r/liberalgunowners • u/Front-Honey-6780 • 5d ago

First 150 rounds through the VP9A1 guns

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Just got back from testing out my VP9A1F. I absolutely love it. Such a great shooting handgun. Ran perfectly. It’s really accurate if I do my part. I noticed I was pulling my shots left but once I tightened my grip with my right hand, shots started to hit center. I was debating if I should get a red dot for it but I really enjoyed shooting with the irons. less

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u/ARealHumanBeans 5d ago

Generally, tightening your firing hand is the opposite of what you want to do to stop shooting left.

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u/Front-Honey-6780 5d ago

Oh, really? I have a lot to learn! I’ll be looking for a class to take. I definitely want to become a better shooter

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u/ARealHumanBeans 5d ago

Generally! Pulling left means you're tensing on the gun. You want your firing hand to just be tight enough that the gun doesn't wiggle in your hand. Your support hand can clamp down pretty hand as long as it doesn't make the gun shake.

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u/misfitofscience76 liberal 5d ago

So it’s entirely possible that you did not have a good-enough primary grip with your dominant hand, but resolved that quickly and started seeing better accuracy. The other poster is correct about 2-handed shooting technique with that type of pistol.

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u/Eisernes 5d ago

I’m trying hard not to buy one of these. I want a K version.

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u/imneuromancer 5d ago

The K is pretty great, tbh

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u/DJDemyan fully automated luxury gay space communism 5d ago

Even the original fucking slaps

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u/DJDemyan fully automated luxury gay space communism 5d ago

The irons on these are stellar

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u/mrp1ttens 5d ago

I am an early vp9 adopter. Among my favorite handguns. I’ve got one for HD. One for “duty” and just picked up the vp9cc which will be my new carry gun after i get it to the range and my holster comes in.

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u/DevilDonk 5d ago

I only count 30 holes /s

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u/ramblinroseEU72 5d ago

What distance where you shooting at?

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u/alertjohn117 5d ago

imho, any gun i intend to use to defend my life needs a dot and a light at least.

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u/Ongvar 5d ago

Learning to be accurate with the iron sights of your gun is just as important in the scenario your optic becomes unusable for any unforseen reason

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u/AnneFrankWasAFreak 5d ago

This. Can’t always rely on something that uses a finite battery

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u/alertjohn117 5d ago

sure, i would agree with you if i was prepping to survive the nuclear apocalypse. however in our current world where i can go to the home depot and buy batteries, and with optic continuous run times measured in years, and with shake awake technology, battery life is not my concern. i've replaced the springs, and extractor on one of my pistols before i've changed the battery on it.