Description
HK VP9 for Sale
The wait is over, after more than four years in development the VP9 is Heckler & Koch’s latest handgun and is a return for HK’s roots in the striker fired arena. The VP9 shares similar aesthetics with the P30, which has a direct influence on the design. However HK engineers we dissatisfied with current striker fired technology, and in particular the triggers. The VP9 trigger has a consistent pre-travel pull with a positive crisp break, while the trigger reset is short and fast making follow up shots a breeze. The VP9 is also sports a MIL-STD-1913 picatinny rail as well as HK’s hostile environment finish.
HK VP9 Specifications and Features:
- Heckler & Koch VP9 Semi Auto Pistol 700009-A5
- 9mm Luger
- 4.09″ Polygonal Barrel 6 groove
- 1:9.8″ right hand twist
- 10 Round capacity
- High grade fiber reinforced polymer frame
- Interchangeable back strap inserts
- Ambidextrous magazine release
- Firing Pin block
- Trigger latch safety
- Tool-less field strip
- Mil-STD-1913 picatinny rail with four segments rated to 5.6 ounces for lights, lasers and accessories
- Extended service life
- Three Dot Sights
- Striker Fired
- 5.4lbs trigger pull
- .24″ trigger travel
- .12″ return trigger travel
- Recoil operated with browning type modified linkless locking system
- 7.34″ Overall length
- 5.41″ Tall
- 1.32″ Wide
- 6.38″ Sight radius
- 3.28 ounces without magazine
- 25.56 ounces with magazine
- Black
HK VP9 Features
HK pioneered the first striker fired handguns, producing both the VP70 and P7 series, designs that impacted several models by HK competitors. But a superior trigger has eluded most striker fired pistol designs. The VP9 trigger surpasses those found on competitors. It has a short, light take-up with a solid, single action type break followed by a short positive reset.
The VP9 trigger has a consistent pre-travel pull with a positive wall/crisp break. Typically, striker fired guns have a pre-travel pull that increases in weight as you go through the trigger stroke. With the VP9, you have a less than noticeable pre-travel pull until the trigger reaches the engagement point of the fire control parts prior to trigger break.
The VP9 uses HK’s ergonomic handgun grip design that includes three changeable backstraps and six side panels— accommodating all hand sizes. Molded finger grooves in the front of the pistol’s grip also instinctively position an operator’s hand for optimal shooting. Only HK handguns have such a customized grip.
Although influenced by other HK models, the VP9 has all the hallmarks of the latest, state-of-the-art handgun. All controls are completely ambidextrous. Slide releases are present on both sides of the frame and the magazine release can be easily activated by left- or right-handed shooters.
A new feature is HK’s patented charging supports — simple components that are mounted on each side of the rear of the slide and provide better gripping leverage for racking the slide rearward. The charging supports speed reloading and make operating the VP9 easier for shooters with reduced hand strength. The VP pistols uses the proven P30 steel magazine; 15 and 10-round capacity available.
The VP9 has an extended Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 rail molded into its polymer frame for mounting lights and accessories. The rail has been tested and certified to handle mounted accessories up to 5.6 ounces.
The VP9’s proprietary captive flat recoil spring helps reduce the recoil forces effecting the operator and the handgun, improving shooter control during rapid firing and prolonging component service life.
HK’s famous cold hammer forged barrel — made from cannon grade steel — ensures long service life. Similar HK barrels on 9 mm P30 models have fired more than 90,000 rounds in endurance tests in 2010. The polygonal bore profile, with no traditional lands-and-grooves rifling, contributes to longer service life as well as a slight increase in muzzle velocity.
The VP9’s machined steel slide is protected from corrosion and wear by HK’s hostile environment finish and all metal components, including springs and pins have superior metallurgy.
VP pistols are made in Heckler & Koch’s Oberndorf factory in southwest Germany. The VP9 is well-suited for civilian sport shooting, security, military, and law enforcement use.
Covered by Heckler & Koch’s limited lifetime warranty, the HK VP9 is a solid design engineered with the famous long-term durability that make HK products especially cost-effective when subjected to total life cycle cost analysis.
