My son was asking me this question and I have zero experience with them other than I believe they are made in Turkey.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Canik pistols any good?
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They are a great value, lotta Walther PPQ look to them, and they are in USPSA as a sponsor/ sponsored shooters.
I would not be afraid!
Almost forgot............ we found one on a table at a gun show at least 3-4 yrs ago, they were brand new and we hadn't seen them before. I actually thought it was a Walther, from a little distance. My buddy bought it, think it was maybe 400ish at that time. Brand new gun, came with I think 3 nice capacity mags and a holster. He pounded rounds through that gun, never cleaned it, then sold it. Not one hiccup or malfunction of any kind!
I would not be afraid!
Almost forgot............ we found one on a table at a gun show at least 3-4 yrs ago, they were brand new and we hadn't seen them before. I actually thought it was a Walther, from a little distance. My buddy bought it, think it was maybe 400ish at that time. Brand new gun, came with I think 3 nice capacity mags and a holster. He pounded rounds through that gun, never cleaned it, then sold it. Not one hiccup or malfunction of any kind!
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I had my doubts but shot a buddies with the salient barrel and now im trying to buy it from him. I dont think I ever shot a 9mm that good.
What pistol are they a clone of, I have several CZs and a Canik and see no similarities. If it copied anything it would be a Walther 99
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Got a couple of them. My wife won an NRA version green and FDE at the NRA dinner a few years ago. They shoot great. For the price you can't go wrong.
My bad: in the CZ world folks mostly talk about the Canik pistols marketed by TriStar (the S-120, a CZ 75B clone and P-120, a SP-01 clone). Had not seen that they are selling other designs in the US under their own brand.
Thanks for all the feedback. He says the one he's looking at is called the patriot and it's a compact 9mm.
Only issue is finding spare parts, and that is getting better but not good. Also unknown is parts support for discontinued models.
I have an OG Canik. The double/single striker fired version.
Had a few issues with the trigger locking up. I haven't shot it in years. Sights were wildly off and there were some serious chatter marks on the slide. It was dirt friggin' cheap, so....
Had a few issues with the trigger locking up. I haven't shot it in years. Sights were wildly off and there were some serious chatter marks on the slide. It was dirt friggin' cheap, so....
