H&K announces VP9/VP40 - in FDE

[MountainRaven]

So Heckler & Koch - in an announcement pretty heavily overshadowed by the SP5K - has launched flat dark earth-framed VP9s and VP40s. Might be of interest to the local FDEosexuals.

http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-06-at-9.13.02-PM.png (http://soldiersystems.net/2016/05/07/the-heckler-koch-vp9-fde/)

Link to Soldier Systems article (http://soldiersystems.net/2016/05/07/the-heckler-koch-vp9-fde/).

The little sheet from H&K describes the frame color as RAL7008, rather than the RAL8000 that H&K has been using on their FDE guns. But they don't look like RAL7008 - which is a grey-khaki - they look closer to the mustard yellow of RAL8000, or perhaps the FDE H&K was using on the earlier production FDE HK45s and HK45Cs.

Of course, I haven't seen one in real life to compare against RAL8000, either.

It does appear that in rather unusual H&K fashion - instead of being many months or years from now - the FDE VP9s are already shipping in the "LE" configuration (with tritium night sights and three magazines).

[F.C.III]

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I'll just leave this here.

[Nightstalker865]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160515/1c58dff4cc90926bf060db3c93f9d4ad.jpg

I didn't buy from the first batch, but this pic just about made my CC scream.


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[Mjolnir]

Saw one this weekend. Stunningly gorgeous in the flesh.


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[Pappabear]

Uh, count me in. My son wants my black one for his 18th bday.

[m1a_scoutguy]

Looks pretty sweet ! I have been thinking about a 2nd VP9 anyways & this would be a nice addition ! :happy:

[CDKJudoka]

Yep, my FDE fetish will force me to buy this one. Just gotta pick up my P30 first.

[Maiden3.16]

Still won't pass the water test... J/k seriously awesome looking handgun

[montrala]

HK has new special model SFP9 M (M like MAC I think :p), with model prefix 225 and crossed trident and anchor on the slide.

[CDKJudoka]

HK has new special model SFP9 M (M like MAC I think :p), with model prefix 225 and crossed trident and anchor on the slide.

Nice. It is the anti-mud/anti-tank model. So you should be able to throw this one at a tank driven by a tree, after it has been buried in mud and fire it successfully.

[GJG]

I want to say somewhere there is a photo of an older HK in grey (maybe a USP9?). While I like the FDE, I would prefer to see the VP9 in grey.

[Watrdawg]

I've been on the fence a while about getting a VP9 and I think this just tipped me off of it. Going to have to call my buddy to order me one.

[Psalms144.1]

Thank GOD! I'm so glad they didn't waste any time doing anything worthless like developing and releasing a compact or subcompact version of the VP9...

[DreadPirateMoyer]

Thank GOD! I'm so glad they didn't waste any time doing anything worthless like developing and releasing a compact or subcompact version of the VP9...

I know it sucks, but HK doesn't beta test on its customers like Glock does with the terrible Gen 4 and 42 rollouts. The VP9 alone was in development for 4+ years. The SK will take a while too. Hell, the P30SK didn't come until almost a decade after the P30.

We all know it's coming, so it's not like HK is doing nothing by not introducing it at the NRA convention. Relax my friend. It will come when it comes, and it will be awesome.

[MountainRaven]

LGS got a couple of VP9s and VP40s in.

It's definitely RAL7008 in person - more green than the RAL8000 that they've been using on their other weapons.

And on a semi-related note - both RAL8000 and RAL7008 were used on German tanks during WWII (apparently chiefly by Deutsches Afrikakorps). Am I the only one who finds this both curious and strangely pleasing? Like a Crye Precision Combat uniform in OD5 with OD3 knee pads and an OD7 Ops-Core and "Mustard Tan" LBE....

[GregP220]

I saw these today at a LGS and they looked like someone had fed their baby/puppy nothing but apricots and mustard.

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