What do you think about the SA Hellcat?

[Perplexed]

I went with my gf into Atwood’s in Vinita to pick up some alfalfa cubes, and we swung past the firearms counter on our way out. They had a standard Hellcat (not the optics ready model) in the display counter for, I think, $495. First one I’d seen, so I asked to handle it. Felt pretty good in the hand, BUT! The 13-round mag was a bit loose in the mag well, so when I gripped the pistol, I could feel my pinky shifting the mag around. I wasn’t too impressed with that, but if it had been the OR model, I would seriously have considered buying it on the spot.

Anyone here who has a Hellcat? Does the mag shift around a bit? What’s your overall impression?

 

[dlbleak]

I handled one and thought the same thing. Later, I thought that if the mag was full, it may not shift as bad?

 

[rc508pir]

I Rented one, trigger is pretty good but its a crap ton snappier than a 9mm Shield with the same box of ammo shot through it.

Shoots the same as a P365, or a G43/x

I got the G43x cuz it was far cheaper with the BL price ($358). With 3x Shield Arms 15rd magazines ($120) it was still cheaper than the Hellcat.

I did not notice any magazine play.

 

[swampratt]

Bummer I was thinking SRT Hellcat.
Carry on.

 

[adamsredlines]

Watched a review comparing the Hellcat and P365 and found it funny.
Basically the reviewer said the P365 and Hellcat were nearly identical in every way (size, trigger, quality, materials, etc) except the Hellcat got an extra round in the same size package and came with a tritium front night sight...but he still picks Sig "just because".

 

[O4L]

Watched a review comparing the Hellcat and P365 and found it funny.
Basically the reviewer said the P365 and Hellcat were nearly identical in every way (size, trigger, quality, materials, etc) except the Hellcat got an extra round in the same size package and came with a tritium front night sight...but he still picks Sig "just because".

I don't blame him.

(And I'm not a big Sig fan.)

 

[okiebertt]

I have a Hellcat and I like it for what it is. It is a snappy little gun to shoot like all sub-compacts, but it's hard to beat for capacity and reliability. I didn't care for the trigger that much so I installed the Apex trigger kit, that brought it down to 5lbs and much smoother. It is my current carry gun and I am fine with it. It has as many rounds in it as a Browning Hi-Power I had 40 years ago but much easier to conceal. It is very comparable to the Sig P365, but I chose it instead.

 

[THAT Gurl]

Bummer I was thinking SRT Hellcat.
Carry on.

Same. Lol

 

[CSeverns]

When I was holding the hellcat, I couldn’t help but feel like it kinda ripped off the P365’s design.

 

[druryj]

When I was holding the hellcat, I couldn’t help but feel like it kinda ripped off the P365’s design.

Well, it sorta did. I don't really care for either one. They are just too small in the grip for my liking.