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Firearms Expert Reacts To Atomic Heart’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of Atomic Heart, including the KS-23 shotgun, the Kalash rifle, and the Fat Boy rocket launcher.

00:00 – Opening
00:36 – Makarov
04:02 – KS-23 Shotgun
06:13 – Electro
08:43 – Kalash
12:17 – Dominator
13:44 – Railgun
15:35 – Fat Boy
25:36 – Ending

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 Atomic Heart and compares them to their potential real-life counterparts.

Here’s the link to What Is This Weapon? Live with Jonathan Ferguson –

Firearms Expert Reacts playlist –

If you’re interested in seeing more of Jonathan’s work, you can check out more from the Royal Armouries right here. –

If you would like to support the Royal Armouries, you can make a charitable donation to the museum here. –

And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. –

You can either purchase Jonathan’s book here. –

Or at the Royal Armouries shop here. –

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312 Comments
  • Deadly Queen
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    30.09.2023

    2:05 – If you slow the animation where he flicks the gun, you can see that he did do exactly as you described.
    He pulled the magazine down halfway and then flicked it. Maybe it was so fast that you didn't notice, slowing the video down to 0.25 confirmed it, it's a legit John Wick flick.

  • Under_Chonker
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    30.09.2023

    I would like to see Jonathan react to the weapons of Warframe

  • Wespenwald
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    30.09.2023

    You're showing Russian games now? That's low.

  • Polish Pepe
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    29.09.2023

    Actually in some laser guided atgm's like 9m133 kornet, the rocket needs to spin in order for the laser to track the target, but its not as big of a spin spin as depicted in the game.

  • oh2ftg
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    29.09.2023

    The spiraling rocket makes sense when you think that they are actually guided. Like Kornet or Stugna-P ATGM's that are beam riders and thus look like they are wiggling around like that.
    Old school heatseekers like Atol also have that circular motion due to how the "bang-bang" non-proportional control loop works and how the seeker head needs to rotate so that it can center on the heat source.
    So why not then just rotate the whole rocket and get much simplified mechanics and control as a bonus?

  • DeathTrooper981
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    29.09.2023

    Johnathan should look at the guns in Gundam evolution

  • Jesus Hernandez
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    28.09.2023

    I need a Gears of war video please 🙏

  • TheSpineOfTheWorld
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    28.09.2023

    Support Ukraine!
    Putin xyecoc!

  • Parker McCoy
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    28.09.2023

    I wonder why the AK used in Atomic Heart set in 1955 is different from the 1974 AKM🤔🤔

  • WolfJarl (Moved)
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    27.09.2023

    Will come for Jonathan, will not endorse Atomic Heart.

  • LemmingsFtw
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    27.09.2023

    in terms of the Makarov, I think the reload animation is actually correct because he does seem to use the catch on the bottom and pull the mag out partially before flicking the gun

  • Unknown User
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    27.09.2023

    Surprised Johnathan wasn't aware of the fact the upgraded makarov is based on the RAMA 1130, the Soviets designed a prototype smg built onto the reciever of a makarov, with a rectangular frame and a very small square bolt instead of a slide.

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