HK's VP9 features a trigger surpassing those found on competitor's. It has a short, light take-up with a solid, single action type break followed by a short positive reset. The VP uses HK's ergonomic handgun grip design that includes three changeable backstraps and six side panels, accommodating all hand sizes. Molded finger grooves in the front of the pistol's grip also instinctively position an operator's hand for optimal shooting. A unique VP feature is HK's patented charging supports, simple components mounted on each side of the rear of the slide to provide better gripping leverage for racking the slide rearward. The charging supports speed reloading and make operating VP pistols easier for shooters with reduced hand strength. This pistol has an extended Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 rail molded into its polymer frame for mounting lights and accessories. It ships with two 15-round magazines.
Specifications :
- Type: Pistol
- Action: Single/Double
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel Length: 4.09"
- Total Length: 7.34"
- Height: 5.41"
- Width: 1.32"
- Sight Radius: 6.38"
- Capacity: 15+1
- Safety: Firing Pin/Trigger
- Grips: Gray Interchangeable Backstrap
- Sights: 3-Dot
- Weight: 26.56 oz.
- Magazines: 2 / 15 rounds
- Frame Finish: Gray
- Frame Material: Polymer
- Barrel Type: Cold Hammer-Forged
- Slide Description: Black
- Left Hand Model: No
- Youth Model: No
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
The 9mm Luger (9X19mm, Parabellum, P08) was developed in Germany in 1902. Widely used in both world wars, it is the most popular pistol cartridge in the world, now widely used by innumerable law enforcement agencies and militaries (including our own) in both pistols and submachineguns. The controversy over its "stopping power" will never go away, but its attribute is that it is much easier to shoot accurately than larger cartridges with greater power...but more recoil. Advancements in bullet design for law enforcement and personal defense have narrowed the gap considerably. The 9mm Luger is a world standard, chambered by virtually all makers of semiautomatic pistols, with a myriad of factory loads. The most standard is probably a 115-grain load at 1160 fps, with common bullet weights ranging from 95 to 147 grains, and +P loads at higher velocity. — Craig Boddington
