I had the opportunity to shoot the HK VP9 and Sig 320 at a range session, along with two of my"brothers" we set out to do a honest factual comparison.
Disclaimer-I own the HK and one of the other shooters owned the Sig P320, The third shooter was undecided on which to buy.
As you are all aware the VP9 and P320 are new striker fired polymer pistols, they are new entries into the market place,
I can say both Sig and HK did their homework on these 2 pistols.
The HK VP9 addresses 2 of the main complaints about the P30,
price and trigger reset. ( I also own a P30)
The HK VP9 has a similar grip frame as a P30, the grip has removable side panels as well as back straps, therefor you have 27 possible grip configurations. The one new feature are the "ears" these are polymer protrusions that reside under the rear sight and are incorporated in the rear serration, they assist in charging the pistol and surprisingly they work well.
The Sig P320 is a upgraded striker fired version of the Sig P250, the pistol is a modular design, it can be had with S,M & L grips, and different caliber versions will be available, since the firing mechanism has the s/n and is considered the actual gun, you will be able to order caliber conversions on line.
So after firing several hundreds of rounds between the 3 of us, No failures of any kind, and a long debate over coffee, here are our conclusions.
Build quality-draw
sights-draw
accuracy-draw
ergonomics-with the 27 possible grip configs, the HK delivers a better feel, not that sig is bad, just different.
trigger-this was the heated debate . The Hk has some take up, and then a crisp break, i would guess about 4.5/5 pounds, sorry no scale available.It also had a short reset, the sig seemed shorter.
the sig trigger had almost no take up, and what felt like 6.5/7 pound break, upon dry fire it felt heavy, but when firing it was not noticeable.
For me the HK edged out the sig here, i truly believe it will come down to personal preference, as for us I was in the minority.
in my opinion i would recommend either of these 2 pistol, in fact i will be purchasing a 320 compact soon, i was that impressed.
So the next question will be how do they compare to glock?
So here is my answer (disclaimer...I own ,have owned the following glocks..17,19,21,23,27,30,34,35,36)
Trigger pull-HK/Sig.
Sights-HK/Sig ....metal sights beat plastic.
Ergonomics-HK/Sig
Build Quality-HK/Sig....sorry fella's but there is no reason that gaston can not figure out how to make straight lines on a frame, yep the stupid pig nose.
Value-HK/SIG....besides a night sight upgrade, there is nothing left to really do, as far as glock, how many of us actually have stock glocks? the sights, trigger jobs, extended controls start to add up, when all is said and done, its not the great value everyone believes it is.
Now with the HK selling for about $600 and the Sig selling for about 500-560, glock has some real competition.
So if you get the chance to shoot either, I believe you will be impressed with either.
Its good to be a shooter with so many quality choices to spend $$ on.
Disclaimer-I own the HK and one of the other shooters owned the Sig P320, The third shooter was undecided on which to buy.
As you are all aware the VP9 and P320 are new striker fired polymer pistols, they are new entries into the market place,
I can say both Sig and HK did their homework on these 2 pistols.
The HK VP9 addresses 2 of the main complaints about the P30,
price and trigger reset. ( I also own a P30)
The HK VP9 has a similar grip frame as a P30, the grip has removable side panels as well as back straps, therefor you have 27 possible grip configurations. The one new feature are the "ears" these are polymer protrusions that reside under the rear sight and are incorporated in the rear serration, they assist in charging the pistol and surprisingly they work well.
The Sig P320 is a upgraded striker fired version of the Sig P250, the pistol is a modular design, it can be had with S,M & L grips, and different caliber versions will be available, since the firing mechanism has the s/n and is considered the actual gun, you will be able to order caliber conversions on line.
So after firing several hundreds of rounds between the 3 of us, No failures of any kind, and a long debate over coffee, here are our conclusions.
Build quality-draw
sights-draw
accuracy-draw
ergonomics-with the 27 possible grip configs, the HK delivers a better feel, not that sig is bad, just different.
trigger-this was the heated debate . The Hk has some take up, and then a crisp break, i would guess about 4.5/5 pounds, sorry no scale available.It also had a short reset, the sig seemed shorter.
the sig trigger had almost no take up, and what felt like 6.5/7 pound break, upon dry fire it felt heavy, but when firing it was not noticeable.
For me the HK edged out the sig here, i truly believe it will come down to personal preference, as for us I was in the minority.
in my opinion i would recommend either of these 2 pistol, in fact i will be purchasing a 320 compact soon, i was that impressed.
So the next question will be how do they compare to glock?
So here is my answer (disclaimer...I own ,have owned the following glocks..17,19,21,23,27,30,34,35,36)
Trigger pull-HK/Sig.
Sights-HK/Sig ....metal sights beat plastic.
Ergonomics-HK/Sig
Build Quality-HK/Sig....sorry fella's but there is no reason that gaston can not figure out how to make straight lines on a frame, yep the stupid pig nose.
Value-HK/SIG....besides a night sight upgrade, there is nothing left to really do, as far as glock, how many of us actually have stock glocks? the sights, trigger jobs, extended controls start to add up, when all is said and done, its not the great value everyone believes it is.
Now with the HK selling for about $600 and the Sig selling for about 500-560, glock has some real competition.
So if you get the chance to shoot either, I believe you will be impressed with either.
Its good to be a shooter with so many quality choices to spend $$ on.
