Top 5 Turkish Handguns (ft. Kaya of Classic Firearms)

[@rickh9396]

These two guys cleaned out all the smedium shirts in New Orleans area stores during Kaya's visit.

[@Steeler307]

Plus, Larry Birds safari court shorts.

[@BryantMoore87]

@@Steeler307 💀💀

[@grahamr4916]

I think it should be noted that TISAS, Girsan, and MKE are all pretty well established at this point. Most of the shotgun manufacturers are just sweatshop startups that just slap parts together.

[@JJ_SDWR]

I recently picked up an SDS Mac 2 (Benelli M2 clone) and with about 200 shells of buck/slugs through it I've been impressed. I paid 300 and I'm good with the product.

[@alexander1902]

I have yet to meet someone to speak highly of any of those guns. They're cheap and fire MOST of the time. That's all.

[@brandondavis4306]

@@alexander1902 then you are talking to gun snobs I own several turkish weapons and they all run prefect for me I own too tisas 1911's and they have yet to fail me. both have over 400 rounds.

[@11aaguilar]

@@brandondavis4306respectfully, 400 rounds is nothing and is not indicative of a good product. If it makes it to 5,000 rounds without issues, let us know

[@Standefiant]

@@alexander1902 Girsans are great

[@TheSmoke420TiresBbqGuns]

At the bathhouse his names Turkish Delight

[@davegeorge9538]

🏆 you win the Internet today!

[@Brad-ic4bp]

A used $250 Canik TP9SF was the first semi-auto pistol I ever bought (years ago). It was 100% reliable, easy to shoot, accurate and easy to maintain. Budget knock-offs or not, Caniks are great value.

[@colt10mmsecurity68]

…great if you’re too poor to buy anything of quality. Screw any company that builds under the sword of a crescent moon.

[@aaronpat123]

Me too.

[@davidgraflex2065]

James and Kaye have great chemistry

[@richdubbya]

The SAR CZ clones are pretty friggin top notch. Surprisingly good.

[@Holloway_Farm]

My B6's extractor broke on the first mag. SAR refused to fix it. Any company that doesn't honor their warranty won't get any money from me.

[@DarthWolfen077]

Indeed, though it could use a few tweaks on the trigger if you know what im saying

[@Bossplaier-px1ic]

@@Holloway_Farmthanks for that. I was just looking at one of these and now I won’t look to buy anymore.

[@rogerwood5228]

The K2 is one of my favorite shooters. Absolute beast.

[@DazdnCofuzd]

You sure they're CZ clones, look more like H&K clones.

[@yussefhyman7311]

Yo! When he “blessed” the Gucci Gersan, I cracked the hell up!!🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeorick6898]

There are 8 Turkish companies that make pistols, 85 that make shotguns. Canik is owned by a company that makes aircraft parts for Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed; they know hi-tech gear. Turkish Defense Industries (SSB) under the Indigenous Local Handgun Development (ÖYTG) Project delivered over 400,000 pistols manufactured by Sarsılmaz (HK clone), Samsun Yurt Savunma/SYS, CANIK (Walther clone) and Girsan (Beretta clone) to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Turkish National Police (TNP). The pistols had to meet or exceed the NATO and US test standards to be selected. They've won some Asian contracts. I've been issued the M15, M1911A1, M9 and M11. My Canik runs as well. It runs better than some of the M17/18s I've seen on military, police, and private ranges.

[@DarthWolfen077]

Also the fact that the SAR-9 was the only Handgun to surpass the NATO stress test of 100,000 rounds without the need of changing any components… That’s a testament of how good this pistol is.

[@ericmacfarlane6695]

Tha is actually impressive

[@hey1010101010929384]

Loved my sar 9

[@03Grunt-arrino]

*According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense. I’m sure they were impartial. Haha

[@wheelguns4wheelmen802]

I have shot a friend’s SAR-9 on multiple occasions and it’s basically a Glock 17 that is slightly more ergonomic.

[@jackblackattack]

Link ?

[@LVbibby]

Epic gold bling filled garish piece and the Kaya under carriage segment chef's kiss never change Men!

[@larry648]

Well, I have a Canik TP9SFX and a Winchester SXP marine defender. Both are very reliable. I love the trigger on the Canik.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Thank you!!! I finally get to see Sarsilmaz on TFB TV! I have shot several Sar pistols, and loved them. Canik and Sarsilmaz are remarkable pistol makers, I am a big fan of both.

[@mattwhite7421]

I have a Tisas Raider 45. Its a great range toy. The trigger is fantastic. They did have a recall but Tisas was nice enough to give me a free mag when they sent the gun back to me.

[@stevec9704]

James loves his Turkish guns 💪🏻

[@Philosopher-TR]

I live in Turkey and I can't get a gun because of the damn European council laws

[@elmeramuro]

we get james flaming turkey with their #1 youtube rep in person, Wonderful

[@Philosopher-TR]

We are happy to have such a strong ally🇺🇸🇹🇷🇺🇸🇹🇷🇺🇸🇹🇷🇺🇸🇹🇷

[@fancyfancypunx]

Ryan going for those porn camera angles. Creativity pays off.

[@propdoctor21564]

Helps get more women watching the channel 😁

[@EdwardDuran-e1v]

Video of James' "turkey in the straw" in its natural habitat.

[@jic1]

@@propdoctor21564 Yep, women. That's who they're trying to attract.

[@bobbyjohnson7191]

Had an older Girson 1911 loved it.

[@matthewcochran3325]

I love Turkish pistols. I have a Canik TP9sfx and a Tisas Zigana KC and they are probably the best shooters I have.

[@larsbliss2728]

I dig my tisas hi-power clone. I did grab a few turkish side by side shotguns. No complaint about any of them.

[@MX5autoxer]

Tisas only has 1911, Beretta 84, and PX-9 models. Girsan has a High Power.

[@one-metallica4156]

I have a Girsan Hi Power, it’s awesome.

[@jstud999]

@@MX5autoxerso you’re telling OP he doesn’t own what he owns ? Why don’t you Google “ Tisas hi power” before making you self look silly in KZbin comments.

[@Desutroy]

Tisas used to make a hi power clone. The thing just up and disappeared from the market and a year later Girsan comes out with theirs. Tbh, Girsan making modern optic and railed versions. They shoot well too

[@one-metallica4156]

@@Desutroy I will say, Girsans modernized versions of the Hi Power is making FN look bad.

[@Dibbs10101]

Good to see James getting out and making friends.

[@christianiversen8227]

Kaya is a great guy. James, you were FIRE in this vid! I could not have laughed harder when you referenced your own kidnapping in Istanbul. Great shit talk.

[@mma709]

I love my Canik SFT PRO. I can live without the Taron tactical logo everywhere

[@johnalexander7369]

The Tisas 1911 and the Girsan Regard are two excellent handguns. My Girsan R9 has nearly 5k rounds with 2 malfunctions both ammo related. The Tisas a 1000 round and zero malfunctions with Wilson mags. For those of us that can’t or don’t want to spend $$$ on a custom . In the world of factory

[@NYG5]

The R9 is the M9A1 frame with the Brigadier slide, right? Mine came with the best DA/SA trigger I've ever had, my only issue is trying to find holsters that fit a flashlight and the Brigadier chunk

[@to3ta64]

The fact that you guys left out the Tisas Zigana PX-9 series is criminal. The only Turkish Pistol that I know of that’s had a Country(Philippines)Contract for it, and that has seen real life use in Police force and a little with their military.

[@joelerk6298]

Turkish cops and Military carry the beretta clone or canik

[@t-bonesteak5057]

The collab we didn’t expect but the collab we needed. Shoutout Kaya still holding down classic firearms.

[@andrewb5415]

I’ve got the Tisas night stalker in 45 , really like it

[@bobyjones3905]

I actually got a Springfield XDM elite 9mm cheaper than most Turkish guns

[@Mtn_Mig]

I have a Girsan 1911 model that was sold briefly in the US and I love it. It looks great, it's well made, and works flawlessly all for less than $500.

[@Cooleyo789]

Need more James and Kaya, shiz is hilarious

[@sertank735]

He writes his middle initial on his ear pro so people don’t call him “Junior” at the range.

[@kungfukitten6735]

My theory for the quality discrepancy between the shotguns and handguns is that the handguns are being made for the US budget market but most of the shotguns are made for the Turkish budget market. So a company like Canik can make a 4 to 6 hundred dollar handgun and deliver a quality product with a decent profit margin, but if they tried to sell those handguns in turkey where the average monthly wages are much lower that 400 to 600 dollar pistol would be the equivalent in terms of affordability to a 5 to 6 thousand dollar pistol in the US market.

[@fixerupperer]

Pretty sure Turkish citizens mostly cant legally own handguns.

[@TurkishRepublicanX]

You are close, pistols are made for the Turkish military, that has about half a million personnel whereas the shotguns are made for civvies who aren't as knowledgable about firearms as most american buyers so they buy anything that looks cool. Turkish military on the other hand has very high standards for weapons, obviously.

[@bicevorsi1705]

Canik sfx rival in turkey one tousand us dollars if you want to buy american gun kimber 1911aegis elite 8300 us dollars Springfield prodigy 1911 9150 dollars and procedures hard and you must pay taxes for five years 1500us dollars

[@manuelporro-vizcarra184]

Nice colab. Blessings to both

[@asarjip]

SAR9 Subcompact Gen 2 and Tisas PX-9 Carry are my current Turkish favorites.

[@yettidude]

Years ago I had a Tristan t120 made by canik and it was awesome. Defiantly sold me on the caniks

[@suchit1975]

I love the collaboration.

[@ross_7751]

I have a standard all black SAR-9 that I got for $249 on sale and it’s in my top 3 pistols that I own. Just fantastic.

[@PatrickJames9mm]

The SAR 9 is an awesome gun. Great choice! :)

[@maddog8148]

James is truly awesome in reviewing pistols and shotguns. But we all know he is a Beretta Fanboy!! That’s why he’s awesome. James knows 500 years of greatest doesn’t happen overnight!! 🙌🏼👍🏼💪🏼🇮🇹🇺🇸👍🏼❤️

[@jimsig2194]

Excellent review.. I like the caniks but they have major flaw in the grip design that is why you can not shoot the gun fast enough as it jumps alot. I even emailed canik company about the issue and the remedy for enhancing the geometry of the design but no one even replied to my email.. On the other hand the SAR9 looks like they have addressed this issue by the specific shape of the grip at a specific location and the proof is the gun was dead stable in Kaya's hands as he was speed shooting it. IF CANIK GUYS ARE LISTENING I HAVE THE DESIGN IDE TO MAKE THE CANIK MORE STABLE AND EFFECTIVE FOR SPEED SHOOTING LIKE THE SAR9

[@larryratliff2215]

Great collaboration TFB and Kaya...

[@thePrussian]

My Winchester Extreme Defender 12g was made in Turkey and it’s awesome. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@felipeCMoon]

Best collaboration video ever! Great job!

[@KracknCorn]

Tactical short shorts boys in town

[@joshmajor8662]

He seems MUCH cooler here instead of on classic for some reason Lol 😂

[@lz_377]

Yea I feel like he plays more of a tough guy character on Classic. He seemed more natural here.

[@robertk407]

Man I love my Girsan hi power clone

[@jmpetersrn]

Are the magazines cross compatible to a Browning HI Power?

[@DARTHDANSAN]

Check out girscan mc1911sc

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Agreed.

[@robertk407]

@@jmpetersrn Yes.

[@zombieslayer7759]

Oddly enough, their single stack 1911's are supposed to be pretty good for the money.

[@markraymond3198]

Girsan makes a darn good 1911 format. I have a M.C. 1911 10mm , and it runs great! Plus it's fiberoptic sights makes for some nice groups!! I'm impressed with this gun, it shoots almost as well as my Remmington 10mm Hunter! Try it! I think you will like it!

[@karldot]

I bought a Tisas 1911 kicks ass....no better 1911 at the price...accurate, reliable and beautiful stainless finish please have a look at it!!!!!

[@davidschlageter5962]

The Gadar was pinging in this vid

[@Average_Joe_Arms]

I have a Girsan MC P35 OPS and it has been awesome , i planned on swapping the crappy optic but its been very good after 2k rds i really enjoy it 👍

[@MrBuckeye63]

I own a AHSS FXS-9 … absolutely wonderful pistol…

[@bidenisgod6978]

Sar9 is an absolutely amazing handgun. So easy to shoot well its crazy, fits hands great, reliable. Can't praise it enough

[@Crangaso]

James & Kaya - Top 5 Turkish Delights!

[@mrwdpkr5851]

So....Berretta PX4 for the win !

[@NYG5]

Waiting for the day when they start churning out PX4 clones and actually update the design because Beretta is too fkn lazy to

[@boom_911]

​@@NYG5Beretta just dropped the gen 2! A pretty good redesign if you ask me

[@nehalchishti9814]

Could also include Tisas PX9 Gen 3/Carry , Girsan Regard MC/R9 , Canik TP9 SF Elite/Elite Combat/SFX Rival , Stoeger Cougar 8000 etc. And some honorable mentions like Sarsilmaz (CZ 75 clones) , Tisas Zigana K/F/Kanuni/M16 , Girsan MC9 etc.

[@gregwilcox2047]

James please don't go to turkey you will be kidnapped

[@LFDNC]

Only because of his shorts.

[@dongvermine]

Wrong.

[@SonoraSlinger]

They'd pass him around like a paper bag of miss sharpen Oreos in a prison.

[@AdamKorz-ku7fz]

Turkey is beautiful, love the people. Kind to animals too.

[@bp8023]

We know what they did to Lawrence of Arabia.

[@brassmonkey7566]

My first cc was a Sar copy of the cz 75b compact. Still in rotation 5 years and a few more cc's .

[@andyleotell]

Awesome cz75 knockoff!

[@DEValentine]

Please review Turkish shotguns. Like, all of them.

[@brianleabo6295]

I like the sar 9 socom vs the dagger and the other glock clones !

[@johnsnipes5514]

I'm glad you made this video. I watch both channels, too, but i was really thinking about getting a witness. I think I'll get the tti or rival S instead,

[@jamesbroughton7870]

I love the night stalker it was a great Gun. My night stalker was a double 15 round magazine

[@sappysiggy2351]

I have a Stevens 555 20g as a scouting companion, absolutely love it! Fit and finish is perfect. Yes I have Benelli's and Browning's but I wanted something to drag threw the mud all day and its a pleasure to carry

[@propdoctor21564]

Great video as always entertaining and informative... I own several different models of Sar-Arms/Sarsilmaz pistols and have been very happy with them.

[@Seabang84]

SAR owner, as well as Canik and Tisas. The SAR 9 is a dream

[@bevans7772]

Girsan Regard is my favorite pistol in my collection. I enjoy it more than my Beretta m9a4 and I don’t mind abusing it.

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Agreed.

[@wheelguns4wheelmen802]

Just did an update video on mine, as I recently reached the 3000 round mark. It’s good for the money, that’s for sure.

[@NYG5]

​@kevinallies1014only lacking point is not having a chrome lined barrel, which only needs like me seem to care about

[@TheSheridanbrenton]

It's sad the regard was not used. I have one and it great.

[@Anomicchaos]

The Stoeger Cougar is always gonna be the best Turkish gun to me

[@Razcal1x]

you missed the Tisas double stacks, excellent pistols, at least mine are! I have the carry and the Nightstalker, both have run flawlessly, I did put EGW barrel bushings in them.

[@Dadof5-4]

I carry a Girsan P35 PI. It shoots almost as good as my original HI Power

[@JohnAbel-p9e]

If you do a Part 2, you ought to look at the Tisas PX-9 series. A very mature product (20+ years in production) - a great gun with an excellent trigger and very good accuracy. Optic ready, interchangeable grip/backstrap panels, holster, etc. all included for under $300 (2024 prices). Probably the most undervalued Turkish pistol.

[@andretaskmaster4101]

Love the bringing of classic firearms in to get that secondary though, excellent

[@franks6857]

Love the camaraderie. 2A, USA. This is what it's all about.

[@bbbshot]

Love the intro music. Takes me back to the '80s.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

l really like SAR.....Thanks GUY'S..... Old F-4 II Pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@anthonys6385]

Mac 9 DS is pretty good. 400 rds so far not a single malfunction. Trigger and mag spring need work though.

[@Wizwiz2112]

I have a Sar P8L high end cz clone stainless Beautiful looking. Dead accurate. Love everything about it

[@garyK.45ACP]

You should qualify your statements on Turkish shotguns, James. No one can question the failure of the Turkish semi-auto and pump shotguns _you have tested._ That said... My experience with Turkish O/U and SxS shotguns is that they are excellent! I don't expect you have the patience to fire 500 or 1000 rounds through an O/U, but I own 2 Huglu 20 ga. O/Us my wife and I have used to fire 100 rounds a week, most weeks, for more than 5 years. For our weekly sporting clays rounds. No, we do not shoot them with buckshot or slugs. (news flash, most people shoot very few of those rounds) They are not fired quickly...it takes us all morning to shoot two rounds (50 targets each) of clays. But after all that firing and all those years, they both work perfectly, every two shots. A popular Turkish skeet and sporting clays semi-auto are the ATA Venza series. They are not "Benelli clones". They are not "tacticool", they are classic sporting shotguns for clay shooting and hunting.

[@lawrencemeadonia7500]

You also need to notice that he's testing upstarts to the Turkish shotgun world. I have yet to see him try out an established company's imports from Turkey such as Mossberg, CZ, and Stoeger. Even Berreta imports some of their shotgun parts from Turkey, such as the A300 series, which includes their barrels from Stoeger.

[@TunerGalleryGo]

the blessing killed me hahahaha

[@avguidotti]

I have an older Tristar C100, which is a near clone of the CZ75 Compact. I absolutely love that pistol.

[@ultra3535]

My sar 9 is great. I put the Galloway reduced spring kit in and and gave it a “25 cent” polish and it shoots really nice. No jams, low recoil and never had a malfunction in about 1000 rnds . Pleasure to shoot.

[@David-i7w8c]

I own a couple canik 9s a sar 9 an a ria vr82 love them all the handguns shoot as well as my hk vp9 my sig 365 an my walthers for 40-50% less cost an unlike Smith and Wesson you get 2-3 magazines adjustable hand grips a hard case with cleaning kit an a loader for the mags every handgun should come with all these items at no extra cost lol love them all

[@rafaelpaun1907]

I have 2 Tisas 1911s, never had a problem with either of them. One of them is the double stack 2011 and it shoots amazing.

[@dougsmith2658]

Run it hard or much at all ? .doubt it

[@rafaelpaun1907]

@@dougsmith2658 thousands of rounds dude.

[@sj6404]

Nice vid for the morning coffee. Here is what you NEED to do. Post a poll and ask all your viewers to post their favorite Turkish handguns and then do a review of the top 5. Here are mine: Stoeger STR-9, Tisas GI (base model) 1911, & BRG-9. I acquired these new at the prices of $150, $199, & $189.

[@lunatic-hz5pr]

Love the collaboration with Kaya, cant get my hands on a SAR9, always sold out at my local dealership

[@stephentthomas]

I have the base model Sar9. Fantastic firearm! It looks like a Glock 17 and an HK VP9 had a budget baby. Got mine for $270.

[@Philosopher-TR]

I live in Turkey and I can't get a gun because of the damn European council laws

[@markmasztal2253]

Love my CANIK TP9 Elite, TP9SFX and Mete SFT.

[@sgtkasi]

I got a Tisas 1911 GI for like $330 and I love it for what it is. Fit and function is excellent for the price, and my Garand got its buddy for super cheap!

[@semperparatus3188]

Idk, the MAC1014 has been a blessing for me. And its not cheap. It was $600. Havent had a single issue with it, i shoot it almost every day. At least $600 isnt cheap for me for a shotgun. I use it for hunting even though its a tactical semi. But, have absolutely enjoyed it.

[@jonathan-s1j4x]

You are right sir

[@bilboplayedminecraft3322]

Tisas world war II style 1911 are phenomenal idk about all this fancy competition race gun business though

[@tofolsalom5784]

You should have included Tisas 1911 DS/2311 instead the Girsan

[@MartinMartinez]

Again!!! The MAC 9DS. LOOK AT IT!

[@chrisrmorriscm]

I bought a Girsan 1911 10mm Negotiator for $650. Other then magwell screw vibrating loose and the dove tail verticle adjust screw vibrating loose has been very good so far. I also own a Tisas 1911B45 in .45ACP, paid $400 for it. Has been a nail driver at 50 feet out of the box with no issues at all

[@CutlassOutdoors]

“It’s like a beretta 84bb with a tip up barrel.” You mean literally a Beretta 86? It’s a clone of the Beretta 86, James.

[@dirteater70]

It’s not. It’s double stack the 86 is single stack

[@wheelguns4wheelmen802]

@@dirteater70was just about to say that; it’s a Beretta 86 that takes Beretta 84 double stack mags. So, an improved Beretta 86. But not a clone of either Beretta model. I love mine.

[@josephesquivel4066]

@@dirteater70 Still counts as a clone

[@mitchfritz6047]

"top 5 rashes to have on the back of your nutsack"

[@johncoleman2495]

James showed you at least 4 of those with his upskirt shot🤣

[@miyagifatghost2684]

Got a SAR9c im in love with it. Gonna buy another ine soon as well

[@bobibobilli1537]

This is like Voltron the Movie When the Lion and Car Voltron came together whattttttt😂🎉

[@tolson-vkn]

My TISAS 1911A is one of my favorites.

[@Philosopher-TR]

I live in Turkey and I can't get a gun because of the damn European council laws😢

[@tolson-vkn]

That is a really tragedy my friend, wish you could!

[@GeorgeDocherty5]

I just wanna know Kaya's forearm routine

[@compasslife6658]

I've had experience with Tisas Zigana, Canik TP9SF, SAR 9, and Stoeger STR9. All robust and excellent firearms at about half the cost of comparable offerings. Absolutely best bang for the buck.

[@dougsmith2658]

Stoeger.? Not a fan

[@enginebae3471]

I appreciate The Turkish taffy ball bag shots