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The Hellcat was lubed every 500 rounds, and given a light cleaning every 1,000. At a certain chamber temperature, which experience has taught me is hit between 450 and 600 rounds fired quickly, a chambered cartridge can actually get hot enough to ignite. For those unfamiliar with cook-offs, it’s absolutely one of the limiting factors in how hard a gun should be run. After checking with a thermal imager to ensure we were not at a temperature likely to induce cook-offs, we switched to 500-round non-stop cycles. We shot the first three cycles at 300 rounds, non-stop. I decided to make it a much harsher test cycle. Not only did I not have time for that, I’m not a Nancy.
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Sorry, an error occurred and we could not sign you up.Ī quick number crunch told me that cooling for five minutes every 100 rounds would result in eight hours of just cooling, should the Hellcat make a full 10,000 rounds. They said no other parts should need replacement during the test. They also recommended a recoil spring assembly change at 2,500 rounds due to the heat during a test like this. They suggested a five-minute compressed air cool down every 100 rounds, a wipe down and oil at 500 rounds and a full cleaning at 1,000 rounds with a full cool-down period at that point. Since this was a durability test of the gun, I decided to ask Springfield Armory what they would recommend for a maintenance schedule for the pistol during the test. Clay used a thermal imager to gauge the temperature of the Hellcat during the testing. So, with this and a standard Hellcat pistol along with 35 13-round magazines, we had the ingredients for a real test of what the Hellcat could do.
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That isn’t quite +P, but it is certainly no powder puff.Īlso, we had Action Target provide us several excellent steel targets for the test. The ammunition we used was 115 grain, with an advertised velocity of 1,180 feet per second. And I knew just the guys to ask for help when it was time for mad scientist gun-testing hour.įederal Ammunition, never a team to back down, donated 10,000 rounds of American Eagle 9mm. Volume 1: Hellcat Digital Magazine Table of Contents Rules of the Gameįortunately for all of us, I do have some experience with overkill (see also my 10K test of the Springfield Armory XD-M 10mm). I don’t know about you, but I’d find it pretty comforting to find out if the gun I would stake my life on as a CCW pistol can deliver when it counts. But many times, designs that should have worked according to AutoCAD don’t hold up to expectations. Now, we could wait months for real-world beta testing, getting some feedback from owners that adopted early. But, when a new CCW firearm comes to market, I always want to know how durable it is. Will an average shooter ever shoot a Hellcat this amount? I doubt it. What we’re talking about here is not only reliability, but also durability. Should we try it? Why not? Clay and his team put the Hellcat through its paces during the 10K ammo test. So how about we apply full-size durability standards to it that we wouldn’t normally to a gun this size? How about 10K rounds through it over two days, with only basic maintenance and care? Crazy? Possibly. Thousands of rounds of 9mm dwarf the tiny Hellcat pistol.īasically, you are getting duty pistol capacity, performance, and adaptability in a gun that can be carried concealed easily all day. Bump up to the OSP version (for a mere extra $30), and you get the ability to direct-mount an optic on the pistol that co-witnesses with the excellent U-Dot tritium/luminescent sights. and sporting a short 3″ barrel), the 9mm +P-rated pistol packs in 11+1 rounds with a flush mag and 13+1 with an extended one. Despite its tiny size and light weight (around 18 oz. And why shouldn’t we? The Hellcat did the same with all the rules for what we should expect from a deep-cover carry pistol.
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Well, if your chosen EDC pistol is (or will be) the Hellcat, let’s throw all our preconceived notions about CCW pistols out the window. How about we turn that on its end and hold that gun you’re staking your life on to a higher standard? Instead of just viewing it as a gun that has to shoot a few hundred rounds to be “proven,” how about we hold it to the standard of a full-size duty pistol? What kind of test would that be? Ridiculous Extremes Let’s be honest, how often is the average person going to shoot their chosen EDC pistol? A few hundred rounds to make sure it works, and then stuff it in a holster and not think about it again? Maybe even less? The Hellcat is one tough little micro 9mm, but how would it do against 10,000 rounds of ammo? Check out the video at the top of the page to find out.