I order this back in December and I wasn’t exactly sure when it would be done. I was actually thinking summer or possibly even fall. To my delight, I got “the call” last Wednesday while I was eating lunch. Before I forget to give credit where its due, I must say the folks at Taran Tactical were some of the nicest people I’ve ever done business with. They always answer the phone and they go out of their way to be as helpful and friendly as possible. I guess one could say that for the price of their firearms, that should be a given. Well, I’m here to tell you that it isn’t always the case.
The JW3 Combat Master is a 2011 style pistol that was originally built on an STI frame and used a Taran Tactical Slide. These days, the gun uses an in house frame and grip, which is why it suddenly appealed to me. There’s no way I wanted to pay this kind of money for a gun with STI stamped on the side of it. Once I found out Taran stopped doing this, I decided I needed one.
Now I’m not one to buy a pistol because it was used in a movie. In fact, you could say this actually isn’t the movie gun because it uses a different frame. On top of that, mine is the new sight block model, which wasn’t the case with the Combat Master that appeared in JW3.
Here’s what I bought and, yes, the sight block option is another $500 on top of an already very expensive pistol, bringing it up to $6500.
JW3 Combat Master *PRE-ORDER*
While that is very expensive for a 2011 with a polymer grip, I think the cool factor alone is worth it. The gun looks incredibly bad ass and the build quality is outstanding. The Combat Master features a 5.4” barrel that is finished in a bronze DLC (its not TiN), a steel frame and slide, and numerous other features that make it a world class competition pistol. Its as slick as any 2011 I own and reminds my of Atlas Gunworks in that regard. The trigger breaks at an extremely crisp 1.5 lbs.
There’s really not much more to say that isn’t shown in the link. I think TTI builds some of the finest 2011’s in the world and I look forward to comparing it to my existing models as well as some others I’m also waiting on.
Who here has one of these or one of the Glock JW2 models? What do you think?
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts.
Thanks!
The JW3 Combat Master is a 2011 style pistol that was originally built on an STI frame and used a Taran Tactical Slide. These days, the gun uses an in house frame and grip, which is why it suddenly appealed to me. There’s no way I wanted to pay this kind of money for a gun with STI stamped on the side of it. Once I found out Taran stopped doing this, I decided I needed one.
Now I’m not one to buy a pistol because it was used in a movie. In fact, you could say this actually isn’t the movie gun because it uses a different frame. On top of that, mine is the new sight block model, which wasn’t the case with the Combat Master that appeared in JW3.
Here’s what I bought and, yes, the sight block option is another $500 on top of an already very expensive pistol, bringing it up to $6500.
JW3 Combat Master *PRE-ORDER*
While that is very expensive for a 2011 with a polymer grip, I think the cool factor alone is worth it. The gun looks incredibly bad ass and the build quality is outstanding. The Combat Master features a 5.4” barrel that is finished in a bronze DLC (its not TiN), a steel frame and slide, and numerous other features that make it a world class competition pistol. Its as slick as any 2011 I own and reminds my of Atlas Gunworks in that regard. The trigger breaks at an extremely crisp 1.5 lbs.
There’s really not much more to say that isn’t shown in the link. I think TTI builds some of the finest 2011’s in the world and I look forward to comparing it to my existing models as well as some others I’m also waiting on.
Who here has one of these or one of the Glock JW2 models? What do you think?
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts.
Thanks!
