HK VP9 9mm
Model: 81000283
HK VP9 9mm
Model: 81000283
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The HK VP9 is a full-size striker-fired 9mm built for duty and range use. It has an MSRP of $839 in this configuration, which comes with two 17-round magazines and no optic cut. Its grip frame takes interchangeable backstraps and lateral panels in 27 combinations, which sets trigger reach and palm width separately.
Charging supports sit on both sides at the rear of the slide and give better leverage for racking it, which HK credits for faster reloads and for shooters with reduced hand strength. An extended Picatinny rail is molded into the polymer frame, the magazines are the P30 steel pattern, and the recoil spring is a captive flat unit. The trigger breaks at 5.4 lbs. There is no manual safety, and the fire control uses a firing pin block and a trigger safety.
If you're cross-shopping, the HK VP9A1 F is the updated pistol at an MSRP of $1,049, with a longer 4.53-inch barrel, a factory optic cut, 45 grip combinations and 15 rounds at 23.28 oz. The Walther PDP Full Size has an MSRP of $699, 8.0 inches overall on a 4.5-inch barrel, 18 rounds and a factory optic cut. Both newer pistols arrive cut for a dot, so this VP9 is the iron-sighted build of the three.
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Strengths & Limitations
- HK builds VP pistols in Oberndorf, Germany, and carries a limited lifetime warranty on them.
- The magazines are the P30 steel pattern, so magazines cross between HK's striker-fired and hammer-fired lines.
- The captive flat recoil spring comes out as one unit, so reassembly after cleaning has one fewer loose part.
- This configuration has no optic cut. The optics-ready VP9 is a separate build and its adapter plates are sold on their own.
- The VP9A1 that followed adds a longer barrel, an optic cut and more grip combinations, at an MSRP $210 above this one.
- The frame is full-size at 5.41 inches of grip height, so concealing it takes a cover garment and a good belt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What magazines does the VP9 take?
HK lists the P30 steel magazine in three capacities for it, and the 17-round magazine in the box is the full-size one.
Is the VP9 the same pistol as the VP9A1?
No. HK describes the A1 upgrades to the VP9 as the improved trigger, the grip frame and the controls, and the A1 arrives optics-ready.
What does the polygonal barrel do?
The barrel is cold hammer forged from cannon-grade steel with a polygonal bore and a 1:9.8 twist. HK ties the profile to longer service life and a slight increase in muzzle velocity over conventional lands-and-grooves rifling.
