{"id":644,"date":"2017-09-01T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2017\/09\/01\/product-safety-warning-for-canik-9\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:27:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:27:59","slug":"product-safety-warning-for-canik-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"Product Safety Warning For Canik 9mm Pistols"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8262,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.icptrack.com\\\/icp\\\/relay.php?r=61610392&amp;msgid=689950&amp;act=HV3N&amp;c=567985&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canikusa.com%2F&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nCentury Arms sent out a product safety warning regarding the Canik pistols that they import from Turkey. They note while these pistols meet current industry and military abusive handling standards, abusive testing can damage them and cause safety issues.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;ve ever fired a Canik pistol but I did get to dry-fire the Canik TP9SFx at the SHOT Show in 2015. I would consider getting one of those if the price came down as it fit my hand nicely and the trigger seemed pretty decent.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the release that Century Arms sent out this morning by email:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; padding-bottom: 15px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<strong style=\"font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(136,136,136); font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; padding-bottom: 18px;\">\nCentury<br \/>\n Arms, North America\u2019s premier AK manufacturer, announced today the<br \/>\nCanik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade Notice. This notice<br \/>\n applies to Canik\u2019s 9&#215;19 mm pistols: TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite,<br \/>\nTP9SF Elite-S. Canik\u2019s other products are not subject to this notice.<br \/>\nAll Canik pistols comply with and exceed current industry and military<br \/>\nabusive handling standards.&nbsp;There are no safety concerns with the<br \/>\npistols when used under ordinary conditions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\nCanik is committed to continuously improving its product\u2019s performance.&nbsp;Evaluations and tests have shown that <strong style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">repeated abusive dropping of pistols may result in damage to safety features and unintentional discharge<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\n<strong style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><u style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">DANGER<\/u>: IF ANY FIREARM IS DROPPED INTERNAL PARTS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFORMED, DAMAGED OR DISABLED.&nbsp;<\/strong>The product <u style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">must<\/u> be inspected by a qualified gunsmith or returned for inspection after any significant impact.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\n<strong style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><u style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">WARNING<\/u>: REPEATED IMPACTS TO YOUR PISTOL TO TEST ITS SAFETY FUNCTIONS WILL DAMAGE INTERNAL PARTS, AND VOID ITS WARRANTY. <\/strong>Firearm<br \/>\n abusive handling tests can be dangerous and should only be conducted by<br \/>\n qualified individuals in controlled environments with proper safety<br \/>\nprecautions in place. Canik does not recommend that any customer conduct<br \/>\n drop tests or other endurance tests before or after this Severe Duty<br \/>\nUpgrade.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\n<strong style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><u style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">WARNING<\/u>:&nbsp;CONSUMERS SHOULD ONLY USE CANIK PARTS IN OUR PISTOLS.<\/strong> AFTERMARKET PARTS COULD DECREASE OR DISABLE SAFETY FEATURES OF YOUR CANIK PISTOL.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\nCanik is committed to manufacturing safe, reliable, innovative and affordable firearms.&nbsp;We are offering a <em style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">voluntary<\/em><br \/>\n upgrade to the trigger safety spring and firing pin block spring on the<br \/>\n Canik models noted above.&nbsp;This is to further increase the safety of<br \/>\nCanik pistols for enhanced drop discharge prevention in heavy\/severe<br \/>\nduty conditions that are <em style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">beyond<\/em><br \/>\n industry standards. The Severe Duty Upgrade does not alter any feature<br \/>\nor design of the pistols. Canik will provide all parts and workmanship<br \/>\nat no charge, but customers will be responsible for shipping costs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px;\">\n<strong style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">Steps for upgrading your pistol? <\/strong>Our goal is to have the Severe Duty Upgrade process in place by Friday, September 8, 2017. After this date, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=61610392&amp;msgid=689950&amp;act=HV3N&amp;c=567985&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canikusa.com%2F\" style=\"color: #01bdff; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.CanikUSA.com<\/a> for complete instructions on how to receive your Severe Duty Upgrade.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Century Arms sent out a product safety warning regarding the Canik pistols that they import from Turkey. 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