Firearms Expert Reacts To ARMA 3’s Guns

Firearms Expert Reacts To ARMA 3’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of ARMA 3, including the AKM, the Tavor 21 assault rifle, and a long-barrelled FN P90.

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 ARMA 3 and compares them to their real-life counterparts.

If you’re interested in seeing more of Jonathan’s work, you can check out more from the Royal Armouries right here. – https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries

If you would like to support the Royal Armouries, you can make a charitable donation to the museum here. – https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/

And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. – https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/

You can either purchase Jonathan’s book here. – https://www.headstamppublishing.com/bullpup-rifle-book

Or at the Royal Armouries shop here. – https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/thorneycroft-to-sa80-british-bullpup-firearms-1901-2020

50 Comments

  1. Festung Mittlewesten on October 26, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    What he’s saying at 11:15 has happened before actually, the MR-C from Crye for Ghost Recon is another rare example of that happening.



  2. Metal Gamer on October 26, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Netx game: The Cycle: Frontier



  3. Aidan FARNAN on October 26, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Next up: we show him the weapons from the Arma Modding community, so he can nitpick that that’s not a Godwin pattern Bolter but clearly a Mars patten…



  4. Mmsmickey on October 26, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    Next stop DayZ



  5. Ohlookabirdie on October 26, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    would love to see Jonathan look at apex legends guns



  6. Jay Plays on October 26, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    Dear Johnathan Ferguson, as a Arma enthusiast. The comment you made about the sniper not moving around when you are standing, crouched or prone is a Modding choice. There is a Mod called "Remove Weapon Sway" that takes all of the movement of the rifle and weapon from the game. Past that is all Vanilla game play. I hope you have a wonderful day.



  7. Game0 ReD on October 26, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    Tarkov is better. Or worse. Depends if You’re a masochist.



  8. Paolo Ruzzene on October 26, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    Any chance to get an expert view on "ground branch"?
    Or maybe on the first person part of "call to arms"?



  9. UnstableFrogGaming on October 26, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    Division 2 gun react when?



  10. Sharati on October 26, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    please react to payday 2



  11. Dean Cosens on October 26, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Since Jonathan was so complimentary about the AKM, I’d love to see him review the arms from DayZ, since that was the game this AKM model was originally designed for.

    Really pleased to see ARMA featured on this series, really pleased to see it got a fairly positive review too



  12. Not So Greedy on October 26, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    PLEASE , DO RHS MODS for Arma 3 next



  13. heffyg101 on October 26, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    2:25 nice beatbox there Jonathan!



  14. andew mayen on October 26, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Next video on pubg please



  15. SimpelwegSlecht on October 26, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Escape from Tarkov



  16. Ginge on October 26, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    Thanks Jonathan!
    Please can we have Predator Hunting Grounds,
    UNSC Halo Weapons (from CE to Infinite)
    Titanfall Universe (inc.Apex)
    Bioshock Series



  17. M Bahreini on October 26, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Finally an episode which Johnathan doesn’t lose his mind over guns!



  18. Tfbtrav on October 26, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    I think someone didnt explain to him the copy right issue, they couldnt use the exact models or names of every gun and I only saw the genuine guns in the CDLCs which probably would’ve been better to showcase!



  19. EPICFox207 on October 26, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    Pwease check out the weapons of the Destiny franchise. My cat is asking for it too



  20. Strider on October 26, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    I’ve only seen smg’s issued to pilots in arma3. Obviously as a player you get a bit of freedom to use whatever, but they do have a pretty good system when it comes to squad loadouts.



  21. 6.49 DROW RANGER on October 26, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    There are 2 things that are horribly annoying in Arma 3 and that Jonathan forgot to mention.

    First, tactical reloads don’t take into account the already chambered round. For example, if you got a 30-rd magazine with your rifle, fired a few shots, and then start a reload, you remove the current mag, place it in the character’s inventory, and get another (fresh) magazine and you get 30 rounds ready to fire, while you oughta have 31 because of the round that was already chambered.

    Second, reloading makes your character stop moving ; you can’t reload while walking for example.

    Older games, such as America’s Army and Raven Shield, did had those 2 things. 18 years ago.



  22. lonetraveller80 on October 26, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    How about reviewing the gun mods from Fallout 4? Like the mod makers named "FX0x01", "ff7cloudstrife", "Utherien", "WarDaddy775"’s MG42, etc with the possible add-ons to each firearm.



  23. J V on October 26, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    Would love to see a breakdown of the firearms in Red Orchestra/Red Orchestra 2.



  24. Mr.Bootcheekoh on October 26, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    Type 115 in KOTH is a must



  25. Twink on October 26, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    Glad he finally did it. One of my favorite youtuber’s and favorite game’s unite.



  26. Alexs Mercer22 on October 26, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    How about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. There lot of weapons



  27. Alloraptor Gen 2 on October 26, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    Why have you guys not done a Halo reacts. With the new halo infinite coming out and all I would hope you guys will do one soon. I am honestly surprised you guy have not done one before seeing how iconic Halo is in first person shooter games.



  28. NORKIE on October 26, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    The weapons in scum are some of the most detailed and elaborately designed in game weapons in any game ever developed, i hope you check them out.



  29. Raven TheShill on October 26, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    "This is Johnathan Fergus-"
    BRO WE KNOW HE IS WHY WE ARE HERE



  30. Boss Man1371 on October 26, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    "Best modeled AK I’ve seen" Tarkov players didnt like that



  31. TheAlhouk57 on October 26, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    So for the P90 using it as a pdw for armor or air crew use makes sense due to its weight.



  32. senraXD on October 26, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    Amazing!
    Not a week ago I was trying to see if you guys had made a video of weapons in Arma.. and now it’s here!



  33. Number 445 on October 26, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    "The most detailed" said tarkov while crying silently



  34. ibad850 on October 26, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    This is nice, we need prarie fire next!



  35. John Macaroni on October 26, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    GET HIM TO REVIEW Hotdogs, Horseshoes, and Handgrenades!!!



  36. Jay Santana5538 on October 26, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    Aieiii Aieiii Aieiiii I am a butterfly, A ninja production (Ninja production) me myself and I



  37. Arkatosh HD on October 26, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    what he missed with the g36 was, that the battery for the red dot was turned off, as you can see on the upper right of the red dot Visor. But I am extremely picky here 😉



  38. PsYDaniel on October 26, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    Whatever you do, don’t break his heart don’t show him CoD Vanguard guns…



  39. The Pygman on October 26, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    0:30 Evil Jonathan be like…



  40. Roman on October 26, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    Mr. Ferguson was lucky not to be asked to comment on ARMA 3 vehicles. Because the use of the so-called "Ifrit" APC in military context is absolutely ridiculous. This vehicle is called either "Falcatus" (sabre) or "Karatel’" (punisher), it is an experimental vehicles, it has been built in very small numbers and, as far as I understand, its primary purpose is ramming walls of buildings for ceounter-terrorism assaults. In any case, this is not a standard-issue APC, it will never be, and it was never intended to be one.



  41. TheWasylator on October 26, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    Would be interested in seeing Jonathan’s reaction to Valorant’s default weapon skins



  42. lukegindahouse on October 26, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    Check out enlisted



  43. Fin W-K on October 26, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    I think the intro at the start should be changed to ‘“This is Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of all viewers on GameSpot”’



  44. SHI*TTY TAKES on October 26, 2021 at 9:59 pm

    Mans holding shooters to tarkov standards! Love it.



  45. KILIAN1510 on October 26, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    He should react to DayZ



  46. Greg Muniz on October 26, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    6:15 – Good god man, what happened to your wrists?! I know LMGs are heavy but it looks like they straight up crushed that soldier’s carpal bones.



  47. C4RLT0N on October 26, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    I would love to see another Part of him analyzing Hunt Showdown’s Guns.



  48. weeb covfefe on October 26, 2021 at 10:04 pm

    Speaking of "best AKM representation", I would love to see a nitpicking showdown between the "realistic games". ARMA 3 AKM versus Tarkov AKM, Insurgency FAL vs Squad FAL (dunno if they both have it, just an example), etc etc. I think it would be of great interest to us "realism" fans to see our favorite museum guy do what he does best and putting together the best of the best when it comes to recreating real life weapons.



  49. Prof. Dr. Mike Hawk on October 26, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    Maybe this Jonathan Ferguson guy,a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, should do his esteemed job rather than do stupid videos here huh? What do you say, Gamespot?



  50. PvtNewb on October 26, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    Plenty more detailed guns on modded Arma 3, like the NIarms or the SMA