Maybe it's like Korean cars. The first ones imported were cheap as can be to buy, and actually not that horrible. Now, they are much better and competitive with many other cars... but likewise, the prices have gone up too... right through the roof. So would I buy one? Answer: Yes, I suppose so, but only if I couldn't afford something better.
That's
exactly my position on Canik's. It's not the gun per se... it's the way higher price tag vs. what they used to cost. At one time they were supposedly great bargains. Now, not so much. And as dirt stinkin' poor as I am, when it comes to my guns, I always eventually manage to save up enough to buy the very best. Funny how that works.
Bottom line: At this point in my life, I have no need or desire whatsoever to add a cheap, plastic, half-painted, striker-fired gun to the arsenal. But for others? Maybe that's just what the doctor ordered.