Turkish-manufactured handguns

[Slater]

Browsing Bud's or other Internet gun shops, there seems to be a profusion of Turkish-made pistols, under a variety of brand names. Many, if not most, seem to be clones of Walther or CZ actions. Prices are frequently sub-$400 and sometimes sub-$300.

A few shooting buddies tell me "steer clear of those cheap Turk guns". Is that a fair assessment?

[BocaDan]

I'd say 90% of what I read about them on forums, slickguns.com, and some foreign discussion channels rave about them.

They're a NATO member and have apparently mastered production. It's a pity the only "designed in Turkey firearms they do are strictly for military, but whatever they copy (under license of course) seems to exceed expectations.

I own a Girsan 1911. Close to 1,000 rounds downrange of the cheapest ammo I can find and I've had ZERO jams, fte, ftf etc.

I also spent some time in the range with some Turkish CZ clones and same results above.

Which model(s) do your buddies own?



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[anachronism]

I don't have any first-hand experience with Turkish made guns, but if they exercise the same careful attention to detail on guns that they do with the engine parts I've seen come out of Turkey we should never give them any consideration at all. If you think Chinese and East Indian quality and metallurgy is poor, they are light years ahead of the Turks. I think you could realistically expect better quality out of Bangladesh.

[BUBBAGUNS]

I have a few. A 1911, CZ and a Beretta clone. They all are good guns. Well worth the price I paid for them.

[DirectTo]

I bought a TISAS 1911 solely to beat on. Ran about a thousand rounds through it with nothing beyond a bore scrub and regular lube. No issues using the cheapest ammo I could find other than not seeming to like hard primers. Sold it to a former coworker who I know has put at least a few hundred more through it and he hasn't said anything about it at all.

[mcnabb100]

I shot my buddie's 9mm canik cz clone. It had a compensated barrel, not sure which model, maybe the shark? Anyways, it seemed like a very nicely machined pistol. Didn't put a ton of rounds through it so I can't really comment on reliability. Very soft shooting. Only problem is the takedown pin requires a punch to be removed. Might loosen up over time.

[dwhitehorne]

I had a Canik stingray. It was a good shooter. The machining inside the pistol was nicer than the stainless 75B I have. I still have two TP9SA pistols. I have over 1500 rounds through one and right over 1000 through the other. I shoot them better than the P99 I have. My small sample of Turkish guns seem to be fine, but the issue is if you ever need parts. I know Cajun Gun Works does alot for the CZ clones but none of the Turkish guns seem to be exact clones. David

[KalashniKEV]

These Turkish clones are the NORINCO of today.

Solid performance, great prices.

[Redstate]

I have a Canik C-100 imported by TriStar. Only have around 500 round through it, and it is a fine alloy framed pistol. My opinion is that it is very well built and will withstand heavy use. Defintely accurate and reliable.

[jyo]

Turkey has a long tradition of building firearms---many are quite good and are based on pistol designs from well-known makers---I could own them...