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Range Report 8/2/24 Testing Ammo

Bassbob said:
Where did you get that information ? My manuals do not say anything like that. I know HK used to recommend breaking them in with at least 124 gr, but as far as I can tell other than a few rare cases no one has had any issues firing 115 gr out of them. I've also read where people claim the gun was designed around 124 gr. NATO rounds, but I haven't been able to verify that with anything HK has said about them. If that's true than I think it's safe to say the gun is going to be fine with +P or 147 gr.

That said, I use 124 gr. in all my 9MMs and haven't had any issues. I have run several boxes of 147 gr. through my VPs and the P30 and I have a few boxes of 147 gr. HST. The VP9 will feed just about anything. As far as POA/POI, I haven't noticed a measurable difference between 124 and 147, but I never shot them side by side off a rest. You and KF might have noticed it or someone who shoots better than me may have, but I get excellent accuracy with either one.

Right in the beginning when I got my first 9MM I decided to just stick with 124 gr. No particular reason why, just for uniformity.
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I probably should have said it is the general consensus on HKPro, but if you’re going to break a gun in with 124gr, you might as well stick with it. I don’t know if it’s a placebo, but I find I get better results with 124gr/124 NATO in everything I shoot and I basically shun 115gr, no matter how cheap. I don’t have an opinion on 147gr one way or the other, other than running it suppressed. Bottom line, the VP9 is a combat handgun and will handle any 9mm round , including +P, without problem.
 
Bassbob said:
Where did you get that information ? My manuals do not say anything like that. I know HK used to recommend breaking them in with at least 124 gr, but as far as I can tell other than a few rare cases no one has had any issues firing 115 gr out of them. I've also read where people claim the gun was designed around 124 gr. NATO rounds, but I haven't been able to verify that with anything HK has said about them. If that's true than I think it's safe to say the gun is going to be fine with +P or 147 gr.

That said, I use 124 gr. in all my 9MMs and haven't had any issues. I have run several boxes of 147 gr. through my VPs and the P30 and I have a few boxes of 147 gr. HST. The VP9 will feed just about anything. As far as POA/POI, I haven't noticed a measurable difference between 124 and 147, but I never shot them side by side off a rest. You and KF might have noticed it or someone who shoots better than me may have, but I get excellent accuracy with either one.

Right in the beginning when I got my first 9MM I decided to just stick with 124 gr. No particular reason why, just for uniformity.
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Just for reference, this is from pg 14 of the owners manual.

The HK VP9 pistol is designed to fire quality, factory-loaded ammunition, loaded to NATO or SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute) specifications for use specifically in handguns.
 
SimonRL said:
I probably should have said it is the general consensus on HKPro, but if you’re going to break a gun in with 124gr, you might as well stick with it. I don’t know if it’s a placebo, but I find I get better results with 124gr/124 NATO in everything I shoot and I basically shun 115gr, no matter how cheap. I don’t have an opinion on 147gr one way or the other, other than running it suppressed. Bottom line, the VP9 is a combat handgun and will handle any 9mm round , including +P, without problem.
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I agree. I run 124 in everything. Someone gave me a pile of 115 and I gave it away. I will run 147 though without hesitation.
 
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