My brother in law got hard up for cash and sold me his two days ago for $100. I don’t like it at all. Way too small. It’s also got some weird
going on with the trigger. When dry firing with no mag in, after the trigger pull the trigger stays back against the grip. Is this some sort of stupid mag safety ? 
I will admit that I did love the Hellcat's sights, but that one plus didn't make up for all the other minuses. I love Springfield; love my XD Mod.2 subcompact; love my XDM Elite Tactical OSP. But I couldn't come up with a good reason to keep the Hellcat rather than sell it and use the money to buy something better.
Agreed. I don't have a Hellcat, but I have an XDS. It's the only XD that hasn't gone "Bang!" for me every time. Hitting the lube points a little better seems to have fixed the problem, but I much prefer the XDE. I like SA/DA pistols, and the XDE checks all the boxes for me.
Not sure why the trigger staying back is an issue. The trigger is dead and useless whether it stays to the rear or not until the slide is racked again. The Hellcat is not the only platform with a trigger like that FYI. It's common on several other platforms.My brother in law got hard up for cash and sold me his two days ago for $100. I don’t like it at all. Way too small. It’s also got some weird
I told him I’d give him first dibs if I sold it and I’d give it back to him for what he sold it for. Barring that it will be for sale.
I own over 100 firearms and have carried large and small in different caliber. It is NOT easier or as easy to conceal a G19 or larger vs a Hellcat or th like. Not sure many would agree with you there. The proof is how much more single stacks, micro stagger stacked, mouse 380s, and J frame are more popular for carry than fullsize guns.
Yes, my XDs 45acp does the same. I'm not testing all my pistols, but a quick check shows the following:
Okay, I don't own any Glocks and I don't own a PPS, I do own a PPQ and it doesn't stay to the rear. Neither does the XD Mod 2, the Shields, HKs or Sigs. I'm not sure why you, some dude I don't know, would give a F about me asking a question about the function of a gun I bought ( ridiculously cheap) that I have never seen on any other gun.
Next. The Shield has a larger grip than the XDs. It fits my hand better. My Shield .45 is a tack driver with zero issues or weird "Functionality" quirks in the close to 10k rounds I've put through it. And it conceals as easily as an XDs. I also pretty easily can conceal a VP9 and even a 4" service model XD Mod 2 .45 in cooler weather. Furthermore, if I need "Deep concealment" I can conceal damn near anything under my armpit. I have shirts for that. AIWB is also a viable option.
It's not your business how many guns I have collected in my 40-ish years of shooting and collecting and I really am not interested or impressed with how many you have. I can think of at least 3 or 4 guys on this forum right here that make your collection and my collection combined look like we just bought our first gun yesterday.
So.. To summarize. I bought an XDs at about 1/5th of the price they sell for. It is not a gun I would buy if I wasn't getting it very cheap. And frankly I did it to help out my brother in law. It has a weird trigger issue I have never seen before, so I guess I have to defer to your incredible base of knowledge with your 100s of firearms. My question, as simple and pedestrian as it is, is do ALL XDs do this ? Is it some sort of magazine disconnect or is their something wrong with this gun ? So if you can answer THAT question I appreciate it. If not, make way for someone who can.
XD-s 45 MOD2 hands down. It only takes one .45 round and the perp won't be getting up. An old prison guard and family member once told he met a lot of inmates who were shot with a 9mm, but never once did he come across (in his 30+ years) an inmate who was shot with a .45 ~ think about that!Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Did the Hellcat Kill the XD-S?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/springfield-hellcat-vs-xds/.
Probably true. I however don't subscribe to it. My Shield .45 is only barely bigger than my Shield .40 ( which is the same exact size as the 9mm). None of these guns are double stack, but the Shield Plus is right about the same size and it is clearly designed to compete against the Hellcat.
It's shown in the video (about the 6 minute mark). Slide/Barrel of Hellcat a bit smaller (3" HC vs 3.3" XDs), and the XDs grip a bit slimmer as it's a single stack. But just to look at them, they are about the same size for easy concealment.
I carry the springfield emp 4 . Can't go wrong with a 1911 made for the 9mm round. Don't get me wrong I also carry a glock 9mm gen 5 when I work in Baltimore. Sometimes more is better
Grip length about the same ?
I carry mine every day. IWB in a CB MiniTuck. If you try to carry at 3:00 at our age and with our backs you're going to get some Sciatica. Ask me how I know. A good chiropractor is a necessity.
I'd have to say they are about the same grip length sans magazines (each offer mags with different capacities). I have both pistols, but the XDs is secured in a rack compartment under a heavy truck safe that contain 3 lever action rifles (which I don't feel up to moving again to get to it). From the video/article that Mike H. posted, I saved some pics of the two of them that I've attached. You can make your own judgement, but I think they are close.