Since the slide release is too stiff for me to press with the thumb of my dominant hand, my only option is to release the slide by pulling it back and letting it go (when changing a magazine). However, I would prefer the stippling be a little more aggressive.Īn important point for me is that I’m able to press the magazine release button without breaking my grip. I love the placement of the stippling all around the grip, on the upper part of the frame, and on the finger pad near the front of the barrel. The grip feels comfortable in my small hands. Even so, I could achieve my normal level of accuracy at 10, 20, and even 40 feet. In my case, it affected my ability to get back on target for a quick follow-up shot, slowing strings of multiple shots. I don’t mean to say it isn’t manageable, but I found it to be noticeably greater. Of course, tolerance for recoil is a very personal thing but I found the felt recoil (how it felt to me) and accompanying muzzle rise of the Hellcat to be higher than I’m accustomed to in other micro 9’s. While shooting the Hellcat I was surprised to find my dominant hand started to tire and hurt during my second magazine. Even though these shots are spread over multiple trips to the range it still amounts to some long shooting sessions. When evaluating a handgun, I like to fire several hundred shots before finalizing my conclusions. This distance of pull on the Hellcat is a little longer than I would like but is still within a comfortable range and I would say they have one of the better triggers I’ve tried. The second trigger behavior I prefer is a very short pull between the pressure wall and discharge. This is probably personal preference, but I’ve grown to appreciate triggers with a very distinct pressure wall ( I talk more about that in this post) and I was very pleased to discover the Hellcat’s trigger pressure wall is very crisp and easy to find on repeat shots. Although different than I’m accustomed to, I quickly adapted to the U shape of the rear sight which, combined with the luminescent front sight, made it easy to lock onto a good sight picture quickly. However, after firing my first few shots I quickly changed my opinion. It wasn’t what I was used to and my first impression wasn’t positive. When I picked up a Hellcat for the first time at SHOT Show, one of the first things I noticed was the U-shaped rear sight.
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