ShooterM4
08-08-15, 11:11
Sorry for the gushing enthusiasm, but please bear with me.
After taking a class with Larry Vickers and both watching him shoot his VP9, which had just come back from Bruce Gray who really worked the trigger group over, I decided to take the plunge and buy a VP9. Luckily I found one, it was kind of hard, and got it last week. The FFL dealer asked me, "Where'd you get it? Our distributor told us not to expect anymore until 2016."
I carefully inspected it and lubed it up last night, then took it out today for the first time.
I loaded up a magazine, put one in the chamber, loaded one more into the magazine and stood 12 yards away from a six inch reactive target and shot it slowly, but steadily, really concentrating on a nice, smooth, controlled trigger press straight back to the rear. I'm no great handgun shooter, and LAV's classes really helped me get on top of the trigger control issues I've had for years, always shooting low/left (classic symptom of a right hander with trigger control issues). I was astounded at the results of my very first magazine, as I was shooting I was saying out loud, "Holy crap, I can't believe this." I put many of the rounds through the same several holes. Believe me, this kind of result for me is nearly miraculous. The reset on the VP9 is fantastic and the trigger is crisp. I did not modify the grip with panels on the side or rear and I have pretty huge hands.
I find the recoil impulse very manageable. I'm going to have to figure out to take the "slick" off the handgrip. It was a muggy morning and my sweaty hands were slipping around on the grip. I'm not entirely thrilled with the sights, but I did ok with them. Still trying to figure out precisely the best POA for the sights. I actually really like the location of the mag release, makes for a very positive and quick mag drop for me at least. I hear some people complaining about it.
So, to say I'm "sold" on the VP9 is quite an understatement.
http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/FMJ1911/VP9FirstMagazine_zpsxyv170gw.jpg
After taking a class with Larry Vickers and both watching him shoot his VP9, which had just come back from Bruce Gray who really worked the trigger group over, I decided to take the plunge and buy a VP9. Luckily I found one, it was kind of hard, and got it last week. The FFL dealer asked me, "Where'd you get it? Our distributor told us not to expect anymore until 2016."
I carefully inspected it and lubed it up last night, then took it out today for the first time.
I loaded up a magazine, put one in the chamber, loaded one more into the magazine and stood 12 yards away from a six inch reactive target and shot it slowly, but steadily, really concentrating on a nice, smooth, controlled trigger press straight back to the rear. I'm no great handgun shooter, and LAV's classes really helped me get on top of the trigger control issues I've had for years, always shooting low/left (classic symptom of a right hander with trigger control issues). I was astounded at the results of my very first magazine, as I was shooting I was saying out loud, "Holy crap, I can't believe this." I put many of the rounds through the same several holes. Believe me, this kind of result for me is nearly miraculous. The reset on the VP9 is fantastic and the trigger is crisp. I did not modify the grip with panels on the side or rear and I have pretty huge hands.
I find the recoil impulse very manageable. I'm going to have to figure out to take the "slick" off the handgrip. It was a muggy morning and my sweaty hands were slipping around on the grip. I'm not entirely thrilled with the sights, but I did ok with them. Still trying to figure out precisely the best POA for the sights. I actually really like the location of the mag release, makes for a very positive and quick mag drop for me at least. I hear some people complaining about it.
So, to say I'm "sold" on the VP9 is quite an understatement.
http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t637/FMJ1911/VP9FirstMagazine_zpsxyv170gw.jpg