has yet to receive the training which lets you have a blurred face, I see. Edit: also I could see how hard it was not to smile before getting to fire it full auto lol

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Would you believe the smile was in reaction to the bursts to my left?

[@charlesgarey5723]

This is immaculate. The AN is one of my favorite firearms ever, the holy grail. Larry Vickers owns(owned?) one in the US, and now you folks have three. I'm feeling a trip to the UK might in order soon.

[@aidancush7204]

On my birthday? Johnathan Ferguson keeper of firearms an artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, you shouldnt have

[@justgunsyt]

Fantastic!

[@quattroconcept4]

It's just me or is it a coincidence that this video was released the same day as Stalker 2?

[@RevanAlaire]

Sadly we won't get a Firearms Expert Reacts video on the game.

[@nobsherc]

​​​@@RevanAlairethankfully GameSpot isn't the owner of "experts react" so we can have him in some other channel, maybe Dave's personal channel

[@RevanAlaire]

@@nobsherc Fingers crossed. What is Dave's channel by the way?

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Would you believe that it actually IS a coincidence? I'd lost track of STALKER 2's release date with the whole Gamespot collapse and forgot to ask my colleagues to coordinate with whenever the heck it was due out. So the gun gods have smiled upon us :)

[@TheFirstCurse1]

​@@RevanAlaireWhy not?

[@kirkmcgill]

Jonathan pulling the “fourth mode” gave definite old school special ops vibes. The grey haired guys in the shirt sleeves and sunglasses who are actually the most dangerous people in the room by an order of magnitude. While you’re busy gushing over your hyper burst he just casually bayonets you.

[@arcticfox7.62]

I'm at a loss for words. This is biblical. it's hard to find an adjective that can describe my amazement. This is beautiful.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

One of my favourite comments, thank you very much :)

[@arcticfox7.62]

Today, I have been double blessed, I should get a lottery ticket haha. Really appreciate the dedication put on these videos and a lot of respect for sharing your knowledge.