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Last September Springfield unleashed the Hellcat pistol. A high capacity micro subcompact pistol into the emerging and flourishing market. The original Hellcat was released in a sleek Black Nitride matte finish. Now, Springfield Armory has released a new Hellcat dipped in Cerakote Flat Dark Earth.
Last September Springfield unleashed the Hellcat pistol. A high capacity micro subcompact pistol into the emerging and flourishing market. The original Hellcat was released in a sleek Black Nitride matte finish. Now, Springfield Armory has released a new Hellcat dipped in Cerakote Flat Dark Earth.
The Hellcat features multiple high capacity magazines, an exclusive Adaptive Grip texture, a flat face trigger, an U-Dot tritium sights. The new FDE Hellcat comes in an optics ready version as the original Hellcat did. The Hellcat with the U-Dot sights will retail for $610 MSRP. The Hellcat Optics Ready will retail for $643 MSRP.
Below is the press release and features of the Springfield Armory Hellcat FDE.
Press Release
GENESEO, ILL. (06/10/20) – Building on its strength as the highest capacity micro compact 9mm in the world since its launch in 2019, Springfield Armory® is proud to announce an exciting new variant of the Hellcat® in Desert Flat Dark Earth (FDE). It is being offered in both standard and OSP™ versions.
The Hellcat was an immediate hit upon its release late last year, offering shooters and CCW enthusiasts a paradigm-shifting combination of high-capacity and compact size as well as the ability to mount an optic. The result was a pistol that fully lived up to the mission statement established by Springfield Armory CEO Dennis Reese when he said, ‘Every detail of the Hellcat has been shaped by a singular mission — to deliver the definitive concealed carry handgun.
Features
• Caliber: 9mm
• Magazines: One 11-Round w/ Finger Rest, One 13-Round Extended
• Barrel: 3″ Hammer Forged Steel w/ a Melonite® Finish & 1:10″ Right-Hand Twist
• Sights: U-Dot™ Tactical Rack Rear & Tritium/Luminescent Front
• Frame: Desert FDE Polymer w/ Adaptive Grip Texture™
• Slide: Billet Machined w/ a Cerakote Desert FDE Finish
• Recoil System: Dual Captive Recoil Spring w/ Full Length Guide Rod
• Overall Length: 6″
• Overall Height: 4″ w/ Flush Mag, 4.5″ w/ Extended Mag
• Overall Width: 1″
• Weight w/ Empty Mag: 18.3 Oz w/ Flush Mag, 18.6 Oz w/ Extended Mag
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