Originally Posted by
JonInWA
That wasn't a European LE contract per se (although they may well have been used for that also), but for the German Bundeswehr/German armed forces contract, the USP 9 V8, or the P8. I strongly suspect that it just might be their single largest USP contract and continuing contract. Similarly, the Norwegian police contract was probably single-handedly responsible for the creation of the P30L (with absolutely zero complaints from me).
I don't have any issues with the paddle, and actually quite like them. That said, I'm fine with HK making a button magazine release version. I suspect that in the long run agencies choosing an HK VP over a SIG P320 will be much, much better served with the HK selection, regarding the intrinsic quality of the guns and in the tailorability of the HK grips via the multiple backstraps and side panels included with each individual pistol.
Hopefully (and to echo GJM's question) both variants will use the same magazines-anyone definitively know yet?
Best, Jon