Has anyone had any experience with the Springfield Armory Hellcat?
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It looks interesting enough for me to make a trip to the gun store soon. Maybe I've found my Christmas present from me!
Aim Here and be sure to watch the video.
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Has anyone had any experience with the Springfield Armory Hellcat?
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It looks interesting enough for me to make a trip to the gun store soon. Maybe I've found my Christmas present from me!
Aim Here and be sure to watch the video.
It's just not enough grip to be comfortable for me...And I say that never having held one...It reminds me of other short-gripped pistols I've tried to shoot...I do like the shorter barrel though as it helps the balance for me...My own favorite carry gun as far as comfort was always my old Colt Night Officer...Full size 1911 grip, 3" barrel and night sights...Supposedly there were only 200 of the 1st generation NO's made by Colt, and I remember owning two...
But I'll look for this one, Mike, and see how it feels...:arr:...Ben
Be sure to give us a report if you get one in your hand. I have the same concern that Ben has. I have a little .25 semi-auto that suffers from being too small---great in theory but a bit short in practice.
Make sure and also consider the Sig Sauer p365. Many think that it is superior to the Hellcat. No question Springfield designed the Hellcat compete directly with the p365. If you're going for micro-compact I think you should consider both and get the one you like
And, I had forgotten about the Glock 43. I like Glock a lot. The Glock 23 was my duty weapon for well over 20 years and I still carry it when the weather is cool enough for concealment. Not that often in Southeast Texas!Quote:
Originally Posted by Honda
Hickok45 has a nice video about the Hellcat.
I don't know who this kid is, but he makes a good video.
Glock 43 is awesome it's just has such low capacity compared to the Sig 365 and the Hellcat
I agree. Otherwise it would be my first choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Honda
I guess I'll just keep carrying my Colt and my Kimber...Jeff Cooper once said, "One hit with a .45 is worth a thousand misses with a nine"...:rpg:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by Honda
For y'all complaining about a small grip, I have been able to qualify on my department's firearms course for a few years now with my Ruger LCP .380. They don't come much smaller and I can only wrap 1&3/4 fingers around the grip and the trigger really sucks. The target isn't pretty, but it scores 70% or better. That's all I need.
I'm looking to upgrade the .380 to a 9mm in a sub-compact for easy concealment.
For the record at least at this point time I carry the Springfield XDS 3.3 in 9 mm in the car and I carry the Sig Sauer p365 on the hip when I decide I want to conceal carry all the time which is frequent this time of year since crime Peaks around the holidays.
I handled both the Hellcat and the 365 today. I had just finished annual qualifications with my Glock 23 and the LCP so my hands were used to them when I handled the Hellcat and 365.
Both the Hellcat and the 365 felt really good. I do really like the stock sights on the Hellcat. I plan to play with them a bit more before making a decision.
It's all what you feel comfortable with as you know they're both good shooters I'd feel comfortable with either one of them I interchangeably carry a Springfield and the p365 just so you know Bass Pro Shop is putting up the Sig 365 on sale for 399 in their Black Friday sale.
I bought the Hellcat OSP today. I still don't have it, because no one in the area has one in stock. But, the dealer says he expects 5 of them before Christmas and the first one is mine.
I need to drop in at Shooter's Station tomorrow anyway, if they have it, I'll report back...:flower:...Ben
Good deal let us know when you get it and shoot it what you think about it. By the way has the suppressor gotten in yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike
They don't. They offered to add me to the waiting list this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truckman
The suppressor is here in ATF jail. I suspect it still has to do about 8 months even with good behavior. I need to take the rifle back in for another conjugal visit soon. I have a bunch of sub-sonic stuff to try out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Honda
This place has it in stock now and it's out there in Texas but you can order it online.
https://grabagun.com/springfield-arm...m-3-13-rd.html
But then I have to pay shipping and transfer fees. I can wait.
Good deal. Wish we could get you a pardon on the suppressor
Me too!
You know, it's in a federal prison, I wonder if Trump would pardon it in exchange for dirt on Phillbo?
They are already sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Honda
The most concealable, yet comfortable pistol I have owned is a vintage BROWNING MODEL 1910/55 .380 SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL. These were imported in the 50’s-60’s, but some are still around. Not much power, but fit really nicely in my relatively small hand.
https://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...n_id=100914858
I used to carry this gun to court as a prosecutor in cases when the perps had friends making threats. It might not bring them down, but it would certainly ruin their day.
My Hellcat finally arrived yesterday. It has been on order for over a month. While I was leaving someone else was inquiring about the availability. It seems he should have ordered one at least a month ago. I came home and ordered a Shield RSMC, 3 more magazines and 1000 rounds of CCI/Speer 115 grain FMJ ammo with free shipping. It comes out to $0.175 per round. Not bad. Gonna go shoot it up when it arrives.....
Good deal, please keep us posted after first range trip.
I installed the optical sight and went to the range yesterday to try it out. I'm not sure I like the sight, it will take some getting used to. It doesn't seem to work as I had thought - moving your head a little changes the aim point of the red dot without moving the gun. The interesting thing is you can co-witness the aim point using both the iron sights and the optical sight. Doing that, the aim point is nailed down. Overall, I liked the new weapon and sight.
Today, I took it to one of my department's monthly qualification days so that I could carry the Hellcat without violating department rules. For whatever reason, I had a really good day. I shot better than I have in a long time. And yes, I did the co-witness thing. That might have made the difference because my eyes no longer focus well on the iron sights and target at the same time. Adding the red dot into the mix seems to help.
As an aside, my daughter showed me up yesterday. She shot both the Hellcat and my Glock 23 much better than I did.
I'm as clean as a ... a ..... a....... BEN, damage control STAT !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
One of the most challenging concerns in optical sight design is reducing the effect of parallax...It's why really good rifle scopes cost so much money...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
I'm not surprised since she gets more practice against marshmallow bunnies than you do...Proof that discipline pays dividends...:bwaha:...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
But it's good to know the gun was a worthwhile investment...:rpg:...Ben
Relax, the most important part of political spin is knowing where and how much financial pressure to apply...Everyone has a price; the key is in not inflating it before the next feeder steps up to the trough...:cigar:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by Phillbo
This sight advertises itself as being parallax free. That's why I paid the extra bucks for it instead of a cheaper sight. Shield RMScQuote:
Originally Posted by Truckman
God didn't make eyeballs parallax free, and against that manufacturer's track record it's hard to be competitive..."Parallax Free" isn’t...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
In my experience, parallax is necessary for accurate judgement of distance, especially moving objects...Minimizing it in the narrow field of view represented by a gunsight is a worthwhile goal...But getting rid of it altogether under all conditions ain't happening...:arr:...BenQuote:
To be sure, the words “parallax free” have been penned in many a red dot sight (RDS) manual and repeated by just as many product representatives across the board.
Good article, Ben. Thanks.
Now, I just have to try to absorb it all.
Ben's post got me started on youtube looking for more info about red dot sights.
I like This Instruction Video