Apparently the Canik TP9 is such a good PPQ clone....

[El Pistolero]

.... that you can interchange the Walther and Canik slides and frames:

[El Pistolero]

Walther PPQ on the right, Canik TP9SF on the left:

[dwhitehorne]

I’ve got a SA and a SF. I think they are softer shooters than my P99. David

[El Pistolero]

I’ve got a SA and a SF. I think they are softer shooters than my P99. David

I have to agree. I blame the light weight of the PPQ slide for the snappiness most people experience with the PPQ. For the money the Caniks are excellent shooters.

[joedirt199]

Have been looking at the elite models and seeing good reviews for the price. Older ones looked like the p99 newer ones look like cz p10.

[Co-gnARR]

I have to agree. I blame the light weight of the PPQ slide for the snappiness most people experience with the PPQ. For the money the Caniks are excellent shooters.

So, does the Canik slide take the snappiness out of the Walther frame?
And, OP, thanks for this thread. I’ve been on the fence with Canik...not so much now.

[m4brian]

The grip on the Canik is not nearly as nice. Also, buttons suck compared to the Walther paddles. Then there is the Turkish problem.

[dwhitehorne]

I guess the grip comes down to preference. I had a PPQ and though the grip texture was quite slippery in the cold or rain. Also the Canik grip insert doesn’t have the peaked hump on the back of the larger blackstrap. David

[El Pistolero]

So, does the Canik slide take the snappiness out of the Walther frame?
And, OP, thanks for this thread. I’ve been on the fence with Canik...not so much now.

I haven’t live-fired them with the slides reversed but I will if I get them out on the range together.

[Bret]

What about the triggers? Is the Canik trigger as nice as the Walther trigger, which is pretty much unmatched in polymer framed pistols?

Does the Canik TP40 choke on half the available 40S&W loadings like the 40S&W Walther PPQ does? Does Canik's customer service suck as bad as Walther's?