Whether or not the ergos were improved, the overall function of trigger pull is better on the RDP. Springfield claims the new trigger is more ergonomic than the original, but I could not tell a significant difference against my finger. While the older one was decent if not a bit sluggish on repeat shots, the upgraded shot squeezer feels a bit crisper. It doesn’t look all that different, but the feel is much improved.
SPRINGFIELD 9MM HELLCAT REVIEWS UPGRADE
One significant internal upgrade from the base Hellcat to the RDP is the trigger. But they were clearly more concerned with a gun that did its job rather than looking good. While the Hellcat likely won’t win Sexiest Gun Design of the Year, thanks mostly to its overall boxy appearance and brutish lines, the designers at Springfield were certainly focused more on function than form.
SPRINGFIELD 9MM HELLCAT REVIEWS FULL SIZE
The Hellcat RDP’s design comprises the best of a concealed carry pistol with its overall 1-inch width, 3.8-inch Melonite barrel, and 4-inch height (4.5-inch with extended magazine) with features formerly only found on full size guns, namely a red dot and two magazines with more than 10 rounds each. There are several features that set it apart from the original and made it stand out among the increasingly crowded higher-capacity compact gun market. Now Springfield has improved the Hellcat even more with the Hellcat RDP, which stands for Rapid Defense Package. While the XD is certainly a quality firearm, the Hellcat needed to be completely different. They chose to start fresh with a whole new gun rather than add another installment of the XD series, a wise choice in my opinion.
Springfield took an interesting approach when designing the Hellcat. It was a standalone gun that featured several designs that gun owners had been begging for. But lest we think this was only a chest puffing contest, the Hellcat was more than just a response to it competition. Not one to sit back and let someone else dominate the market, Springfield one-upped Sig by adding an additional round (11 instead of 10 and 13 instead of 12) to each magazine. When Springfield Armory introduced the original Hellcat a couple of years back, everyone was still drooling over Sig’s P365, which showed that a compact pistol could carry as much ammunition as a full-size gun.
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