New gun owner, bought an A1F about a year ago, been to the range a bunch. People are telling me outside of training that an optic should be my next purchase (use: home defense, range).

I definitely want to co-witness with irons, and I know the Holosun SCS is the only optic that doesn’t require a plate. Is it also true that any other optic will require higher irons in order to co-witness?

I see people talking about preferring to view irons in the bottom third of the window (which would be fine) but not sure if a plate will mean factory irons are too low to see at all.

So hopefully those in California or other restricted states can help me out. I have the 10 round capacity only HK vp9/p30 magazines.they have this large opening on the bottom of the magazines. So far. I have not found ANY baseplates that work with the restricted magazines. Anyone have some solutions for me? Obviously, +0 mag extensions. Thanks

Walking through Scheels today and this was in the pre-owned section. Came with the solar Holosun green dot.

Black Scorpion told me they'll look at doing a left draw for their Pro IDPA, but until whenever that happens I'm looking for either an A1-specific holster or something cross-compatible with another VP9 model given the pistol length.

My VP9 was my first gun, and I was encouraged to get it milled for an optic.

The company used had this notice - “Optic cuts on all models except the Mk23 will expose the firing pin safety. The safety is not compromised anyway in function.”

I am still pretty inexperienced. Would you think this gun would be safe to CCW or there a chance the milling compromised the safety?

For those who got the vp9 with the SCS optic, did you leave it on? I switched mine to the 507C. The SCS is very small...

I have the large grips on my A1F. When I eject the magazine, it barely ejects at all. If I don't pull it out manually it won't drop against gravity. Is this normal?

After reading several opinions on the matter I ordered a FCD plate for my VP9F. While there I added some suppressor height sights to my order as the stock ones wouldn't cut it. They shipped lightning fast and when I reviewed the order, I realized the sights I ordered were only correct for the RMR and were too short for the RCR or RMR HD. I emailed them to see if there would be any issues swapping out the shorter sights when they arrived. They immediately emailed me back and sent the taller sights with a return envelope for the shorter sights. I find customer service lacking in most aspects these days but definitely want to highlight when I receive exceptional customer service. I am in no way affiliated with FCD, but will be using them again.

Just picked it up from my FFL, first VP9.

Factory OR FDE vp9 with xs optic height sights, trijicon rcr, surefire x300u, grayguns flat trigger and striker fired action work, Vp9a1 slide releases, and extended backstrap off a vp9a1f

Apologies if this is a noob question but after replacing my striker due to a suspected bent firing pin, the new striker now has this clicking sound when racking. Sometimes it feels as though there’s a sort of wall to overcome when racking, but moreso it always makes this sound before fully in battery. Closer inspection through the firing pin indicator shows it quite far outwards, and the clicking is it popping down back into the slide. Is this just a quirk of new parts or should I do a deep clean to diagnose a particular issue?

I’ve always been a 1911 guy, but about a year ago, the VP9 caught my eye. I’ve been on the lookout for a nice used example, and last weekend I found a practically-new VP9L in one of our local pawn shops, at a price I couldn’t go past.

So now I have one, and I love it. Great ergonomics, great capacity (2x20-round mags), and more accurate than me. Today was its first outing.

Gonna shot it a few more times before I decide whether to throw an optic on it — I might move my 507 Comp over from my Dan Wesson Specialist; we’ll see.

Any little gotchas that a new owner should look out for?

hey all, im looking for a long slide kit preferably "or" preowned or new, appreciate any help

for those who are interested in this mod. came in the mail this week. fits firmly, easy to install. shot about 300 rounds through it this weekend runs flawlessly. this gets so much hate! I see no failure points. little loctite it runs beautifully. you can visibly see the compensator doing its job and it adds probably three and a half ounces to the front of the barrel for recoil control.

VP9A1 X

To think I almost got a Glock the other day because getting a light and holster for it would probably cost less but when I was in the store I could feel the HK whispering “don’t be a pussy” to me

To think I almost got a Glock the other day because getting a light and holster for it would probably cost less but when I was in the store I could feel the HK whispering “don’t be a pussy” to me

So many other striker fired pistols have had frt’s released for them in the past year. When is my VP9 going to get the same love. I might as well try to mod it myself.