Sidearms & Scatterguns HK vp9/sfp9 help

[pepper 2111]

So I recently caught a bug and decided I wanted a vp9, got my hands on one in the store and without even getting to swap all the grip mods I loved it. Trigger was superior to the mp 2.0 imo. (And the damn “slide lock” apparently isn’t designed to be a “slide release”....But the stupid paddle mag release on the hk was killing me. I can’t/don’t want to adjust my grip to drop a mag. So a little googling Led to the sfp9, which has the option of traditional button mag release and an “sf” trigger, lighter and less travel...which is apparently a unicorn or only an overseas military gun because I can’t find it. Does anyone know where to get one?

 

[JohnDeereGuy1996]

Try using your index finger to drop the mag instead of your thumb on the left side.

 

[pepper 2111]

I’m stubborn and really don’t want to change but I’m a side note, hk says they are Europe only so I’m sticking with Glock

 

[SubOptimal]

Middle finger for me, works like a dream. Walther did it better on the PPQ till some fools bitched about it and they went back to a mag release button. Both my PPQs, the 9 and the 40, have the trigger guard mag release. Very similar to the H&K but longer and easier to manipulate.

 

[Primus]

HK paddle mag is way way way faster than a button release. Zero grip change durring a reload results in a faster transition. All guns should have a paddle release.

 

[pepper 2111]

Perhaps if that’s what you’re used to and it fits your hand. My thumb is long enough to engage standard buttons without grip adjust whereas I have to adjust my grip to use the paddle. But I will say the hk mags fall out of the gun effortlessly!

 

[Primus]

Doesn't matter what size your hand is you still have to moddify your grip durring a reload with a push button release. A paddle is faster and smoother using your index finger your grip never changes.

 

[J.Boney]

I really love my VP9, and the trigger is awesome. I sold all of my Glocks, because I wanted a pistol with a similar grip angle to my 1911s.

 

[Mooncake]

Button mag releases are for squares.

 

[SuckitTrebek]

The issue is you, not the vp9.

You don't want to change, yet you are the problem.

 

[C_R_Slacker]

I love my vp9 and vp9sk. My favorite polymer pistols. The paddle mag release becomes natural after just a few mag changes. And not once have i reached for the paddle with my index finger while shooting a glock or anything else.

 

[WYO09]

I love the paddle mag release I wish all my guns had them.