{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "springfield-hellcat",
    "name": "Springfield Armory Hellcat",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "springfield-armory",
      "name": "Springfield Armory, Inc."
    },
    "category": "pistol",
    "action": "striker-fired-short-recoil",
    "calibers": [
      "9x19mm Parabellum"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Hellcat Pro",
      "Hellcat RDP"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Hellcat Pro",
      "Hellcat RDP",
      "Hellcat Micro-Compact OSP"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/springfield-hellcat.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/springfield-hellcat.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Springfield Armory, Inc. limits owner disassembly: Field strip only: slide, captive recoil spring assembly and barrel off the frame.",
    "This work order is written for the Springfield Armory Hellcat. It is reported to cover Hellcat Pro; Hellcat RDP; Hellcat Micro-Compact OSP — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Field strip only: slide, captive recoil spring assembly and barrel off the frame.",
    "statement": "Springfield says dismantling beyond the field strip is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield or a qualified pistolsmith.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
      "page": "22",
      "pdfPage": 22,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf#page=22",
      "quote": "The firearm is now fully field stripped and ready for cleaning. Further dismantling is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield, Inc. or a qualified pistolsmith."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 1,
    "group": "pistol",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "45 rows, but 8 are magazine and alternate-base rows: about 37 working parts in a pinned polymer frame (sear housing, trigger, locking block) and a striker slide. Captive recoil spring under tension and a striker that must not be snapped forward are the only cautions Springfield prints.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 45,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Standard Hellcat 'Slide Parts List' (p. 32) + 'Frame Parts List' (p. 36), incl. 11- and 13-round magazine rows and an extended base; OSP lists omitted.",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
        "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
        "page": "32, 36",
        "pdfPage": 32,
        "pageUrl": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf#page=32",
        "quote": "44 Magazine Floor Plate"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The recoil spring is a captive unit under tension.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
          "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "CAUTION: Captive Recoil Spring System. Spring is under tension."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Letting the striker snap forward with the slide off damages the striker pin safety.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
          "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "CAUTION: Do not retract and release the striker allowing it to snap forward as this can damage the striker pin safety."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Springfield says anything past the field strip is for Springfield or a pistolsmith.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
          "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Further dismantling is not necessary and should only be done by Springfield, Inc. or a qualified pistolsmith."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 15,
      "rebuild": 25,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Slide (striker locking plate, striker, striker safety, extractor, sights) and frame (sear housing pin and safety, trigger/locking block pins, slide stop, mag catch); rebuild longer for the sear housing springs.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Slide",
        "removes": [
          "striker locking plate",
          "striker, guide, spring and retainer",
          "striker pin safety and spring",
          "extractor, pins, spring and plate",
          "rear sight",
          "front sight"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punch",
          "sight pusher"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Frame",
        "removes": [
          "sear housing pin and pin safety",
          "sear housing, sear, disconnector and springs",
          "trigger assembly and trigger pin",
          "locking block and pin",
          "slide stop lever and spring",
          "disassembly lever",
          "magazine catch and spring"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 9,
      "springs": 11,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "dovetail sight pusher (or brass drift and padded vise)",
        "usedFor": "Removing and refitting dovetailed sights for coating"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Function check: trigger reset, sear/striker engagement, safeties",
        "why": "Standard post-reassembly check on any pistol whose fire-control parts were removed; a mis-seated spring shows up here, not on the bench",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Springfield Armory® Workbench: Hellcat",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehp-ULSfaDo",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "field-strip",
        "cleaning",
        "reassembly",
        "maintenance"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Hellcat (Hellcat Pro / RDP not named)",
      "published": "2021-01-05",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UChv70SaOzaV1e66Plytl50g",
        "name": "SPRINGFIELD ARMORY",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SpringfieldArmoryInc",
        "owner": "Springfield Armory, Inc. (manufacturer)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Retract the slide fully to eject any chambered round and lock it open."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber and magazine well, then physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.",
          "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Springfield Armory® Workbench: Hellcat",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehp-ULSfaDo",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "cleaning",
            "reassembly",
            "maintenance"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Hellcat (Hellcat Pro / RDP not named)",
          "published": "2021-01-05",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UChv70SaOzaV1e66Plytl50g",
            "name": "SPRINGFIELD ARMORY",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SpringfieldArmoryInc",
            "owner": "Springfield Armory, Inc. (manufacturer)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure and put on eye protection. The manual requires it."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Lock the slide open by pushing up the slide stop lever.",
              "tip": "If that is awkward, put an EMPTY magazine in the magwell, retract the slide until it locks back, then remove the magazine. Confirm the magazine is empty first or you will chamber a round."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber again to confirm the pistol is unloaded."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Rotate the disassembly lever clockwise to a vertical 12 o'clock position. It will not rotate with a magazine inserted.",
              "tip": "Clockwise and up to vertical, not down."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Pull the slide slightly to the rear to release the slide stop lever, then, gripping the slide firmly, let it move forward slowly until the spring tension is released.",
              "warning": "The slide is under spring tension. Keep control of it and do not grip it at the muzzle or over the ejection port."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "While holding the slide, point the pistol in a safe direction and pull the trigger to fully unlock the slide from the frame.",
              "warning": "This pistol cannot be field stripped without pulling the trigger. Only do this on a chamber you have just verified empty."
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "Leave the trigger where it is. It will not reset and stays in its rearmost position.",
              "warning": "Do not retract and release the striker, and do not push the trigger forward. If you move the trigger forward you cannot reassemble the pistol, and snapping the striker forward can damage the striker pin safety."
            },
            {
              "n": 8,
              "instruction": "Move the complete slide assembly forward and off the frame.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Slide assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 9,
              "instruction": "Remove the recoil system from the slide.",
              "warning": "It is a captive recoil spring system but the spring is still under tension. Maintain control.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 10,
              "instruction": "Remove the barrel from the slide. The pistol is now field stripped.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Barrel"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Slide assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 8
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 9
        },
        {
          "name": "Barrel",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 10
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 45,
        "scope": "Standard Hellcat: 'Slide Parts List' p.32 + 'Frame Parts List' p.36. Omitted: OSP Slide Parts List (p.34, adds OSP slide/sight, OSP Plate 45, OSP Screw 46) and OSP Frame Parts List (p.38)."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Barrel",
          "material": "Steel",
          "finish": "Melonite®",
          "appliesTo": "Hellcat 3in Micro-Compact 9mm, Black, HC9319B",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Hellcat® 3\" Micro-Compact 9mm Handgun - HC9319B - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/hellcat-series-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-9mm-handgun/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Barrel … 3\" Hammer Forged Steel, Melonite® Finish, 1:10"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Slide",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "Melonite®",
          "appliesTo": "Hellcat 3in Micro-Compact 9mm, Black, HC9319B",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Hellcat® 3\" Micro-Compact 9mm Handgun - HC9319B - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/hellcat-series-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-9mm-handgun/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Slide … Billet Machined, Melonite® Finish"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "Polymer",
          "finish": "Black",
          "appliesTo": "Hellcat 3in Micro-Compact 9mm, Black, HC9319B",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Hellcat® 3\" Micro-Compact 9mm Handgun - HC9319B - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
            "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/hellcat-series-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-9mm-handgun/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Frame … Black Polymer w/ Adaptive Grip Texture"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Springfield Armory® Workbench: Hellcat",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehp-ULSfaDo",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip",
            "cleaning",
            "reassembly",
            "maintenance"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Hellcat (Hellcat Pro / RDP not named)",
          "published": "2021-01-05",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UChv70SaOzaV1e66Plytl50g",
            "name": "SPRINGFIELD ARMORY",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SpringfieldArmoryInc",
            "owner": "Springfield Armory, Inc. (manufacturer)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Set the barrel into the inverted slide and seat it fully forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Seat the recoil system in the cut in the barrel lug and press it down into the slide channel."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Check that the trigger is still in its rearmost position before the slide goes back on.",
              "warning": "A forward trigger prevents reassembly. Do not force the slide."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Set the slide onto the frame rails and run it rearward until it seats."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Rotate the disassembly lever counter-clockwise back to its horizontal locked position."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Rack the slide several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "reported-only",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [
        {
          "fastener": "Optic adapter plate mounting screws (Holosun 407K/507K plate)",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield Hellcat OSP with HOLOSUN adapter plate for 407K/507K (plate listed for \"Glock 43X 48 MOS & Hellcat OSP\")",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 1.4,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "N-m",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.4,
              "in-lb": 12,
              "ft-lb": 1
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": null,
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Adapter plate compatible with Holosun 407K/507K for Glock 43X 48 MOS & Hellcat OSP (product page)",
            "publisher": "HOLOSUN Europe (holosun.eu, operated by Picotronic GmbH, HOLOSUN European distributor)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://www.holosun.eu/en/p/70189490",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Tightening torque recommended: 1,4 Nm"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Optic adapter plate mounting screws (Holosun 407K/507K plate)",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield Hellcat OSP with HOLOSUN adapter plate for 407K/507K (plate listed for \"Glock 43X 48 MOS & Hellcat OSP\")",
          "qualifier": "maximum",
          "value": 1.7,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "N-m",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.3
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": null,
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Adapter plate compatible with Holosun 407K/507K for Glock 43X 48 MOS & Hellcat OSP (product page)",
            "publisher": "HOLOSUN Europe (holosun.eu, operated by Picotronic GmbH, HOLOSUN European distributor)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://www.holosun.eu/en/p/70189490",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "tightening torque Maximum: 1,7 Nm"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws on EGW adapter plate (plate fixed with supplied M4-0.7 x 8mm screws)",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield Hellcat / Hellcat Pro Optics Ready (OSP) with the EGW 'Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount Adapter for Springfield Hellcat Optics Ready'",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove optics plate, install EGW adapter plate, tighten set screw if applicable, place optic, apply blue Loctite, torque mounting screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount Adapter for Springfield Hellcat Optics Ready (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-sight-mount-adapter-for-springfield-hellcat-optics-ready",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Adapter plate and optic screws (EGW plate replacing the optics cover plate)",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield Hellcat / Hellcat Pro Optics Ready with the EGW 'Springfield Hellcat Red Dot Plate | EGW Fits Venom & FastFire'",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove factory optics cover plate, install EGW adapter plate, install optic, apply blue Loctite, torque screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite (EGW)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Springfield Hellcat Red Dot Plate | EGW Fits Venom & FastFire (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-springfield-hellcat-optics-ready-sight-mount-adapter-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque screws to 15 in/lbs"
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (6-32 flat head, supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount",
          "appliesTo": "Springfield Hellcat (NON-OSP, not optics ready; listed on EGW's XD/XDM dovetail mount) with the EGW 'Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM' (replaces the rear sight; fo",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 15,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.7,
              "in-lb": 15,
              "ft-lb": 1.2
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.",
          "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)",
          "source": {
            "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
            "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-springfield-xd-xdm",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs"
          }
        }
      ],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Step 3: If you chose to use thread locker, use sparingly and on screws only. DO NOT apply thread locker to threaded holes in OSP pocket (Figure 27-4).\" (Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual, p. 30 (OSP Optics Installation))"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the pistol is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each check.",
        "Rack the slide and press the trigger. The striker should release cleanly.",
        "Hold the trigger to the rear, rack the slide, then release slowly and confirm the reset.",
        "Press the trigger again to confirm the striker releases.",
        "Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine and the magazine drops free."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": "springfield-hellcat-manual",
      "title": "Hellcat Operation & Safety Manual",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hellcat-Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "holosun-europe-holosun-eu-operated-b-10d7ce",
      "title": "Adapter plate compatible with Holosun 407K/507K for Glock 43X 48 MOS & Hellcat OSP (product page)",
      "publisher": "HOLOSUN Europe (holosun.eu, operated by Picotronic GmbH, HOLOSUN European distributor)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.holosun.eu/en/p/70189490",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "springfield-armory-specs-c6bc4c",
      "title": "Hellcat® 3\" Micro-Compact 9mm Handgun - HC9319B - Springfield Armory (Specs)",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.springfield-armory.com/hellcat-series-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-handguns/hellcat-3-micro-compact-9mm-handgun/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-37122d",
      "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Sight Mount Adapter for Springfield Hellcat Optics Ready (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-sight-mount-adapter-for-springfield-hellcat-optics-ready",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-323586",
      "title": "Springfield Hellcat Red Dot Plate | EGW Fits Venom & FastFire (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-springfield-hellcat-optics-ready-sight-mount-adapter-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-f9aa4f",
      "title": "Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c Mount for Springfield XD, XDM (EGW product page, installation instructions section)",
      "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-springfield-xd-xdm",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 7,
      "id": "pat-springfield-armory-patent-marking-si-b7cc10",
      "title": "Springfield Armory® Patents",
      "publisher": "Springfield Armory (patent-marking site linked as \"Patents\" from the springfield-armory.com footer)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.sa-ip.com/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13"
    }
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}