Canik TP9 9mm

Don't expect the same trigger as the pistol it cloned, the Walther P99.

ETA Have you ever heard Hickock bash a single firearm?

Great looking gun. Never heard of them before, but read a few reviews also. Very positive reviews. Apparently it's been adopted by the Turkish police and military.

Good review and comments below article.

It appears that the older model double action is only for sale right now. The model # starts with HG2846.

The new single action starts with HG3277. Haven't seen any of those for sale.

Any update on these ? Considering keeping one in my truck . Co worker has one and swears by it

Ok then what do you recommend for SD

I've watched MAC's review on Military Arms Channel and he had some positive and some negative.

I agree partially with dawg in that most magazine reviews of guns are pretty chickenshit. They aren't critical enough on parts that suck and need work. I have slowly framed my channel away from this line of thinking since honesty gives my audience the best information.

There are a few channels built this way (MAC, Nutnfancy, Yeager, TNoutdoors9) and I very highly respect their opinions. I think most people see their information as valuable for the most part.

Now, the biggest criticism of the US model TP9 is that it has a double-action-only trigger with a slide-mounted decocker. This is my exact reasoning for why the Walther P99QA is not a good self defense gun - if the gun is unintentionally decocked, it is completely inoperable. On the standard TP9 and P99, the trigger is double/single action in that the decocker does not rule the gun inoperable. It simply makes the trigger pull longer without taking your gun out of the fight.

If they bring the SA/DA model to the US market, I see it as a great option. But for defensive uses, a man named Murphy usually shows his ugly face when you need to see it the least. I prefer my guns to go bang every time I pull the trigger on a loaded chamber.

So I guess 1911s are frowned upon for home defense

Glocks are good for SD. I would also suggest any of the Smith and Wesson M&P handguns (with the addition of the apex trigger kit).

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I used to give you some grief about your hardline stance about self defense guns, but I've come around to your philosophy.

In my work, I see guys get arrested for violent crimes. Typically, these guys are of the thug variety. They sag their pants, they wear clothes 4 sizes too big, etc. They carry high capacity sidearms underneath these clothing. Not slim, 7 round pistols. Full size guns. Why? Because they can. It made me realize that, if I'm ever in a bad situation with these types of people, they will have that advantage over me.

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Friends of mine in LE have been reporting for the past couple of years that they're seeing more and more of the thugs armed with quality, high-cap handguns.

Apparently their income from drug sales has enabled them to move up from the old "Saturday night specials" to Glocks, M&P's, et al -- and even the occasional 1911.