If you hate using a paper clip to break down your bull-barreled Rock Island Armory 1911, then this video might be of assistance to you.
My 9mm Tactical II (non-railed 9mm 1911) is bull-barreled and requires a paper clip when field stripping the gun (per the operator manual). My 22TCM Ultra does not, and it comes with a 9mm barrel (not a bull barrel, though).
I’ve not tried the method in the video yet, but using the paper clip isn’t a huge deal for me.
More Canik TP9v2 goodness, from the VSO Gun Channel!
UPDATE:
sootch00 just published a review of the TP9v2 as well!
I forgot that I published this video. This is me ranting about the people complaining about the Canik TP9SA’s decocker. There are also several other people that have similar videos, in response to TheYankeeMarshall’s complaining about this gun not being a good defensive weapon due to it having a decocker (he complains about it but has never handled the gun). Others (MAC is one) have also complained about it…I’m not sure if they’re getting on TYM’s bandwagon and I assume they are since they complained within days of each other. This gun has pretty much gotten rave reviews from well-known internet gun guys, such as Sootch00, Nutnfancy, Hickok45, Hank Strange, Iraqveteran8888, James Yeager, and MrGunsngear. TYM said the other reviewers were “sucking the manufacturer’s dick”. Really? It comes down to name-calling when he hasn’t even touched the gun? In fact, TYM never has anything good to say about anything. All he ever does is whine or complain…he does this in EVERY ONE OF HIS VIDEOS. I’ve never taken him seriously but his TP9SA “review” just bugs the hell out of me. In this day and age, it’s difficult to take anyone serious about guns, since everyone offers subjective opinions…nothing is ever objective.
FX Hummel mentioned that it might be difficult to rack the TP9SA’s slide using a belt or other non-hand method without actuating the decocker, but that’s actually a pretty valid concern, so I didn’t rant about that.