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When I was in South Carolina last month at a gun writers event, I got to shoot a Canik TP9, just like the Canik TP9SFX we have here. I was in a line at the Century Arms shooting center but wanted to try this 9mm so I waited my turn. My son was interested in it and I wanted to be able to report to him how he shot. I was not disappointed. The broken muzzle and red dot combine to make this a sweet gun. But what is a Canik, I hear you ask? Let's check.

Canik Tp9sfx Accuracy

Canik (pronounced, believe it or not, as it sounds: âCAN-ikâ) is a Turkish firearms manufacturer. The actual factory is located near a mountain called, appropriately enough, Canik - the name means "a place of protection". The company has been active in the aerospace defense industry for about 20 years and has been producing weapons since 2009.

Century Arms Canik Tp9sfx

Being a player in aerospace engineering and manufacturing led to partnerships with Lockheed Martin, Airbus and Boeing. However, this is where the beginning of the company's pistol production lies - aerospace technology was used to create a series of polymer-framed (TP) pistols that were eventually adopted by the Turkish police.

In 2012, Canik partnered with Century Arms to introduce their pistol to the US market. The pistols were accepted by many, as was the company. Ballistic Magazine named the Canik a 2018 Editors' Choice for Versatile/Value Pistol. In 2019, Salient Arms International introduced the TP9 Elite Combat pistol with upgrades. The company is definitely here to stay and makes a very nice pistol.

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So... what does Canik do? Let's take a stroll through their website as we get a quick overview of their stable of 9mm pistols. Weapons are divided by purpose: self-protection or competition. It's pretty obvious which camp the guns fall into...the "fancy" ones are for competition and the others are for self defense.

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Want more than THAT? Here is the version TP9DA, DA/SA, and decocker. The decocker is visible from the front to the rear. Quite ingenious - adapting what is usually a hammer-fire system to an assault-fired pistol. MSRP: $404.99.

This is where we find the main competition weapons that Canik makes. I took a picture of the TP9 Elite Combat with the Vortex Viper Red Dot, the top gun. However, this gun has basically every option that Canik offers on a pistol. These include an upgraded trigger, H&K-style ambidextrous slide release, competition case, sharpened muzzle, Vortex red dot sight, and extended magazine release. If you want the top of the line, here it is.

Elite Pistol MSRP: Prices start at $429.99 for the lower and upper pistols with this model at $949.99. They seem to have a weapon for almost any budget. If they all do like what I shot today, then I would say it's worth it.

And if these weapons seem too big to carry, there are smaller versions available ... here in a subcompact 15 + 1 surrounded by what comes with it ... $ 439.99.

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Our test sample included 20-round magazines (2), a Tasco red dot, and an older Lone Wolf muzzle brake attached to one of the barrels. As far as I can tell, Canik doesn't show any threaded muzzle SFX models, so I assume the barrel is a Lone Wolf as well.

They are 18-round MecGar magazines with a âPlus 2â base plate. They are available at Canik for $34.95 while they are in stock.

Let's look at the frame... we notice that it is very well made. The casting is sharp, as are the metal components...

A feature you can't see on the side, but is the extended magazine release. It is very easy to find while holding the gun in the firing position. It's up almost ½ inch.

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Well made without any extraneous marks, the slide features light on the tip and a red dot. Four plates are included, so don't be limited to red dot markings that will work here.

Here is the close up engraving, right side. Interestingly, the barrel cap shows the muzzle thread size, not the caliber of the gun - that's an indication that it's a replacement.

Finally, the catch. I was impressed with the "stick" created by the built-in glue. I'm a guy who likes my pistol grip to be the textural equivalent of 60 grit carborundum paper. I was not disappointed here, but it was still comfortable.

I mentioned above that I like the way the gun felt in my hands - it tends to stay put, even though a 30-ounce 9mm.

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Stay still when you pull it. Not all of them though... I had some bigger 9mms wanting to jump out of my hands. This behaved better.

Target Head: Hand load consisting of a 124 grain Lee RN bullet powder coated on 4.8 grains of Long Shot powder. This load is usually accurate in any 9mm I shoot it in, but it didn't do so well here. At least the holes were all on paper at 20 yards...

Bottom target: Fiocchi factory load, 115-grain FMJ Dynamic Training. This one worked a little better and would stand up to more experimentation. Actually, the head hole was made with one of the loads - I shot on the wrong target, I think. If you take him out of the mix, Fiocchi did very well indeed. That's just over an inch at 20 yards - not bad for the conditions. I love this dynamic training load.

When the ammunition is back, as it will be, you must read it yourself to check this load out. It is inexpensive and works well as a practical task.

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The trigger had a small amount of absorption but it broke pretty consistently which is a plus. A safety blade in the face of a trigger can pinch your finger and eventually lead to a blister, but the face of this trigger was smooth—I had no complaints about it. In fact, I can't think of anything I didn't like about shooting this gun. It balances well in the hand and its decent trigger pull has aided my pursuit of accuracy.

I'm usually not the best player in the room, so when I have a decent group, I tend to remember it. This gun was prepared for competition - for this purpose, it should excel. I was a bit concerned when I saw that the gun had a Tasco red dot on it - I have not used one of these from this company before. I am very familiar with Tasco scopes, but not with the red dots. In any case, it was a waste of time to worry about it - the eye worked very well.

On the other side there are some up and down arrows that will lighten or fade the point and stop it:

The back of the scope has a locking screw that prevents it from accidentally turning on and draining the battery. This is a simple lifestyle, but it worked. It puts the rounds a little low on the target, but that adjusts easily. It's not my gun so I won't do that, but it's a quick fix. I know, this review is not about the lifestyle, but I thought you might be interested in learning a little more about it.

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According to Tasco's website, this is an $89.99 ProPoint, the most expensive of the three red points sold. It allows for the acquisition of targets faster than if I used sights to do - that, we all know. However, since the scope was removed, there is no way to measure the difference in sight acquisition time between the irons and the red dot, even if I were scientifically able to do such a thing, which I am not. Anyway, the red dot worked well. To see my list of red dot pistol sights, check out this review.

Looking for an optical-ready, competition-oriented 9mm? Need to save a buck or two? Want it available in different finishes? If the answer to any of these questions is a yes, then I think you might want to check out the TP9 series of guns. However, this gun, the one I borrowed, was set up with a red dot and muzzle brake, of course, but that shouldn't stop you. Canik sells guns with sharpened barrels and Vortex red dots already installed - all you have to do is spend about $50 for a muzzle break if you want to copy the guns we have here.

If you want to get into pistol competition, this is a great way to do it. Canik guns are well built and yet don't cost an arm and a leg. They are used by shooters all over the world, not including the law

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