Taran Tactical Pit Viper

The Taran Tactical Pit Viper is the 2011 pistol built for John Wick Chapter 4, designed by Taran Tactical Innovations to be the apex fighting handgun on and off the screen. This is not just movie hardware.

The JW4 Pit Viper took the overall title at the first USPSA 2 Gun Nationals in 2021, proving the platform under real match pressure before it ever reached theaters. The pedigree came first and the fame followed.

What the Taran Tactical Pit Viper Delivers

Developed before the Sand Viper, the Pit Viper waited in the wings while its sibling set the industry on fire. Now it arrives with a feature set that justifies every bit of the hype that built up around it.

The sighting package is fast and precise. A built in static fiber optic front sight gives you a bright aiming reference in daylight, and a ghost profile adjustable rear keeps the sight picture open so your eye finds the front quickly.

Competitors, collectors, and shooters who want the most talked about handgun in modern cinema all land in the same place with this pistol. It happens to be one of the few movie guns that genuinely earned its reputation on a match timer.

Key Features

• Built in static fiber optic front sight for a fast, bright aiming reference
• Ghost profile adjustable rear sight for a clean, open sight picture
• Single port compensator that keeps the muzzle flat through rapid strings
• Extreme Engineering LiteSpeed Fire Control System for serious trigger performance
• Aftec extractor for reliable extraction and consistent cycling
• Seamlessly blended grip safety for comfortable, repeatable ergonomics

Specifications Broken Down

The 2011 platform is the foundation, and it is the format serious competitors have gravitated toward for decades because of its capacity, its trigger geometry, and its tunability. The Taran Tactical Pit Viper takes that base and refines every contact point.

Inside, the Extreme Engineering LiteSpeed Fire Control System delivers the trigger performance high level 2011 shooters demand. A fire control group is the part of a pistol you feel on every single shot, and this one is a step above what most guns leave the factory with.

The Aftec extractor deserves a mention of its own. Extractor reliability is where a lot of 1911 and 2011 pattern guns fall down under a heavy round count, and a spring loaded design like this one stays consistent far longer than a traditional tensioned claw.

Out front, the single port compensator is tuned rather than oversized. It bleeds off enough gas to hold the muzzle down without turning the gun into a blast machine for the shooters next to you.

Use, Care, and Setup

Clean the compensator port on a schedule. Carbon builds up there faster than anywhere else on the gun, and a clogged port slowly gives back the flatness you paid for.

Keep the fire control group clean and lightly lubricated, and avoid over disassembling it. A tuned trigger system is best left alone beyond routine care.

Pair it with a proper competition belt and holster cut for a comped 2011. If you are building out the rest of the rig, our firearms collection is a good place to look for a companion gun.

Settle on a single ammunition load. Comped guns are tuned around a specific impulse, so consistency in your ammunition translates directly into consistency in how the gun tracks.

Dry fire with it regularly. A trigger this good rewards practice, and dry fire is where you learn to use the reset instead of fighting it.

Match proven, screen famous, and built by a shop that competes at the highest level, the Taran Tactical Pit Viper is exactly what its reputation suggests. Like every firearm, it ships to your local FFL for pickup after your background check.