Heckler&Koch VP9 - Manual (Page 13)

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3. Place the lock ing plate (locking insert) onto the pro trud ing end of the mag a zine spring
so that the round ed cor ners face to ward the front of the mag a zine.
4. Push the locking plate into the magazine hous ing against the pres sure of the mag a zine
spring and hold it there. (Figure 30)
5. On 10-round magazines, push the floorplate up onto the base of the magazine housing
until the locking tabs engage in the sides of the housing. (Figure 31)
6. Check to see if the locking tabs on the floorplate are securely locked into the housing
and the lock ing de tent on the lock ing plate fits with in the hole in the floorplate. (Figure
32)
On all magazines, check the mag a zine for prop er as sem bly by in sur ing that the fol low er
slides up and down free ly with in the mag a zine hous ing and with spring ten sion. Also check
that the mag a zine fol low er rises with in the mag a zine hous ing to be near ly flush against the
bot tom of the mag a zine feed lips.
FUNCTION CHECK
It is essential that a function check be performed on the VP9 after reassembly to ensure
that the firearm’s components have been correctly installed.
1. Clear the VP9!
2. Rack the slide towards the rear about three or four times in quick succession, ensuring
that fingers are off the trigger and outside the trigger guard. The slide should be able to
pivot back and forth, under the tension of the recoil spring, without binding or locking up.
3. Return the slide to battery and check the cocking status of the firing pin. The red
cocking indicator should be visible through the witness hole on the slide plate.
4. With an unloaded firearm and the muzzle in a safe direction, pull the trigger and dry
fire the VP9. While maintaining backward pressure on the trigger, observe the witness
hole on the side plate. The firing pin should now be in the uncocked position and the
red indicator should not be visible.
5. Rack the slide to the rear and release, again keeping constant tension on the trigger
until the slide returns to battery. The firing pin should be returned to the cocked position
with the red indicator once again visible in the side plate once the trigger is allowed to
reset.
6. Insert an empty magazine in the magazine well and rack the slide to rear. The slide
should lock on an empty chamber.
Contact the Heckler & Koch Customer Service Department at TEL: 706-568-1906
or EMAIL:[email protected] if you encounter any problems in attempting to
disassemble, assemble, and/or conduct a function check on the VP9 pistol.
SECTION 7 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE
CLEANING
NOTE: The service life and performance of your HK VP9 pistol is dependent upon
the correct handling and proper care by the operator.
Materials Required - At a minimum, we suggest the following materials to properly clean
the VP9:
• Cleaning rod with handle and patch holder
• Nylon toothbrush
• Bronze bristle bore brush (in the appropriate cal i ber)
• Cleaning patches (in the appropriate caliber)
• Lint-free wiping rag
• Cleaning solvent/lubricant
• Cotton swabs
CAUTION: Use safety goggles when using solvents and ex er cise care if using
compressed air.
Handgun cleaning kits are avail able from HK for thorough cleaning of pistols and other
firearms. Visit the HK-USA webshop or contact HK Customer Service.
Cleaning Intervals - Normal and Major are the two types of operator cleaning for the VP9
pistol.
Normal Cleaning - Performed after each firing or every twelve (12) months.
Major Cleaning - Often referred to as “detailed clean ing.” Performed after the firing of 500
cartridges or when the pistol is exposed to, or laden throughout, with sand, dust, water (es-
pe cial ly salt water) or other visible contaminants or foreign matter.
Normal Cleaning
CAUTION: Do not use a stainless steel bore brush which can scratch the polygonal
bore and reduce accuracy.
Slide -
• Gently scrub all in ter nal surfaces of the slide using the nylon tooth brush moist ened with
solvent.
• Remove all loose fouling from all sur fac es of the slide using a rag and cotton swabs.
Recoil spring assembly -
• Remove all vis i ble fouling us ing solvent, a nylon tooth brush or a rag and cotton swabs.
Barrel (with locking block) -
• Moisten a bronze bore brush with sol vent and scrub the bore from chamber to muz zle at
least six (6) pass es, back and forth.
• Re move the loose foul ing from the bore using clean ing patches.
• Gen tly scrub the ex te ri or of the barrel and lock ing block with the nylon tooth brush moist-
ened with sol vent.
• Re move all loose foul ing from the ex te ri or of the barrel using a rag and
cotton swabs.
Frame -
• Gently scrub all in ter nal surfaces where carbon foul ing is present using the nylon tooth-
brush moist ened with solvent. Con cen trate on the area normally cov ered by the slide.
• Using a rag and cotton swabs, remove all loose fouling from all areas of the frame.