From the Vault: Springfield Armory Hellion

Brownells Gun Tech™ Keith Ford raises heck with the order of the universe by showing us his very new Springfield Armory Hellion™, rather than the classic Winchester or Remington or ancient rarity we expect from him. Introduced in January 2022 and based on the HS Produkt VHS-2 assault rifle in service with the Croatian army, the semi-auto Hellion is a short-stroke, gas piston operated, bullpup rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO. There's a full-length Picatinny top rail that hovers above the ambidextrous charging handle like a suspension bridge. The rail has built-in flip-up "iron" sights (diopter rear), the 16" barrel has an adjustable gas block, and the stock's length-of-pull adjusts, too. Not only is the safety selector ambi, but the Hellion can easily be set to eject the empties to the right or the left. Keith field-strips the Hellion and opens the hood to show us what's going on inside. The recoil spring resides inside the stock, and the very long but balanced bolt-carrier group is similar to the Ultimax 100 machine gun used by the Croation army. As Keith explains, the Hellion's recoil impulse is very different from an AR-15's. It uses standard AR-15 / M16 / M4 GI-style magazines. (Conversion to H&K G36 magazines is easy and fast.)
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[@AndyCigars]

Keith...flexing his influencer muscles with that Chick-fil-A magazine. Love it!

[@mlgcustoms9987]

💯🤘🐔 The Lord's Chicken! 😂

[@AndyCigars]

@@mlgcustoms9987 for some reason they don't like to feed properly on Sundays. 🤣

[@mlgcustoms9987]

@@AndyCigars 😂🐔😂

[@Kisara556NATO]

@@AndyCigars 🤣🤣🤣

[@theREALdingusMD]

KEITH is a “TIER 1” meme machine!!! GODBLESS!!!!

[@marknemeth539]

This is like mister Roger's Neighborhood with guns lmao....awesome 👌

[@winstonpratt604]

True story

[@Kisara556NATO]

Hahahaha 👍

[@williamreiker4604]

A former OGA contractor Mr. Rogers if you really want to know.

[@siafolau6]

It’s still definitely a beautiful day in his neighborhood

[@airbomb34]

"its just a cool gun" Spoken like a true gun guy.

[@JW--dc8ri]

I was distracted by the Chick-fil-A magazine lol

[@Crangaso]

Beautiful!! Never wanted a bullpup so badly before. . .

[@fredboat]

I bought one in August 2022 and as a lefty running it suppressed, No Gas at all in my face/eyes.0 jams after 600+ rounds.The Forward assist is a nice touch. This dog will hunt.

[@mr.m2556]

I like the VHS-2.... a very modern military rifle that has got the bullpup figured out nicely. Thanks for showing yours.

[@MrRufusjax]

He should have reviewed the Chick-fil-A magazine. That caught me eye. I'd definitely buy one of those.

[@koiz107]

How do I get one of those Chick-fil-A magazines?

[@mlgcustoms9987]

On Instagram

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[@mlgcustoms9987]

Gore

[@mlgcustoms9987]

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[@stevecascaden6345]

Dang nice. Wish I could afford one. Would be a nice addition to my small collection of rifles.

[@UnkleDavo]

I got one just because it is unique, in this world of many, the more experienced the better

[@Friedbrain11]

I'm a fan of bullpups myself and would love this one in my possession.

[@winstonpratt604]

Pretty simple yet complex unit right there ....🤙

[@chad9166]

thanks for doing this stuff nearly daily

[@Jay_Michael]

I love the unique and usable bullpup design. I own an IWI X95 Tavor, which I absolutely love. It takes some trigger time to acclimate after shooting ARs for so long, but it's a great rifle.

[@stevensawyer2489]

Simply cleaned.

[@SlingsAxes]

Where can we get some mags like that?

[@mlgcustoms9987]

Instagram

[@motownmike1376]

it's worth every penny strange at first but you will adapt very quickly

[@WhalerGA]

I need one of those special red magazines.

[@tonybailey89]

I really appreciate the full breakdown of all the parts, I'm sure getting this thing cerakoated would be a pretty penny lol

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

THANKS

[@Anni3sgotagun]

Damn already in the vault

[@cliffcollins2497]

Interesting firearm! Thank you and take care!

[@sirrisdesign4]

Have one. Fantastic gun.

[@vinceburris2538]

I agree Keith, it's just a cool gun

[@shadyp-zv3uf]

For sure an interesting one, love the short stroke piston operated small arms. I've seen a lot of people whom Don't care for bull pup's actually say that they really like this one. I have always wanted a G36!.. ;)

[@larrypesek8818]

Love the information.

[@jmd1743]

I hope you keep the Vault videos to be about old guns. I like new products, but I would prefer to see video of old guns such as mk12 in the Vault series.

[@TheRKFord]

It’s not going to always be about older guns. It’s about what’s in their vaults.

[@shawn78789]

I like it because it’s different and it takes 5.56

[@jrr7031]

Lol i knew thus guy was going to sound like this before he even started. I cant wait until we get an after market trigger pack, and (cant now) a bump stock.

[@officedullard8722]

I like bullpups.

[@Ogrematic]

VHS? Cool. We can watch my old copy of Ghostbusters.

[@byronmiro4535]

Looks crazy!

[@markmize9023]

Like the rifle. Not the price. Would really like to shoot one, but don't plan to. If the price comes down, I would definitely consider it. Love the magazine too!

[@eddyflo2978]

Brownells is legit, love their stuff Springfield on the other hand may have some interesting products but them as a company I can't support.

[@xXChaz9849Xx]

Curious, why not?

[@jasonfedeli]

It’s HS Produkt not Springfield

[@eddyflo2978]

@@jasonfedeli look up their background activity "supporting" the 2A ammendment.

[@eddyflo2978]

@@jasonfedeli it’s not only on their website, dozens of YT guys are reviewing them, latest one I’ve seen is from Honest Outlaw channel, and maybe HS made them but right now Springfield is making them.

[@joeytomato]

Springfield doesn't make anything interesting... Just a few 1911s and ARs... I'll rock the cheapest Taurus I can find in a pawn shop, before I every buy anything with Springfield stamped on it... they can piss right off.

[@newguy2794]

Good morning 🌅

[@damham5689]

I've owned all 4 Gun Kinks gunsmith books for many years now. I am wondering if you might create new volumes to cover the more modern firearms?

[@jcc6356]

How do you compare it to the iwi tavor x95? Thank you!

[@phprofYT]

I've never touched, held, or fired a bullpup rifle. I'd give it a ride.

[@Goldeader]

Just got one and put an Eotech on it. What’s a good zero for these given the height over bore

[@ImJBTPG]

They need it in 7.62 nato! Id buy it right now if they did.

[@danielgreen6547]

Me too!

[@patricklozito7042]

I am buying the very next one my dealer gets.

[@reelfishing002]

I’ve got to find one of these 😎 Don’t think you need to take that much off just to get to the gas adjuster

[@donsaive2991]

Go to the 1:30 spot. You’ll see the adjustment knob is showing clearly. You don’t have to take anything off to adjust it.

[@randybounds2244]

Don`t know about the Hellion but I don`t like the triggers on any bullpups I`ve ever shot.

[@009013M3]

It's a GLOCK trigger. It's not great, but it's around baseline for mil-spec triggers on surplus rifles. If you've ever shot an HK or CETME built on a surplus parts kit, it's a bit better than that.

[@BiggumsMcHoney]

I do want one because it looks like the BR from Halo.

[@bertg.6056]

I like bullpup designs, but prefer the Steyer.

[@gimpyRW]

I like bull pups especially those that are ambidextrous. My wife and I are gun nuts and she's a lefty while I'm a righty so with an ambidextrous platform we can theoretically both use the same rifle. In practice We end up getting two guns everytime some elected official says, "there's no reason any one needs a ( insert name of today's scary gun)",but, its still nice to have ambidextrous guns so that we can just reach in and grab a gun without looking to see whose it is.

[@keithmalmberg8395]

Might have to replace the standard AR with one. Have the Keltec RBF 24" for shooting hogs with. I prefer the way a bullpup recoils to a standard rifle. They are much heavier than a standard style rifle. That is the one disadvantage of them.

[@YellowHammer26]

👍👍

[@Robespierres_Ghost]

Now if Springfield can just import enough so i can actually find one that isn't over msrp.

[@lynnhunley7597]

Hate to be rude but Springfield can go to Hellion!!!

[@COIcultist]

Great to see someone who remembers Springfield colluding with anti 2A politicians to destroy other Illinois gun businesses. Sad to see how much Springfield product, Brownell's' push.

[@karlmadsen3179]

But is it any good?

[@TheRKFord]

Yes, it is.

[@tretre1692]

Can you guys do a video on any baby ear pro?! I have 2 month old and noooo idea what is best for them?!!! Only way mom will go shoot with me is if baby has ear pro too lol

[@johnburrows1179]

I looked at this when I was looking at bullpups. I went with the Tavor X95. To me much better quality. I love my Springfields. But no comparison to the 95. X95 is so simple to breakdown. One pin

[@savageinstitute9569]

Springfield: Making Croatia Great Again

[@phitaujwalk]

It’s cool, but not perfect. Has some interesting features that are a good idea.

[@009013M3]

If there were one perfect gun, there would only be one gun.

[@davetripper]

Very cool breakdown of the Hellion bull pup setup. Just one thing… ambidextrous is fun to talk about on firearms, but it’s am-bee-deks-truss - not the gun-tuber favored… am-bee-deks-tree-us.

[@onyxwutang1282]

L'armée togolaise utilise le fusils d'assaut croate VHS 2 🇹🇬

[@TonyCOBHC666]

To bad they're all $2,500+ instead of a street price of $1,799-1,899 like its supposed to be

[@joeytomato]

I hate that Springfield is just the importer, but implies that they had anything to do with the production or manufactur of this gun... Piss on Springfield.

[@jotapezanelatto]

Looks cool... but still not for my taste

[@vensheaalara]

I like bullpups ok, but their price is usually higher than the value they bring. The platform tends to be very maneuverable in tight spaces though, definitely a plus.

[@gregoryteeple9306]

Looks like the famas

[@Murderface666]

Cool, but too pricey

[@froggentleman3089]

poggers

[@rickstrandberg6398]

Seems like too many parts

[@olhemi1]

🙂☕👍

[@goinhot9133]

Mini bomb 💣

[@TheMosinCrate]

I want one but it looks so cheap and ugly.. I get you're paying for the design but I feel for that much polymer it should be at a much lower price point. Just looks too Kel-Tec to me. And I'm not saying Kel-Tec is a bad brand at all.. just that their stuff looks so cheap and ugly.

[@stevenpierce9160]

Just not me

[@NoNo_IStay]

Just don't shoot it lefty in the cold ;)

[@TheRKFord]

Shot it plenty left and right in single digit temps with no issues.

[@10K2HVN]

Still waiting for Springfield to do something positive for the 2nd....

[@danielgreen6547]

Smith and Wesson, Ruger and Colt have also all done questionable things in the past regarding the 2nd. It's not just Springfield.

[@10K2HVN]

"If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything."

[@joejr9653]

Still don't wish to support Springfield Armory.

[@bertg.6056]

Just wondering, what did Springfield do to earn your enmity?

[@ParrotTactical]

Odd and clunky is a fudd description of a bullpup. It takes 20mins of range work with one to understand and run it as smooth as any other rifle. People act like it’s impossibly confusing to find the mag behind the grip. You can have a pistol OAL with a full length barrel. Better balance when you put a suppressor, light, laser on. And on the X95 or DesertTech all the same trigger feel and ergo mag drops / malfunction clearance as any AR. Basically I’m just saying, “don’t knock it until you’ve ACTUALLY tried it.”

[@southernfried769]

It’s still odd and clunky.

[@williamreiker4604]

I’m a millennial and bull pups are still odd and clunky. It’s not a fudd description

[@TheRKFord]

Put a D-60 in and it’s really clunky, like it or not.

[@ParrotTactical]

@@TheRKFord that’s a fair criticism. My only counter to that would be that you don’t usually see drums in professional military use. They’re more of a range toy for us in the USA.

[@alexiv5755]

@@ParrotTactical Which bullpups do you own? I’m a Gen Z and have X95 and AUG and he is correct. Bullpups are odd and can be clunky.

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

Why is everyone shilling this rifle?

[@TheRKFord]

When someone buys something with their own money, it’s not shilling. When a factory provides the item for free, then that’s shilling. Know the difference.

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@@TheRKFord but isn't it funny how most of the big channels, even ones that have said before they don't like bullpups, happen to be buying these around the same time and saying how great they are?

[@Ni999]

@@Makingnewnamesisdumb Not as funny as watching something go in one ear and come right out of the other.

[@009013M3]

@@Makingnewnamesisdumb Have you considered that maybe it's because it's a cool rifle that works well, and that it's undergone enough development that you're not paying $2000 to beta-test someone's garage project?

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@@009013M3 hmmm...... ..... Nah, that can't be it. It's a bullpup.

[@steveb6103]

Tell the truth! Springfield doesn't make it. They just slap their name on it and double the price! Same as the XD!

[@donsaive2991]

Clean the wax out of your ears boomer! He said HS Produkt.

[@alexiv5755]

Ok boomer turn your hearing aids up. He said HS Product.

[@009013M3]

All Springfield's best weapons are made by HS Produkt.

[@zxrider9246]

I'll take the Tavor X-95, far simpler to work on and maintain.