I've had my Vp9 L - O.R since February. If I would've known how unconcerned HK is with it's customers, I never would've bought it! Messaged Walther ONE time requesting a plate for Wife's Q-5 and I had it 2 weeks later.....free.
VP9 tactical is absolute favorite striker fire. If you’re looking for a good optic , I recommend the EPS Carry by Holosun with #8 plate. The regular EPS hangs over the side and looks like a refrigerator on top, the EPS Carry is perfect and enclosed.
Hk parts has all the optics plates, get the steel ones and they fit perfectly. $45 Currently running DeltaPoint Pro on my vp9 v3 and it runs perfectly.
I bought the standard OR VP9 and I added the XS suppressor height sights as an addon. It cost $99 + associated fees so $300 is not too bad considering it’s already got the XS suppressor height sights making the slide about $200. I’m shocked, I have two RMR plates that was easy to acquire, but all my handguns are fitted with a Holosun 507c which use the same RMR cut. I just bought the VP9 SK OR and can’t wait until the Holosun SCS hits. the streets, no optics plate needed! Like the glock MOS it’ll negate the need for suppressor height sights on both VP9 and VP9 SK.
After years of shooting Glocks and Sigs I discovered the VP9 and never looked back. Easily the best ergonomics and grip angle that fit me the best and thus, I shoot it the best. I did remove the cocking assist ears and installed factory flat ones. Also changed out the backplate for a solid aluminum plate, eliminating the round cocking indicator window. This gave me a much cleaner sight picture and honestly I had no use for the ears or the cocking indicator.
The journey to build a dream gun is a story that happens all too often but rarely told by countless gun owners. For the time, trouble, and almost the money, people will say you coulda got an optic ready glock, sig, M&P, CZ, FN, etc. All that said, I completely understand thrill/agony hunting for upgraded parts, second thought investments and the sentiment of getting better with a gun that you're already good with. Sick gat dude!
I just went this route, before seeing your video. I too already had a VP9 LE so... Tactical OR slide, Holosun HS507C, SilencerCo threaded barrel, two sets of guide rod/springs (18 & 20), TLR-8 and custom kydex to carry it all. LOVE this gun. Only gun I love better is my PPQ 5", but too big to carry. ;-)
@@FirearmFreedom just hit the rust with a wire wheel and buy Corroseal online home depot use just a tiny bit and I mean a tiny bit like a few drops on a small foam brush its a rust converter that also primes and seals and u can use it on anything rusty I use it on my bronco under body only buy 1qt will do about a truck and a half so it go's a long way on anything rusty hope this helps
Oh yeah make sure u degrees the area befor applying when it drys it will turn black smooth if it turns slight brownish just wire wheel and apply again.
I tried to put a CHPWS plate on my VP9. Took months to arrive. Got it installed and didn’t sit correctly wasn’t level or straight. I threw it away and got a plate from HK. Got on their notification list and ordered it as soon as I was notified. This was a little more than 2 years ago. But I do need to switch to the higher sights to co-witness.
I have a VP9 Tactical that I bought a few months before the pandemic. I'm almost sure I got one the last (if not THE last) Tactical model in the US. I knew that some H&K parts were hard to find and expensive, but not THAT expensive. Personally I won't mill my VP9 for a Red Dot for now. I already have half a dozen handguns with optics and I like the idea to have some "old school" guns to keep training with iron sights. Seeing the prices on those parts, now I don't feel bad for paying full MSRP on mine. lol
If you have a VP9 Tactical, why would you need to mill the slide for an optic? The VP9 Tactical comes with a threaded barrel, optics plate pre-installed, and 17rd mags.
@@jololol7158 I bought a HK VP9 Tactical and the next month they announced the optics ready version. In retrospect, I’m glad I got the older version, it’s a way to force myself to train with iron sights and don’t get lazy (I have four other pistols that are optics ready, but the VP9 is my favorite over them).
Love the vp9 but having an older model it's a bit disappointing how much has to go into it just to get it ready for an optic. Still debating on whether or not to do all this to make my edc better or get a different platform entirely.
I just got the long slide with suppressor height sights, O-ring barrel, guide rod and optics cut for $370 from Optics Planet. Just wish the sights were the night sight ones. Did you do anything internally? I had to upgrade the firing pin shroud to an aluminum one. Having plastic inside there seemed odd to me. I also opted for the solid back plate since I saw debris could get in and cause a hiccup in a stressful situation. So I closed it off.
I have a VP9 that is a couple years old. I recently bought an optic cut slide for it from HK. Recent as in a year ago. I am still trying to get the RMR optic plate from HK. The plates are available from HK Parts, but at almost twice the price. What I would really like is an optic cut slide for my VP9 SK. Do you know if they are available anywhere?
I don’t think the slide for the SKs have even been made yet, as far as the plate ya they are brutal check out the CHPWS plate at this point it seems to be still a great option although it is also salty
I wouldn’t say they are dropping the ball per say dropping of the models is probably just major production challenges, and the SD as you’ll see in the full review of it I think is just a somewhat flawed design
Aye bro what holsters do you end up liking the most for your vp9? I have a streamlight tlr 7A on my vp9 and just wanted to see what your recommendations were
To be honest with you I haven’t really found one yet, I run a light comparable ragnarok for it without the can and that’s pretty solid. With the suppressor I run a Ragnarok SD and that left a lot to be desired.
Have you ever gotten a blister from the take down lever getting too hot? (a UA-camr with a gun channel claimed that happened to him with his VP9)...only one report that I'm aware of).
….. never lol I find that hard to believe I mean it’s possible but god damn that gun has to be hot lol. I definitely wouldn’t say that’s a common problem
Anderson C yeah I've heard about that guy too. With several thousand rounds through my VP9 (and yes part of my thumb rests on the takedown lever as well) I have never once felt any uncomfortable heat.
Interesting. I was looking for this exact remedy. The other option is to run unsuppressed (ok for cc) but I was looking at chest/shoulder holsters to accommodate the long supressor. Honestly, this is worth considering BEFORE laying down cash for a supressor. Some cans are pretty large, others long,, others have that offset style that can interfere with tac lights. :/
It's not an issue anymore, but $270 for an optics plate is ridiculous. People are comical for paying those prices for a plate. They could've just gotten their slide milled at that point
HK expensive? Let me intro you to SIG. 226 slide with optics cut no barrel or guide rod an spring and it comes with standard ht sites. $500. Yep mags $50 each. As my 226 sits with Steiner mps threaded barrel and all $3000. Not including the obsidian 45 and 15 mags. Now let me tell you about the SIG 227. $250 for discontinued 14 round mags. $3700 into that gun. HK not for the poors?? Please.
Well I would say that makes it crap usually they have 13.5x1 left hand threads. Which although those are common US threads they actually prevent the suppressor from constantly trying to thread itself off the gun.
Well there’s different schools of thought however in this case I was testing a new holster that actually wasn’t working to well and each time it didn’t feel like it was seating properly which is why I was looking more 😂
Coming off of my Walther PDP F/S, 4.5" I thought nothing could compare... Until I got my VP9. Absolutely enamored. What a gem!
They really are great guns!
You sir have the AMG C63s of handguns! 🔥
Vp9 gang gang 🔥🙌
Hell ya dude 🔥🔥🔥
Big fan of the Euro Mag release.
Me too
Wish more pistols were like this
Same it is incredible and fast once you learn it
I've had my Vp9 L - O.R since February. If I would've known how unconcerned HK is with it's customers, I never would've bought it! Messaged Walther ONE time requesting a plate for Wife's Q-5 and I had it 2 weeks later.....free.
@@walldogger1 ya it’s pretty ridiculous
VP9 tactical is absolute favorite striker fire. If you’re looking for a good optic , I recommend the EPS Carry by Holosun with #8 plate. The regular EPS hangs over the side and looks like a refrigerator on top, the EPS Carry is perfect and enclosed.
Hk parts has all the optics plates, get the steel ones and they fit perfectly. $45 Currently running DeltaPoint Pro on my vp9 v3 and it runs perfectly.
Ya they have slowly come back in stock which is nice
I bought the standard OR VP9 and I added the XS suppressor height sights as an addon. It cost $99 + associated fees so $300 is not too bad considering it’s already got the XS suppressor height sights making the slide about $200. I’m shocked, I have two RMR plates that was easy to acquire, but all my handguns are fitted with a Holosun 507c which use the same RMR cut. I just bought the VP9 SK OR and can’t wait until the Holosun SCS hits. the streets, no optics plate needed! Like the glock MOS it’ll negate the need for suppressor height sights on both VP9 and VP9 SK.
Very solid choices man and I agree the slide is not a bad value at all, thanks so much for the comment!
After years of shooting Glocks and Sigs I discovered the VP9 and never looked back. Easily the best ergonomics and grip angle that fit me the best and thus, I shoot it the best. I did remove the cocking assist ears and installed factory flat ones. Also changed out the backplate for a solid aluminum plate, eliminating the round cocking indicator window. This gave me a much cleaner sight picture and honestly I had no use for the ears or the cocking indicator.
Definitely a solid upgrade choice, thanks for the comment!
The journey to build a dream gun is a story that happens all too often but rarely told by countless gun owners. For the time, trouble, and almost the money, people will say you coulda got an optic ready glock, sig, M&P, CZ, FN, etc. All that said, I completely understand thrill/agony hunting for upgraded parts, second thought investments and the sentiment of getting better with a gun that you're already good with. Sick gat dude!
Great points brother thanks as always for the support and taking the time to comment I totally agree
I just went this route, before seeing your video. I too already had a VP9 LE so... Tactical OR slide, Holosun HS507C, SilencerCo threaded barrel, two sets of guide rod/springs (18 & 20), TLR-8 and custom kydex to carry it all. LOVE this gun. Only gun I love better is my PPQ 5", but too big to carry. ;-)
Nice! Lol ya it really is a sweet set up!
FCD will make a plate soon out of steel for the VP9. Well worth it.
Nice 👌🏻 good to hear
Never ditch a magazine unless it does not work. Use that magazine for range training.
Oh ya I should clarified that it went to a range pile I didn’t just throw it out lol
@@FirearmFreedom just hit the rust with a wire wheel and buy Corroseal online home depot use just a tiny bit and I mean a tiny bit like a few drops on a small foam brush its a rust converter that also primes and seals and u can use it on anything rusty I use it on my bronco under body only buy 1qt will do about a truck and a half so it go's a long way on anything rusty hope this helps
Oh yeah make sure u degrees the area befor applying when it drys it will turn black smooth if it turns slight brownish just wire wheel and apply again.
I have the exact same setup. SiCo barrel, optics ready slide, rmr, X300. Freakin’ love it in the ragnarok SD holster. You have good taste, sir.
Thanks man ya I dig the set up quite a bit as well!
I tried to put a CHPWS plate on my VP9. Took months to arrive. Got it installed and didn’t sit correctly wasn’t level or straight. I threw it away and got a plate from HK. Got on their notification list and ordered it as soon as I was notified. This was a little more than 2 years ago. But I do need to switch to the higher sights to co-witness.
Huh interesting my CHPWS plate fit perfectly. Thanks for the comment!
I bet you loved seeing that HK rep talk about their new optics ready line up this past January.
I think everyone like seeing her talk ;)
@@TheTexanInfidel I did not. I want mah freaking optics plate.
Lmfao ya the optics plate stuff is unreal
I have a VP9 Tactical that I bought a few months before the pandemic. I'm almost sure I got one the last (if not THE last) Tactical model in the US.
I knew that some H&K parts were hard to find and expensive, but not THAT expensive.
Personally I won't mill my VP9 for a Red Dot for now. I already have half a dozen handguns with optics and I like the idea to have some "old school" guns to keep training with iron sights.
Seeing the prices on those parts, now I don't feel bad for paying full MSRP on mine. lol
Ya unfortunately the availability for everything has just been brutal lately
If you have a VP9 Tactical, why would you need to mill the slide for an optic?
The VP9 Tactical comes with a threaded barrel, optics plate pre-installed, and 17rd mags.
@@RealKingOfTheLab it does now. I got mine in late 2019, when HK didn’t make optics ready pistols. The magazines were also 15 rds at the time.
Saw a slide on eBay. Hoping to set my vp9 like this. very clean set up.
Nice! Thanks man I appreciate you watching and I would definitely do it if you can
Have a P30, so tempted at times to buy a VP9 Tactical, but then I have Glocks & SIG P320s for striker fired guns. Still tempted, though.
Oh man tough one I absolutely love my P30 I like it more than the VP9. But the holster availability sucks for the P30.
Love my vp9 and vp9sk
Nice! Ya I really love mine 👌🏻
Optics plate is $50 on HKParts… like owning a German car , they bend ya over w no lube 😂
Lol almost joined the vp9 club but i am a fudd and love dah 45 kept my sigp220
lol that’s alright man the 220 is still a great gun 😂👌🏻
Have you considered trying out the TLR-7A.... it fits the VP9 like a glove.
I do have a standard TLR 7 but the A is really tough to beat
This pistol is THE perfect setup I want to build later.
They really are sweet!
"It's optic ready... if you can find our plates, peasant..."
- H&K marketing, probably
Literally 😂😂😂
I was watching this video for my VP9 upgrade and saw this comment.. the hurt is real 😂😭
@@jololol7158 I feel your pain: I own a CZ P10c that doesn’t come with plates either…
@@jololol7158 I bought a HK VP9 Tactical and the next month they announced the optics ready version. In retrospect, I’m glad I got the older version, it’s a way to force myself to train with iron sights and don’t get lazy (I have four other pistols that are optics ready, but the VP9 is my favorite over them).
A well done assessment. Appreciated.
Thanks man I appreciate you watching!
@@FirearmFreedom very well conveyed and articulated thoughts.
@@v.german11b well the comments really do mean a lot 👍🏻
EGW has plates for the OR Veeps and dovetail plates for the non OR Veeps
Interesting I will have to take a look thanks for the heads up!
I got the vp9 tactical and was legitimately pissed when I went to find an optic plate.
Ya I was pretty salty too lol
Love the vp9 but having an older model it's a bit disappointing how much has to go into it just to get it ready for an optic. Still debating on whether or not to do all this to make my edc better or get a different platform entirely.
This is true especially when the parts to make the switch are not that affordable. Thanks for watching!
Impactguns has a few hk plates for sale for trijicon rmr in-stock for $29 ....
Ya they have been slowly coming back in stock luckily
Use G96 to treat all metal parts
I will have to take a look thanks for the heads up!
I just got the long slide with suppressor height sights, O-ring barrel, guide rod and optics cut for $370 from Optics Planet. Just wish the sights were the night sight ones. Did you do anything internally? I had to upgrade the firing pin shroud to an aluminum one. Having plastic inside there seemed odd to me. I also opted for the solid back plate since I saw debris could get in and cause a hiccup in a stressful situation. So I closed it off.
I haven’t done anything interacts wise but I had the exact same thoughts about that plastic housing. I might make the same change soon!
HK loves their consumers! 🤔
Lol not on this one 😂🤣
I have a vp40 and the support is even worse....same with steyr. I really wish these euro companies would step up aftermarket and spare parts support.
Ya same here it could definitely improve! Thanks for watching!
I chose Glock 19 as my EDC. Battle proven and beyond reliable. The Glock is the survival handgun.
Couldn’t agree more
love this setup!
Love suppressors
They are pretty sick if only you didn’t have to go through the bullshit to get them
I have a VP9 that is a couple years old. I recently bought an optic cut slide for it from HK. Recent as in a year ago. I am still trying to get the RMR optic plate from HK. The plates are available from HK Parts, but at almost twice the price.
What I would really like is an optic cut slide for my VP9 SK. Do you know if they are available anywhere?
I don’t think the slide for the SKs have even been made yet, as far as the plate ya they are brutal check out the CHPWS plate at this point it seems to be still a great option although it is also salty
T-Rex Arms dropping the VP9 and whatever issues you're having with the suppressor holster... Are they dropping the ball?
I wouldn’t say they are dropping the ball per say dropping of the models is probably just major production challenges, and the SD as you’ll see in the full review of it I think is just a somewhat flawed design
How was the fit with the 20 rnd mags and the magwell? HKParts mentions about a "tight" fit and "may" require modifications.
With factory HK 20 rounders I have had no issues
Aye bro what holsters do you end up liking the most for your vp9? I have a streamlight tlr 7A on my vp9 and just wanted to see what your recommendations were
To be honest with you I haven’t really found one yet, I run a light comparable ragnarok for it without the can and that’s pretty solid. With the suppressor I run a Ragnarok SD and that left a lot to be desired.
Have you ever gotten a blister from the take down lever getting too hot? (a UA-camr with a gun channel claimed that happened to him with his VP9)...only one report that I'm aware of).
….. never lol I find that hard to believe I mean it’s possible but god damn that gun has to be hot lol. I definitely wouldn’t say that’s a common problem
Anderson C yeah I've heard about that guy too. With several thousand rounds through my VP9 (and yes part of my thumb rests on the takedown lever as well) I have never once felt any uncomfortable heat.
Where can I get those supressor height sights from for My two VP9s , VP9L and VP9Match ?
So these are made by XS however they came factory installed on the HK slide assembly I got.
You forgot to attach the tactical cup holder on the side...
That would be nice lol
@Firearms Freedom, what holster are you using for your VP 9 with suppressor attached and optics mounted?
Hey man sorry for the delay! It is a Trex arms Ragnarok SD and it’s alright but definitely could use a bit more retention.
Interesting. I was looking for this exact remedy.
The other option is to run unsuppressed (ok for cc) but I was looking at chest/shoulder holsters to accommodate the long supressor.
Honestly, this is worth considering BEFORE laying down cash for a supressor. Some cans are pretty large, others long,, others have that offset style that can interfere with tac lights. :/
Wod you send me a link to that plate company I have the same gun need a plate for rmr
Ya if you just Google CHPWS vp9 plate it should come right up
That's alot of gun to conceal, you must live in a colder environment I'm assuming
Surprisingly I don’t but in a few days you are gonna see a review drop of the holster I’m using and that is really how I conceal it well
It's not an issue anymore, but $270 for an optics plate is ridiculous. People are comical for paying those prices for a plate. They could've just gotten their slide milled at that point
Ya luckily since this video the plates have slowly come back in stock but man that was stupid lol, thanks for watching!
Hi what suppressor hight sights are these?
These are the XS big dot sights that came from the factory on the HK slide assembly 🤙🏻
Why didn’t you just have your slide milled
Eh with the money I would of been into that it was about the same as the new slide and with this slide I have more options
Do all HKs run Orings on the barrel or is it just the USPs?
Factory HK barrels do I believe but this silencerco barrel doesn’t have an oring
Just the USP’s and the new VP9L and the mark 23 .
@@TheTexanInfidel HK45CT/HK45T as well.
❤😊😊
HK expensive? Let me intro you to SIG. 226 slide with optics cut no barrel or guide rod an spring and it comes with standard ht sites. $500. Yep mags $50 each. As my 226 sits with Steiner mps threaded barrel and all $3000. Not including the obsidian 45 and 15 mags.
Now let me tell you about the SIG 227. $250 for discontinued 14 round mags. $3700 into that gun. HK not for the poors?? Please.
👍😍🥇💥
Are you shooting at HHA?
I am not I’m actually not familiar with that range is it in PA?
The tactical version is crap. It has the wrong threads for my suppressor...
Well I would say that makes it crap usually they have 13.5x1 left hand threads. Which although those are common US threads they actually prevent the suppressor from constantly trying to thread itself off the gun.
@@FirearmFreedom I got the VP9 OR and ordered silencerco barrel. Not bad for $129.
Hkparts has them for around 50 I think. Still overpriced and rediculous.
Ooof ya that’s still high at that point I would still seriously recommend the CHPWS plate
r u based in vegas?
Negative PA 👌🏻
Sir, you gotta stop looking at your holster every time you holster the weapon, not a good habit to have.
Well there’s different schools of thought however in this case I was testing a new holster that actually wasn’t working to well and each time it didn’t feel like it was seating properly which is why I was looking more 😂
Begging sounds like an E-beggar. Annoying.
stop whining already....