If you have a burning desire for some HK snob appeal, here's your opportunity. But when all is said and done, snob appeal is all you will really get.
The funny thing is owning a VP9 is like owning the cheapest Porsche. The real snobs will consider you a poseur who hasn't earned his way into the owner's club. VP is abbreviation for
Volkspistole, which literally translates to 'the people's pistol' (similar to
Volkswagen). The VP9/40 was designed to be the affordable HK for the masses.
I owned a VP9 that was made in 2016. VP9 triggers are/were known to have a hump feeling in their take-up that gave them a stagey feel. VP9s made since 2020 after the optic-ready models were launched seem to have better triggers. The hump is much less noticeable, and the break feels lighter.
P-10 is a good gun, but I don't like the OEM trigger shoe.
Gen5 Glock has a decent trigger, but a good aftermarket trigger makes it soar.
Walther PPQ & PDP and Canik TP9 standard IMO are a tie and better than all of the aforementioned. The TP9 SFx has the same trigger as the SF series, but breaks about pound lighter, since it's designed for competition. The recently released METE series improves slightly on already excellent triggers. Mainly, Canik shortened an already short reset. The just-released SFx Rival looks to have the same Salient Arms designed trigger that Canik introduced in their Elite Combat, and that trigger is the best trigger I've ever used in a striker-fired gun.
If you liked your P2000 aside from its recoil, you might consider giving the P30 or P-07 a try. The P30 uses a polymer recoil bumper that I find works to damp recoil.