Great Springfield Hellcat/Red dot optic experince

[Vern56]

With hot AZ summers, I'm always looking for easy carrying handguns. I did wait until most of the problems with the sig 365 got fixed, and mine shot good and was easy to carry although I don't dry fire it much.
So I did grab a Hellcat and put the shield optic on it. 300 rounds through it so far, no problems. Very accurate and feels a little more substantial than the sig. Starting to get used to using the dot.
Got a couple holsters on order. Trigger feels better to me than the sig, more glock like.
Very happy with it so far.

 

[Terry G]

Picked one up last week after being prodded to buy it by my Wife whi thought it was "Cute" and a nice Christmas present for her to buy me. At any rate, I did not get the optical sight because I believe a small gun is more of a back up than an EDC, but that's a personal preference. My EDC is a CZ P-01 and a CZ 97 b for cooler weather. I put 50 rounds of inexpensive FMJ through the Hellcat, and 25 rounds of 124 Grain Golden Saber through it. I really like it. Very accurate for a small gun and much less recoil than I expected due to a great grip design. Better trigger than other "Safety triggers" but not great. I'll probably buy a pocket holster (which I don't really care for) and an IWB. If anyone has holster suggestions I would appreciate any advice. I would really prefer an OWB, but I'm not familiar with that design for a small gun like this. The magazines are really the best design I've seen, but I suggest an Uplula loader as the last few rounds on the 13 and 11 round magazines are a bit stout to load. I'm going to put another hundred or so rounds through it then I'll be confident in it for carry. I almost forgot, the sights are very good and the gun came cleaned and lubricated out of the box. Nice touch! Size difference between the P-01 and Hellcat.

 

[bannockburn]

Terry G.

Picked one up last week after being prodded to buy it by my Wife who thought it was "Cute" and a nice Christmas present for her to buy me.

Wait just a minute here! Your wife actually encouraged you to buy a gun so she could give it to you as her Christmas present? What kind of strange, parallel universe are you living in?

Every time I ask my wife to buy me a gun for a present she says something like I have too many already (I do not...well maybe I do), and I still haven't played with the ones I got a couple of years ago (kind of, sort of; just haven't had the time).

Anyways good write-up on your Hellcat pistol. I'm also a fan of the CZ P01 and when I want to go smaller I go with my Kahr CM9. I like the DeSantis SOF-TUCK IWB holster for my CM9.

 

[Vern56]

I think I might be sold on the red dots. Really doesn't add any bulk to the hellcat. Once sighted, I was getting some pretty good groups at 25yds. Way better than I'd do with irons. Faster? Not sure as I am still getting used to it. I was able to get groups without my glasses which is a big plus in a carry gun at my age. Durable? that might be a weak link. Might depend on carry method.
My advice to guys my age, give them a try.
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[needmorecowbell]

I’ve got a standard one on backorder from Black Friday but keep debating on cancelling and looking for an OSP even though I don’t think I’d put an optic on it. Guess if I see an OSP in store I’ll grab it then cancel the other, if not leave on order. For holster, I have tons for my other cc’s, but always seem to go back to the Remora. A standard IWB works well for IWB and pocket carry. Get an owb and you’re good to go for all 3.
https://www.remoraholsterstore.com/

 

[George P]

Trigger feels better to me than the sig, more glock like.

As a Glock owner, I love the 365 trigger over any Glock. But, glad you like your SA and it works good!