Yikes! So a few things with this product… as best I can determine, this mag extension was designed for Canik’s original model grips. The “lip” on the back that everyone is seeming to have an issue with forms well with the OG Canik design. However, anyone who knows Canik is aware that their base model has been revised since the handgun was first introduced to the market. That being said, if you have one of Canik’s first iterations this will work great* with no modification required.
If, however, you own one of the newer models, especially one with a mag well attachment, then there will need to be some serious customization. I honestly could have gotten away with doing way less. I started by aggressively sanding away the rear lip on the extension which was necessary. However I noticed that once the lip was flush with the rest of the piece, it was the entire “back-strap” of the extension that was in the way. (I continued to sand down the top of the extension which, in hindsight, wasn’t necessary.) to solve this, I simply took a utility razor and, using the relief cuts on the back of the extension (no real idea why they are there unless Strike Industries intended them to be a reference point for exactly what I did, which, if that is the case, they should advertise…) worked the blade through the plastic till the entire rear of the extension was cut away. I then sanded down the remainder of the jagged plastic and now have a wonderfully functional* base extension.
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