The Canik is interesting to me. Do you have any trouble with reliability with a red dot optic mounted and firing 115 gr std velocity/pressure ammo?
The TP9SFX has a ported slide,
IMO this reduction in weight negates the weight of the optic (the Vortex it comes with).
I currently have 2 Caniks here at the house, another on loan to my brother and I sold my first one which was a TP9SA.
All were "broken in" using 124gr Nato spec rounds and after that I've used a mix of 124's and 115's including cheap crappy steel cased junk.
The only problem I've had is with my thumb hitting the slide lock.
No ammo malfunctions.
My buddy has the same gun and he's running a Leupold on his and I know he buys the cheapest crap he can find for his and as far as I know he doesn't have any problems.
The trigger on these is amazing.
Yes really.
Compared to any other striker fired handgun I've ever shot it has by far the best out of the box trigger.
I know they did some sort of upgrade, severe duty something or the other and people have said it increases weight to 5+lbs.
Supposedly you can swap in a Glock safety plunger spring to lighten it back up.
Reset is very short, like less than a quarter of an inch short.
Accuracy is better than I can shoot.
Using my buddies ransom rest the SFX will make one hole easily.
Now, here's the rub with these things:
They have a limited lifetime warranty for the original purchaser.
They are imported by Century.
I would not count on long term parts or repair support just because of the Century connection.
The plastic feels "plasticky".
Not a huge choice of holsters out there and the one that comes with them is kinda crappy. You'll be looking for a sort of universal one or might find a handmade kydex type somewhere.
I have multiple Caniks, I have more than one gunsmith as a close friend, I own dozens of handguns, all this equals me knowing I could end up with a busted gun someday that I may have to have a part made for or that may render it scrap.
That's a choice I'm OK with considering the other qualities of these pistols.
If someone were buying their first handgun or only planned on owning one handgun I would never recommend one just due to the possible parts issues that could happen.
But if someone has other guns to fall back on or is OK with there potentially being an issue with a repair or parts then by all means yes I'd say try one out.