Do you all think it is possible to have a usable VP 9 with a grip chop? I would have the grip made the size of a P2000sk, and use those mags for carry. I know that you would have to somehow secure the grip panels. I would guess pin the rear one and epoxy the side ones.
What are your thoughts on the feasibility of this idea?
I don’t have a VP9 yet, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t be possible. Should be able to cut down to take an SK mag.
I did a similar chop on a PPQ and you just need a compatible short mag.
I resorted to epoxy on my PPQ chop.
I don’t know about the VP9, but be aware there is probably not an mag over travel protection on a full size like the VP9, so you don’t want to slam full size mags in the chopped gun.
And of course the result is probably going to have no resale value.
I’d love to see that. I did a chop on my G17, and it’s a great fit, but the bonuses are minimal in my opinion. You gain a tiny bit of concealment and a tiny bit of barrel length and muzzle weight, but not much more than that.
In retrospect I’d say that the extra rounds a full-size pistol allows, plus the added ease of drawing from concealment could be considered to outweigh the benefits of a grip chop.
I’ll tell you the same thing I told the (same?) person over at HKpro.
Buy the appropriate tool for the job. If you can’t carry the VP9 sell it and buy the P2KSK, otherwise simply settle for a gLoCk. Trusting your life to a butchered pistol is just silliness.
I think the diference is that there are a million and one Glock frames floating around that you can get if the job gets screwed up. You screw up a VP9 frame and you’ll have an expensive slide sitting around.
Are you chopping it for concealed carry purposes? If so just buy a nice iwb holster, I carry my vp9 every day. I switched from a g32 and the size difference is not a big deal for me. I also live in a free state so printing is not a factor.