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Summary: The description, specs, photos, pricing and user ratings for the Heckler & Koch VP40 pistol.

Manufacturer’s Description

The Heckler & Koch (H&K) VP40 is a semiauto pistol built on a polymer frame and chambered in .40 SW. It’s a Browning-type recoil-operated weapon. Other features include:

• A striker-fired trigger system;
• a captive flat recoil spring;
• a cold hammer forged barrel (H&K says it’s made from cannon-grade steel) with a polygonal bore;
  

  The VP40 from the left.

• an ergonomic grip that includes three changeable backstraps, six changeable side panels and molded finger grooves;
• a large, recurved trigger guard to accommodate gloves;
• ambidextrous controls, including a paddle-style magazine release alongside the trigger guard;
• an extended picatinny MIL-STD-1913 rail molded into the frame;
• a machined steel slide with diagonal grasping grooves front and rear, plus additional grip tabs (H&K calls them “charging supports”) mounted on the slide’s rear;
• a red striker/firing pin that’s visible when the striker is cocked;
• 13- and 10-round steel magazines; and
• either standard three-dot, or night sights.

The Specs

MSRP: $719 (standard sights)
MSRP: $819 (night sights and three magazines)

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