First Impressions on the New Springfield Armory Hellcat for Concealed Carry

By Brandon Curtis

I’ve been sitting on this one for weeks now, because I didn’t want to rush any opinions. My review isn’t even completed yet.

Since receiving the Springfield Armory Hellcat earlier this month, I’ve shot about 550 rounds through it and have carried it in a CrossBreed Holster.

Zero hiccups, which is a requirement that I have for a firearm that I will be carrying. From the moment I took it out of the box until about 300 rounds, I did nothing to the firearm. In other words, I didn’t clean it from the factory or anything of the sort. At 300 rounds, I stripped it, removed all of the oil and cleaned and lubricated everything with Eezox.

I then went back to the range for another 250 rounds over the course of two trips, and still no issues.

That’s a pretty standard procedure for me. First, making sure it runs flawlessly from the factory, and then making sure it runs flawlessly after a thorough cleaning and reapplying lubrication.

As for carrying, it’s almost comical (in a good way) as to …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation