I've worked as an LEO for nineteen years and started out as a rookie cop carrying a USP 40. Then after my sheriff allowed us to carry 45's, I sold my USP 40 to another deputy and moved up to a USP 45 (what a great gun).
Fast forward seventeen years, two agency changes, and years of carrying Glock's by employer directive, and I have come full circle back to an HK in .40 S/W.
I picked up a VP40 last week for my birthday and I finally was able to get out to the range today to put it through its paces. I have to say it is fabulous! The .40 is a snappy round, no other way to put it, but the VP tames down that "snap" very nicely. The ergonomics are smooth and I really like the paddle mag release over the "push button" type found on most other pistols. The trigger is very smooth with a crisp reset. Dimensionally it looks and feels so much better than many others manufactures pistols. With the different sized interchangeable grip panels the gun fits my hand like a glove.
My son, who is a novice shooter, described the VP40 as "better balanced" compared to the Glock 23 gen 4 he brought out to our range session. We did an impromptu shooting comparison between the G23 and the VP40. I found the VP had reduced muzzle rise compared to the G23. My son said he was better able to grip the HK than his Glock when shooting. Don't get me wrong, Glocks are wonderfull pistols, but the folks at Heckler and Koch have definitely raised the bar in the striker fire market.
The VP40 will now be my off duty EDC, once I get some Trijicon HD sights installed and qualify with it. (Unfortunately I still have to carry a Glock at work.)
I like the VP series so much I've nicknamed the HK VP "The svelte striker fire". Its that good!
Fast forward seventeen years, two agency changes, and years of carrying Glock's by employer directive, and I have come full circle back to an HK in .40 S/W.
I picked up a VP40 last week for my birthday and I finally was able to get out to the range today to put it through its paces. I have to say it is fabulous! The .40 is a snappy round, no other way to put it, but the VP tames down that "snap" very nicely. The ergonomics are smooth and I really like the paddle mag release over the "push button" type found on most other pistols. The trigger is very smooth with a crisp reset. Dimensionally it looks and feels so much better than many others manufactures pistols. With the different sized interchangeable grip panels the gun fits my hand like a glove.
My son, who is a novice shooter, described the VP40 as "better balanced" compared to the Glock 23 gen 4 he brought out to our range session. We did an impromptu shooting comparison between the G23 and the VP40. I found the VP had reduced muzzle rise compared to the G23. My son said he was better able to grip the HK than his Glock when shooting. Don't get me wrong, Glocks are wonderfull pistols, but the folks at Heckler and Koch have definitely raised the bar in the striker fire market.
The VP40 will now be my off duty EDC, once I get some Trijicon HD sights installed and qualify with it. (Unfortunately I still have to carry a Glock at work.)
I like the VP series so much I've nicknamed the HK VP "The svelte striker fire". Its that good!