Engineered for the Competitive Edge
The OPOS Venator is built on a fully redesigned platform that redefines recoil behavior, balance, and cycle stability.
Mechanically flawless and optionally enhanced by digital insights — delivering consistent precision under the toughest match conditions.
Mechanical Architecture
for Minimal Muzzle Flip
The Venator’s recoil management is not an add-on — it’s a direct result of its mechanical architecture.
Three design choices work together to achieve extremely low muzzle rise:
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Ultra-Low Bore Axis
The barrel sits significantly lower relative to the shooter’s hand, reducing the leverage force that causes muzzle flip. -
Rotating Barrel Locking System
Instead of tilting, the barrel rotates in a controlled motion, distributing recoil forces more linearly and reducing vertical movement. -
Optimized Slide Mass
A lightweight slide with tuned mass distribution cycles smoothly with minimal reciprocating energy.
Together, these elements create a pistol that stays in line, stable and controllable, even during rapid strings of fire — producing less muzzle rise than competing pistols without any compensator or gas system.
Versatile Sighting Options
The Venator gives shooters full flexibility when choosing their sighting setup.
Thanks to its integrated Shield footprint, optics can be mounted directly on the stationary sight rail, which does not move during the shot.
This provides a stable, recoil-free optical reference and significantly enhances target tracking.
For shooters who prefer or require a traditional configuration, optics can also be mounted on the moving slide, allowing the sight to reciprocate during cycling.
In IPSC Production Optics and Standard/Production divisions, sights must reciprocate with the slide.
The Venator fully supports this setup as well.
Technical Data
Caliber
9mm Luger
External safeties
Trigger safety
Total length
7.95" / 202mm
Magazine capacity
18 + 1 rounds
Trigger Pull weight
3 lbs / 1.4kg
Total height
6.45" / 164mm
Barrel length
4.6" / 118mm
Total weight
2.86 lbs / 1.3kg
Total width
1.22" / 31mm
Coming soon.
A new layer of intelligence for the Venator platform.
The OPOS Vision module adds optional smart functionality on top of the mechanical Venator — without interfering with the firearm’s core reliability.
Key prototype features include:
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Real-time round counter
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Temperature monitoring
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Lifetime round count (non-resettable)
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Slide-velocity measurement
Development Status:
Prototype phase — not yet commercially available.
More information will be released closer to launch.
Launch Strategy
Launch Strategy of the OPOS Venator
In 2025, begin of 2026 the OPOS Venator will be released in a highly limited first batch, exclusively for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). In Q3 of 2026, we will introduce the OPOS Venator Vision – available both as a standalone firearm and as an upgrade module for existing models.
Our partners
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
