Originally Posted by
GJM
These days, the Glock and VP9 are my two favorite striker pistols.
This week, I received a Gen 4 19 back from Coldbore Custom, with a chop job, and also installed HD sights on a new VP9. I shot both of them yesterday and today. What is interesting is how different the triggers are on these two pistols.
This Glock 19 has an OEM minus connector, 5 pound Wolff striker spring, and is otherwise stock in the trigger department. The VP9 came right out of the box. I haven't shot a Glock much since last spring, when I was shooting a MOS 19 in USPSA. Right away, I noticed how easy it is to get a right or left deflection in shots with the Glock, based just on how your finger interacts with the face of the Glock trigger. I got things together fairly quickly, but I was amazed how perishable the Glock technique is when trying to shoot one inch squares and similar low prob targets.
The VP9 trigger may look similar to the Glock, but is a completely different beast for me. First, it does not seem sensitive to side to side deflection like the Glock. However, it feels very much more 1911 like in character, and I shoot it more like a 1911 than a Glock. Also, like a 1911, I feel that within reason, the lighter the VP9 trigger is, the easier it is to shoot fast.
Before I forget, the Trijicon HD sights I installed on the VP9 are hitting about three inches low at 25, very much drive the dot as opposed to the tip of the front sight zero I prefer. Is that common with the VP9 and, if so, are there other sights options that zero better and are still high viz?