Locking the slide back required a slight grip modification on our part, but was otherwise trouble-free. It is a little far rearward, but it’s certainly functional. Moving backward, the slide release is well-positioned for a quick sweep of the firing-hand thumb to chamber a fresh round. The Streamlight TLR-6 and SureFire XSC are both excellent options. However, since its release, both Streamlight and SureFire have come out with new models that fit the Hellcat and other microcompact guns. To kick things off, Springfield Armory nailed the undercut of the Springfield Hellcat trigger guard, allowing a high-firing hand grip, bringing the already low-bore axis that much closer to the top of the hand.Ī short universal rail section is molded into the dustcover, but it didn’t fit any of the miniature pistol lights we had on-hand, such as Streamlight's TLR-7/8 or SureFire’s XC-1/2. Both models feature the same front sight, featuring a high-vis yellow circle that surrounds a tritium insert and a U-notched rear sight with a white outline … that’s easily blacked out with a Sharpie. The low-profile, snag-free iron sights are visible within the window of the sight and are positioned just above what would be considered lower 1/3 co-witness height. So deep, in fact, that the bottom of the lens is almost level with the top of the slide. Our test pistol is the milled version and came equipped with an RMS-C, nestled extremely deep within the slide, just the way it should. Two versions are available one with iron sights and one milled for the popular Shield RMS-C footprint with co-witnessed iron sights. The Springfield Hellcat’s frame is a bit wider than the slide, making the slide release easy to hit and turning the takedown lever into a thumb-rest, for those inclined to use it that way.
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