Mrgunsngear
18 June 2014, 11:37
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Got to spend some trigger time with the new VP9 and here's what I've found:
Pros:
-100% reliable with anything from Russian stuff to quality JHPs
-Excellent trigger. Broke right at 5 but the crispness made it feel like less. Very smooth pull all the way through
-"Hostile Environment" nitrided finish is very durable and looks great
-Ergonomics are excellent. The replaceable backstraps and grip panels make the gun great for almost all hand sizes out there
-Quality luminescent 3 dot steel sights. N/S will be available from the factory at a later date
-Price. The MSRP on the gun is $719 so after the initial rush it'll likely be available in the mid $600s some places. For an H&K, can't complain about that.
-Full length, 1913 rail for mounting accessories
-Ambi mag release and slide release levers
-Uses 15 or 10 round P30 mags
-I like the "charging supports" but I know some out there will take them off
Cons:
-The bore axis is high, no getting around it
-15 round capacity factory mags. Many of my viewers expressed that they'd like to see a higher capacity factory offering
-This particular gun seems to shoot high (3 experienced shooters all had the same result)
All in all, I think this will be an extremely popular gun for H&K. Great build quality, reliability, ergos, and finish combined with H&K's reputation will be hard to resist for a lot of prospective gun buyers out there.
Here's my full review video that covers a lot of the issues above as well as some more details about the pistol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVDW7EzW8o
http://i.imgur.com/DnTTqXFl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Bbl1a3Xl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/F53jhscl.jpg
Got to spend some trigger time with the new VP9 and here's what I've found:
Pros:
-100% reliable with anything from Russian stuff to quality JHPs
-Excellent trigger. Broke right at 5 but the crispness made it feel like less. Very smooth pull all the way through
-"Hostile Environment" nitrided finish is very durable and looks great
-Ergonomics are excellent. The replaceable backstraps and grip panels make the gun great for almost all hand sizes out there
-Quality luminescent 3 dot steel sights. N/S will be available from the factory at a later date
-Price. The MSRP on the gun is $719 so after the initial rush it'll likely be available in the mid $600s some places. For an H&K, can't complain about that.
-Full length, 1913 rail for mounting accessories
-Ambi mag release and slide release levers
-Uses 15 or 10 round P30 mags
-I like the "charging supports" but I know some out there will take them off
Cons:
-The bore axis is high, no getting around it
-15 round capacity factory mags. Many of my viewers expressed that they'd like to see a higher capacity factory offering
-This particular gun seems to shoot high (3 experienced shooters all had the same result)
All in all, I think this will be an extremely popular gun for H&K. Great build quality, reliability, ergos, and finish combined with H&K's reputation will be hard to resist for a lot of prospective gun buyers out there.
Here's my full review video that covers a lot of the issues above as well as some more details about the pistol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVDW7EzW8o