The Canik METE SFT is a full-size striker-fired 9mm built for range work and competition. It has an MSRP of $520, and the hard case it ships in holds a reversible holster, a magazine loader, a punch and a tool kit alongside the pistol.

Two magazines come with it, one flush 18-round and one longer, and the slide arrives cut for a micro red dot that sits low enough to co-witness with the iron sights, with three optic bases in the case. A 1913 Picatinny rail under the dust cover takes a full-size weapon light. The backstrap swaps for hand size and the magazine catch reverses at the owner's bench. Canik gives the trigger as a 4.4 to 5.5 lb range instead of one figure, so two guns off the same shelf can break differently.

If you're cross-shopping, the Canik SFx Rival is the competition build in the same family, with a 5.0-inch barrel and a ported slide at 29.5 oz, for an MSRP of $680. A Springfield Armory Echelon holds 17 rounds at 23.9 oz with an MSRP of $710, so it is 3.94 oz lighter on a belt, and it arrives cut for a dot as well. The METE SFT adds the kit in the box.