I may have missed it if there is one but I don't think I've seen a review for the VP9 on here yet so I thought I'd share some opinions.
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I've been looking at the VP9 since I heard about it coming out a few months ago and finally was able to pick one up a couple of weeks ago from my LGS in Wilmington. First thing that drew me to it is the ergos. It just feels so good in the hand. The ability to "tune" the grip to your hand is a wonderful thing. It feels better and just seems to meld in my hand. I don't have huge hands but they're not small and I have it set up with the L side on the right, M backstrap, and S side on the left. It gives me a nice full feel in my palm while giving me enough room to dig the heel of my support hand in and get a nice high grip. It allows me to put the first pad of my trigger finger comfortably on the trigger naturally where I like it. The textured grip panels definitely have enough to keep it from being squirrelly but I may end up throwing a Talon grip on it in a while.
As for shooting it points very naturally for me and is very easy to control what recoil there is. The higher bore axis really didn't seem to make a huge difference and there's not a lot of muzzle flip making follow up shots very easy. It has standard 3-dot sights that are luminous in any light plus glow for a good bit after being charged for when you need. The trigger has a smooth take up and nice clean break as well as a tactile and short reset. It doesn't break as far back as the Walther PPQ and the reset isn't as quick but out of the box, the trigger feels better than any other striker fired pistol I've shot. The Mag release at the back of the trigger guard might take some time to get used to but I like ability to hit it with my trigger or middle finger and not have to change my grip at all. Mags fall away super easy and reloading is smooth and very natural.
And after putting around 650 rounds through it I can tell it will get better as it breaks in more. It has eaten everything Ive fed it from bulk Blazer, American Eagle and UMC to Hornady Critical Defense and Federal Hydro-Shok, as well as my own reloads. It does seem to like 124s and 147s for me. I have been able to get 1.5" - 2" at 25 yds if I do my part.
The one problem I've run into was finding mags. It was built to take the HK P30 mags but they have all been fairly elusive to date.
Anyway these are my opinions and some people may disagree with me. But in my mind it is money well spent. I think it may turn into my new IDPA or Steel Challenge pistol. If anyone else has any opinions I'd love to hear them. Cheers.
I've been looking at the VP9 since I heard about it coming out a few months ago and finally was able to pick one up a couple of weeks ago from my LGS in Wilmington. First thing that drew me to it is the ergos. It just feels so good in the hand. The ability to "tune" the grip to your hand is a wonderful thing. It feels better and just seems to meld in my hand. I don't have huge hands but they're not small and I have it set up with the L side on the right, M backstrap, and S side on the left. It gives me a nice full feel in my palm while giving me enough room to dig the heel of my support hand in and get a nice high grip. It allows me to put the first pad of my trigger finger comfortably on the trigger naturally where I like it. The textured grip panels definitely have enough to keep it from being squirrelly but I may end up throwing a Talon grip on it in a while.
As for shooting it points very naturally for me and is very easy to control what recoil there is. The higher bore axis really didn't seem to make a huge difference and there's not a lot of muzzle flip making follow up shots very easy. It has standard 3-dot sights that are luminous in any light plus glow for a good bit after being charged for when you need. The trigger has a smooth take up and nice clean break as well as a tactile and short reset. It doesn't break as far back as the Walther PPQ and the reset isn't as quick but out of the box, the trigger feels better than any other striker fired pistol I've shot. The Mag release at the back of the trigger guard might take some time to get used to but I like ability to hit it with my trigger or middle finger and not have to change my grip at all. Mags fall away super easy and reloading is smooth and very natural.
And after putting around 650 rounds through it I can tell it will get better as it breaks in more. It has eaten everything Ive fed it from bulk Blazer, American Eagle and UMC to Hornady Critical Defense and Federal Hydro-Shok, as well as my own reloads. It does seem to like 124s and 147s for me. I have been able to get 1.5" - 2" at 25 yds if I do my part.
The one problem I've run into was finding mags. It was built to take the HK P30 mags but they have all been fairly elusive to date.
Anyway these are my opinions and some people may disagree with me. But in my mind it is money well spent. I think it may turn into my new IDPA or Steel Challenge pistol. If anyone else has any opinions I'd love to hear them. Cheers.
