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Actually, I think this will work. I was looking for something much larger in size.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q7RYWLH

As per the Bubba Olympics, I'm reposting this as part of my entry. It's been broken in now, and below is kind of a journal of what I went through to get it to this point.

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Edit/Update #1: Out of the box, this thing has a lot of reliability issues. The majority of the issues, at least with my TM9, is failure to chamber the next round. Either it doesn’t go all the way forward and lock and I have to manually push the slide forward to lock, or it fails to pick up the next round and I have pull the slide backwards a bit so the next round will load. Another issue is that the slide locks back even when there’s still another round in the magazine. But as I shot it, this issue went away.

Maybe there’s a breaking in period associated with this gun. Also, my final issue is that your trigger finger will start to cramp up before you get past 200 rounds, because of how heavy the trigger is.

Edit/Update #2: I took some 600 grit sandpaper (can't find 2000 grit) to the areas where the side meets the frame, then lubed it up with #9 Hopps. That all but fixed the issue with the slide not returning back to locking the barrel. It was definitely an issue with the edges left from machining. Will give another update after the range.

Edit/Update #3: After more breaking in, this thing is smooth. The trigger's lighter, the slide racks without resistance, and the slide release works without pulling the slide back after polishing the shit out of it. Lastly, this gun is warrantied up to 50,000 rounds. This $350 gun just became an $800 gun.

Edit/Update #4: Roughly two weeks later and three trips to the range, this gun is fully broken in. Either I got stronger or the trigger got lighter. There's no problem whatsoever with functionality. And it's pretty fun to shoot as well. I've also made a video of how the drop safety / firing pin safety works here: https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/ii7b96/tara_tm9_firing_pin_safety/

List of things I did to break in the gun:

• Sand the rails that hold the slide with 600 grit sand paper to de-burr.
  
• Sand the angle of the slide lock notch, to increase the angle a bit.
• Sand all contact areas of the slide lock and the notch on the slide
• 1 drop of gun oil on all contact points between the slide and the receiver.

All in all, this gun is well worth the money.

Edit/Update #5: extra magazines. These fuckers are expensive and not reliable at all. From here:
https://northernrepublicmagazine.com/tara-tm-9-9mm-10-round-steel-magazine/
I bought four extra mags, and they all came with problems. These problems and my recommended solutions are, in no particular order:

• failure to eject fully when pressing the mag release: load 10 rounds and leave for 48 hours. Failing at that, polish any protruding corners on the outside of the magazine.
  
• cannot load 10 rounds into the mag: take apart the magazine, and carve out more of the hole in the follower with a small knife. The follower is plastic, so this is easy.
  
• some magazines cause failure to feed: polish the feed lips and bezel the leading edge of the magazine so that there is less resistance in chambering a round. Try removing a round by sliding it out with your thumb to get an idea of how much resistance there is.
  
• Can load 11 rounds into the mag: Remove the punch include in the grip of the pistol. First tie a lanyard to the lanyard loop in the grip. Then use a 9mm round to depress the button within the magwell. Pull hard on the lanyard and the punch should come out. Remove the metal punch from its plastic holder. Use a hammer and hammer in another indentation further up from the original indentation.

After another range trip and 200 more rounds, these magazines have been proven to work as intended. Drops when the mag release is pressed, no FTF, 10 round capacity.

edit/update #6: I switched out the sights for fibre optics. You'll need this:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07Q7RYWLH
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004Z5BVLI
and a hammer

Re the optics, anything that's 0.078" or 2mm in diameter will do. The pegs I took out measured at most 0.08" in diameter, and 0.002" makes for a lot of difference in fitting. I melted the ends to mushroom out a little bit for a snug fit, then shoved it in there. You may want to leave a portion of the optic outside of the sight, so that it would pick up light. Alternatively, if you've got some glue handy, you can use that. To remove or replace the sights, you can use the punch to remove the fibre optics.

To switch back to normal sights, you can use this: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07TFJ8WZ6 and then paint it white if you've lost the original.

Apparently, the front sights are compatible with SIG front sights, and the rear sights are compatible with glock. But that's still unconfirmed.

Edit7: I noticed that the brass ejected from this handgun has darkened spots specifically on one side. I suspect that there could be some gas leakage and the chamber chamfer wasn’t machined perfectly. I’m not sure if this was intentional or not. Perhaps it allows for more reliable ejection.

I wanted to bring some attention to this pistol, because I see that every firearms store in my area carries it, but there's next to zero aftermarket support. So I want to document my process of fixing and modding this firearm, for posterity's sake.

First impressions is that it’s not even close to the build quality of a Glock. Surfaces that should be polished, are not. Etc. I’ve had some problems with the trigger resetting already. Plus you have to pull back on the slide to disengage the slide lock instead of just pressing it down like on every other gun. The trigger is heavy AF, at roughly 6-7 lbs. But there’s no creep and it’s very predictable.

I've owned this pistol for maybe one month now, and have 600 rounds through it (I counted). Below is documentation of my break-in period.

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Edit/Update #1: Out of the box, this thing has a lot of reliability issues. The majority of the issues, at least with my TM9, is failure to chamber the next round. Either it doesn’t go all the way forward and lock and I have to manually push the slide forward to lock, or it fails to pick up the next round and I have pull the slide backwards a bit so the next round will load. Another issue is that the slide locks back even when there’s still another round in the magazine. But as I shot it, this issue went away.

Maybe there’s a breaking in period associated with this gun. Also, my final issue is that your trigger finger will start to cramp up before you get past 200 rounds, because of how heavy the trigger is.

Edit/Update #2: I took some 600 grit sandpaper (can't find 2000 grit) to the areas where the side meets the frame, then lubed it up with #9 Hopps. That all but fixed the issue with the slide not returning back to locking the barrel. It was definitely an issue with the edges left from machining. Will give another update after the range.

Edit/Update #3: After more breaking in, this thing is smooth. The trigger's lighter, the slide racks without resistance, and the slide release works without pulling the slide back after polishing the shit out of it. Lastly, this gun is warrantied up to 50,000 rounds. This $350 gun just became an $800 gun.

Edit/Update #4: Roughly two weeks later and three trips to the range, this gun is fully broken in. Either I got stronger or the trigger got lighter. There's no problem whatsoever with functionality. And it's pretty fun to shoot as well. I've also made a video of how the drop safety / firing pin safety works here: https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/ii7b96/tara_tm9_firing_pin_safety/

List of things I did to break in the gun:

• Sand the rails that hold the slide with 600 grit sand paper to de-burr.
  
• Sand the angle of the slide lock notch, to increase the angle a bit.
• Sand all contact areas of the slide lock and the notch on the slide
• 1 drop of gun oil on all contact points between the slide and the receiver.

All in all, this gun is well worth the money.

Edit/Update #5: extra magazines. These fuckers are expensive and not reliable at all. From here:
https://northernrepublicmagazine.com/tara-tm-9-9mm-10-round-steel-magazine/
I bought four extra mags, and they all came with problems. These problems and my recommended solutions are, in no particular order:

• failure to eject fully when pressing the mag release: load 10 rounds and leave for 48 hours. Failing at that, polish any protruding corners on the outside of the magazine.
  
• cannot load 10 rounds into the mag: take apart the magazine, and carve out more of the hole in the follower with a small knife. The follower is plastic, so this is easy.
  
• some magazines cause failure to feed: polish the feed lips and bezel the leading edge of the magazine so that there is less resistance in chambering a round. Try removing a round by sliding it out with your thumb to get an idea of how much resistance there is.
  
• Can load 11 rounds into the mag: Remove the punch include in the grip of the pistol. First tie a lanyard to the lanyard loop in the grip. Then use a 9mm round to depress the button within the magwell. Pull hard on the lanyard and the punch should come out. Remove the metal punch from its plastic holder. Use a hammer and hammer in another indentation further up from the original indentation.

After another range trip and 200 more rounds, these magazines have been proven to work as intended. Drops when the mag release is pressed, no FTF, 10 round capacity.

edit/update #6: I switched out the sights for fibre optics. You'll need this:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07Q7RYWLH
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004Z5BVLI
and a hammer

Re the optics, anything that's 0.078" or 2mm in diameter will do. The pegs I took out measured at most 0.08" in diameter, and 0.002" makes for a lot of difference in fitting. I melted the ends to mushroom out a little bit for a snug fit, then shoved it in there. You may want to leave a portion of the optic outside of the sight, so that it would pick up light. Alternatively, if you've got some glue handy, you can use that. To remove or replace the sights, you can use the punch to remove the fibre optics.

To switch back to normal sights, you can use this: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07TFJ8WZ6 and then paint it white if you've lost the original.

Apparently, the front sights are compatible with SIG front sights, and the rear sights are compatible with glock. But that's still unconfirmed.