Was looking for a new CCW. I’ve been carrying an old S&W J-Frame for awhile and I thought it was time to step up the capacity. Looked for awhile, compared CZ, S&W, Canik and Glock.
I didn’t like the Glock, but I am biased, my first handgun was a Glock 17 that I absolutely hated. Don’t know why, I just hated everything about it. Boiled down to the deal. I got a great deal on this firearm.
Took it to the range today and it was pretty much zeroed out of the box. Was using irons and getting nice groups at 25 yards. Got ballsy and went over to the rifle ranges and was ringing the gongs at 50 and 75 yards, not too shabby for crappy old man eyes and iron sights.
Trigger is light, probably about 3.5 lbs, but it worked for me. I prefer light triggers in all my rifles so this felt very familiar.
As a canik owner I agree
The trigger in the Caniks are too light for me as an EDC piece. Anything less than 4.5 lbs is unsafe as a carry firearm. They’re nice guns, but I wouldn’t use it for anything other than a competition gun.
Nice looking gun, congratulations on your find. For me there are more important things besides form, function, and preference. For me the most important thing on whether or not I carry or temp store a firearm with a clambered round, is whether or not its engineered “drop safe”. If the trigger isn’t drop safe like most shotguns are not, no way will I have it chambered beyond the firing line. Of course, the best drop safety means not dropping your gun in the first place lol.
I get that about the trigger, compared to my J frame that had about a 12 lb pull it feels feather light. But, like I mentioned, I prefer a light trigger which is what I am used to. I understand why it is thought to be unsafe, but if you are aware of it, familiar with it and train with it…it is no different then any other trigger.
The Canik trigger is drop safe. Light trigger pull doesn’t equal drop failure.
Well, my point and the reason I never used the word “light trigger” is because for me, as long as it remains “drop safe” after trigger work, is all that really matters. There was a time as a younger man I’d take a stone to my triggers and then test them for safety. But today, most factory triggers are far superior to what was put out in the 70’s and 80s, IMO.