Snagged a German made, High Cap, Poly Frame 9mm yesterday in the middle of the crazy.

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With the panic in full swing. I was able to get a quality German made Polymer Frame High Capacity 9mm pistol and I was able to get them to lower the price from a $450 striker without tax and background fee to $370, out the door that is $400 even. :eek:

What pray tell did I get and how is it in such a panic buying season? A Heckler & Koch of course! But not just any HK pistol.... no, no, no, my friends. I went all out and got the super fancy one with the combat sights and 18rd magazines.

Yeah, they had this poor lonely HK just sitting under the glass forever. People have been snagging GLOCKs, SIG P320s, Berettas 92s, S&W M&Ps, etc.... but for some reason, this quality HK just languished under the glass. Alone and forgotten; I just can't see why someone would not purchase such a piece during the Great 2020 Panic. Anyways, here it is....

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:neener:

Yeah, it is a VZ70z, one of the Wunderwaffens from those whacky Germans. Sadly this one was skipped and never imbued with teutonic space magic. But it is a curiosity and a historical relic. It was the first mass produced and commercial available polymer framed handgun.

Here it is with my other HK pistols.

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Yes, the trigger is still bad. But, I got a new striker spring coming from Wolff that might make it a little better. It isn't like I'm never going to have this as a duty or carry piece. It is strictly a range toy. It came with a extra 18rd mag and I found two more online for a cheap price.

Mine was made in 1984 according to the production date code. Here are some period ads of the thing.

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Hard to believe that HK had them in production from 1970 to 1989. The VP70z and even the VP70m was a commercial flop. But amazing that HK supported such a product that long. According to my research, Paraguay is the only place on the planet that purchase the semi-auto only VP70z for duty use. All the other government contracts for this gun were for the three round burst capable VP70m with the OEM shoulder stock that made it go faster.
 
Nice find. Great piece of HK history there. Goes to show that you never know what you'll bump into if you keep your eyes open. Enjoy.
 
With the panic in full swing. I was able to get a quality German made Polymer Frame High Capacity 9mm pistol and I was able to get them to lower the price from a $450 striker without tax and background fee to $370, out the door that is $400 even. :eek:

What pray tell did I get and how is it in such a panic buying season? A Heckler & Koch of course! But not just any HK pistol.... no, no, no, my friends. I went all out and got the super fancy one with the combat sights and 18rd magazines.

Yeah, they had this poor lonely HK just sitting under the glass forever. People have been snagging GLOCKs, SIG P320s, Berettas 92s, S&W M&Ps, etc.... but for some reason, this quality HK just languished under the glass. Alone and forgotten; I just can't see why someone would not purchase such a piece during the Great 2020 Panic. Anyways, here it is....

.Nice pistol and from Big Bend! I know that area quite well! Enjoy the new to you purchase...
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:neener:

Yeah, it is a VZ70z, one of the Wunderwaffens from those whacky Germans. Sadly this one was skipped and never imbued with teutonic space magic. But it is a curiosity and a historical relic. It was the first mass produced and commercial available polymer framed handgun.

Here it is with my other HK pistols.

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Yes, the trigger is still bad. But, I got a new striker spring coming from Wolff that might make it a little better. It isn't like I'm never going to have this as a duty or carry piece. It is strictly a range toy. It came with a extra 18rd mag and I found two more online for a cheap price.

Mine was made in 1984 according to the production date code. Here are some period ads of the thing.

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Hard to believe that HK had them in production from 1970 to 1989. The VP70z and even the VP70m was a commercial flop. But amazing that HK supported such a product that long. According to my research, Paraguay is the only place on the planet that purchase the semi-auto only VP70z for duty use. All the other government contracts for this gun were for the three round burst capable VP70m with the OEM shoulder stock that made it go faster.
 
Miami_JBT

Well that's certainly an old, rare bird of an HK pistol! I remember seeing one in a gun shop down in Tampa in the early '70s and thinking that's a mighty big pistol but it does have an 18 round magazine in it. Would have been beyond cool with the selective fire shoulder stock but since that was unobtainable I didn't give the VP70 another thought.

I had a P7 and a P9S and wanted an HK P4 in .380 and .22LR but never found one that I wanted to pay that much for!
 
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Miami_JBT

Well that's certainly an old, rare bird of an HK pistol! I remember seeing one in a gun shop down in Tampa in the early '70s and thinking that's a mighty big pistol but it does have an 18 round magazine in it. Would have been beyond cool with the selective fire shoulder stock but since that was unobtainable I didn't give the VP70 another thought.

I had a P7 and a P9S and wanted an HK P4 in .380 and .22LR but never found one that I wanted to pay that much for!
I had a P7M13 and a P9S too, and also wanted that P4, which always seemed to be unatinium at the time.

Of all the guns Ive bought over the years, the HK's are the only ones that Ive made very good money on when selling them, handguns, rifles, SMG, and all the accessories.

Great guns and shooters too. :thumbup:
 
When I first scrolled down and saw the photo of the H&K VZ70z that Miami_JBT posted I thought it was a different newer low budget pistol that I won’t name here. :rofl:

I have only seen one of these H&Ks in the wild. It was a couple of years ago at my LGS. The price was $500 and a young guy was in the process of buying it and I only got to see it in glimpses as the buyer was handling it and the clerk was doing the paperwork.

Neat find, Miami_JBT. Thanks for posting.
 
Miami_JBT

Well that's certainly an old, rare bird of an HK pistol! I remember seeing one in a gun shop down in Tampa in the early '70s and thinking that's a mighty big pistol but it does have an 18 round magazine in it. Would have been beyond cool with the selective fire shoulder stock but since that was unobtainable I didn't give the VP70 another thought.

I had a P7 and a P9S and wanted an HK P4 in .380 and .22LR but never found one that I wanted to pay that much for!
I want a P9S in .45 ACP and a P4 with the four different caliber kit.
 
Excellent find.

Now you need a >> Striker-fired, But ..it's DA or SA << Walther P99 'AS' like mine.

Really good DA trigger with gradual, proportionate 'stacking'.
 
Yup.

JD was there and we started haggling. ;)
They have one or two I am interested in on consignment; they can't get the owner to respond about my offers. JD is getting ready to go deer and turkey hunting, so deals should be easier.
 
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