From scopes and suppressors to foregrips and drum magazines, our favourite shooters love to let us customise our firearms. In this episode, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery Jonathan Ferguson breaks down a variety of weapon attachments and compares them to their virtual counterparts.

00:00 - Opening
00:58 - Heavy Barrels 
02:24 - Underslung Grenade Launchers
03:56 - Extended Magazines
05:59 - Red Dot Sights & Rail Systems
07:35 - Weight Issues with Attachments
09:21 - Accuracy vs. Gameplay choice
10:55 - Ending

In this episode of Loadout, Dave Jewitt visits the Royal Armouries to talk to Keeper of Firearms & Artillery Jonathan Ferguson about weapon attachments and how they’re portrayed within our video games.

You can check out more episodes of Loadout right here. -    • How Games Are Lying To Us About Silen...  

You can check out our Firearms Expert Reacts series here. -    • Firearms Expert Reacts To Fallout 4’s...  

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