Let's talk Turkey....as in made in Turkey

[LVSteve]

I also have a SAR K2 45 full size, a CZ-97 clone pretty much. They were on sale at crazy low prices about 8-10 years ago so I picked one up. It is a heavy beast but works well.

My 5.2" TP9 variant has a great trigger and makes me look good at the range.

 

[glenncal1]

Have a couple Tisas (.45 and 9mm) and a Turkish made Weatherby 28 gauge shotgun. All great guns. Have a couple thousand rounds through the Weatherby and no problems at all. Fun to shoot Sporting Clays with.

 

[Auburn4]

Their handguns seem to be where the quality is, but shotguns, some clones are excellent but some are iffy. Some are jam-o-matics.

I got a jam-o-matic pump from P.S.A. Beautiful outside, JUNK inside. A licensed gunsmith got it 70/30 reliable at best.

 

[Delta Expatriate]

I had a Canik C100, which was Inspired (I won't use the the word clone) by the CZ 75 Compact (dimensions are the same and many parts will interchange). They made a number of CZ inspired models. It was totally reliable and a very good firearm, IMHO. Let it go in a time of need and regretted it. I bought another one during the pandemic and still have it. I think it was one of the last of the metal frame pistols that was imported. My understanding is that Canik only does polymer framed handguns now, but I think those also are well respected.

 

[65-2x2]

Those CNC machines don't know where they are.

 

[Greyman50]

Would LOVE to see their programming set up and tour the plant. Built, installed and serviced CNC machine tools for years.

 

[MTC(SS)Ret]

The August 2025 issue of Guns & Ammo had a great article about the Turkish gun makers. Great engineering and modern manufacturing facilities. IMHO Canik has their finger on the pulse of the buyers needs and wants and quickly responds with high quality, reliable firearms. I am seriously looking at their METE MC9 variants to replace my Taurus GX4 as my EDC.
Canik recently opened a plant in West Palm Beach, Florida. I hope their quality doesn't suffer.

 

[jammer216]

Awhile back got an itch for a 1911. Did quite a bit of research and also rented a few. Well, at the time the well known brands/models pricing was crazy high vs the quality and issues. Ended up with a Tisas Duty BR9. Had a bit of an issue with the extractor at first but very happy with it.

 

[Rodan]

Ended up with a Tisas Duty BR9. Had a bit of an issue with the extractor at first but very happy with it.

This is one thing that seems to occasionally come up with the Tisas 1911s in 9mm... extractor tuning. I've had two that ran perfectly, and one that didn't like Remington ammo but worked fine with everything else. I have talked to several folks that have had to do some extractor tuning to have them run 100%.

 

[max]

My 9mm Stingray had some extractor problems, but a gunsmith has fixed them I believe. I don't think the .45's had the problem.

 

[Rodan]

I've never had any issues with my Tisas in .45acp.

 

[BloodyThumb]

My issue guns were Glock for years. I have 3 Canik TP series guns. I shoot a lot. At least, sometimes twice a week. My point being this is not based on a couple hundred rounds and how photogenic they are for sexy forum post pictures. Round counts in the multiple thousands.

I would not be at all concerned if I was told I had to carry any one of the 3 as my duty weapon. Performance wise they are the equal and in some ways superior to any Glock I have ever owned or been issued. I have $350 or less in each one. I originally picked up the first one used as a loaner range gun and it turned out to be a solid performer. The second was used, and the 3rd was new.

I have two MKE MP5 clones that have been rock solid, also through thousands of rounds.

 

[SASFixer]

The Tisas 1911s have been good to me, too. I can say the same about the Yildiz side-by-side and O/U shotguns sold by Academy.

I had a customer bring a Yildiz OU SG with the forearm lug detached from the barrels. After a 6 months of Academy jerking him and I around the gun was never fixed, Academy responded "sorry about that, tough ****". In another case of a Turkish firearm, no parts available after a 6 month wait for firing pins. My opinion, enjoy the low cost, but if it breaks, it is disposable.

 

[BillinAlamo]

That's interesting, SAS. I thought Briley had the contract to do all the Yildiz warranty work. I have had the side-by sides in .410 and 28, and an O/U in .410. Never an issue. Still need to shoot some skeet with the as-yet unfired 28 O/U. I would never compare them to a much higher end gun like a Beretta, but there are some threads in the Yildiz forum at Shotgunworld about impressive round counts.

 

[good-shot]

I have a Girsan 1911 Commander sized pistol, and I'm seriously thinking about taking it to a gun shop and taking whatever they'll give me in trade. I have put about 1K rounds through it and 9 times out of 10 it will fail to go through a full magazine without jamming. I obviously can't speak to the brand as a whole, but would hesitate to buy another one.
My CS45 and 457 do the same job with 100% reliability.

I have heard of some people doing a spring swap to fix inconsistencies.

 

[walkin' trails]

I've never fired a Canik. I see students showing up to class with them - CCW class, that is. Most of the time they're new, never fired. The seem to work for at least the 25-50 rounds required. I've only seen one having issues. That was from the owner bringing .380 instead of 9mm and it just wouldn't function anyway other than single shot. A proper box of ammo fixed that. But my concern is in the event of any import concerns, how easy will it be to find parts?

 

[SASFixer]

That's interesting, SAS. I thought Briley had the contract to do all the Yildiz warranty work. I have had the side-by sides in .410 and 28, and an O/U in .410. Never an issue. Still need to shoot some skeet with the as-yet unfired 28 O/U. I would never compare them to a much higher end gun like a Beretta, but there are some threads in the Yildiz forum at Shotgunworld about impressive round counts.

You are correct, the gun was sent to Briley first, they had no way of fixing/silver soldering the lug back in position without damaging the integrity of the entire assembly. These barrels had a soft soldered vent rib, the barrels are soft soldered into the mono block. Briley doesn't have a fixture to locate the lug precise enough. My thoughts to prevent complete destruction of the barrels would have been to put a resistance electrode inside of the barrel at the location of lug and heat that spot momentarily while the rest of the assembly is submerged in a water bath.

 

[rwsmith]

Stay away from Akkar shotguns. A kid messed one up and I fixed it and I bought it off of him becausIe I wanted a pump gun. They are cheap and LIGHT. Shooting anything more than light loads is a BEAR. I shot a 3" shell out of it......ONCE.

 

[steelslaver]

I have a Girsan compact 1911 in 9mm that has fired everything I have stuck in it.

 

[crasig]

Here are MY 9mm Stainless Turkish Clones of CZ-75B & Hi-Power.
Sarsilmas 2000, & Tisas Regent Hi power. I could own them - because they were very affordable.
A couple of my best purchases - they are wonderful, & do everything right, + STAINLESS !