User blog comment:Mikeylango/John Marston vs. Niko Bellic/@comment-5795750-20130325081044

OK, lemme try this again:

Luis Lopez vs Jack Marston
In terms of pistols, the two are dead even since the Volcanic Pistol is about as powerful as the Automag and both are dead-on accurate

With the other weapon, Luis has an Uzi - a submachine gun. Jack brings a carbine - a type of rifle. The rifle, while it may not have a fast rate of fire, has a greater range.

Winner: Jack Marston

Little Jacob vs Uncle
Hmmm... the Explosive Rifle is pretty accurate and devastating, but I'm gonna have to say that the RPG-7 trumps the Rifle because the rocket warhead has the explosive capability to provide collateral damage. In other words - a bigger blast might equal more kills or incapacitations.

Winner: Little Jacob

Brucie Kibbutz vs Landon Riketts
Since the Uzi is a SMG, it may as well have a greater range than a pistol. Also, having looked up the stats for both, the Uzi has a greater muzzle velocity and packs more ammo.

Now the Molotovs vs a repeating rifle... It may as well be that Landon will shoot the bottles out of Brucie's hands before he has a chance to light and throw one. That being said, if Brucie does throw a cocktail then I guess everyone suffers since the heat from the fire + the heat from the sun will not be a pleasant thing to feel - and it is circumstantial what or who catches fire from that.

Winner: Even (leaning towards Brucie)

Johnny Kleblitz vs Leigh Johnson
This will be close but Johnny's 9mm will ultimately have more ammo than the double action revolver Leigh brings.

However with the shotguns, the sawed-off shotgun has not that much range over the semi-automatic or firepower for that matter

Winner: Even

Patrick McReary vs Abraham Reyes
The Glock may have more ammo but the Cattlemen's Revolver packs a hell of a punch and is very accurate - what lets it down though is its horrid recoil rate but then again...

The AK-47 vs a Winchester Repeater? Clearly the AK-47 triumphs over it thanks to its versatility, compactness, range and stopping power.

Winner: Even (leaning towards Patrick McReary)

The Big One - Niko Bellic vs John Marston
Knives... well the combat knife is light and allows for Niko to stab and slash John multiple times but the bowie knife has a larger blade plus a clip joint for a deeper more fatal cut.

Pistols... The LeMat and the Deagle have the same amount of ammo. The Deagle is heavier than the LeMat but the Deagle has a greater range and a higher muzzle velocity.

Secondary weapons: The SMG has a higher rate of fire, is lighter and has more bullets but the Henry Rifle has a greater range...

I can't really say who wins judging by weapons alone so I'll evaluate the skills brought to the table by both gangs and their leaders

Niko's Gang vs John's Gang
Gangsters vs gunslingers... obviously the gunslingers easily take the edge in training but Niko's gang are very much unpredictable in their tactics so... I guess the team on John's end, despite being criminals themselves, won't be able to counteract the street smarts the gang brings to the table (unless John's team has horses which I guess they won't to make things even)

Niko vs John
Well Niko certainly gets an edge in training and experience since he is a war veteran. And of course John has his dead-eye accuracy quirk. However, I don't think John's accuracy will be able to help him in this battle because as I see it, the one thing that separates the two is - Niko has had furious battles with the cops and other criminals... and survived unscathed; John however has been betrayed and left for dead by his own gang of sharpshooters and in the end is killed by the US Government despite a valiant last stand, mainly because sometimes he may misses a beat - a weakness that Niko might exploit.

For the reasons and edges above, Niko and his Gang will prevail, with the battle almost playing out similar to the sim in the DW Green Berets vs Spetsnaz episode (almost)