Review: Springfield Hellcat .380 ACP

[deadduck357]

From Recoil Magazine: "Dimensionally, the Hellcat in .380 ACP is exactly the same as the Hellcat in 9mm. If you can conceal a 9mm Hellcat, you can conceal a .380 ACP Hellcat."

Try putting a 9mm Hellcat magazine into a 380 Hellcat.

 

[Lab4Us]

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Not sure I’d call a $55 clip to attach a magazine to your pocket “advanced marketing”? I find it easier (and much cheaper) to just not carry anything, except said magazine, in one of my left pockets…

 

[Jsimon78]

I’m doing a hard pass on the HC in .380. It’s just too small for my fat hands. Now if I wasn’t the chunky 6’ guy that throws 55 pounds of animal feed around for a living then I might be interested (even my HCP seems to not get enough attention either). Yes it has its place for people out there that can’t handle recoil like I can or hide a compact 9/.40/10. I will say choices matter for people.

 

[Steve Boat]

They did not down size the Hellcat (I wish they would as its a great gun) This is just a less recoil option it is the same size! Can we get one 4.5 or less? The Spectrum was a great pocket gun but they did not work well. Build one that size the have it work and I am IN!

 

[Biggfoot44]

I used to carry five guns when working.

Hat's off , maybe .

I rarely carried more than three .
Primary & J Frame on ankle were fixtures . The ( numerical ) third variously were either another J Frame , or a full size or full size -ish .

* To Me * , l figured if l was in deep enough to go thru those two or three , what l needed then was Bigger , not smaller still . Like a shotgun .

 

[Mr. Untactical]

Not sure I’d call a $55 clip to attach a magazine to your pocket “advanced marketing”? I find it easier (and much cheaper) to just not carry anything, except said magazine, in one of my left pockets…

All marketing is the pursuit of creating a need in as many consumers as possible, convincing them they need whatever it is the company is selling. I get the idea behind a mag pouch (which sounds vaguely marsupial) and even have a NeoMag clip (which was less than $55), but haven't used it much because the clip is very stiff and it's hard to get into place. Like you, if I choose to carry an extra mag, it goes into the off-hand pocket. If I'm in a gunfight where 15+1 isn't enough, I have bigger problems that not having a mag pouch.

 

[ChanceMcCall]

I would like to buy a LCP Custom but can't seem to find one even on Gun Broker.

Hat's off , maybe .

I rarely carried more than three .
Primary & J Frame on ankle were fixtures . The ( numerical ) third variously were either another J Frame , or a full size or full size -ish .

* To Me * , l figured if l was in deep enough to go thru those two or three , what l needed then was Bigger , not smaller still . Like a shotgun .

Mas Ayoob has told me he has carried as many as 13 firearms on the job. That beats anyone else I've known of. Two of my guns were very small. A Seecamp .25ACP, and a Freedom Arms .22LR ( now a North American Arms .22LR) which were intended not to be found when patted down.

I am 100% in agreement with a 12 gauge when circumstances allow.