Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C 9mm 4in Barrel 15+1(1)/18+1(1) Optic Ready

The design on the Echelon is top notch. The slide serrations are grippy and perfect for press checks, chambering, or malfunction clearing -- whether over-the-top from front or back, or slingshot -- whatever fits your training and situation. This is my 3rd Echelon model, they've all proven very reliable and consistent with this one shooting a perfectly zero'd 1.5" group at 7y with irons and the first magazine right out of the box. For now I'm carrying it "clean", no optic, as I got the compact for as minimal printing as possible. It's great that I can exchange most parts between any of my Echelons and make interesting hybrid configurations --- like putting a fullsize Echelon slide and barrel on this compact frame to have a hybrid longslide-compact variant. The optic system is top-shelf, love the low mount and ability to use the standard tritium height irons for fast alignment and as backup. I couldn't be happier.