I Carry: Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP
In this week's episode of "I Carry," we have a Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP 9 mm pistol carried in a Dark Star Gear Apollo holster with a Meprolight MPO-DS red-dot sight.
Firearm: Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP
We’re coming back to the Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP for today’s kit, mainly because I’ve been carrying this setup for a while now and find it to work really well. The original Hellcat is small and light, yet carries 12 rounds on board with the flush-fitting 11-round magazine, giving you a quick, grab-and-go option that still offers reasonable capacity.
At an overall length of just 6 inches, a 3-inch barrel, a height of 4 inches with the 11-round magazine installed and a weight slightly less than 18 ounces, the original Hellcat is actually slightly smaller than a five-shot revolver. Smith & Wesson’s model 642 enclosed-hammer revolver is 6.3 inches long with a 1.9-inch barrel, 4.3 inches tall and weighs 14.6 ounces. If you’ve carried a small revolver as a “run to the store” option, the Hellcat will fill that role just as easily, and with more than twice the capacity.
The OSP portion of the Hellcat OSP means that the slide is cut for RMSc-footprint optics. What this really means is that the short sight radius of a smaller handgun is now much less of a hindrance to proper shooting once a red-dot sight has been attached. While shorter guns with smaller sight radii are not inherently less accurate than their longer-barreled siblings, they are more difficult to shoot precisely, as any movement of the pistol is amplified in the shorter distance between the sights. Put an electro-optic on the slide, though, and the sight radius is no longer a concern.
The appeal of pistols like the Hellcat OSP is they can double as both a grab-and-go gun, that you can put on quickly and conceal easily, as well as a pistol suitable for everyday carry. Capacity is generous, and in the case of the Hellcat, backup magazines with capacities up to 17 rounds are available. They’re a bit snappy to shoot, so using either the extended floorplate 11-round magazine or one of the extended magazines with a sleeve will definitely help on the range. Overall, it’s a small gun that’s easy to conceal, yet not terribly hard to shoot. That’s a great option to have.
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