Saint Louis County PD adopts Echelon

[ECS686]

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An Official Journal Of The NRA | St. Louis County Police Department Adopts Springfield Armory Echelon Pistol

The St. Louis County (MO) police department, with nearly 1,000 officers, has adopted the Echelon as its duty pistol.

www.shootingillustrated.com

 

[Belt Fed]

Maybe me but i just can't get into the Echelon, They are probably a fantastic handgun but just does nothing for me enough to buy one. even the ones that ain't black.

 

[deadduck357]

Good to see them get into LE holsters.

 

[HayesGreener]

We need to hear from Bassbob!

 

[NMEDGE]

Maybe me but i just can't get into the Echelon, They are probably a fantastic handgun but just does nothing for me enough to buy one. even the ones that ain't black.

What about if they were in a dirty movie?

 

[NMEDGE]

We need to hear from Bassbob!

Pigtails

 

[GPS]

Hope more police departments move away from Glock, I kinda realized that what they did was worse than simply kowtowing to the blue states. I figured out that they simply discontinued the Gen 5s to ramp up production of Gen 6s to release en masse to the public first quarter of 2026 and caused panic buying of Gen 5s for the fourth quarter of 2024 and said they released the V model simply to appease the blue states. They didn’t simply discontinue the Gen 5s for Gen 6s, which would be completely fine, they lied to the public in order to virtue signal to the blue states.

 

[HayesGreener]

Glock was a passing fad.

 

[ECS686]

Hope more police departments move away from Glock, I kinda realized that what they did was worse than simply kowtowing to the blue states. I figured out that they simply discontinued the Gen 5s to ramp up production of Gen 6s to release en masse to the public first quarter of 2026 and caused panic buying of Gen 5s for the fourth quarter of 2024 and said they released the V model simply to appease the blue states. They didn’t simply discontinue the Gen 5s for Gen 6s, which would be completely fine, they lied to the public in order to virtue signal to the blue states.

There is no panic buying of Gen 5’s that I see. There are plenty on shelves in Indiana and Ohio and are as popular as ever.

Glock didn’t do anything that Springfield, Rock River, S&W or many others have. Skne.

I remember Kate 1990’s Colt civilian sales always mon existent whem a retired General was running ghjngs and he only worries about Mikitaru contracts.

 

[TurboDog910]

They might see more widespread usage if they offered OEM parts.
It’s a pain in the rear for an individual to send their firearm to have it serviced or repaired to SA. Are agencies or departments that adopt the echelon allowed to purchase oem parts?

 

[ECS686]

They might see more widespread usage if they offered OEM parts.
It’s a pain in the rear for an individual to send their firearm to have it serviced or repaired to SA. Are agencies or departments that adopt the echelon allowed to purchase oem parts?

I would presume agency’s would have a B line through their armorer for such parts and they should keep frequent wear items on hand.

That one reason Glock has dominated the competition. The amount of factory support with readily and easy to get OEM parts and training from Armorer or operator to Instructor development and sanctioned GSSF matches

 

[NMEDGE]

As long as they keep making Glocks they will sell boatloads of them. Who cares if they look ugly. They are relatively cheap to buy, and reliable when needed. That is what a gun is supposed to be--work when needed under pressure.

 

[HayesGreener]

I wonder if we are seeing the start of a trend away from polymer guns. Judging from what I see in my LGS, there is more interest in all metal guns than I have seen in recent years.

 

[rcurtner]

We need to hear from Bassbob!

Yeah that would be nice.

 

[rcurtner]

Glock was a passing fad.

Yep, even pics of them offends my eyes. LOL

 

[xdman]

They might see more widespread usage if they offered OEM parts.
It’s a pain in the rear for an individual to send their firearm to have it serviced or repaired to SA. Are agencies or departments that adopt the echelon allowed to purchase oem parts?

They offer an armorers certification, and yes you can buy parts. But for guns like the XD, XDM hellcat etc parts are available through Brownells, midwest, gunpartscorp etc. The Echelon will follow, since they already sell parts kits for the echelons on the Springfield website.

Echelon™ Striker Assembly Kit

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

Echelon™ Extractor Assembly Kit

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

Echelon™ Magazine Release Kit

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

Even the drop safety

Echelon™ Striker Block Safety Assembly Kit

Springfield Armory WebStore

store.springfield-armory.com

Ask and you shall receive, look and you will find it.

 

[SimonRL]

Maybe me but i just can't get into the Echelon, They are probably a fantastic handgun but just does nothing for me enough to buy one. even the ones that ain't black.

I agree with you. It gets great reviews, but the only ones that catch my eye are the ones that are modded up to the eyeballs. Now excuse me while I go and explain to my VP9s that I am mot interested in any other striker fired guns. Well, except for the Walthers, Sigs and Archons, but that’s it. Really!

 

[NMEDGE]

Nothing wrong with all steel guns. If I was younger and my back wasn't all messed up that's what I would carry. But, as it stands now I just can't carry one all day. The polymer lightweight guns have been a savior for me. Also, the cost of them are a lot cheaper than some of those beautiful steel handguns. Being retired and the cost of just about everything going sky high its getting harder to stay in the game.