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Glock G43X vs Springfield Armory Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact

Both are 9x19mm Parabellum micro-compact records in this directory. The G43X is ≈12.6 mm / ≈0.5 in longer overall; its barrel is ≈10.8 mm / ≈0.41 in longer; the Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact lists 1 round more of standard capacity. 2 fields are not comparable — overall height, weight — because the makers publish them on different measurement bases.

Computed differences06
FieldDifference
Overall length≈12.6 mm / ≈0.5 in (G43X is greater)
Overall widthNot published by both
Overall heightNot comparable — G43X: including magazine; Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact: with flush magazine; 4.5 in with the extended magazine
Barrel length≈10.8 mm / ≈0.41 in (G43X is greater)
WeightNot comparable — G43X: no basis stated; Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact: with flush magazine, which Springfield does not state is empty; 18.6 oz with the extended magazine
Standard capacity1 round (Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact is greater)
How these differences are computed: each is the arithmetic difference between the two published figures, and it is only shown where both sources measured the field the same way. Where a source states a measurement basis the other does not match, the row says so instead of subtracting — figures on different bases are not comparable even when the numbers sit side by side. Differences marked ≈ involve at least one figure this directory converted between unit systems, so the difference is no more precise than that conversion.
Size, to scale
To-scale size envelopes: G43X vs Hellcat 3" Micro-CompactBoxes drawn from published overall dimensions at one scale, aligned at the rear. Glock G43X: 165 mm long; Springfield Armory Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact: 152.4 mm long.050 mm100 mm150 mmLengthG43X is 12.6 mm longer
  • Glock G43XLength 165 mm / 6.5 in
  • Springfield Armory Hellcat 3" Micro-CompactLength ≈152.4 mm / 6 in
Boxes, not silhouettes: makers publish a pistol's overall envelope, not its shape, so that is all this draws. Every box is aligned at the rear and drawn at one fixed scale, the same on every page of this site, so drawings compare across pages. It is not life-size on your screen. Heights are not drawn because the heights are not published on one stated basis (G43X: including magazine; Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact: with flush magazine; 4.5 in with the extended magazine). Widths are not drawn because Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact publishes no overall width.
Published fields, side by side
FieldG43XHellcat 3" Micro-Compact
ManufacturerGlockSpringfield Armory
Manufacturer size labelCompact SlimlineMicro-Compact
Directory frame classMicro-compactMicro-compact
Chambering9x19mm Parabellum9x19mm Parabellum
Overall dimensions165 × 28 × 128 mm / 6.5 × 1.1 × 5.04 in (height: including magazine)≈length 152.4, height 101.6 mm / length 6, height 4 in (height: with flush magazine; 4.5 in with the extended magazine; width not published)
Barrel length87 mm / 3.41 in≈76.2 mm / 3 in
Weight465 g / 16.4 oz (without magazine)≈519 g / 18.3 oz (with flush magazine, which Springfield does not state is empty; 18.6 oz with the extended magazine)
Standard capacity10 rounds11 rounds
Trigger pull24 N / ≈5.4 lbNot published
VerificationSource verified 2026-08-11Source verified 2026-08-12
Full records, with every value beside the source it came from: Glock G43X · Springfield Armory Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact. More from these makers: Glock · Springfield Armory.
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