I love that if you choose to add one to your firearm, the optics mount directly to the slide for the smallest possible footprint. Recommended micro red dots: JP Enterprises JPoint™ and Shield RMSc. Springfield also offers the Hellcat in an Optical Sight Pistol (OSP™) configuration with a milled slide to accept the smallest, most popular micro red dots on the market. It’s hard to beat the U-Dot sights on a small gun. This is a quick shooting design that’s very fast to align with a proper presentation. The rear sight is a U notch with a white U that you use to line up the dot inside the U. The outer ring is a bright yellow circle, and in the center is a tritium lamp for low light shooting. The front sight is a big old high visibility design for both day and night shooting. The U-Dot™ sight system is the combination of a high visibility tritium and luminescent front sight paired with a tactical rack U-notch rear. The Hellcat’s sights deserve their own section, as they are exceptionally well done. Small guns often give big slide bite, but this isn’t an issue with the Hellcat, and I applaud Springfield for that. The frame has a little beavertail that allows you to get a nice high grip on the gun without the slide pinching you over and over. With a thumbs-forward grip, it’s pinned down and fails to lock the slide with the last round. That being said, my big thumbs make the slide lock of the Hellcat a bit useless. The slide release is also more substantial than average for small guns, but it isn’t massive. The magazine release is reversible for lefties, generously sized, textured for a positive grip, and sticks out far enough for smooth engagement. This allows you to rip the slide open easily in the event of a bulged or ruptured case. It’s nice because short slides can be tricky to grip when clearing complicated malfunctions. The rear serrations go over the top of the slide and provide a generous grip on the slide. The slide is also textured with slide serrations on the front and rear of the gun. I actually love it and wonder if Springfield could texture 1911 grips this way. ![]() This grip texture makes it easy to hold throughout the recoil impulse. They can be slightly snappy, and the worst thing to me is having to continually readjust your grip between shots. On the split side, the shorter pyramids come to a point and give your hand an excellent firm grip on your gun, which is necessary for a smaller 9mm. The way it works is that the taller pyramids have a flattened top that keeps you from getting rubbed raw when worn IWB or appendix. Springfield calls it the Adaptive Grip Texture, and it’s a pressure-activated texture. ![]() One of the first things I noticed was the grip texture. Height: 4 inches/4.5 inches with the extended magazine ![]() It’s quite compact and can be carried comfortably, especially with all the concealed carry options available for it.įor a mighty little 9mm featuring highest in-class capacity, Springfield did an amazing job keeping the Hellcat’s footprint petite: The Hellcat is very comparable most single-stack 9mms, including the P365. And with the Hellcat’s price point, it makes it even more desirable. A firearm that doesn’t need immediate upgrades is something gun owners appreciate significantly. Ready to be carried right out of the box, the Hellcat, billed as the highest-capacity micro-compact on the market, comes with night sights, an excellent grip texture, two magazines, and a pinky extension for the 11 round magazine. We know how many of you are obsessed with the P365, rightfully so, and are thrilled to give those of you who are still Hellcat curious a full breakdown of Springfield’s mighty micro to answer the question: Is the Hellcat EDC worthy?! The Hellcat’s claim to fame is that it beats the wildly popular P365 in capacity by hitting the market with a handgun featuring an 11 round flush-fitting magazine and a slightly-extended 13 round magazine. While Sig was first out the gate with P365, Springfield Armory wasn’t too far behind with the Hellcat. Micro Compact seems to be the term being used for weapons that are nearly pocket-sized yet magically find a way to pack ten or more rounds into their small package. In today’s firearms market, the micro-compact category features a total of two guns: the Sig Sauer P365 and Springfield Hellcat. Now that both the hype and the swift criticism of the Springfield Hellcat has died down, it’s time to ask: should you make the Hellcat your everyday carry?
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