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Serious question. What’s wrong with the Hellcat? (i.redd.it)

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Originally posted by u/iHateJimbo at 2025-06-30T05:03:05Z

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Doesn’t need rails, SOLID competitor for the 43x, parts kits are all over, there are a bunch of grip length options you could work on. Why has nobody worked on something for the Hellcat/Pro?
I’m still slowly learning CAD working 50+ hours a week with kids, but I’ve always said that it’s going to be my first project once I learn enough.
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[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/real_hunnas · 2025-06-30 12:38:34 UTC · score 6

Hellcats are pretty garbage imo. Triggers 8lb pull, the recoil spring is garbage so it’s ridiculously snappy. I had the rdp with all mag extensions I found that In betweeen the magwell and the mag extension my pinky would always get pinched between shots. 43x does laps around the hellcat imo

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/moondogmk3 · 2025-06-30 12:47:27 UTC · score 2

Hellcat owner; you’re not wrong. I love mine, but it took a number of hours and rounds before I felt confident carrying the thing.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/real_hunnas · 2025-06-30 12:49:55 UTC · score 1

Yeah I spend an about 1k rounds & a aftermarket trigger when I started to feel better about it, until I shot my friends 43x. Absolutely shit on the hellcat. Bone stock 43x. Realized I just wasted money and time

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/GunFunZS · 2025-06-30 14:39:34 UTC · score 1

No parts availability.

Courts are very rust prone and porous. My friends was basically erroded away from sweat and the takedown lever was seized.

It snapped off with almost no force and looked like weld slag on the inside.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/TresCeroOdio · 2025-06-30 06:06:27 UTC · score 29

Gotta be honest, I’ve heard plenty good about the Hellcat/Pro but every proud Springfield owner I’ve ever known has been a “just as gud” kinda guy so I haven’t bothered looking into it.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/Standard_Fun7035 · 2025-06-30 19:00:38 UTC · score 5

My EDC is a hellcat pro. I'm not under any illusion it's just as good. But the promo they were running were you get a shit ton of mags, a red dot, and a bag for a slightly lower price than a Glock was enough to tip the scales

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/iHateJimbo · 2025-06-30 19:31:18 UTC · score 2

There was a perfect point in time where there was no 43x MOS and it was the obvious choice if you wanted a micro. That’s how I ended up with that one. I went to trade in a 43 for the 43x and the salesman got me.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/iHateJimbo · 2025-06-30 10:22:11 UTC · score 13

That’s the overall sentiment of Springfield pistols. Haven’t found another that I’ve ever wanted to purchase. This one is an exception.
Being honest, it kills a 43x in specs. Pre RMSc cut, tritium front sight, holds 15 against Glocks 10, and it’s the same size. Same price But . I feel like it could also deliver in the 3D2A space.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/Smittening · 2025-06-30 11:35:56 UTC · score 5

Love my hellcat pro

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/iHateJimbo · 2025-06-30 10:24:54 UTC · score 2

That’s the overall sentiment of Springfield pistols. Haven’t found another that I’ve ever wanted to purchase. This one is an exception.
Being honest, it kills a 43x in specs. Pre RMSc cut, tritium front sight, holds 15 against Glocks 10, and it’s the same size. Same price but different I feel like it could also deliver in the 3D2A space.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/CMOS_BATTERY · 2025-06-30 12:53:13 UTC · score 4

Hellcat isn't as popular and comparing a gun made by Glock which has been perfected and is made in Austria or the US Vs. Croatia is a big factor. People generally are skeptical of guns not made in the blue blood locations like Germany, Austria, the US, and Belgium to name a few. Odds of buying a gun made in China, Croatia, Turkey, and other places outside of the previously mentioned tend to have bad QC, small support, discontinued quickly, and aren't produced with the same quality parts.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/6ought6 · 2025-06-30 14:35:40 UTC · score 2

If Springfield straight imported HS products models id probably own several but I find the marketing on them to be very disengenious

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/MasterPang89 · 2025-06-30 13:57:26 UTC · score 1

I went to a gunshop got to try out 2 guns. The Hellcat and the Springfield XD-S 9mm. The Hellcat was really snappy. The XDS was about the same size and felt like a dream to shoot compated to the Hellcat. Maybe the compensator version of the Hellcat is fine but I'll pass on the regular Hellcat.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/GhostC10_Deleted · 2025-06-30 18:57:40 UTC · score 1

Needs shot more

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/Print-a-22 · 2025-06-30 14:19:38 UTC · score 14

https://preview.redd.it/bxftltbrp2af1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fc19065aa8441d7ad425c91731dff15a4441bc9

We've got a beta going at AWCY for the hellcat..we're always looking for more testers if you're interested. At this point it just needs round count to make it out of beta

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/iHateJimbo · 2025-06-30 19:33:28 UTC · score 2

Definitely going to join. I don’t do a lot of beta testing, but this one’s perfect for me.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/yami76 · 2025-06-30 05:23:58 UTC · score 11

I don’t think there’s anything for the pro but there’s an open beta for the pocket meow.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/Print-a-22 · 2025-06-30 14:18:28 UTC · score 1

There is a working frame for the pro as well in the beta

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/iHateJimbo · 2025-06-30 05:38:27 UTC · score 1

Hell yeah. Thank you. I’m on here pretty regularly and still managed to miss that one.

[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago

u/MOOKAJAMS · 2025-06-30 07:21:46 UTC · score 4

I believe blc or awcy has a hellcat beta goin on?

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