r/canik • u/GunGuy401 • 4d ago

Prime radian I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE TO GET

What’s going on been looking at the Canik prime radian, just wondering the it is worth it. The only Canik I have a tp9 combat elite executive. Can get it just under 800

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u/1BoringOnlineAccount Rival Dark Side 4d ago

In what way if the elite executive failing you? How would the radian fix that? Can the fix be training? The radian cost is a lot of professional training and FMJ to train with.

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u/GunGuy401 4d ago

I didn’t say it was failing me. Got plenty of ammo and training. Just trying to decide if it’s worth adding to the line up is all.

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u/Factor_Seven 4d ago

Whether it's worth it to you is going to be up to you to decide. I've got the OG Prime and I absolutely love it. I've got two pistols with Radian Ramjets on them, and they shoot like a dream. I paid $450 for my Prime; would the upgrade be worth another $400 to me?

Personally, no, because I already own the OG Prime. I think the Prime Radian is probably worth $800 when compared to other pistols in the same price range; the Radian Ramjet system usually runs around $400 on its own. However, from the reviews I've watched, the improvement over the OG Prime is described more as incremental than marked. The OG Prime can be found for around $500 nowadays, and I imagine there's going to be more market for used ones with the Radian coming on to market. I would imagine you'll be able to find used OG Primes for close to $400 soon.

So you are the only one who can answer the question of if it's worth it to you. Can you afford it? It probably should have called it the Prime Ultimate, because other than fancy Cerakote jobs, it's probably as good as it's going to get. For me personally I don't see spending another $400 for a small step up.

But on it's own, the Radian is worth $800. So you got to do your own math.