New Springfield Echelon: Croatia's Chassis System Pistol (ad-free)
Added 2023-07-12 12:00:06 +0000 UTCThe Springfield Echelon pistol was released today, and it's a significant step forward for Croatian manufacturer HS Produkt. In an effort to appeal to new military and police tenders as well as introduce a forward-looking new design, the company has brought out a pistol based on a serialized chassis like that of the SIG P365 and P320. HS Produkt recognized that their previous design (the XD and XD-M in the US and the HS2000 and HS9 in Europe) was falling behind. Its grip safety was getting it rejected from a lot of major tenders, but rather than just made a new versions without that element, they chose to move to a whole new platform. Work began about 2 years ago, and it is now ready for market.
For now, the Echelon is available only in this basic configuration, although that does include a lot of premium features - light rail, ambi controls, tritium front sight, and an optics mounting plate. A threaded barrel is also available separately. In the future, I have no doubt we will see a wide variety of other configurations from subcompact to oversize competition models - that is one of the core strengths of the chassis system, after all.
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Thanks for trying.
Retired No Bad Days
2023-07-13 15:05:26 +0000 UTCI have tried, because I have a friend who is trying to get one as well. I can't get any dates or timetables at this point - sorry.
Forgotten Weapons
2023-07-13 14:57:29 +0000 UTCAny chance you could contact HS Produkt to find out when this may happen or if Springfield will not sell them can someone else provide them?
Retired No Bad Days
2023-07-13 14:55:29 +0000 UTCI think it's too bad they didn't incorporate the grip safety on this piece. It was one of the big draws for me to the XD line. A subcompact 9mm and the compact tactical .45- a piece curiously absent now but I think the best of the whole lot thanks to its shorter butt for carrying concealed.
Jim F
2023-07-13 11:06:14 +0000 UTCMy understanding is that they will be offering the 20" barrel, but are not doing it yet.
Forgotten Weapons
2023-07-12 20:57:08 +0000 UTCoh great... f***** yt... homepage. well plastic. sights look good though.
Guido Schriewer
2023-07-12 20:21:16 +0000 UTCI bought a HS Produkt bullpup(Hellion) last fall. I would like to buy the 20" barrel. Springfield keeps telling me they do not sell them yet and do not know when they will. Any chance you may know what's going on or how I can buy the 20" barrel?
Retired No Bad Days
2023-07-12 19:45:15 +0000 UTCYeah, Youtube just randomly does that sometimes now.
Forgotten Weapons
2023-07-12 18:03:35 +0000 UTCAge restricted? That is a new one.
Terry
2023-07-12 18:01:21 +0000 UTCPerhaps unknown
Stephen Woods
2023-07-12 14:12:12 +0000 UTCHow is a new gun “forgotten”? 😉
Rick Notkin
2023-07-12 12:24:06 +0000 UTC
