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Ammo Performance for Canik Pistols

Phaser said:
"Caniks are designed to run 124gr NATO rounds which are heavier and hotter than the standard 115gr target round you find on shelves the most."

Do you agree with this statement?
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in part...yes....as that was needed to push back (cycle) the slide after each shot.

but i was able to get a "softer" recoil spring from Century Arms, the importer for Canik, and all was well with 115 grains.

i think the issue was pronounced maybe the first year or 2 when they were imported to the states...

i do believe now, it isn't as much of an issue.
 
More to the point...which brand in the 115gr line-up flies best out of these guns?

Bought 1000 rds of 115gr from Ammo Incorp. Manitowoc, WI "Signature Target"

Haven't had any light strikes and gun cycles without any issues...just thinking another
brand in the same weight might print a little different.

You say....
 
Phaser said:
More to the point...which brand in the 115gr line-up flies best out of these guns?

Bought 1000 rds of 115gr from Ammo Incorp. Manitowoc, WI "Signature Target"

Haven't had any light strikes and gun cycles without any issues...just thinking another
brand in the same weight might print a little different.

You say....
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never heard of that brand

i buy S&B, Remington, Fiocchi, Winchester, Browning, Federal, in 115 or 124 gr.

i no longer have my Caniks, parts are hard to come by, or they were, easier to dump'em, and get a brand that parts are readily available for.
 
Phaser said:
More to the point...which brand in the 115gr line-up flies best out of these guns?

Bought 1000 rds of 115gr from Ammo Incorp. Manitowoc, WI "Signature Target"

Haven't had any light strikes and gun cycles without any issues...just thinking another
brand in the same weight might print a little different.

You say....
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You’ll have to find out what your particular pistol, in your hands likes, and how each different load shoots for you.

Just because my (identical model) pistol like X brand ammo in z weight, doesn’t mean yours will.

Good news, though; you get to shoot a bunch to make your determination.
 
Canik usually comes with the spring for hotter loaded ammo. they have one that is for cheap ammo. some of them even come with both springs now. The only ammo mine won't run is that sterling 115 grain. think it's turkish ammo. none of mine will run it. but the cheap winchester white box is no problem or any other brand. i no longer buy that sterling stuff. although it does run in my other guns.
 
Belt Fed said:
Canik usually comes with the spring for hotter loaded ammo. they have one that is for cheap ammo. some of them even come with both springs now. The only ammo mine won't run is that sterling 115 grain. think it's turkish ammo. none of mine will run it. but the cheap winchester white box is no problem or any other brand. i no longer buy that sterling stuff. although it does run in my other guns.
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No extra spring here.
 
Quality ammo is important. So is a quality gun. I have rarely seen malfunctions in a quality firearm with quality factory ammo or even quality remanufactured ammo. But I found that a good number of failures to eject/failure to load/double feeds were due to shooter error or neglected maintenance. Especially when moving from a heavier framed pistol to a light weight platform. Manufacturers generally know their guns. Shooting ammo that is hotter than their recommendations can cause excessive wear over time. Likewise if you are shooting lower powered ammo in a gun designed to shoot full powered defensive ammo you will have malfunctions when the guide rod spring is not fully compressed. Like Hans Gruber says you have to find what your pistol likes in your hands, then stick with it.
 
Phaser said:
"Caniks are designed to run 124gr NATO rounds which are heavier and hotter than the standard 115gr target round you find on shelves the most."

Do you agree with this statement?
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I personally believe that all semi-autos should be run in with 124gr NATO. Your Canik should shoot any weight 9mm, but IMO 124 gr, and particularly 124gr NATO, is the optimal 9mm round. It’s all I use.
 
SimonRL said:
I personally believe that all semi-autos should be run in with 124gr NATO. Your Canik should shoot any weight 9mm, but IMO 124 gr, and particularly 124gr NATO, is the optimal 9mm round. It’s all I use.
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So how readily available is the 124gr NATO round? Other than meeting global interchangeabilities how is this round different? My goal is to find what this gun likes with more consistent POA and POI.
 
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Phaser said:
So how readily available is the 124gr NATO round? Other than meeting global interchangeabilities how is this round different? My goal is to find what this gun likes with more consistent POA and POI.
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i can't say, i don't buy it.

when i had my first canik, it was during the beginning of the pandemic, so no NATO available.

when i got my second canik, the pandemic was coming to an end...and still no NATO.

if my LGS has any now, i don't know.....i don't ask for it, as i have no use for it. so frankly too, i cannot tell you if it costs more than "ordinary" 9mm ammo.
 
Phaser said:
So how readily available is the 124gr NATO round? Other than meeting global interchangeabilities how is this round different? My goal is to find what this gun likes with more consistent POA and POI.
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I buy NATO at my local Academy or I order it online. Aa far as POA/POI I haven’t found that to be a problem.

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