First Look: CANiK Prime Radian

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The new CANiK Prime Radian combines the best of CANiK with the best from Radian Weapons to bring an upgraded pistol at a budget price!

New from CANiK comes the Prime Radian! A collaborative pistol based on the CANiK METE MC9 PRIME and enhanced with Radian Weapons components. A 9mm EDC pistol, the PRIME RADIAN is micro-compact sized with a 5.47-inch overall height, a 3.83-inch barrel, and 24.70 oz weight, sporting a full 17+1 capacity.

FEATURES

• Built on the METE MC9 PRIME micro-compact platform
• Radian RAMJET™ barrel and AFTERBURNER™ compensator
• Radian BACKSTRAP+MAGWELL for enhanced control
• Semi-auto, striker-fired operation
• Chambered in 9x19mm Luger
• 17+1 round CANiK micro-compact magazine capacity
• Night Fision Tritium front and rear night sights
• Flat-face aluminum trigger
• Optics-ready for Shield RMSc, CANiK ONYXc, CANiK PHANTOMc, and compatible footprint models
• Compact, carry-ready polymer frame design

Night Fision Tritium front and rear night sights provide excellent day or nighttime iron sights, but also come optic-ready, cut for RMSc footprint. A Flat-Face Aluminum trigger for a clean and crisp trigger pull.

What takes this to the next level is the Radian RAMJET barrel, Radian AFTERBURNER compensator, and Radian BACKSTRAP+MAGWELL. These upgrades direct from Radian Weapons give the Prime Radian a flat, smooth shooting experience with improved grip and faster reloads. The RAMJET+AFTERBURNER is one of the best barrel/comp combos on the market. Having it straight out of the box in the Prime Radian cuts out the middleman and saves money.

The Prime Radian comes with either two 17-round magazines or two 10-round magazines (for ban state users), a CANiK hard case, CANiK holster, and CANiK tool kit. One buy, one box, and you’re ready for the range. MSRP is only $899.99 for the complete Prime Radian package.

Jeff Rose, Director of Marketing at Canik USA, said this about the new pistol:

The Prime Radian represents the next evolution of micro-compact pistols … By combining CANiK’s award-winning METE MC9 PRIME platform with Radian’s advanced recoil-mitigation technology, we’ve created a carry pistol that shoots flatter, tracks faster, and delivers unmatched performance.

The CANiK Prime Radian is available now from dealers.

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