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SHOP NOWKaya walks through his new Springfield Hellcat Pro EDC setup and home stippling work during a casual live stream. The conversation drifts into EDC preferences, compact pistols, and his past life building and racing cars.
The live stream opens with technical problems as Kaya struggles to get a Rumble destination working and eventually removes it from the setup. He apologizes to viewers who have already joined while he troubleshoots and talks with coworkers about the error. Once the stream stabilizes, he starts greeting people by name, asking how they are doing, and commenting that his eyesight is not what it used to be. Viewers mention cleaning out trucks and sitting in their vehicles after work, and he asks what kind of trucks they drive. The chat shifts briefly to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, where he says leg locks are his favorite submissions, partly because of his long legs. He also checks on audio levels after someone reports low volume and confirms that the sound should now be fine.
Prompted by chat asking to see his EDC, Kaya explains that the stream title was written with the intention of showing it. He says his carry gun is a Springfield Hellcat Pro with a threaded barrel in black. He recently hand-stippled the grip at home and is surprised at how professional it turned out. Because of platform rules, he considers only showing the lower receiver, then decides to share a photo instead. He emails the image to himself, loads it on screen, and describes what viewers are seeing: the Hellcat Pro on a work surface with a Dremel tool nearby. He emphasizes that this is his personal everyday carry pistol and that he is genuinely pleased with how the grip work came out.
As the EDC discussion continues, viewers mention their own carry guns, including a Glock 34 and a SIG P365 X-Macro. One viewer notes that his wife carries a Hellcat Pro while he carries a P365 X-Macro, and Kaya is curious which one he prefers after using both. He acknowledges that the P365 X-Macro is a solid pistol but says he personally loves the Hellcat platform. He comments that a Glock 34 can be a lot of gun for everyday carry depending on body size and clothing, though it may work for some. The chat briefly jokes that the P365 X-Macro is “more better,” and Taurus pistols are mentioned as being pretty good. Throughout, the focus stays on what people actually carry and how these compact and micro-compact pistols compare in real-world use.
Kaya walks through how he stippled the Springfield Hellcat Pro grip. Using a Dremel, he first shaved down a section of the factory grip texture to create a smooth surface, intentionally leaving other areas untouched as part of an experiment. He then used a wood-burning style tool from a wood carving kit to apply stippling, creating a pattern of small, random dots while maintaining clean lines. On the shared photo, he zooms in to show the detail, pointing out the aggressive texture and the area he calls the accelerator pad. He says the result is the grippiest pistol grip he has felt, with excellent traction in the hand, and notes that he could make it even more coarse if desired by going deeper with the tool. Impressed with the outcome, he plans to stipple more guns in the future.
The conversation shifts from firearms to cars as Kaya talks about always being handy with tools. Before working on guns, he spent time modifying his own vehicles, including restoring cloudy headlights to clear and smoking taillights with Nightshade. His first car was a 1997 Pontiac Trans Am with a 5.7L LT1, automatic transmission, and 2.73 gears. He recalls thinking it was incredibly fast, especially with a Flowmaster exhaust, even though it made under 300 horsepower. He laughs about revving at almost anyone, including minivans, and admits he behaved like many high school kids who believe their modestly powered cars are unbeatable. That Trans Am led to a series of performance cars and deeper involvement in racing and modifications.
Kaya describes moving from the Trans Am to several Mustangs, including a 2006 Mustang GT and then a 2003 Mustang Cobra Terminator, which he considers his first truly serious performance car. With a tune, mid-pipe, and axle-back exhaust, the Cobra made around 455 horsepower and 478 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. He raced frequently, often taking on anyone who challenged him, including for small cash bets. He recalls a notable run against a red Trans Am at the track, where the other driver lifted the front wheels but still lost. Kaya emphasizes that his independent rear suspension held up despite others frequently breaking half-shafts. He shares that people online accused him of lying about his modifications because of his times, which made him realize he might simply be driving the car very well. Later, he owned additional Mustangs, including a 2007 GT and a 2004 screaming yellow Cobra, before eventually moving away from high-performance builds.
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