Sidearms & Scatterguns H &K VP9 with Trijicon RMR opinion

[T2CH]

I have a question for the more educated pistol guru's:
I found two almost identical VP9's for sale locally. Both are fitted with RMR's. Very good condition with one being slightly less used. Both come with 12 mags. Fellow is asking $1250 each. Good deal?
I've shot one VP9 and I really liked it, fit well in my hand, shot good (as well as I can shoot a pistol anyway). What's the general consensus of the VP9 compared to say my current P226 blackwater edition?

 

[strike33]

You can't really compare the two. Striker fired and hammered fired guns are about as different as it gets. I have quite a few different pistols because I couldn't find the "one" started with SIGs, Glocks, M&P then came the VP9. The day I picked up my VP9 I walked out with the full size, an sk and a P30sk LEM. I love them and the VP9sk as become my EDC, with the full size as my house gun. The egos are fantastic as is the trigger for striker. My sk is consistent beyond 75 yards.

 

[strikeeagle1]

What Strike33 said....worse than apples and oranges analogy. The Sig 226 is a big clunky hammer fired contraption with a long trigger pull reach, even with a "short trigger" installed. I have a bunch of them (Navy's, Blackwater, regulars, etc.) with thousands of rounds down range. With the VP9, HK moved into the 21st century, leaving the P30 hammer fired contraption. IF you like HK striker fired you should consider the Walther PPQ M2 as their ergonomics are nearly identical, with the Walther having better fire control smoothness; a photo of the HK VP9 / P30 / PPQ (in the middle) - if it wasn't for the hammer you almost couldn't tell them apart.

 

[Potss]

If it is an RMR 1.0, that is not a good deal. $400 for a VP9, $300 to mount, $300 for optic. You end up ahead getting it new. If that is an RMR 2.0, then it is close to worth it as those are still in the $450-600 range, especially if you don't like waiting 5-10 weeks to get your slide back from being milled.

 

[T2CH]

I went ahaed and picked it up. It is the RMR 1.0 but the plate was installed underneath so the battery issue is taken care of (hopefully).
This is the Tactical so I got two sets of sights, one are night sights, two barrels, RMR, 11 mags, cadex holster and one belt mag carrier.
If I feel the need for the 2.0 then I can replace the 1.0 easily enough and sell it.
I'll report back after I get some range time with it.

 

[BravoKilo]

With 11 mags in the deal, I'd say it's a fair price depending on who milled the slide.

FWIW, the antiflicker sealing plates don't address the issue in the 1.0 series, but fortunately at this point, if you were to have to send it back to Trijicon you'd probably get a 2.0 out of it (I certainly recommend the standard sealing plate for water resistance). That being said, the 2.0 doesn't actually address the main issues found in the 1.0 either, they just got lucky (so to speak) when they threw a second battery contact in there and it seemed to work better. The main issues are galvanic corrosion as well as improper geometry of the battery contacts, but that's a story for a different day.

For a cheap bit of insurance, look up bending the battery contacts on the 1.0 (pretty sure Breach Bang Clear has a brief article). Additionally, try and figure out what thread pitch your screws are... stock is 6-32 but ideally 6-40 allows you to forego the use of threadlocker (if it was Mark at L&M Precision he uses 6-40). Make sure to witness mark everything regardless.

Started with an RMR'ed G19 for EDC, however, I made the switch to an RMR'ed VP9 about 10 months ago and won't ever look back.

 

[Darkside-Six]

If you’re getting that many mags then it’s a good deal. I love my vp9. Like someone else said above, the day I held it and test fired it I was sold. It immediately became my EDC.

 

[T2CH]

I ran about 200 rounds through it the other day. I like this sidearm so far, feels good in my hand. I've been shooting ball M822 for a while now in my 226, which I believe is either +P or +P+. The ammo I shot with this is much lower velocity and therefore much easier to control the recoil while I get used to the pistol.
The RMR takes a little getting used to but I like it and will continue to shoot this as much as possible. Shouldn't take long to become as proficient with it as I am with my 226, but I've been shooting that for years...