For nearly a decade GBGuns has been a source of informative and unbiased reviews of Canik pistols, and even some peeks at Canik's rifles and other products! At SHOT 2025 Canik announced the Mete MC9 Prime, a pistol we must surely add to The Canik Guide.
For now all we have is the single press release image and copy from the release. I will update this post as more information becomes available and be sure to sign up for the GBGunsDepot email list to see the full review when it publishes.
Original Release Notes
"West Palm Beach, Fla.- (1/20/2025) - Canik is proud to introduce their all-new micro-compact pistol, the Canik Mete MC9 Prime. Evolving from the Mete MC9 family, Canik has taken over 2 years of input from their consumers and created the next evolution of micro compact pistols. The Canik Mete MC9 Prime represents the pinnacle of innovation and craftsmanship within the Mete MC9 series. Created in their state-of-the-art Canik USA facility in West Palm Beach, FL, the Mete MC9 Prime was engineered to meet the demands of the modern firearms enthusiast. From new and aggressive slide lightning cuts, to the ergonomic fit and placement of the firearm in your hand, Canik has elevated the concealed carry world with the Mete MC9 PRIME!!!
The Canik Mete MC9 Prime is chambered in 9mm, with a capacity of 17+1 rds. The Mete MC9 Prime bolsters an overall length of 6.73 inches, a width of 1.16 inches, a height of 5.43 inches, a barrel length of 3.64 inches and an unloaded weight of 1.46 lbs (23.38 oz). The Mete MC9 Prime is equipped with a new integrally compensated slide and ported barrel, aluminum diamond cut flat faced trigger with 90-degree break, slide lightening cuts, optics ready with co-witness capability and flared slide for smoother manipulation. Additionally, there is new full grip stippling for a better feel and control of the firearms. This firearm ships in a premium hard case and includes two 17 round magazines, all new G-Code IWB/OWB ambidextrous holster, 3 sizes of backstraps to include an extended option, tool/cleaning kits and speed loader. The Canik Mete MC9 Prime is the ultimate combination of performance and concealability, designed to be “Superiority in its Prime”.
The Mete MC9 Prime will be making its debut at Shot Show in Las Vegas, NV, on 1/21/25 in Canik Booth #12260"
Graham's Quick Take
Canik continues to improve and advance their designs. The MC9L is a great pistol, and this appears to add some more updates, and porting. While I'm not the biggest fan of porting on a defensive pistol, I understand some people are not concerned with deployment of a defensive weapon in close confines such as a vehicle or halway, or do not expect to need to fire from a close retention poisition. Port designs have also advanced a bit from the early chunk porting of the 1990s. Without having fired any given model personally I can not express if those concerns are valid or not, but I have come to trust that Canik does their homework before releasing something to the US market.