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  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "canik-tp9",
    "name": "Canik TP9 Series",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "canik",
      "name": "Canik (Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
    },
    "category": "pistol",
    "action": "striker-fired-short-recoil",
    "calibers": [
      "9x19mm Parabellum"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "TP9SF",
      "TP9SFx",
      "TP9 Elite",
      "METE SFT"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "TP9SF",
      "TP9SFx",
      "TP9 Elite SC",
      "METE SFT",
      "METE SFx"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/canik-tp9.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/canik-tp9.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Canik (Samsun Yurt Savunma) safety notice — Canik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade Notice (2017-09-01): Canik 9x19mm pistols TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite and TP9SF Elite-S; eligibility is confirmed by the online serial-number validation system. Other Canik products are not subject to the notice. Voluntary, free (owner pays shipping) factory upgrade of the trigger safety spring and firing pin block spring; check eligibility with the serial-number validation tool and submit the pistol (no magazines/accessories) via the 'Get the Severe Duty Upgrade' link. Any dropped pistol should be inspected by a qualified gunsmith or returned for inspection.",
    "Canik (Samsun Yurt Savunma) limits owner disassembly: Field strip: slide off the frame, recoil spring and barrel out of the slide (plus backstrap change).",
    "This work order is written for the Canik TP9 Series. It is reported to cover TP9SF; TP9SFx; TP9 Elite SC; METE SFT; METE SFx — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Field strip: slide off the frame, recoil spring and barrel out of the slide (plus backstrap change).",
    "statement": "Canik's warranty is void if the pistol is disassembled or reassembled beyond the manual's instructions; the manual also says to have a qualified gunsmith work on the gun.",
    "source": {
      "title": "TP9 SF Elite / SF Elite-S Owner's Manual",
      "publisher": "CANiK",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-sf-elite-tp9-sf-elite-s-en-22.pdf",
      "page": "27",
      "pdfPage": 28,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-sf-elite-tp9-sf-elite-s-en-22.pdf#page=28",
      "quote": "The Canik warranty will be void if any of the following occur: […] 4. Your TP9 ELITE / ELITE-S pistol is disassembled/assembled beyond the instructions in the manual,"
    }
  },
  "recalls": [
    {
      "title": "Canik Product Safety Warning and Severe Duty Upgrade Notice",
      "issued": "2017-09-01",
      "affected": "Canik 9x19mm pistols TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite and TP9SF Elite-S; eligibility is confirmed by the online serial-number validation system. Other Canik products are not subject to the notice.",
      "hazard": "Evaluations and tests showed that repeated abusive dropping of the pistols may result in damage to safety features and unintentional discharge; the maker states there are no safety concerns under ordinary conditions.",
      "action": "Voluntary, free (owner pays shipping) factory upgrade of the trigger safety spring and firing pin block spring; check eligibility with the serial-number validation tool and submit the pistol (no magazines/accessories) via the 'Get the Severe Duty Upgrade' link. Any dropped pistol should be inspected by a qualified gunsmith or returned for inspection.",
      "status": "upgrade-available",
      "source": {
        "title": "CANiK — Severe Duty Upgrade",
        "publisher": "Canik USA / Century Arms",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.canikusa.com/severe-duty-upgrade",
        "page": null,
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "This notice applies to Canik's 9×19 mm pistols: TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S. Canik's other products are not subject to this notice. [...] We are offering a voluntary upgrade to the trigger safety spring and firing pin block spring on the Canik models noted above."
      }
    }
  ],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "pistol",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "50 line items in Canik's Elite list; a P99-pattern striker gun whose sear lever and its spring are a known nightmare to reassemble (a gunsmith uses the bushing as a slave pin and a dental pick), and whose locking block and takedown latch a gunsmith strongly advises not removing. Moderate count, one notorious trap.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 50,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Complete pistol; our transcribed parts list = 'TP9 ELITE / ELITE-S Parts List' (p. 30, exploded view p. 29), rows 46-49 are Elite-S manual-safety parts; magazine, trigger, firing pin and recoil…",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "TP9 SF Elite / SF Elite-S Owner's Manual",
        "publisher": "CANiK",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-sf-elite-tp9-sf-elite-s-en-22.pdf",
        "page": "29–30",
        "pdfPage": 30,
        "pageUrl": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-sf-elite-tp9-sf-elite-s-en-22.pdf#page=30",
        "quote": "49 SAFETY LEVER DETENT SPRING"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The sear housing comes apart easily but the sear lever and its spring are very hard to get back in under tension.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
          "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "The P99 sear assembly isn't difficult to disassemble, but putting it back together can be incredibly frustrating even using the tricks I've developed working with this TP-9."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Reassembling the sear lever needs its hollow bushing used as a temporary slave pin to hold the spring while the assembly goes into the housing, then swapped back.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
          "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "What I do for this thing is use the hollow bushing pin as a slave pin temporarily just to keep the spring where it belongs while inserting the whole mess into the housing."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The locking block and takedown latch are best left in place, which also keeps the trigger in the frame; removing them means a tiny roll pin driven blind.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
          "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "It is STRONGLY recommended that you DO NOT mess with the locking block or takedown latch or attempt to remove them."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The headed striker sear pin only goes one way (right to left out, left to right in) and must sit flush.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
          "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Push out the striker sear pin, RIGHT TO LEFT aka interior to exterior. It has a head on it so you won't get very far trying the opposite direction."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 20,
      "rebuild": 40,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Estimate for an experienced tech with the right tools, detail strip to coatable parts (slide internals, frame pins, trigger group, sights) and rebuild to a function-checked gun; scale used across pistols: Glock-pattern 15/20 min, other strikers 20-30/25-40, DA/SA hammer guns 30-35/45-50, Hi-Power, Colt 1903 and Mark 23 40-45/60-75. Striker slide is quick;",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Slide",
        "removes": [
          "slide end cap",
          "striker (firing pin) assembly",
          "extractor, pin and spring",
          "firing pin block and spring",
          "loaded chamber indicator, pin and spring",
          "rear sight and screw",
          "front sight"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Barrel",
        "removes": [
          "barrel",
          "recoil assembly"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Frame",
        "removes": [
          "backstrap and pin",
          "magazine catch and spring",
          "slide stop levers, pin and spring",
          "sear housing roll pin",
          "sear, sear spring and pin",
          "sear lever, sear lever spring and pin",
          "ejector and pin",
          "trigger bar and spring",
          "safety lever, pin, detent and spring (Elite-S)"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "punch set",
          "dental pick"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Left in place",
        "removes": [
          "locking block",
          "takedown catch and pin (gunsmith advises not removing)"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 14,
      "springs": 8,
      "detents": 2,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Sear lever slave pin (about 0.194 in. x 0.210 in.) or the hollow bushing used as one",
        "usedFor": "Sear lever and spring"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Dental pick",
        "usedFor": "Aligning the sear lever spring, hooking the trigger spring"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Sear lever spring tension",
        "why": "A lever reinstalled without spring load causes repeat disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
          "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Make absolutely sure the lever is properly spring loaded when you're done or else you'll end up repeating that circus act until you get it right."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Sight position / re-zero",
        "why": "Drift or pressed sights moved for coating shift point of impact unless witness-marked and returned to the same spot",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Full function check (trigger reset, safeties, slide lock-back, drop of striker/hammer only on trigger)",
        "why": "Standard after any fire-control strip; confirms springs and sears went back correctly",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Field Strip Your Canik the RIGHT WAY (Most Miss THIS Step!)",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G7RL56jZVM",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "field-strip",
        "cleaning",
        "reassembly",
        "maintenance"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Canik SFx Rival-S, Canik Elite SC (a TP9-series model) and METE MC9 Prime (per description)",
      "published": "2025-08-12",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCjD8m6bIjeJJSsNnf1iqSlA",
        "name": "CANiK USA",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@USACANIK",
        "owner": "Canik USA (US subsidiary/importer of Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "title": "Stuck Canik Barrel or Slide? WATCH THIS Before You Panic!",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9z7v1O2wU",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "reassembly",
        "maintenance"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "METE, TP9 or RIVAL models (per description)",
      "published": "2025-08-12",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCjD8m6bIjeJJSsNnf1iqSlA",
        "name": "CANiK USA",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@USACANIK",
        "owner": "Canik USA (US subsidiary/importer of Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Retract the slide fully to eject any chambered round and lock it open."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber and magazine well, then physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.",
          "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Field Strip Your Canik the RIGHT WAY (Most Miss THIS Step!)",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G7RL56jZVM",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "cleaning",
            "reassembly",
            "maintenance"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Canik SFx Rival-S, Canik Elite SC (a TP9-series model) and METE MC9 Prime (per description)",
          "published": "2025-08-12",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCjD8m6bIjeJJSsNnf1iqSlA",
            "name": "CANiK USA",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@USACANIK",
            "owner": "Canik USA (US subsidiary/importer of Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure and leave the slide locked to the rear."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Pull the takedown catch downward on both sides of the frame."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Release the slide stop and ease the slide forward off the frame.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Slide assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Lift the recoil spring assembly out of the slide.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Lift the barrel out of the slide.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Barrel"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Slide assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Barrel",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 50,
        "scope": "'TP9 ELITE / ELITE-S Parts List' (p.30, exploded view p.29); rows 46-49 are under the list's 'TP9 ELITE-S' heading. Separate lists in the Elite Combat, Elite-S Combat, Sub Elite and TP9SFx manuals were not used."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "Polymer",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "TP9 SFx (SKU HG3774G-N)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Canik TP9 SFx — Specifications",
            "publisher": "Canik (canik.com; US distribution by Century Arms)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.canik.com/products/tp9-sfx",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Frame Material Polymer"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "Black or Tungsten Grey",
          "appliesTo": "TP9 SFx",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Canik TP9 SFx — Specifications",
            "publisher": "Canik (canik.com; US distribution by Century Arms)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.canik.com/products/tp9-sfx",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Finish Color Black or Tungsten Grey"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Field Strip Your Canik the RIGHT WAY (Most Miss THIS Step!)",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G7RL56jZVM",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "cleaning",
            "reassembly",
            "maintenance"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Canik SFx Rival-S, Canik Elite SC (a TP9-series model) and METE MC9 Prime (per description)",
          "published": "2025-08-12",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCjD8m6bIjeJJSsNnf1iqSlA",
            "name": "CANiK USA",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@USACANIK",
            "owner": "Canik USA (US subsidiary/importer of Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        },
        {
          "title": "Stuck Canik Barrel or Slide? WATCH THIS Before You Panic!",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9z7v1O2wU",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "reassembly",
            "maintenance"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "METE, TP9 or RIVAL models (per description)",
          "published": "2025-08-12",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCjD8m6bIjeJJSsNnf1iqSlA",
            "name": "CANiK USA",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@USACANIK",
            "owner": "Canik USA (US subsidiary/importer of Samsun Yurt Savunma)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Set the barrel into the inverted slide and seat it fully forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Seat the recoil spring assembly into the cut in the barrel lug and press it down into the slide channel.",
              "tip": "It seats in the lug cut, not on the barrel itself."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the slide onto the frame rails and push it rearward until it seats."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Return the takedown catch to its locked position.",
              "warning": "Confirm the takedown catch is fully returned before the pistol goes back into service."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Rack the slide several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "reported-only",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (6-32 flat head, supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount",
          "appliesTo": "Canik TP9 SF / TP9 SA (listed on EGW's Glock mount; EGW's Venom page excludes Caniks with a stepped rear sight cut) with the EGW 'Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount for Glock' (replac",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount for Glock (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-glock",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount (Docter/Venom/Viper/FastFire footprint)",
          "appliesTo": "Canik TP9 SF / TP9 SA (listed on EGW's Glock mount; EGW's Venom page excludes Caniks with a stepped rear sight cut) with the EGW 'Glock Red Dot Mount | Fits Vortex Venom, Viper & Burris FastFire | EGW",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Glock Red Dot Mount | Fits Vortex Venom, Viper & Burris FastFire | EGW (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-glock-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15 in/lbs"
          }
        }
      ],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Insert the Sight Interface as shown in lllustration #20. Using the Optic Sight Interface screws that come with your pistol, tighten the screws with using Torx Key (T10) (See lllustration #21).\" (Canik TP9 Elite Combat User Manual (EN), p. 22 (PDF p. 24, Optic Sight Interface Installation)) \"Then tighten mag-well by using Torx key (T10) and as shown in lllustration #15a\" (Canik TP9 Elite Combat User Manual (EN), p. 19 (PDF p. 21, Installing Mag-Well))"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the pistol is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each check.",
        "Rack the slide and press the trigger. The striker should release cleanly.",
        "Hold the trigger to the rear, rack the slide, then release slowly and confirm the reset.",
        "Press the trigger again to confirm the striker releases.",
        "Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine and the magazine drops free."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Canik TP9 Series Owner’s Manual",
      "publisher": "Canik / Century Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "canik-samsun-yurt-savunma-me-canik-c-b69360",
      "title": "Canik TP9 Elite Combat User Manual (EN)",
      "publisher": "Canik (Samsun Yurt Savunma), me-canik.com",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-elite-combat-en-21.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "canik-tp9-parts-manual",
      "title": "TP9 SF Elite / SF Elite-S Owner's Manual",
      "publisher": "CANiK",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.me-canik.com/kullanim-klavuzlari/tp9-sf-elite-tp9-sf-elite-s-en-22.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "canikusa-notice-e27ab0",
      "title": "CANiK — Severe Duty Upgrade",
      "publisher": "Canik USA / Century Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.canikusa.com/severe-duty-upgrade",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "id": "canik-specs-6ceaa8",
      "title": "Canik TP9 SFx — Specifications",
      "publisher": "Canik (canik.com; US distribution by Century Arms)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.canik.com/products/tp9-sfx",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-251c4c",
      "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount for Glock (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-glock",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 7,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-6980b4",
      "title": "Glock Red Dot Mount | Fits Vortex Venom, Viper & Burris FastFire | EGW (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-glock-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 8,
      "id": "tier-b587062c",
      "title": "Detail Strip Guide: Walther P99/Canik TP-9",
      "publisher": "Apex Gunsmithing",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://apexgunsmithing.com/detail-strip-guide-walther-p99canik-tp-9/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}