AD-FREE | Firearms Expert Answers Questions From Fans | Patreon Q&A Special | EXP (Patreon)

AD-FREE | Firearms Expert Answers Questions From Fans | Patreon Q&A Special | EXP

To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of EXP, we gathered up the very best questions from our Patrons and posed them to Jonathan Ferguson (you know the rest). Covering all bases from felines to firearms and everything in between, we hope this serves as an insight into the great man, and a measure of our gratitude to all of you who have watched, subscribed and supported EXP in our first year. Timecodes/Questions: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - What was your pathway from training in archaeology to specialising in firearms history? 02:55 - Can you tell us about your first time firing a gun? 04:29 - What might you recommend to any young'uns (young guns?) who want to follow in your stead and play a part in preserving firearms history for a living? 07:36 - How do you feel about your “name” becoming an internet meme? 10:43 - What made Jonathan become interested in bullpup firearms? 12:59 - Besides it being the UKs main service rifle what made you so interested in the L85 family and previous bullpups used by the British Army? 14:01 - What is your favorite weird gun? For example, one that looks weird or has a weird action or mechanism? / What is your favorite wacky, weird, or simply bizarre weapon in the Royal Armouries Museum? 15:13 - Is there a weird gun that you think ought to have been featured in more games? 17:38 - What is an obscure piece of firearms trivia that you haven't had the opportunity to share yet? 19:48 - What is the one piece of the collection that you've never seen represented accurately in a piece of media? 21:46 - What’s the oldest firearm you’ve found in working condition? 22:53 - What recent acquisition for the Royal Armouries are you most excited about right now? 24:03 - What's your favorite object in the Royal Armouries, be it a firearm or otherwise? 25:06 - What is a weapon in the collection that you would like to be able to fire, but can't for some reason? (unusual ammo type, poor condition, rarity, etc.) 26:18 - If you could set up a weapon museum in a video game series, which would you choose? 27:14 - What fictional gun(s) would you want to shoot the most? 28:19 - What can developers do to make fictional guns better fit into game worlds alongside real ones? 30:46 - Do you believe that videogames have had any significant impact on the design of modern firearms, now that we likely have engineers working on designs who grew up seeing guns in games? 31:39 - What is the most miscast weapon you've ever seen in a film, television series, or a video game? 32:58 - Question for Dave - in your opinion, what is the most cursed gun in the Imperium of Man, and why is it Azrael's original bullpup combi-bolter? 34:07 - What is your favorite non-shooter game/series? 35:50 - If you could go back and watch one film again as if it was the first time what would you choose? 36:50 - What is your favourite science fiction TV show if you have one? 38:00 - What're the steps that go behind every video? The parts behind the scenes that Adam and Chris handle that we might not know about, but that's actually a chunk of work? [...] 44:37 - How would a game developer petition for access to the collection for reference material? 45:16 - Do you watch any YouTube videos or listen to any podcasts in your off-time that aren’t related to firearms? If so, what are your favorite channels? 47:50 - Where do you get your awesome shirts?! 49:07 - What are some of the bands on your bucket list to see live? 50:26 - If you were stranded on a desert island, what one firearm would you bring and why? 51:58 - How do you like your eggs? Scrambled? Over-easy? Sunny-side up? Something else? 52:36 - What's your dream car that you really want to own? Jonathan’s YouTube recommendations: @TheHistocrat @AlienVsPredatorGalaxy @Eons @CorpusDraculianum @ScholaGladiatoria @KyleHill @Tested In this episode of Expert Reacts on EXP, Jonathan Ferguson--an expert in firearms history and the Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK--breaks down the guns from the Killzone franchise, and compares them to their real-life counterparts with artefacts from the Royal Armouries archive. 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/donate And if you would like to become a member of the Royal Armouries, you can get a membership here. - https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/become-a-member 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 You can subscribe to the Armax Journal that Jonathan Associate Edited here: https://www.armaxjournal.org/