This New Canik SFx Rival Pistol is absolutely taking the industry by storm. Our video team was lucky enough to get one of the first ones shipped and man were they impressed. And why not, this may well be the most gun for the price point ever introduced to the American market.

It combines many of the best features from previous generation Canik pistols, along with all new features and upgrades, to make for what could be described as one all-encompassing super-gun. We don’t typically try to advocate on behalf of any particular item here…. but this is one nice pistol. It offerers a true competition-grade pistol, at a production-grade price. …..

More About the New Canik Rival –  Rival (Noun ) – A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for SUPERIORITY in the same field of activity. With this in mind, we can’t think of a more appropriate name, for this amazing handgun.

Canik is proud to introduce the next wave of superior handguns with the Canik Rival series. This revolutionary firearm was designed to level the playing field for the competitive shooter without breaking the bank! The Canik SFx Rival has a total length of 8.1”, a height of 5.7”, a 1.41” width, a 5” barrel, and an overall weight of 29.5 oz.

With these specifications, the Canik SFx Rival is designed for the competition circuit and can compete in IDPA, IPSC, and USPSA without restrictions. The Canik Rival is available in Canik Rival Grey with Cerakoted gold accents  ( as offered here ) and in an all-black configuration called the Canik SFx Rival Dark Side.

It features adjustable fiber optic sights, a lightened 90° diamond-cut aluminum flat trigger, reversible magazine releases with various size options, ambidextrous slide release, an aggressively serrated and ported slide, a 1913 Picatinny rail, external mag-well, 3 different grip backstrap sizes, a double undercut trigger guard, an ergonomically redesigned beavertail, aggressive grip texturing, and a completely modular setup.

All of these features are standard and make the SFx Rival is ready to win right out of the box! Each SFx Rival hard case includes two 18 round magazines, additional aluminum magazine base plates, a custom holster, a Canik punch and tool kit, cleaning kit.

Four different optic plates come standard with the Canik SFx Rival Grey ( offered here ) with 5 different optic plates coming standard with the SFx Rival Dark Side.

Both models also come complete with two additional fiber optic inserts, one red and one green, giving the shooter a choice to best stand out against any target or backdrop, a gun lock, and a manual. “ The development of the Canik SFx Rival platform for the U.S. market has been a closely held secret,” said Canik USA National Marketing Director Adam Ruonala. “ This project has been in such high demand for so long that we knew we had to do it right when we brought it to the United States!”  Frankly, we think they got it right.