Mine Now: Canik TP9 Elite SC

I think nickel plating is an interesting move on internal moving parts.

Keep us posted. I'm betting this is going to be an issue.

The slick property makes sense, but just nitriding parts would be sufficient to keep them strong/hardened and protected.

I do not love the Canik line, but I've owned a lot of the TP9s. So do enjoy following the many changes. The nickel parts is new as of 2019 I think and came standard on the ONE series (should retail for $260)
 
Wild cat mccane, I'm curious myself to see if the new parts suffer the same fate. I will continue to update. It's my understanding that the SC is the only Canik of the TP9 series with a dual captured recoil spring among a couple other unique features.
 
Here's a few more pictures.
 

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Got ahold of some defensive ammo to try out. Federal 124gr +P HST and Speer Gold Dot 147gr HP. They both hit where I was aiming with the edge going to the Gold Dot for a tighter group. I found the recoil impulse more comfortable with the 147gr than the 124gr +P. I had no failures with the hollow point ammunition.
 
Breakthrough

Long-winded​
I haven't been shooting nearly as much lately. I have an ammo stash, but it's modest and depleting. I took my M&P22c and the Canik Elite SC to the range the other day, planning to mostly shoot the M&P. Due to weather(rain), I had to shoot the M&P at 25yds where there was a shelter. I was shooting it pretty well and by the end of 60 rounds, was consistently hitting clay pigeons. Since my spirits were up, I decided to load 10 rounds in the Canik, using the 15Rd mag. The rain had stopped so I moved in to about 12 yds. Starting at low ready and not taking too much time to aim, I proceeded to "clean house" on a series(5) of clay pigeons. I used the extra rounds on any fragments that didn't fall and cleaned them up too. I was suprised, so I loaded up 10 more rounds and did again with the same results.

When I first got this pistol, I was struggling with hitting my target, usually shooting low left. I wasn't showing signs of flinch when dry firing, so I focused on my grip. With intense concentration, a thumbs forward grip, and taking a lot of time to aim, I was improving, but it was exhausting and I had to work hard for the little improvement I got. The pistol is very nice, but I was starting to question my purchase. What if I bought a really nice pistol that just doesn't work for me? I wasn't ready to throw in the towel. I continued to periodically shoot the pistol making small gains in shot placement, but not to where I felt like it should be and I was still working hard at it. Then, the other day, it just worked. I think it was because I relaxed a little, but maintained the new grip. I don't really know. I'd like to repeat this a few more times before I get too excited, but I needed this to happen with this pistol. I'm thinking about getting a better holster for it now. Looking at Alien Gear.
 
Thanks, stormyone. I agree.

I took it to the range again today and had similar results to my previous range visit. This time I used the 12 round mag to make sure it wasn't the mag that made the difference. Now, if only I could find some reasonably priced range ammo.
 
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