All John Wick's Guns — Sniper Rifles (Every Real Firearm from Every Movie)

John Wick isn't a movie franchise. It's a nine-hour firearms cinematography clinic taught by Keanu Reeves at Taran Butler's private range. Every reload is real. Every mag-swap is timed. Every pistol on screen was chosen because it does something specific in the shooter's hands — and Rod's audience recognizes every single one.

This is the field guide to the sniper rifles of the John Wick franchise — every make, every model, every real-world SKU you can walk into a US gun store and touch in 2026.

From Marcus's overwatch rifle in Chapter 1 to the rooftop hitters of Chapter 4 — every sniper platform in the franchise, with the real civilian bolt-actions and semi-autos that put them on screen.

How this guide works

Every firearm below is a real production weapon. Where the movie shows a suppressor, a specific optic, or a custom finish that was hand-built for the shoot, we call that out honestly and link you to the closest available current-production version. We don't fabricate spec claims and we don't pretend a $12,000 Taran Tactical custom-tuned pistol is something you can order online in five minutes.

The scene context is intentional. Half the reason to read this post is to relive the Osaka Continental bathhouse fight, the horse-stall gunfight, the mirror maze in JW2, the Sacré-Cœur stairs sequence in JW4. If you love the franchise the way we love the franchise, the scenes ARE the story.

Availability varies by state. California, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Illinois each maintain rosters, feature bans, or capacity restrictions that can eliminate specific SKUs from availability. Always verify against your state's current firearm roster before ordering.

The complete list

Ordered by screen prominence / franchise-defining importance. Every CTA below opens the manufacturer's official product page (or a verified Amazon listing where one exists) so you can check current pricing and configuration. Prices reflect approximate 2026 US MSRP or common street pricing.

#1

Ruger M77 Mark II (Takedown, Zytel Stock)

Ruger · JW1

Used by: Marcus (Willem Dafoe)

Scene: Marcus's overwatch outside Iosef Tarasov's safe house and later outside the Continental where he shoots Perkins' assassin who breaches Wick's room. Marcus assembles the takedown rifle from a case, fires suppressed, disassembles and departs.

On-screen modifications: Synthetic Zytel takedown stock · Unbranded telescopic scope (not identified in IMFDB) · Suppressor threaded to muzzle · Integrated bipod

Current retail: $1,250

The M77 Mark II is discontinued. The direct successor is the Ruger Hawkeye Standard in .30-06 Springfield. No factory takedown variant exists in the current Hawkeye line — used M77 Mark II takedown examples run $1,000-$1,500 on GunBroker. This is Marcus's rifle, and the fact that he uses a caliber and platform that's genuinely accurate at range instead of some Hollywood-invented sniper cartridge is part of why the JW franchise's firearms integrity has always been unusually high.

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#2

Desert Tech SRS-A2 Covert

Desert Tech (formerly Desert Tactical Arms) · JW1, JW3

Used by: Tarasov sniper (JW1), Bowery King's arsenal display (JW3)

Scene: JW1: a Tarasov gunman is posted with the bullpup SRS during Wick's assault on Iosef's safe house. JW3: two DT SRS Covert rifles racked in the Bowery King's Soup Kitchen armory during Zero's massacre — set-dressing, not fired.

On-screen modifications: Unbranded variable optic · Suppressor

Current retail: $6,000

The bullpup precision rifle that made the compact-sniper concept mainstream. The first-gen SRS in JW1 is discontinued; the current SRS-A2 Covert in .308 Win is the direct 2026 successor — same platform, updated chassis. Around $5,500-$6,500 street. Note the SD chassis handguard alone is $4,298 MSRP; the full rifle runs higher.

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#3

Accuracy International AWM (.338 Lapua Magnum)

Accuracy International · JW3

Used by: Bowery King's arsenal display

Scene: Displayed on the arsenal racks in the Bowery King's Soup Kitchen during Zero and the Shinobi assassins' massacre. Set-dressing, not fired.

Current retail: $10,900

The AWM is discontinued. Its current 2026 successor from Accuracy International is the AXMC in .338 Lapua Magnum — the same design language and precision pedigree in the modernized modular chassis. $10,900 confirmed listing on AI USA. This is a genuine world-class long-range precision rifle — the kind of glass and steel that shoots to a minute of angle at a thousand yards with the right shooter behind it.

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#4

Mad Pig Customs Marlin Model 1894 ("The Tracker" Takedown)

Marlin (base rifle) / Mad Pig Customs (build) · JW4

Used by: Mr. Nobody / The Tracker (Shamier Anderson)

Scene: Nobody's signature long gun through every engagement — Osaka Continental, Arc de Triomphe traffic-circle, Paris apartment, Sacré-Cœur stair fight. He carries it disassembled in his DEVCORE plate carrier backpack and reassembles it in seconds. This is the closest thing JW4 has to a designated marksman rifle — a lever-action scoped and used at extended range against Wick at the top of the Sacré-Cœur stairs.

On-screen modifications: Mad Pig Customs takedown conversion (Wild West Guns performed the takedown) · Midwest Industries M-LOK handguard · SilencerCo Octane 45 suppressor via ASR 3-port muzzle brake · Slate Black Industries rail panels · XS Sights top rail with red-dot optic · Extended magazine tube

Current retail: $1,359

13 duplicate rifles were built for JW4 production. The base rifle is the Ruger-produced Marlin Model 1894 Classic in .44 Magnum at $1,359 MSRP. The Mad Pig custom package is not commercially sold as an off-the-shelf kit — Mad Pig Customs does build-to-order takedown conversions running $4,500-$6,000+ depending on options. This is the only lever-action in the John Wick franchise and it might be the most memorable long gun in the entire series.

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The John Wick effect — why Hollywood firearms training matters

What sets the John Wick franchise apart from every other action movie in the last 20 years isn't the choreography. It's that the shooters on screen are actually shooting. Keanu Reeves trained under Taran Butler at Taran Tactical Innovations for months before Chapter 1. By Chapter 3, Reeves was performing 3-Gun-competition-grade transitions on film in single takes — no camera cuts, no CGI-added muzzle flash, no dubbed-in gunshots to cover for a jerked trigger pull.

That's why gun owners recognize every pistol in every scene. Because the pistols aren't props. They're the tools the shooter chose, configured, and trained on for that specific fight. When John transitions from empty pistol to fresh pistol in 0.4 seconds during the JW2 catacomb fight, that transition was real. When he does a "New York reload" — dropping the empty gun and drawing a fresh one from his belt — it's the same technique competitive shooters use in every practical pistol match.

That's what makes this content series so much fun to write. Every firearm on this list has a story. Every one deserves a range day.

Frequently asked

Are these all real firearms or Hollywood props?

Real firearms. The John Wick franchise uses functional weapons throughout — most from Independent Studio Services (ISS) or Taran Tactical. Blanks are used on screen, of course, but the actual pistols, rifles, and shotguns are production or custom-tuned production units. That's part of why Reeves's reloads look so authentic — he's manipulating real ergonomics and real recoil.

Can I buy the exact Taran Tactical custom pistols from Chapter 3?

Some, yes — with a waitlist and a check north of $6,000. TTI released production runs of the "John Wick 2011 Combat Master" through STI (now Staccato). Availability comes and goes; expect to pay full retail plus a premium.

Are the fully-automatic weapons in the movies civilian-legal?

Mostly no. Any fully-automatic firearm manufactured after May 19, 1986 cannot be legally sold to civilians in the US under the Firearm Owners Protection Act. Pre-1986 registered transferables are legal but rare and expensive (often $30,000+ for common models). Every semi-auto civilian equivalent we link to is either an existing production SKU or, in a few cases, a pistol/carbine variant of the movie firearm.

Did John Wick really do all his own reloads?

Yes. Reeves trained enough hours to become a genuinely accomplished competition-grade practical shooter. He's not the level of a full-time competitive pro — but for a Hollywood actor performing on a live set with production timing pressure, his gun handling is legitimately outstanding. Watch behind-the-scenes footage from Chapter 3 for confirmation.

Why isn't [my favorite gun] on this list?

This is the sniper rifles post. We're publishing a separate mega-post for every one of the seven John Wick firearm categories — pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, machine guns, and sniper rifles. Your favorite may be in one of the other six.

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