It feels like H&K is getting desperate to break the ice in the Concealed Carry Market. A place where they really never cared to be in all that much . They just released the VP9CC, a subcompact micro 9mm pistol that comes with a flush magazine and an extended capacity magazine.

If this sounds like deja vu, it’s because they had just previously released the CC9 last year, which is a subcompact micro 9mm pistol that comes with a flush magazine and an extended capacity magazine.

And before that they had the VP9SK, which is a subcompact 9mm which comes with a flush magazine and an extended capacity magazine…

All three pistols are different enough from each other that all three will require their own holsters and most likely magazines, given the fact that the CC9 uses a push-button magazine release and the others use the flappy paddle release. The SK has interchangeable backstraps, like the other two, but it also has interchangeable side panels so you can customize that grip feel to fit your hand better. And while the VP9SK and CC both say “VP9”, the slides are very different. To be honest, the VP9CC isn’t nearly as good looking as the SK. But that’s just me.

I find the strategy of competing against each other for the same market share to be a curious route to take. When other companies do it, it’s usually because the different offerings are offering something different. This seems like each team is looking over the shoulders of the other teams and copying their homework with slight edits so they don’t look like blatant xerox copies.

I’ve got the VP9SK, and not only do I carry it regularly… but it’s on my hip as I type this. It’s riding in an excellent Vedder hybrid type rig and is super comfortable. Going to one of the others doesn’t feel like any advantage. It’s like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, S24, S25, and, and now the S26… Supposedly, they are updates, but they leave me with no enthusiasm or rational justification to make a switch.

Now… there is something else that just dropped that does have me raise one wizardly eyebrow… but that’s a different topic for a different time…