H&K VP9 Pistol Magazine-Release “Lever”, My Warning
By Ammoland
By John Farnam
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “Flake” Magazine-Release Lever:
We’ve see a number of H&K’s Glock-like VP9 Pistols in Defensive Pistol Classes recently. All have run well, and the pistol’s ergonomics are pleasing. It represents a very acceptable carry-gun.
However, one “feature” of the VP9 can be an issue, and that it the pistol’ s ambidextrous magazine-release “lever.”
Most modern defensive pistols have a magazine-release “button” on the left side of the frame, just to the rear of the trigger-guard. This represents the “Western” style, and it has been adopted by Glock, SIG, FN, Walther, Kahr, Ruger, et al.
H&K’s VP9 pistol is the exception.
The VP9 retains the “European” style of magazine release, which is a “flake,” or lever incorporated into the rear of the trigger guard, on both sides (ambidextrous).
For one, I prefer the button over the lever, but mostly because that is what I am accustomed to. The learning-curve in getting used to the lever-release is surely well within the intellect of all of us.
But, there is a technique for using the lever that I consider overly dangerous, and thus not recommended.
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Source:: AmmoLand
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