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Never purchased anything Springfield. My understanding is that they have a strong reputation with rifles.
Anyone have thoughts to share on the Hellcat Pro 9mm?

Or any of their pistols?
Or anything about the brand? Availability of parts? Customization? Customer Service?

Historically, their pistols do not have a reputation for reliability. Compared to Glock and S&W M&P they are definitely lower tier. I wouldn't expect that to change with their latest offerings, but only time will tell.

They have also suffered from design issues - most notably, the terrible design of the XD and XDM where you must depress the grip safety to manipulate the slide, and of course the XDS issue allowing the gun to fire when chambering a round and even doubling/tripling when fired (which was eventually fixed by a safety recall). I'm not aware of any issues with the Hellcat, but it took quite a while for the XDS issue to show up so it's hard to say if we are past the point where something like that is likely for the Hellcat.

Personally, if I were looking for a higher capacity micro-compact I'd probably lean toward a S&W M&P Shield Plus, or something in the Sig P365 line. But honestly, I don't feel like I need to go with something quite that small, I find the M&P 2.0 9C very concealable and easier to shoot well.

Thank you for that Justa

I have a Hellcat Pro and a Hellcat and haven't had issues with either so far, in the limited amount of shooting. I also have an XDS and had to send it in for the recall - that's the only issue I've personally ever had with any of my Springfield stuff. My EDC has been and XDm compact 3.8 for many years now and I never had an issue with it either. I probably only have a few hundred rounds through the Hellcats but I probably have about hundreds and hundreds through the XDm and I've never had an issue. YMMV.

I also have a Sig P365 SAS which has performed flawlessly as well, but I'd take my Hellcat over it.

FormerNavy, I appreciate your input - thanks.