Firearms Expert Reacts: Sniping in Video Games (Bonus Episode)

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In this Bonus Episode of Firearms React, Jonathan Ferguson discusses the basics of a modern day sniper rifle, its historical definition, and how they work (or don't work) in video games.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - What Is A Sniper Rifle?
02:17 - What "Sniper Rifle" Used To Mean
06:02 - Snipers In Video Games
11:47 - Support Jonathan!
#firearmsreact

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@CertMediocre 3 жыл бұрын

"This is Jonathan Ferguson." Yeah, I know, he's why I'm here.

@sanadyiohneGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Accurate*

@yewtewbstew547 3 жыл бұрын

@justsomebodyontheinternet9089 3 жыл бұрын

This comment is currently at 911 likes I'm gonna unlike

@LucutusHK 3 жыл бұрын

Get this man a Netflix show !

@Tommy-qc4rj 2 жыл бұрын

The man's a saint, and I'm glad I can apply to work there in a few years, just so I have the chance of helping him and his colleague's work

@zedre7633 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan's place looks exactly like what I'd imagine it would. Amazing.

@mirabile1221 3 жыл бұрын

yes

@4TheWinQuinn 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same lol

@kayagorzan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, with all the little collectibles

@djoecav Жыл бұрын

I did not expect swords

@nicholascecil6733 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan has singlehandedly made me wanna visit Leeds just so I can see the Royal Armouries Museum

@floopusdoopus 3 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

@loblawbomb1532 3 жыл бұрын

Leeds is a great city. Lots to do.

@Eoniclipse 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.. I might just get a plane and go there and see the collection when all this covid stuff blows over

@gregbarnes4083 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Leeds and visited the Royal Armouries many a time, its genuinely huge and theres always new exhibitions and new items added to the collections every time I go! The attached cafe is pretty good too, makes great sandwiches if I need some lunch while out in the city XD

@alexgreaves3838 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro. Ive been trying to convince my dad to drive me there ever since jonathan’s first video on here

@spunky718 3 жыл бұрын

*guy getting entire torso blown apart* "thats fine" *guy flipping the bird* "CENSOR THAT!!!!!!!!"

@Spadetothebrain 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought that was a little bit weird too.

@anirvana 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spadetothebrain That's just how censoring works around here. People getting literally ripped apart? Ah that's fine, violence is an integral part of life. Anything mildly offensive or related to sex? Censor it or get demonitized.

@pnutz_2 2 жыл бұрын

@@Spadetothebrain just like nipple disparity

@Neo2266. 2 жыл бұрын

@@anirvana “that being how it works” is not an explanation as to why it’s so inconsistent and shit Just don’t censor anything, ever

@anirvana 2 жыл бұрын

@@Neo2266. There is no explanation, those are the societal norms. I don't agree with them, but it is what it is. Not like I'm censoring anything.

@KailordYT 3 жыл бұрын

Johnathan's room casually has tons of katanas and swords in the background. *Exactly what I thought it would be.*

@j1gsaw 3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same, a bsg viper too.

@kiba_the_lucky 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, Katana literally means "Sword" in japanese So yeah, he has a ton of swords and swords in his room. :)

@fireaza 3 жыл бұрын

@@kiba_the_lucky Well, kinda. Japanese actually has two words for "sword": "katana" and "ken". "Katana" ("刀") is typically used for Japanese-style swords while "ken" ("剣") is typically used for European-style swords.

@PrawnOneFiveSix 3 жыл бұрын

@@j1gsaw first thing I noticed, and he has a tiny raptor too

@greif1779 3 жыл бұрын

@Arthur Brown Japanese swords were usually defined by length. Below 1尺(30.3cm) would be a 短刀(tantou) which literally translates to short blade and below 2尺above1尺would be a 脇差(wakizashi) etc etc. both katana and tachi(太刀) are above 2尺 but tachis have deeper bends, as well as some being completely straight. But there really isn’t a definitive line between them. However katanas are sheathed with the bend facing upwards, whereas tachis are sheathed bend facing downwards. So when you unsheathe a katana your palm is on the inside but when you unsheathe a tachi your palm is on the outside. Unlike Europe where all swords were just called a sword or a long sword or a short sword until the 17th-ish century in Japan people did have different names for each type. Sorry for my bad English

@shivernote2454 3 жыл бұрын

No wonder he spends so much time at the museum, that guy is a treasure!

@gingerbrummie 3 жыл бұрын

He’s the curator of the museum

@canadianmoth 3 жыл бұрын

@@gingerbrummie yes that was part of the joke

@Streamlabs 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, pretty jealous of Jonathan's Katana collection

@M0T0M451 3 жыл бұрын

Two Highlander Katanas and The Kurgans sword above.

@M0T0M451 3 жыл бұрын

Below those is I believe Blades sword. Above looks like a normal Arming sword, not sure if that one is from a film too.

@Justin-ee1mv 3 жыл бұрын

True

@bmhater1283 3 жыл бұрын

Woah, didn't know SL was here

@214TwoOneFo 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it illegal to have those katanas in Britain...?

@wikihowfrog9034 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan is the only reason I watch this channel ngl That's a sick Skeletor t-shirt

@vekizveki2256 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@wheresthesoup5122 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro

@user-to5nd5nc8h 3 жыл бұрын

Yes , yes it is a nice t-shirt

@nickbea3443 3 жыл бұрын

And the skull curtains!

@JR-mk6ow 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, tbh most of this content of this channel is sub-par. This series is the best thing they did in years

@SirButtRichardson 3 жыл бұрын

11:15 this edit came out of nowhere and absolutely killed me

@hejshshjejeheh5557 3 жыл бұрын

Same 😂😂😂

@Gundumb_guy 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf lol

@Neo2266. 2 жыл бұрын

They should have used the blinded by bracers scene from Hot Fuzz

@americantoastman7296 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao same that was so good

@dandydasyt4766 2 жыл бұрын

POV: you just got sniped

@H3Vtux 3 жыл бұрын

Calling it now. This guy is going to be to gamestop what yahtzee is to the escapist. Edit: Yikes this blew up, to clarify I simply mean he's going to be the reason 99% of the people tune in, and yes I meant Gamespot.

@TechnoMinarchist 3 жыл бұрын

The stock?

@blastfiend7478 3 жыл бұрын

Only reasons we all watch

@BrokenNoah 3 жыл бұрын

*GameSpot

@itsaBoomer 3 жыл бұрын

"lets all laugh at an industry that never learns anything teeheehee"

@thetaxfiler420 3 жыл бұрын

Whats up checkmark?

@Alekontilt120 3 жыл бұрын

Can we hope to see more “weapon application” videos like this? Like maybe ones for machine guns and whatnot

@betajosh 3 жыл бұрын

Loving this new format! This + Ahoy's game weaponry episodes = All we need!

@topnotchplayer2255 2 жыл бұрын

There is a video for lmgs

@Alekontilt120 2 жыл бұрын

@@topnotchplayer2255 well yah now there is

@KentGoSuzuki 3 жыл бұрын

My man got blue roses and skulls on his curtains. He’s ride or die for this lifestyle

@ManWithTheGoggles 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget that skeletor tshirt he's wearing lmao

@meekhilewhitewolf7036 3 жыл бұрын

this guy is such a nerd and i love it. throws gel in hair, puts on suit jacket, puts on professional voice and BOOM expert mode XD i wanna see what this guy is like in normal life.

@z-trip5457 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's a great bloke to go to the pub with

@nothanks4425 3 жыл бұрын

Throw a blazer over a skelator T and we're film ready!

@random-riley 3 жыл бұрын

I would imagine he is exactly the same, I very much doubt that he either needs nor cares to pretend to be anyone but himself

@AntonAdelson 3 жыл бұрын

Puts jazz in background too!

@ivanandres6828 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's always like that lol

@Shmeyton 3 жыл бұрын

I love how even though Jonathon has this really prestigious and obviously high-payed job, you can tell how much of a bro he is to, from the shirts he wears to the stuff he has behind him in his house

@iododendron3416 3 жыл бұрын

That's just the average-Joe-streaming-room of Buckingham Palace.

@vi6144 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you should see the queen's Warhammer 40K collection too, it's quite something.

@AntonAdelson 3 жыл бұрын

I HOPE he's paid. He's a government employee and they accept donations 🙏

@leob_v2 3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonAdelson Exactly - I definitely wouldn't expect it to be a "high-paying job", unfortunately...People doing these kinds of jobs need to be so dedicated to the domain, passionate, intelligent and educated, and are rare - it definitely SHOULD be a high-paying job - but in today's hyper-capitalism environment, I really doubt so :/

@cavemanbonk8320 3 жыл бұрын

I really hope he ends up reading all these comments

@Hurtydwarf 3 жыл бұрын

7:02 Actually, the cool thing about Arma is that even if the person isn't in *your* render distance, they are still rendered in and you can snipe people beyond what you can visibly see.

@cavemanbonk8320 3 жыл бұрын

This is part of the reason Arma is so cpu intensive, everything still physically exists even when it's outside your view distance It's really pretty crazy when you think about it

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

It's a bit annoying that he might actually be behind a rock or a hill. Every time I take long range shots I have to tinker with the render distance slider.

@Hurtydwarf 2 жыл бұрын

@@lemons1559 Yea that was one of the only problems is that people rendered in before some objects. Nothing more annoying than shooting at a guy a bunch, nothing then using an actual scope and a whole building pops in.

@spEAMerNation 2 жыл бұрын

Not just that, arma does a lot to realize the people. For instance, beyond the grass render distance, the game will make the character model sink into the ground a lil, about halfway in if they're prone, in order to make sure they're still "in concealment" despite the grass being derendered

@MM-sx7zs 3 жыл бұрын

6:52 My man Hans over here just took a .308 to the head like a champ.

@Judoyo13 2 жыл бұрын

Pssssttt, I believe that is some form of SMLE which fires a .303. lol

@MM-sx7zs 2 жыл бұрын

@@Judoyo13 .303 .308 Potato *potato* Bullet is bullet, I'm sure it's the same *Sounds of gun enthusiasts typing furiously to correct my sarcasm*

@Judoyo13 2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-sx7zs I mean tbf the 308 is basically a newer and better 303

@MM-sx7zs 2 жыл бұрын

@@Judoyo13 Yea, but something is to be said about history. You know, the whole 'if it ain't broke'. But some people take it too far, cause there's a difference between 'if it ain't broke' and 'stagnation', change can be good. Like the .308

@c0baltl1ghtn1ng 3 жыл бұрын

Originally a 'sniper' was coined for someone that hunted Snipes, a small skittish bird that startled easy and has an erratic flight pattern, making it rather difficult to hunt. A Sniper in that sense would have to be skilled in camouflage, stealth, and marksmanship.

@Real_MisterSir 2 жыл бұрын

On one hand that sounds like some whacky old folk lore tale that a grandpa made up on a bar one night - and at the same time it could be a totally plausible explanation. Can't decide between the two xD

@patrickbuerke1390 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real_MisterSir "The word sniping has its origin in nineteenth-century India, where British officers often amused themselves by hunting the snipe, 'a small, fast-flying game bird' that was difficult to hit in midair.'" pg. 176, 'The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat', by Earl J. Hesd

@deathbringer9893 3 жыл бұрын

ide love to see this guy do a cursed gun images

@tsarfox3462 2 жыл бұрын

"There's many ways to avoid scope glint" Nobody: Simo Hayhan: Eh, I just won't use one.

@robertpatter5509 2 жыл бұрын

Good ole iron sights would help with that for sure. The reason why he did that was because optics can fail or get blurry in the extreme cold or rain. He valued reliability and other skills over magnification.

@SophiaAstatine 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertpatter5509 Pretty sure it was also because of glint, given that's how he'd take out Soviet countersnipes.

@MrLolx2u 3 жыл бұрын

I believe the 1st view of modification to rifles used by snipers was during the Crimean War. Rifle technology for that time was leaps and bounds and someone called D.Davidson managed to take an optical sight and stuck it to the Enfield rifles and were given to marksmen but because it was fixed and being in the 1850s, it was unreliable in spotting anything far as it offers just a slight magnification and that's it. It works in sniping someone beyond normal visual range but not ranges that we'll see later on during the Boer War. Speaking of the Boer War... What many people don't realize that the art of sniping in the modern stage isn't from WWI but it actually predates WWI and that's the Boer War. Both sides had excellent rifles with the new-age smokeless powder with the Boers being supplied by the Germans with the new Mauser 1895 whereas the British were using the Lee-Metfords. Rifles aside, the British actually had an upper hand as they had a bunch of amazing scouts (Which would later be the reason why most scouts would be trained exclusively as marksmen or snipers being lumped as "Scouts" too) which would be formed into a unit called the "Lovat Scouts" which was under command of Lord Lovat Simon Joseph Fraser himself with the assistance of American adventurer Major Fredrick Russell Burnham. They countered the Boer's scouts and even became the 1st unit ever to don ghillie suits into battle which was later broadcasted by war correspondents that were there thus the usage of ghillie suits as a cloaking device was invented there. That's not all. Because of all these sniping and countersniping activity was going on during the Boer War, many nations took notice and the Germans themselves took notice and placed sharpshooters with precise weaponry as their primary. When WWI happened, these German snipers wrecked havoc on the French and Commonwealth troops. Even the British were not thinking straight that the Germans were using snipers to great effect when they saw men falling by accurate shots, thinking it was pure misfortune that a guy was getting drilled by a well-placed headshot till they found scoped rifles in captured German trenches and forward positions. That sent panic across the French and British lines till someone called Hesketh Prichard who has been a correspondent for the Boer War petitioned up to the British High Command for him to start a sniper school and teach the marksman the skill he had learnt and also the techniques he saw being used by both sides during that said conflict and boy, what a job he did. He revolutionized how snipers will be fighting and even taught the British snipers of using tricks like the "paper mache" technique, mirror trick and the "shooter & spotter" combo. After the war, he published his book, "Sniping in France" in 1920 and it became the backbone of all sniper schools to come during WWII and it's still being used today.

@marcusborderlands6177 3 жыл бұрын

there were the whitworth rifle using confederate snipers in the american civil war, who reportedly used their rifles to kill union generals from across the battlefield

@MrLolx2u 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusborderlands6177 The Whitworth rifle did have scopes but as mentioned, the 1st usage of such scoped weapons was during the Crimean War and the Whitworth succeeded it. It is regarded by many as the 1st actual sniper rifle being purposefully built to be a sharpshooting rifle with precise accuracy. Despite all that being said, the Civil War was still not a place where we see the modern snipers being born from. With the Confederates having the Whitworth and the Union having their already accurate Sharps, both sides have amazing sharpshooters like the Union with the Berdan Sharpshooters led by Hiram Berdan. Scopes were placed on rifles during these period already but with it being poorly made and highly obtrusive and waaay overpriced for a poor army like the Confederate, many of theses said rifles used iron sights as their basis for sniping and it still works well enough. It wasn't until the Boer War where telescopic sight technology really improved and saw usage on both sides for the British and Boers into great effect that was later adopted by the Germans who was keeping watch on the conflict all along and used what they had learnt from the Boers and British alike into great effect against their adversary during WWI when their enemies wern't prepared for it. Boer War was the one that taught everyone the techniques of sniping while WWI was the one that spawned the modern variant of sniping while polishing the practices from the Boer War.

@joelfrancisco3798 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The term "sniper" came from the hunting of a bird called Snipe. It required very fine marksmanship to kill them hence where the term came from.

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

That's only half the story. When sniping you also had to be excellent at hiding from the snipe, hide there for hours at a time and despite that be alert enough to see the snipe when it passes by. I suggest you look up the whole story since it is very interesting.

@marasmusine 2 жыл бұрын

Weird to think that the term might easily have been "quailer", "grouser" or "woodcocker".

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

@@marasmusine well, no. Snipe is unique in being incredibly hard to hunt unlike those other birds.

@JamesAlexanderFoxhal 2 жыл бұрын

@@marasmusine I’d love to see a video of famous film scenes with people shouting to get down due to the woodcocker.

@YaBoiDingus 3 жыл бұрын

Whoever's running this channel needs to double check what they're linking in the description. The link to the Royal Armouries KZfaq is just some random page that posted videos 13 years ago.

@therealshumbucket 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭 I just realized this lmao

@CallyMayz 3 жыл бұрын

The link is long so in a description it get's shortened to user/RoyalArm... Whoever did the description copy and pasted from a previous description, which caused them to copy paste user/royalarm... not the proper link.

@JustMelsie 2 жыл бұрын

We are duty-bound to leave Jonathan Ferguson-themed comments on that channel now

@luckytaylor382 3 жыл бұрын

They should stop labelling it as “Firearms Expert Reacts”, and just start calling him Jonathon Ferguson in the titles now. He’s become enough of a household name in this community to deserve that at least.

@fromthebackseat4865 2 жыл бұрын

Except 99.9% of people do not know who he is or what he does. So calling him a firearms expert gets new viewers to click. They also immediately say “This is Jonathan Ferguson”

@WayStedYou 2 жыл бұрын

The title is for new viewers not for us

@olliebonugli8881 2 жыл бұрын

“Jon chats about guns”

@2bnator 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love his skeletor shirt

@fct4life 3 жыл бұрын

wat

@canadianmoth 3 жыл бұрын

@@fct4life wat wat. His shirt

@shortinos 3 жыл бұрын

Would've been great to see him comment on the 50 cal sniper scene in the Medal of Honour reboot. I always thought they did that part of the game well.

@meyr1992 3 жыл бұрын

His first comment : using a 50 cal sniper was not needed / exaggerated probably

@TaimatCR 3 жыл бұрын

Check out gamemology if you haven't they had a retired sniper react to it.

@diabeticjesus87 2 жыл бұрын

I was really impressed with one aspect of Fallout New Vegas's "sniping", when you look through a powerful scope the world will actually load further so you're not hindered by the graphics engine. You can sit a helluva long ways away and pick off enemies and they'll never see you. It only goes so far, but still pretty good. It is still unrealistic, the bad guys have no way of spotting you, you're too far away.

@rostokk2706 3 жыл бұрын

love the viper in the background there

@SgtZaqq 3 жыл бұрын

So say we all.

@dianauwu1312 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on Fistful of Frags! Its a bit of an oddball but its got a super weird weapons sandbox with most weapons having very long reloads, slow fire rates, and an incredibly wide range of power. The tradeoff being that the weaker weapons give you more "points" per kill, putting you higher on the leaderboard.

@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the one Jackie Chan using barrels and roundhouse kicks.

@gtbest5417 3 жыл бұрын

Yay, 2 episode in a row!

@whitejasminerice2264 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@juvenoiachild7675 3 жыл бұрын

actually wrong, the honeycomb scope is used to lure bees so you can use their honey in order to stick shrubs and sticks to the rifle

@DG_427 2 жыл бұрын

Talking about Arma, I would love to see him react to Arma 3 weaponry,

@demigoddragoness 2 жыл бұрын

He did, but it was mainly the Post-Arma III Apex weapons :-(

@DwarfElvishDiplomacy 3 жыл бұрын

Can we lock him, Ian MCcollum and Matt Easton into the Museum for 24 hours and lifestream the whole thing?

@thecreaturezoid478 2 жыл бұрын

Only if we can have The Chieftain driving a tank around the museum in the background the whole time.

@vast634 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the context.

@robertpatter5509 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone yelling: "For context"

@MrPainkiller616 2 жыл бұрын

Zach Hazard in there aswell

@endplanets 3 жыл бұрын

No mention of how 'snipers' would hunt and shoot 'snipes': a bird that is hard to hunt normally and is usually taken down at great range.

@fromthebackseat4865 2 жыл бұрын

Snipes are not a real bird. That’s where the saying “going on a snipe hunt” comes from. It means you are hunting something that doesn’t exist. Like finding happiness.

@fromthebackseat4865 2 жыл бұрын

Ope nevermind. Snipes are a real bird. Side note, my father is a horrible liar.

@endplanets 2 жыл бұрын

@@fromthebackseat4865 I disagree. ZING!

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

@@fromthebackseat4865 it holds truth. Snipe is real but if you're not an expert hunter, expert of stealth and an expert of camouflage you will not have a chance.

@SnazBrigade 3 жыл бұрын

id love an episode just reviewing terminolgoy that a lot of games use and whether it's correct or not. "Assault Rifle" "Battle Rifle" "Assault Scope" "Reflex Sight"

@carnifexzer0 3 жыл бұрын

That'd be very interesting, I know Jonathan isn't a fan of the term Battle Rifle, be interesting to hear his take on that

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

3/4 are all just military technical terms.

@dirpyturtle69 2 жыл бұрын

@@lemons1559 I mean they arnt. They are slang not technical terms, they never have been technical terms

@lemons1559 2 жыл бұрын

@@dirpyturtle69 assault rifle is a very specific firearm technology term with an extremely exact definition as is battle rifle and reflex sight. Assault scope is slang. Assault rifle is just as much slang as is the word gasoline engine.

@dirpyturtle69 2 жыл бұрын

@@lemons1559 an assault rifle is purely a gun with a select fire mechanism which is a government term not a military term(not exactly highly specific either), I think it’s fair to say that from a military perspective assault rifle is slang for a machine gun and not a technical term. Assault scope is 100% not a real term and reflex sight is just shorthand or slang for reflector sight, a battle rifle is a rifle that is semi auto and typically fires a larger caliber while also being longer than modern service rifles an example being the Mk 14 EBR. Battle rifle is a proper term used to differentiate between modern service rifles and service rifles that wouldn’t be out of place in the 40s

@Saint0liver 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Ferguson is filling the void of what the History Channel used to be and I'm extremely here for it.

@McGriddy51095 3 жыл бұрын

i like how enlisted has no scope glint. of course the camera will show you the general direction but really the most effective way to deal with snipers in enlisted is to use a sniper unit of your own, get a good position and watch the direction you were killed from and wait for movement.

@ballzbob 3 жыл бұрын

The highlander collection in the background makes it for me

@tikazombie37 3 жыл бұрын

Something that makes me laugh about call of duty sniper rifles is the iron sights in Black Ops 2 was an upgrade to one of the guns

@topleybird2443 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan is the best thing that happened to this channel. Getting educated presenters like this is the way to go, and he has the bonus of being educated both in weaponry and video game lore.

@KingMuttley 3 жыл бұрын

I love sniping, I love snipers, and I love this series. Thank you for this bonus episode! :D

@Clint_Beastwood87 3 жыл бұрын

I took a role in a game as a full time camper sniper where i would lay a trap on the road in a form of a vehicle and nobody can resist taking a unattended vehicle because they are very rare. I will be sometimes laying in one spot for 1,2,3 and sometimes 4 hours waiting for a victim or victims. Im usually located far away 200-300m deep into the woods with ghillie suit and Barrett M82. I never shoot unless target is standing and im forcing them to stand by locking my car which forces them to lockpick and while lockpicking they need to stand still. Thats when i shoot the lockpicker. If he have a friend,i wait for his friend to get behind the wheel in their vehicle (if they have it) and then kill him once he is behind the wheel because it takes 3-4 seconds to start up and get moving which is more than enough for 2-3 shots but its usually one shot in the brains. After that i check my surroundings and if everything is clear i go out and loot whatever i can and steal their car.

@edw.2561 3 жыл бұрын

What

@sudachi4886 3 жыл бұрын

This man can keep me entertained for eternity

@matthewwilder93 3 жыл бұрын

I really loved this deep dive video into a specific mechanic. If you're looking to do more of these, a video regarding reloading guns would be awesome. I've always sensed some games cut corners while others stay true to reality. Keep this man safe please! We love Jonathan!

@tutes0133 2 жыл бұрын

He's such a geek in the best possible way! Don't ever change Jonathan! You're awesome!

@kaidenverkist3081 3 жыл бұрын

Loads have mentioned it already but I'm loving the Skeletor shirt.

@hisnameis28 3 жыл бұрын

Oh we need a video on Arma 3!

@danielbear3802 3 жыл бұрын

Love the highlander weapons behind him, he becoming more and more my hero

@sierra1513 2 жыл бұрын

There can be only one!

@random-riley 3 жыл бұрын

For a bonus video this is by far one of the best work you have done with Jonathan

@K1LLAGHOST 3 жыл бұрын

I want a tour of his place, dudes room looks exactly what I’d imagine it too be and I want to see the rest!

@defterscroll 3 жыл бұрын

Have him react to the guns of Arma 3! Or just to the Arma series in general.

@RWJP 3 жыл бұрын

Katanas, Delorean, Batmobile, Viper from Battlestar Galactica... Yup, that's exactly how I imagined Jonathan's place would look.

@El_Rey_247 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy to see this video. It's exactly the kind of content I was hoping I would get with the series - using games as a jumping off point to talk more about the real world and history. Then again, I'm the kind of person who enjoys Shadiversity's video game castles series, so that probably tells you something.

@bmyattuk 3 жыл бұрын

We see that collection of Highlander sword behind you Jonathan. You're definitely one of us nerds.

@Bilbosilius_Zwackelbaggins 3 жыл бұрын

Skeletor: "1on1 de_dust noscope, HE-MAAAAAAAAN"

@Bagelo97 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan being the only reason why I watch this channel! What a cool lad! A sick katana collection and that skeletor t-shirt!

@SomaticApparition 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible content guys, Jonathan was such a catch for you

@DazzaD909 3 жыл бұрын

Holy hell what did we do to deserve 2 episodes :D

@whitedragon1204 3 жыл бұрын

I would love if he did more of the sniper elite games :)

@jerry8860 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathans just cool man, gels his hair, puts on a suit jacket over his skeletor shirt, sits infront of his massive collection of swords and boom its expert time, thats a guy who has found fulfilment in life right there.

@HypNoEnigma 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan is such a great guy. Love him.

@ipanzerschrecku4732 3 жыл бұрын

They had dedicated snipers during the American civil war famously at Gettysburg. Specially trained, specially equipped, dedicated to taking out high value targets. 1st United States Sharpshooters mainly using Sharps rifle.

@keelanmurphy9941 3 жыл бұрын

I think that the first true designated snipers coming about during the First World War is certainly true regarding combat on land. However, in the age of sail, the very best marksmen among Marine units would be given specialist training to mark out and shoot officers aboard enemy ships, and would be issued with long rifles rather than the typical musket and bayonet. I think they make a pretty good case.

@itzmrman3574 2 жыл бұрын

I love his collection of items in the background.

@TommiSRP 3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan is a gift from the heavens. I give him huge credit for raising my interest in going to the UK, just because of the Royal Armouries are situated there.

@zachespinoza1794 3 жыл бұрын

💘💘Yeah, easy for him to say- he's out here sniping our hearts 💘💘

@attilarischt2851 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my lord that is a great courtain.

@BossPenguin 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is just awesome. Love the collection!

@Housesider 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to see Syphon Filter used for demo roll in this clip, really nice. One of my favorite games of all time.

@ImChurro 3 жыл бұрын

Sniping in Hunt:Showdown is the perfect balance between patience and arcady style gameplay - standing 300m away waiting for the perfect shot is shockingly viable with only needing to account for bullet velocity. 11/10 reccomend Hunt:Showdown

@briggs4624 3 жыл бұрын

Please get Johnathan to react to Arma 3, especially on the ACE mod as that adds so much more realism

@ilmt 3 жыл бұрын

When I was playing COD4 and later BF3 on some maps there was a high chance of getting into a sort of sniper duel with someone with a sniper rifle on the other side. I loved those moments when we were trying to outsmart each other on where to hide and get them more often than they got me.

@gunsquatch2205 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Jonathan Ferguson is just a huge nerd overall its wonderful

@maxwelljacobs2715 3 жыл бұрын

he has so many vipers in the background.

@hawsroy 3 жыл бұрын

9:24 its funny how tools which were designed to do nothing but injure and kill other humans can be discussed at length without fear of being demonetized, but a middle finger emote is blurred out of pure caution. There are even clips of bullets going through vital organs, but a middle finger will scare off the youtube gods. we've come so far!

@labombaromba 3 жыл бұрын

Idk why they did that. Doesn’t seem like something they’d get demonetised over anyway.

@tropicalfruit4571 3 жыл бұрын

@@labombaromba People have been demonetised for less unfortunately so everyone would rather be safe than sorry.

@labombaromba 3 жыл бұрын

@@tropicalfruit4571 Mistakes are made occasionally but in the overwhelming number of cases, cussing and that type of thing are only discouraged if used within the first and last 30-60s of a video.

@mryellow6918 2 жыл бұрын

@@labombaromba it still hides it in the algorithm

@MasterHatred 2 жыл бұрын

These Firearms Expert videos are best entertainment KZfaq can currently offer.

@gotindrachenhart 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan's devotion to Skeletor and Highlander alone has earned a thumbs up from me :) (omg those curtains!)

@killian9314 3 жыл бұрын

9:26 Ingenious Dave has a sense of humor. Also someone should tell him he can Zero scopes in Bf4...

@jopvandam6820 2 жыл бұрын

I think it would be interesting to watch Jonathan react to a better video of arma 3. The video he previously reacted to poorly reflects how most people who are interested in military simulation play the game. I think Arma nails Military simulation in many ways. The huge map for example makes for a great platform to simulate sniping, logistics, air strikes, transport, and firefights. The distances are realistic. And I haven’t even mentioned game mechanics like weight, fatigue, injuries, and ammo management yet. I’d really want to see Jonathan take another look at it, I love his commentary on these videos. :D

@mountbuckekreative4044 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my...Hostages?! Have not seen that game for ages. Nice to know that someone still remembers this stuff and sets it into context with other things.

@MasterHatred 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan masters the expertise/entertain aspect so well 👍

@MkDazz 3 жыл бұрын

Someone is a fan of the Highlander, Jonathan there can be only one

@scottneil1187 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, spotted the Kurgans sword too, "I know his name"!.

@StalkeR0117 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottneil1187 not just the Kurgans even the katana MacLeod used and the katana from Blade movie

@Ravnulv 2 жыл бұрын

Gamespot, your royal armories link takes me to a channel callled "royalarm". maybe this is one of your personal channels but im sure jonathan would prefer an actual link to his channel!

@demency2741 2 жыл бұрын

So, that's the Kurgan's sword from Highlander, the Highlander's Katana, and Blade's.... well, Blade... in the sword hanger on the shelf behind him. Glorious. Exactly what I would have expected.

@malwulf 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!

@afish8883 3 жыл бұрын

What about the confederacy with the whitworth? Does that count as developing the sniper? Or nah.

@caprise-music6722 3 жыл бұрын

BONUS EPISODE!!? = Flippin amazing!!

@Topperfalkon 2 жыл бұрын

This is a real cool format

@GazpachoTabletop 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff. And love that Battlestar Galactica model

@josephpaterson8274 3 жыл бұрын

Sniper Elite 4 in the series please!

@CAPTAiNC 3 жыл бұрын

lmao, the censoring of that cold war emote got me

@averagedoc3633 3 жыл бұрын

Loving this kind of focused topic lecture thing

@BeanMann 3 жыл бұрын

8:05 as soon as i saw him aim for the foot, i went back to check the vid credit.. and ofcourse bagur. XD that video is one of my favorites of badgers to this day.