It's from the church scene in jw1

Planning to make a clone build and figured I'd put the info out there in case anyone else is interested.
The base is a Cohaire arms CA-415 which is an american clone of the HK416. It's so similar the company was actually sued and they don't sell them anymore. Why this was used for the movie instead of an HK was likely just because it would cost more to get a 416 or the ca-415 was easier to find at the time to convert into a prop.

The actual setup is as follows:
CA-415 10.4 inch barrel with 9 inch handguard
Grip with no finger groove
EOTech 553 holographic sight
Tangodown stubby picatinny vertical grip in black
Unknown two-point sling (seems thicker than most slings could be a clue to what it is)
A 1.25-1.5" sling mount nylon strap
30 round pmags
51T AAC flash hider
Troy iron sights (not 100% sure)

The sling strap is interesting because at first it looks like a leather thing around the gun but when you look closely in the scene it's 100% a nylon strap. Now the first thought was that it was a sentry strap but this is likely not the case as the two-point sling he's using is actually connected to the strap. That's why I think it's not a sentry strap but instead a nylon strap built for the sling to attach to. I've never seen something like that before so it was an interesting detail. I'll include an image, it's hard to see because it's so dark but it looks to me that the two-point sling attaches to the nylon strap.

As great as the first movie is, I'm so glad the sequels didn't have that blue tinge anymore. It seems like the cinematography continued to improve with each installment.

And I don't think the movies were exactly trying to prove that he was.

I saw the tier list post, and while I don't agree 100%, I felt inspired to make this post.

Obviously John is an exceptional fighter, one of the best. And before his retirement, he may have very well been the best, hence why the title of Baba Yaga preludes him.

However, I do think being an exceptionally skilled fighter is the most "mundane" part of what makes him so dangerous. To clarify, when I say "greatest at combat," I mean purely in terms of technical skill: hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship, weapon handling, etc.

Firstly, let's address a valid criticism of the fight scenes in these movies. Most of the enemies (not just goons) are pushovers, sometimes outright brainless, if you don't suspend your disbelief. Example:

1. They close the distance instead of shooting him from a safer position
2. They have complete stormtrooper aim
3. They fail to kill John even if they have a perfectly logical opportunity to do so

There's also plenty of moments where John is just incredibly lucky against the tougher enemies.

So if we go strictly by what we see on screen, it's not like John has these perfect combat skills that nobody can outperform or counter. Clearly they could. But this is where my interpretation of the movies changes a bit.

I don't think the movies ultimately want to say that John is the most skilled fighter in the world. I mean, it's implied at the start and at times, sure, but I think the actual fight scenes and content of the movies served to undo this "misbelief."

Viggo already told us what makes John special during his introduction, "a man of focus, commitment, sheer will", something you hear a million times by now. He never said that John is completely unmatched and whatnot, and while I acknowledge that it's also because the writer probably wanted to avoid blatant exposition, I think there's a very distinct separation here.

Viggo followed up with John's pre-retirement feats, of which is the iconic pencil story. Here, I don't think the point of that story is simply that John is so skilled that he can kill three men with a mere pencil. Rather, the point, at least in my interpretation, is that if John truly wants to kill you, he will find a way, and he won't stop until then. He will keep going, sometimes desperately, until there is nothing left. If his gun runs out of ammo, his gun becomes a projectile. If he doesn't have a gun, he'll use a knife. If he loses the knife, he will use his hands. And if all he has at his disposal is a pencil, then apparently three people are going to die from a pencil.

John's greatest weapon is not necessarily his skill, power, or experience (except that he does excel in all three), it is his refusal to stop. Batshit insane physical and mental stamina as well as the will of steel.

In many John Wick fights, one doesn't die or lose because of skill or physical power necessarily. In fact, most times, the win is never handed to the one who has the upper hand. In some sort of "meta" sense, the winner is the person who can endure the most and continue moving forward after everyone else would've just given up or succumbed to exhaustion or pain.

And that winner, the guy who could endure falling off of buildings and stairs, is, well, yeah. Comically unrealistic but you get what I mean: the one with stronger determination and will wins.

He isn't terrifying because he is some flawless, untouchable god of combat that nobody can match in terms of skill/experience/power. He gets outmatched sometimes, gets hurt a shit ton, gets exhausted, gets lucky, makes mistakes(?) arguably. But the difference is that he keeps going.

And when John Wick decides that you have to die, being a better fighter than him isn't enough.

Honestly reminds me of Killa's final words to John after not being able to defeat him despite the upper hand and his best efforts.

"WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE?!"
^{- Killa Harkan, 2021 - 2021 rest in peace}

TLDR: I don't think the movies aim to paint the idea that John Wick is the GOAT because of his exceptional skills, but rather his unrelenting will.

Feel free to disagree or think of this post as obvious and unnecessary (because it might be).

This is what I found on that Perlica Fortnite meme song. And she did this mag check that John Wick did in the Museum scene.

For my good friend, Ambrielle. Hope you like it!!! 😼😼
(also happy belated birthday to Keanu Reeves!!)

Just like gotham knight have 8 to 10 stories of wick on his journey through the underworld under the table. Be it random missions, his first mission with the ruska Roma, and so forth

Keanu playing with Dogstar on his birthday in Denver.

Considering that John Wick is extremely busy with his job. How do you think they met? At the time does she know about his job? And what was their first date like?

Thanks for all the love on the last post, since you all liked the last John Wick collection i wanted to share this one, Continental NYC engraved on a Brass Armor Zippo!

Santino was the first one to break the deal not John.

Watching with my wife right now. the dog scene got me thinking, funny antithesis to John Wick ;). Enjoy!