RECOIL was perhaps the first print publication to give ink to the Canik line of striker-fired handguns, way back in RECOIL Issue 18. We were impressed enough to keep one in the safe for ammo tests, loaning to new shooters, and as a benchmark for more expensive guns that didn’t offer more, but would lighten your bank balance to a much greater degree. Now that the brand has made almost another seven trips around the sun, it’s as good a time as any to see what’s changed.
The original TP9SA featured a somewhat goofy decocking button just in front of the rear sight, which never bothered us but attracted the ire of a number of
