I have a newb question for all you IPSC veterans. I have the Canik tp9sa - single action only with a decocker that leaves a dead trigger. Quarter inch press check will re-engage the striker. Is this pistol approved for IPSC and if so which division? Searched around and couldn't find anything definitive. Thanks.
Canik TP9SA & IPSC?
- Thread starter mcwalther
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- Halifax - NS
http://www.ipsc.org/rules/proddiv.php
Specifically not approved for production division.
Looks like it would fit in "the Box", so you can shoot it in Standard and of course, you could always shoot it in Open.
The TP9SA would be severely outgunned in either of those divisions, though. You'd just be shooting for fun. (Which is OK too.)
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Thanks for the quick response. So standard and open are full of high end race guns? BTW what happened to the sentiment that the most limiting factor is the shooter themselves, not the pistol used?LOL.
Because most of the guys in standard and open division will have plenty of time behind their pistols, and once you are up against a bunch of skilled guys, the pistol becomes a bigger factor then it would be otherwise.
- Location
- Halifax - NS
I'm sure I read somewhere that Ben Franklin said that not everything you read on the internet is true.
If you're coming to my matches you'll see for yourself.
Thanks for the heads up.
climbingrocks
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- Halifax, NS
Just looked at the production division list (via the wayback machine here: https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150130/http://www.ipsc.org/rules/proddiv.php because the IPSC site is offline) and saw something strange:
CANIK Mkek series (Standard, Light, Compact), Piranha series (F, C, CF), Shark series C, Shark series FC, Stingray C, Dolphin, SFC-100, TP9V2, TP40V2, P120 (except SAO version).
TP9DA, TP9SA, TP9SA Mod. 2, TP9SF, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S
NOT APPROVED: TP9SA, TP9SFx,
So the TP9SA is both approved and not approved?
CANIK Mkek series (Standard, Light, Compact), Piranha series (F, C, CF), Shark series C, Shark series FC, Stingray C, Dolphin, SFC-100, TP9V2, TP40V2, P120 (except SAO version).
TP9DA, TP9SA, TP9SA Mod. 2, TP9SF, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S
NOT APPROVED: TP9SA, TP9SFx,
So the TP9SA is both approved and not approved?
silver bullet
CGN Regular
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- Caledon, Ontario
I've heard is that it is now just recently approved for production division.
If it ever was approved for Production, you'd need to watch the trigger pull. Read some reviews. I've seen many reports of new guns being tested near or under 5lbs. It would suck to go to a big IPSC match where they check your trigger and it fails the 5lb test.
- Location
- Halifax - NS
I mentioned this contradiction on the website to the IPSC production committee last week and they have since corrected the list.
http://www.ipsc.org/rules/proddiv.php
CANIK
Approved: Mkek series (Standard, Light, Compact), Piranha series (F, C, CF), Shark series C, Shark series FC, Stingray C, Dolphin, SFC-100, TP9V2, TP40V2, P120 (except SAO version). TP9DA, TP9SA, TP9SA Mod. 2, TP9SF, TP9SF Elite, TP9SF Elite-S
NOT APPROVED: TP9SFx,
So the TP9SA is definitely OK as of now so long as you can pass the trigger pull test for 5lbs at the match.
I'm glad you got a response. I questioned it months ago and got nothing. I since added a M&P 9L.
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- Halifax - NS
You should have checked with your section coordinator in Nova Scotia; he'd have been able to escalate it for you.
