Leaked: HK VP9B - Button Mag Release

[RJ]

Ok, I will bite — what is a VP9C?

Basically a Glock 19 sized (5.0” high) VP9 that natively (i.e. flush) accepts USPc 13 round magazines without an X Grip or similar.

[MSparks909]

Has any manufacturer made a striker pistol with a thumb safety that works as well as the thumb safety on a 1911?

M&P 1/2.0s with the thumb safety come to mind. They’re not perfect but they’re the best thumb safeties I’ve seen on a striker gun. If they were a touch higher I’d like them more. They’re a little low if you ride the thumb safety with an aggressive thumbs forward grip.

The safety on the M17 isn’t too bad either. I like the M&P safety better but I had no issues running my thumb on top of the safety 1911-style in the 60ish rounds I put through my friend’s M17 this weekend.

[Navin Johnson]

Has any manufacturer made a striker pistol with a thumb safety that works as well as the thumb safety on a 1911?

Has any manufacturer made a striker pistol with a trigger that works as well as a 1911?

[BigT]

Played with these again at SHOT. I still think they got the button just right and I still prefer it to the paddles.

[GJM]

Shot the VP9B with the Night Fission sights. They were regulated like factory sights, meaning drive the dot, which is not surprising since they appear to be factory dimensions. I like them as much as any tritium sights, which is another way of saying I really like red dots these days.

[GJM]

Quick update. I had Primary Machine direct mill a VP9L for a DeltaPoint Pro, and mill a VP9B for an RMS Shield. Both came out great.



Here is some slo-mo video, comparing the VP9L to the VP9B, followed by shooting a few Garcia dots with the VP9L so you can see it at regular speed.

[Poconnor]

Anybody having their VP9 fail to lock the slide to the rear when you fire the last round in the magazine?

[JonInWA]

I haven't had that issue at all with my VP40. I only use factory ammunition, usually 180 gr, but no issues with 165 gr either.

Best, Jon

[Will_H]

Anybody having their VP9 fail to lock the slide to the rear when you fire the last round in the magazine?

Yes, I can attribute that to riding the slide stop, though. It's easy to get a piece of that big b*stard with my dominant thumb.

[Balisong]

It happens to me with the VP40 (and P30), but I know it's due to my thumb hitting the slide release. I don't shoot it much or I would make adjustments to my grip with that gun.