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Originally posted by bubbatime:

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Originally posted by Edmond:
Any idea if they plan to offer one with a manual safety?

God I sure hope not.

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Originally posted by andronicus:
Still didn't see anything that would make me dump my well proven Gen 5 Glocks for this thing. The last two Springfield Armory items I purchased were a Defender series 1911 and a SA 35. The clones are very well made and make me appreciate the classics. This? They'll probably market it as the "Glock Killer" and it won't be.

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Originally posted by hessy2000:

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Originally posted by andronicus:
Still didn't see anything that would make me dump my well proven Gen 5 Glocks for this thing. The last two Springfield Armory items I purchased were a Defender series 1911 and a SA 35. The clones are very well made and make me appreciate the classics. This? They'll probably market it as the "Glock Killer" and it won't be.

It won't be a Glock killer, and nothing is. But is still a very good gun. Why dump Glocks? Echelon outdoes Glock in terms of grip comfort for sure. Modularity is a plus, too. We'll see what SA comes with for customization.

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The St. Louis County (MO) police department, which has more than 900 uniformed officers, has officially adopted Springfield Armory’s Echelon 4.5F 9 mm-chambered pistol. The Echelon 4.5F is a striker-fired duty pistol with a host of revolutionary, patent-pending features. The modular and highly adaptable handgun is engineered with superior ergonomics and built to withstand the harshest conditions.

“Springfield Armory has a strong commitment to supporting the law enforcement community,” said Fred Mincks, Springfield Armory’s law enforcement sales manager. “We are proud to have been able to provide such a capable firearm to the St. Louis County police department to help them keep their community safe.”

Driving the modularity of the design is the Echelon’s patent-pending Central Operating Group. Employing cutting-edge manufacturing techniques, it’s an entirely self-contained and serialized stainless steel chassis. The result is a system that is easily moved between available grip modules in seconds.

The pistol also features interchangeable grip modules, allowing it to fit a wide range of officers’ hand sizes. It comes standard with the medium grip and three interchangeable backstraps, while small and large grip modules can be purchased separately. The three backstraps are designed to fit all three grip sizes.

Further adding to the fully ambidextrous Echelon is its innovative Variable Interface System. This system employs patent-pending self-locking pins that exert lateral pressure on the optic’s interior mounting surface for consistent and reliable point of aim/point of impact. The pins can be positioned to fit the footprints of more than 30 popular optics, allowing for an unparalleled direct-mount fit.

“For any department looking for a new weapon system, we can highly recommend the Springfield Armory Echelon series of pistols as a durable, highly configurable platform that can fulfill multiple roles,” said O. Jason Dite, department armorer for the St. Louis County Police. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with Springfield Armory and the innovative Echelon models.”

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Customer service told me the magazines are Croatia made.

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I asked if they had ever considered letting MecGar take over, but my comment was not appreciated!

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Looks like the Springfield Echelon in 9mm was just adopted as the new duty weapon for the St. Louis County Police Department, replacing the Sig P229R in .40.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
I have an Echelon 4.0 and love it. But flat based 15 round magazines for it are unobtainium. So I got on the Chat function on the SA website and asked when they were due in. No idea. Hope St. Louis Co. has better luck!