Canik TP9SA Review

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The Canik TP9SA is the second firearm in the "TP" series from Canik to hit US shores. The original was largely based on the Walther P99 series of firearms but Canik listened to user feedback and redesigned a lot of features on the gun for the current offering. Here's what I've found with it so far...

Reliability

Reliability is the number one factor for me when it comes to firearms; if everything else about a gun is great but it’s not reliable then it’s not a gun I want to own. The TP9SA has had 300 rounds to date through it and had one "bobble" of sorts. On the last round of the first magazine through the gun it had a stovepipe but hasn't had the slightest issue since. Rounds used to date have been 115gr Minuteman Munitions, 115gr Wolf, and 124gr Hornady XTPs.

Ergonomics

The gun feels very good in the hand. It comes with interchangeable backstraps and has very good texturing on the grip panels as well aggressive texturing on the front and backstraps. Trigger reach is about average for polymer framed duty pistols and most users should find it very comfortable.

Trigger

This is one of the areas where the gun really shines. The trigger is one of the best of any striker fired gun on the market. It's easily on par with the VP9, Sig 320, Walther PPQ, and Steyr's offerings. It has little resistance during take up, a very crisp break right at 4 pounds, and has a tactile and audible reset.

Miscellaneous

The gun comes with a ton of extras including: a "Serpa-esque" holster, cleaning rod/brush, and 2x 18 round MecGar magazines. It also features a 4.5'' cold hammer forged barrel, reversible magazine release, steel 3 dot sights, and a nice even Cerakote finish. It will be offered in several colors down the road but is currently only being imported in black.

The thing that has a lot of folks excited about the gun is the price point. MSRP in the USA is under $400 and the street price will likely be in the low to mid $300s once the initial rush slows down. For that amount of money it really is a very attractive pistol suitable for home defense or duty use.

Here's my video review of the pistol
 
Great review! Thank you.

I'm not crazy about the decocker, but if I can get into this gun for a little over $300, I'm in.
 
Curious, is it still capable of DA/SA, now that it has a PPQ style trigger safety yet still looks to have the P99 style decocking button on the slide?
 
Curious, is it still capable of DA/SA, now that it has a PPQ style trigger safety yet still looks to have the P99 style decocking button on the slide?
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To my knowledge no, the decocker simply serves at this point to release the striker for disassembly as opposed to pulling the trigger.
 
I must admit I'm pretty interested in this. For the price it seems like quite the option. Now hopefully it goes better for Canik than say Caracal.
 
so initial stovepipe and nothing since... probably safe to say break-in would be good idea, 4 pound SAO trigger sounds amazing... I think I'm selling my Arcus and getting a TP9SA when time/money allows.
 
Largely based on the P99? Direct copy.

It's basically a P99QA, with an early P99 trigger dingus or PPQ trigger dingus...all Walther. Decocker location? Walther. Fire pin protrusion? Walther. Slide shape? Walther.

Haha, but boy will I be picking one up :D
 
Great review. I'm really disappointed that the rumor about using Beretta mags is untrue. That being said, I cannot wait to get one. Seems like the perfect hiking gun. Cheap enough not to worry about, but durable and solid design.

Anybody know when we can expect these stateside?
 
I'm really disappointed that the rumor about using Beretta mags is untrue.
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Mec-Gar uses the same basic pattern of mag for several different pistols, including the Beretta 92, Walther P99, Walther PPQ, Canik TP9, and SIG P226 (and others). But minor differences in the mag release hole, polymer follower design, and baseplate design prevent true interchangeability.

For example, the Walther P99 (of which the TP9 is a very loose unlicensed copy) can accept Beretta 92 mags if you drill a new mag release hole in the mag. The PPQ M2 can accept TP9 mags with no modifications (the baseplate just sticks out further), but the P99 and PPQ M1 cannot accept the TP9 mags.


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Mec-Gar uses the same basic pattern of mag for several different pistols, including the Beretta 92, Walther P99, Walther PPQ, Canik TP9, and SIG P226 (and others). But minor differences in the mag release hole, polymer follower design, and baseplate design prevent true interchangeability.
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Indeed. Some people have been saying that certain 226 mags do work but I haven't verified this yet...
 
if one was good with a drill press he could make a M9 mag work. it's the same concept as converting uzi mags to work in an AR15 or Taurus carbine, just drill out your own mag catch.
 
Well hold up there folks,

You mentioned a piece of the Canik that does show it is a P99 copy that I forgot.

A TP-9 mag in a PPQ M2 works. You can't use a PPQ mag in a TP-9 because the grip is longer than the 15 round PPQ mag. Are you saying you know for sure that the TP-9 SA has been so transformed form the original P99/PPQ that this is no longer true?

I had a P99 and TP-9 at the same time and will drag up pics. It is a FULL, to the spring placement, copy. I would put money on it that the P99QA/PPQ and the TP-9 SA will look identical internally.
 
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