Does anybody else have a Sarsilmaz KAMA?

[Wheeler]

A longtime fan of CZ firearms and their various Turkish clones, I have a long list of the former and two of the clones. My clones are the Sarsilmaz KAMA bought used at my favorite gun store in San Antonio, Texas and a Canik55 C-100 imported by Tristar which I bought at Academy Sports, also in San Antonio, Texas for the princely sum of $329.

The Sarsilmaz was bought at Academy by the previous owner only three months before I bought it for $250. I don't know why the individual sold it or traded it in, but I do know that at a cost to me of $250, he took a beating and I got a bargain. The gun performs flawlessly and I would buy another if I could find one.

My other Turkish made CZ clone is my Canik55 C-100. This is an awesome firearm as well and is a CZ75 Compact clone. It performs better than many of my 'brand name' pistols.

I have heard that the Turkish made firearms I have were built in a NATO certified facility. Not sure if this is so but the guns fit and finish is well above par.

[Bob928]

Yes. The Kama was sold at Academy in Texas for a short time. It was actually not supposed to reach the USA market but something was messed up and Academy did get a shipment of them. No one else in America did so the Kama is a bit of a collector gun in the USA. I've seen them sell for $400 and I'm not sure why they don't fetch more. Maybe because parts may not be available if needed but the Sarsilmaz brand is stellar and super reliable. Right up there with CZ.

Note: I know this is a 7 year old post but did want to make this post to update the info on this rare pistol in the USA. There's no reason it wouldn't be as reliable as any other Sar.