12,000 round "review"....Canik TP9SFx

[Bustedknees]

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so how tall is the prime? It looks a lot taller than the G19….more like G17 height.

I have the MC9 and SFT and would like an in between but with this I’m annoyed about the mag compatibility - my 18 round full size mags will stick out and my 15 round mags would need a new baseplate (which I’ve already tried to get baseplates from Canik customer service and failed).

The pictures are deceiving, but the Prime is 1/2" shorter in length but a 1/2" taller.
I haven't shot it yet but it feels and looks so much smaller than the square bedframe cut of the Glocks. All the bevels, slide cuts, and ports make feel small too. I don't agree with this being marketed as a subcompact though. I know it will shoot as well as it feels but the size still wants me to buy another true subcompact. I have the Mossberg MC2 but am leaning towards a Sig 365x or Hellcat.

 

[Bustedknees]

I finally put the rounds through the Mete Prime. Only ran 6 full mags to get the feel of it. The grip is fantastic , sticks like sandpaper. Its easily the best grip texture / feel in my collection I don't have large hands and the trigger is still at a full reach for me but next I still want to try the larger backstrap next time around. The trigger is fantastic, easy to find the reset too. I've heard complaints about the loudness being ported but I always use electric ear protection so it was no issue. My biggest complaint is this pistol being advertised as a subcompact, others do it too but I say Hell no, it's a compact. At some point I'll probably add a green dot to it but I need the practice with open sights anyway, and they are very nice Fision ones at that.
Don't judge the gun on my skills but here's my best 20 rounds at 10 yards.

 

[Milt Farrow]

I bought this Canik TP9SFx in 2021.
I fired a few boxes through it with no issues, then decided to keep track of the rounds. This was just done for fun.
This week I fired 150 rounds that brought the total to 12,000 rounds sinse ive kept track. There are maybe another 300-400 rounds before I started counting.
This week while firing, the gun was not ejecting properly every time. I had another recoil spring, so I put it in. Now its back to normal. I fired 130 rounds sinse the spring replacement.
Other than the worn spring, ive had absolutely zero issues with this gun through over 12,000 rounds. I know thats probably nothing special, but its the first time ive kept track of round count.
About 4,000 rounds ago I bought a very cheap, $70 red dot from Cyelee Optics. I didn't know if Id like a red dot, so I bought a cheap one before I spent several hundred on a better one.
Well, the Cyelee has also been absolutely perfect.....not a single issue.
Its got top mount battery, shake awake, 3moa......just like the big boys, but a third of the price. If I get a dot for my new CZ p07, I will most likely get a "better" dot, but who knows, im not a huge fan of the red dot to be honest.
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Who remembers, long ago, when Skeeter did a 5000 round test of a Colt Gold Cup to test out the rumor that Gold Cups couldn't take it?