Cybergun / SALIENT ARMS International™ / CANIK TP9

The new Cybergun CANIK TP9 gas blowback pistol has arrived. This awesome new pistol packs some interesting features and looks just like the real counterpart. Licensed by Cybergun you have the correct CANIK and Salient Arms International markings throughout. The pistol is OEM by Armorer Works which is a tell tale sign even just from the red gas router. There is a sprinkling of Glock, Walther and a few other design hints inspired from other manufacturers.

The intersting thing most of all is it uses a striker fire system like the GHK Glock 17 which is a much more expensive item. Armourer Works are only 1 of 2 companies now to not use the tried and tested hammer system which is not realistic at all. The great benefit of this other than realism is there is no drag on the slide like what you get with other pistols that use a hammer system. This makes the pistol super smooth and very consistent. It does feel a little odd however dry firing the pistol without the magazine as you do not get a wall break on the trigger. This changes of course as soon as you have a gassed magazine inserted.

The pistol has a metal slide and polymer frame with a metal flared magwell. The flat faced competition style trigger is chonky and very comfortable to use. The slide release is ambidextrous and the magazine release can be switch over also. The slide is cut to take an adaptor for red dot sights (this is not included in the box) and has good iron sights fitted as standard. You have an accessory rail underneath for your attachments and a live fire indicator at the back of the pistol similar to Walther P99’s.

This pistol is a great new addition to their lineup and its great to see manufacturers trying something new. We would love to see them do other models like the TP9DA and the sub compact but only time will tell. There will be a video review done by James which should be live on the YouTube channel very soon.

Features

• New Striker Fire System (no more hammer)
• Metal slide, barrel, and blowback assembly
• Fully licensed Canik and SAI trademarks
• Optic-cut slide with SAI back-up iron sights
• High strength nylon reinforced polymer frame w/ ergonomic, textured pistol grip
• 20mm lower accessory rail for tac lights, lasers, etc
• Front and rear slide serrations
• Flat-face competition style trigger with anodized safety bar
• Flared magwell for quick reloads
• Brand: Cybergun
• Weapon Category: Pistol
• Weapon Powered By: Gas
• FPS: 301 – 350
• Construction: Metal/Polymer
• Hop Up: Adjustable
• Blowback Guns: Yes
• Recoil: No
• Shell Ejecting: No
• Fire Mode: Safe/Single

To buy an airsoft weapon in the UK you must have a valid airsoft defence.

This is not a licence, it is basically just proof that you intend to buy an airsoft weapon for use in airsoft.

An airsoft defence could be a UKARA or membership with the British Airsoft Club, and various other forms of defence.

You can only obtain an airsoft defence once you are over the age of 18.

To get an airsoft defence the law is that you should play at least 3 games of airsoft, and that you must have been playing for at least two months.

You can still buy an airsoft gun without a defence, provided you are 18 or older. If you choose to do this we would, by law, two tone (paint in a bright colour) parts of your chosen weapon. This is because an airsoft gun is considered a RIF aka Realistic Imitation Firearm, because they are so close to the real steel, whereas when you paint parts of it in a bright colour it becomes an IF aka Imitation Firearm. The reason being that the bright colours make it look less realistic to the public, and therefor less likely to be mistaken as real, were it to be used for any other purpose than airsoft.

When you order a gun from us you will need to add your defence details in the comments section of the cart. If you do not have a defence you will need to write the colour that you wish to be used for two toning your airsoft weapon.

Here is what's stated in the VCRA (Violent Crime Reduction) Act:

For airsoft skirmishing, the Association of British Airsoft is putting in place arrangements to allow retailers to check that individual purchasers are members of a genuine skirmishing club or site. The key elements of these arrangements are:
1. new players must play at least 3 (three) times in a period of not less than two months before being offered membership
2. membership cards with a photograph and recognised format will be issued for production to retailers
3. A central database will be set up for retailers to cross-check a purchaser’s details
4. member’s entry on the database will be deleted if unused for 12 months.
The defence for airsoft skirmishing can apply to individual players because their purchase of realistic imitation firearms for this purpose is considered part of the “holding” of a skirmishing event.