Canik pistols any good?

[tomcatmv]

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.

 

[lroseen]

I have the Tp9 Elite in Tan and I love it. Not what I would carry concealed normally but it’s a great pistol.

 

[sjmpcc022]

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!

 

[beenjammin]

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.

 

[pnwkiwi]

Clones of CZs. Buy the original - better fit, finish and resale value.

 

[Wildfire1550]

Very good

 

[LuvDog]

They are a great gun... you get a tremendous value for the price.

Much nicer trigger out of the box over any Glock.

Do not hesitate to pick one up.

 

[Adam B]

Clones of CZs. Buy the original - better fit, finish and resale value.

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

 

[InTuneGP]

Hadn't look at Canik in a while but the METE SFT looks like I might have to find somewhere to fondle one!

 

[Sleddog30]

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.

 

[pnwkiwi]

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

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.

 

[tomcatmv]

Thanks for all the feedback. He says the one he's looking at is called the patriot and it's a compact 9mm.

 

[elwarpo]

Only issue is finding spare parts, and that is getting better but not good. Also unknown is parts support for discontinued models.

 

[vinniedelpino]

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....

 

[danatkins]

I edc an executive elite and absolutely love the thing. My buddy was giving me grief about it til we ran a match last fall and he had to use it for the last part of one stage, on the way home he bought one