The Classic Firearms crew is filming at Take Aim Training and Range with two Taran Tactical Innovations pistols: the TTI Combat Master and the TTI Pit Viper, both made famous by the John Wick films. Clint talks about receiving a Glock 34-based John Wick 4 Combat Master as a 40th birthday gift and jokes about the gun still having drool on it because it is such an impressive pistol. They confirm that the mag release works well and note that both pistols are similarly set up. The group splits into Team Combat Master and Team Pit Viper. Clint chooses Team Combat Master because it was his birthday gift and he has historically shot better with that gun. They explain that instead of focusing on specs, they will run head-to-head drills to compare hits and times and see how the guns perform in practical shooting scenarios.
The first drill is a 45-yard steel challenge using 17-round magazines. Each team member fires a full magazine as quickly as they can while still trying to get hits on the steel target, then passes the pistol to their teammate. Combined time and total hits will determine the score. Team Combat Master runs the drill first. The crew points out that both pistols appear to be set up for Taran’s home range, which favors close, fast shooting rather than longer distances. The rear sight on both pistols is drifted slightly to the right, so shooters have to hold off the target to get hits. Spotters call impacts as low and right, and shooters are told to aim left of the head to compensate. Team Combat Master finishes with 14 total hits in 68.92 seconds, and everyone comments on how strange it feels to aim off the target at this distance just to get consistent hits.
To keep the comparison fair, the group decides that both teams should shoot both pistols on the distance drill. There is some confusion with the shot timer and joking about running the camera without cuts. When Team Pit Viper runs the 45-yard drill, spotters again call hits as low and to the right, and shooters are instructed to hold higher and farther left. Hit counts remain modest, and times stay in the low- to mid-60-second range. The front sight on one pistol appears visually pushed far to the left, and shooters remark that the gun feels inconsistent at this distance. They discover that the ammo box contains a mix of 115-grain and 124-grain loads, which they suspect is contributing to inconsistent points of impact. The crew concludes that everyone is fighting the sight setup and mixed ammunition at 45 yards, so they decide to move in closer for drills that better match the intended role of these pistols.
The next drill is a close-range Mozambique-style string on paper: two shots to the chest, one to the head, reload, then two more to the chest and one to the head, for a total of six rounds. Shooters start facing up-range, turn on the signal, and engage the target as quickly as possible. Clean runs are in the 3.8 to 4.2 second range, with most hits landing in the A-zone and an occasional Charlie. One shooter posts a 3.84-second run, while another comes in around 4.23 seconds. Under pressure, some handling issues appear, such as dropping a magazine or forgetting to disengage the safety, which leads to a mulligan and a slower 5.74-second run. When combined team times are compared, Team Combat Master edges out Team Pit Viper on this drill. The group notes that at close range, both pistols feel excellent in the hand and allow fast, accurate shot strings when the shooters avoid simple user errors.
For the final drill, the crew loads full 17-round magazines and runs a pure speed test inspired by a John Wick-style scenario. The idea is to empty the magazine as fast as possible while still maintaining control of the gun. One shooter records a total time of about 3.69 seconds, with very short split times between shots. Another shooter manages an even faster overall time of approximately 3.32 seconds, surprising the group by beating the teammate who is usually known for extremely fast trigger work. A third shooter posts around 3.81 seconds after briefly hesitating in the middle of the string. The conversation centers on split times, finger speed, and recoil control rather than strict accuracy scoring, but both pistols run reliably during these high-tempo strings. The drill showcases how the Combat Master and Pit Viper support extremely fast shooting when distance and precise holds are less critical.
After tallying times and hits from the 45-yard steel challenge, the close-range Mozambique drill, and the full-mag speed test, Team Combat Master is credited with the stronger overall performance. The crew emphasizes that both the TTI Combat Master and TTI Pit Viper are clearly tuned for close, energetic shooting rather than precision work at 45 yards with the current sight settings. They repeatedly mention having to hold off target because the sights are drifted to the right and note how the mix of 115-grain and 124-grain ammunition likely affected point of impact. The video ends with lighthearted banter about finger speed, ammo mixing, and joking challenges between team members. The focus remains on how the pistols actually behaved on the range, highlighting sight offset, handling characteristics, and practical performance instead of dwelling on technical specifications.
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