The Latest Springfield Hellcat Magazine Ups Little Pistol’s Capacity to 15 Rounds

Hope you are right about QC.

One and only taurus purchase was a raging bull in 44 mag that went out of timing in less than a box of federal 44 mag.

A buddy had a pt40 that would drop the mag every time a round was fired….not enough tension on mag catch.

Both were obvious QC issues and should have never left factory.

The more these micro 9’s exist in standard configurations with round counts above 10 the happier I am. Common use may not trump magazine capacity limits but it does make it look exactly as stupid as it is. Now how many can we jam into full sized above 20?

Ever dealt with Taurus “Customer Service”?
My 357 came back with a barrel indexed at 1 o’clock. Sent it in, because it jammed.

Say what you will about SA. I get it, but the Croatians make good stuff. The 9 and the 45 that I’ve had since before SA’s traitorous deeds, have been 100%.

As far is this article…we’ll, now we’re back to the size of a compact XDM or a Glock 19. To each, his own.

We bought 2 Taurus Spectrums and they run like an old rusted beater car up on blocks in the yard. I did my routine 500 round break in on both (pre 2020), thorough cleaning, lubrication, tried different brands of ammo, etc and they still choke periodically. So I’ll pass on the Taurus.

Having said that, I will also pass on the Hellcat. Several new people I was helping chose to get them in the last year. Universally the triggers were crap and there was too much muzzle flip. Springfield introduced a compensator pretty quickly and after market triggers also appeared fast. But I don’t want to buy a carry gun that I have to put more work and money into to get it to run.

Glocks will work out of the box. S&W semi autos don’t appeal to me, but I have not heard any complaints from their owners. Rugers and Sigs seem to work too. You can accessorize all of these if you want to, but you don’t have to to make them work.

Keep telling yourself that. Taurus is made in Brazil and modified just enough to be marketed as “built” in the use.

They are? im all about Taurus. Like you said . Say what will. Sign me up!!! I’ve already have the G2c, 111g2, 709,
Spectrum, and 738, and all of the First listed have KT TRIGGERS. bring it!! Yeah baby!!

Pretty soon we’ll probably be seeing micro 9s with drums, at this rate it’s almost a certainty.

Eventually will get a sig 365xl, worked the best for my hand when I got to try it the hellcat and lcp in one go. Also easier to find 10 round NY compliant mags as the extra capacity is less of a feature up here.

Agreed Daniel. A micro CC gat is supposed to be small. Having one of these 15-rd mags would make the end stick out a bit a profile under most conceal options, making it somewhat self-defeating. But TEHO. I suppose one of these 15-rounders would be good as the backup mag, but not installed in the gun while carrying.

For a micro such as G3, P365, Kimber 9, Hellcat, etc., I’ll stick with the original mag plus an extra on the support side.

Wish the Kimbers were more affordable — How is the Kimber ? Is it hard to Rack ? Trigger as Good as Most 1911’s? will it fit large hands? Is this Pocket size or belt carry worthy? would rather hear reviews from regular people – they are more honest….

Idk. I was a lot more comfortable carrying my 1911 before the last couple years of living and peaceful protests. Rite house certainly needed more than 6 shots defending himself from the rioting thugs intent on beating him to a pulp. No one has ever been in a gunfight and complained of too much ammo.

Seecamp Guy,
You seem to have answered your own question. Despite your first paragraph about growing up in ancient times😉, your winter carry seems to indicate an appreciation of its advantages. Your summer carry shows a (severe) compromise that was necessary to conceal properly in light summer clothes. Now it is much less necessary (I EDC a P365 – albeit usually with the 10rd magazine – in gym shorts and a T-shirt).

Some choices are good and some choices are bad. Having choices is always good👍.

Because “concealed means concealed!”
And because weight and comfort. I carry the SA XD mod 2 with 13 rounds, 16 in my spare. I bought the Hellcat for my new EDC, based on size and weight – in most cases less than my 9mm Shield.
I made one mistake – I let my wife shoot it! Now I have to buy another one!

What Mikey said. However, the choice of carry (what, how, and when) largely depends on a number of other factors besides concealment and comfort. Local laws, social norms, how you dress, preferred caliber, etc., etc. Questioning other people on their choices in this regard isn’t much different than questioning their food choices. No point to it & it can be impolite.

Because Manse, people want a “noisy cricket.” They want the power of the 50 BMG in a lightweight, low recoiling, easy to conceal handgun that has a never-ending magazine. Until reality catches up with sci-fi these types of handguns are the best compromise.

Concealment, laziness and the inability of landwhales to conceal a moderately sized firearm without it poking them in the wibbles and thereby becoming uncomfortable.

A lot of these little guns (not the 365 or Hellcat) are single stacks. I know people with smaller hands that can handle a Glock 43 or 48, but they can’t hold a similarly sized double stack 26 or 19 properly. Really tiny hands can still handle a .380 Colt Mustang, Sig P238, etc.