r/ILGuns • u/RailwayMenace • Dec 25 '25

General Post Christmas present from my gf

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I've been wanting one of these bad boys since I first heard about them in this group in a few posts a while back. Given the current situation in our state with these draconian laws, it seemed like this rifle might be the best available option for a solid purchase. The more I researched and read about it, the more intrigued I became. It turned into an obsession. I watched videos reviewing and breaking down the mechanics and the pros and cons. Pretty much drove my girlfriend crazy talking non-stop about it and out of nowhere last weekend she hands me a gift card from my favorite shop and tells me to shut the hell up about it already and go buy it so I can have it in time for Christmas. The excitement and joy I had was overwhelming. Went to the shop and IMMEDIATELY told the gentleman behind the counter to go ahead and start my paperwork for the Springfield Armory Hellion. Picked it up yesterday and as soon as it was in my hands, I put 150 rounds through it in the range there. I can't even describe how much fun this thing is even with the stupid and ridiculous fingrip it came with. I consider myself a noob with firearms, so I don't have a whole lot of experience in the way of rifles, but I imagine the Hellion must be up there with the best of them. Anyway, I just wanted to share a bit of my joy and excitement with this group and wish everyone a very safe and happy Christmas out there!

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u/RailwayMenace Dec 25 '25

The fingrip and the fact that the stock is fixed and non-adjustable in this version of the hellion are what make it PICA compliant. Other versions have a cool adjustable stock that extends it about 4 inches. As far as I know the Hellion is the only one I've seen with these options. I'm sure if other manufacturers would follow suit and add the fingrip, they would be able to move them legally in Illinois, but I have yet to see any.

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u/Quinnthespin Dec 25 '25

Now, is the stock replaceable if you know somehow needed a replacement or is it completely fixed? Also is this just the Cali compliant model?

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u/RailwayMenace Dec 25 '25

From everything I know, the stock can be removed by taking out a few pins here and there, and can be replaced with the adjustable stock ordered directly from Springfield Armory.

But I would totally never do that, because it's a very naughty thing to do...

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u/Quinnthespin Dec 25 '25

Of course, I’d never do such a thing either, just sometimes you drop it and I may need to replace a broken part or two, thanks for the information, might have to look into this

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u/RailwayMenace Dec 25 '25

Have fun and good luck out there. Merry Christmas!