The slide on that gun felt like it was on ball bearings. If memory serves it was about $5k when he bought it. He ended up selling it to some rich kid for a tidy profit.The shop I bought this at has the Taran John Wick guns and a lot of Taran modified polymer guns as well (glock, sig...). I fucked around with the Sand Viper a little bit just messing with the slide and trigger, super nice piece of machinery...but $9k is a lot when Atlas feel just as nice. Apparently the Taran is the current champ in competition, or world record or some shit...I don't follow competitive shooting, but I'm aware it is worth the cost for those involved in that hobby.