I ordered a Hellcat .380 Nickel model from Royal Tiger Imports back on 12/15 for $189.95, and $5.95 shipping. My FFL charged $20 for the transfer, so the little gun cost me $215.90.
Only gripe with transaction was that Royal Tiger failed to reference my name and phone number any where on the package they sent. I was hoping to get it before Christmas, but never heard anything and on their site it showed my order as "Pending". So Christmas Eve I called the FFL and asked if they had heard anything or received any packages. Sure enough, it was there, but they were closing and I had to wait until Monday (12/27) to pick it up.
As for the pistol, when I opened the package and looked it over it looked pretty well made. No rough edges, fit pretty tight, slide seemed solid. I'm no gunsmith, just a guy who has had a few guns and handled many others, and it looked as good as the Ruger and Keltecs I've had experience with. Came with 2 clips and a little zipper case to hold it. The literature and some ads say it is supposed to come with a IWB holster. I plan on contacting them and ask about it.
So last night after work I went buy the indoor range and put 50 rounds of Winchester 95gr FMJ through it, 12 rounds of Remington 102gr JHP Golden Saber, and a dozen reloads they sell there at the gun shop/range which are 100gr FMJ.
It fed and fired all rounds just fine, but had two FTE, both when I tried shooting it left handed (I'm a righty) and got a little limp-wristed with it. Both FTE were with the Winchester FMJ.
I'm bigger than average, large hands, but I was still able to handle the gun alright. Not really the most comfortable gun I've ever shot, considering I was holding it with two fingers. But I hit the paper and got some decent groups at 15-20 feet, enough to tell me I could use this to good effect if needed in a self-defense situation. I shot it right handed and left handed, and was actually surprised to get all 6 of the LH shots in the target, 2 in the bullseye.
I did notice that as the GP residue built up the slide wasn't quite as smooth, but it fired and fed fine.
I doubt I'll be shooting this a lot, maybe a couple of clips during each chance I get to go to the range. But so far it seems well-worth the $200+ I paid for it.
Sounds good for $200. Hope you don't have anymore FTE, I'm assuming you mean (Failure to Extract)problems with it. Could potentially be a big problem if you get into a hairy situation with a criminal.
nothing mentioned in the owners manual about a break in period? Kahrs are 300 rounds for the polymer guns, to be considered at top reliability. and nice to hear you shooting lefty also, you never know. an eye patch switched from eye to eye is another good practice techniques one may have had a fist in it prior to things escalating to guns. not trying to sound like a "know it all", just some friendly and hopefully usefull advice.
Sounds good for $200. Hope you don't have anymore FTE, I'm assuming you mean (Failure to Extract)problems with it. Could potentially be a big problem if you get into a hairy situation with a criminal.
Failure to Eject, Extract, Exit, Escape, Egress, whatever! 😀 Brass didn't quite clear the slide before it came forward to feed the next round. I've had it happen with Berettas, Colts, S&Ws, Kimbers, Glocks, Tauruses, Walthers, Tokarevs, Makarovs, Sigs, and even my Hi Point! Just happy I didn't have any feed problems. I hate it when a semi-auto is fussy over which ammo it will feed.
nothing mentioned in the owners manual about a break in period? Kahrs are 300 rounds for the polymer guns, to be considered at top reliability. and nice to hear you shooting lefty also, you never know. an eye patch switched from eye to eye is another good practice techniques one may have had a fist in it prior to things escalating to guns. not trying to sound like a "know it all", just some friendly and hopefully usefull advice.
Didn't see any break in recommended. Did see that it isn't recommended for +P ammo, but I don't think I'd want to shoot +P in this little thing even if it could handle it. I like to shoot my pistols in Weaver-style stance with both hands in the dominant position, as well as single-handed from both hands. I'll close one eye at a time, so I shoot some left-handed with right eye open, right handed with left eye open, etc. as well as point and shoot with both eyes open. This little Hellcat doesn't have much for sights, so point and shoot works well. When I was in USAF Special Ops I had a chance to spend some time on the range with some of the best trainers and marksmen in the military, and loved it the few times I got to run the combat course. Learning to shoot from multiple positions and cover, on the move, with both hands, etc. was awesome. I could have done it every day if they would have let me!
I shot a box of shells thru my derringer yesterday, and I am just now getting feeling back in my fingers. That thing is a metacarpal rattler
