Review: Heckler and Koch VP9

Perfection is difficult, even impossible to achieve in most areas of this life, but the Heckler and Koch VP9 comes about as close to achieving it as a handgun this side of heaven can do.

Similar things could be said of the Heckler and Koch (H&K) VP40, which Breitbart News reviewed on July 19, 2017.

The H&K VP9 is a striker fired pistol with a “reinforced polyamide frame.” It is 7.34 inches long, 5.41 inches tall, and weighs 25.56 ounces. It holds 15+1 rounds of 9mm (or 9mm +P) ammo, and through 800+ rounds, we never had so much as a hiccup, much less a jam or misfire.

The VP9 has H&K “charging supports” near the end of the slide’s rear serrations, allowing a quick grab and pull to put the pistol into a locked-and-loaded position.

Did we mention that the gun is extremely accurate and that its 5.4-pound trigger offers a smooth, consistent pull?

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The VP is dependable and, because its Heckler and Koch, is built last and last and last.

We carry our VP9 in a Bravo Concealment outside the waistband holster, which carries the gun high and right against the body. The VP9/ Bravo Concealment combo is hard to beat.

AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and host of Bullets with AWR Hawkins, a Breitbart News podcast. He is also the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.