HK VP9A1 X Tactical 9mm
Model: 81001224
HK VP9A1 X Tactical 9mm
Model: 81001224
Full Specifications
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About This Firearm
The HK VP9A1 X Tactical is a full-size striker-fired 9mm built for suppressed shooting and duty use. It has an MSRP of $1,149. Its 4.7-inch hammer-forged barrel is threaded at the muzzle, and the suppressor-height sights give a one-third co-witness through the window of a red dot while staying visible over the top of most suppressors.
Two 15-round magazines come in the box. The slide has an optics cut that, with one of nine adapter plates, takes the common red dot footprints. The frame carries the A1's five backstraps and six side panels, and the trigger bar is nickel-teflon coated. There is a loaded chamber indicator and no manual safety. It weighs 24.3 oz and measures 7.9 inches overall.
If you're cross-shopping, the HK VP9A1 F is the same pistol without the threaded barrel or the tall sights, at an MSRP $100 lower and 1.02 oz lighter. The FN 509 Compact Tactical has an MSRP of $914, a 4.32-inch threaded barrel and a factory optic cut, and it holds 12 rounds at 26.2 oz.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The threaded muzzle is factory work on a hammer-forged barrel, so there is no aftermarket barrel to buy.
- VP9 magazines in four capacities feed it, so magazines come from the existing line.
- Suppressor-height sights are fitted from the box.
- It is the dearest of the A1 builds by MSRP.
- The tall sights sit above a standard sight channel, so a holster cut for ordinary sights may not clear them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What rifling does the barrel have?
Six grooves cut polygonal at a 1:9.8 right-hand twist, hammer forged into cannon-grade steel.
What does a one-third co-witness mean?
The irons appear in the bottom third of the red dot window, so the dot is the primary sight and the irons sit under it as a backup. HK says the same sights stay visible over the top of most suppressors.
Which optics fit the slide?
An optics cut combined with one of nine HK adapter plates, which HK says covers the red dot sights in common use.
