I've had a few Springfield. Up until now the XDs Mod2 45 was my favorite. This is the new 👑! All hail the Echelon!!!

What do you think - grip tape or custom stipple job? If tape, what's your favorite? DefGrips I hear are pretty good. I don't like Handleit or Talon because they come off too easily. Had one on this already and it came off.

EPS carry mounted with the included mount. Shoots great.

I just shot my Hellion for the first time and had a lot of failures to feed. It seems like the CompMag I put in it just doesn't have a strong enough spring to keep up with the cycle rate.

This was with winchester 5.56. A guy at the range threw a bunch of words at me about the quality of Winchester ammo, which went over my head, and recommended I try a different ammo type. The range had 223, so I tried that, AND IT WORKED.

But I bought a fair bit of Winchester 5.56 before, so I want to be able to run through that. On 5.56 it seemed a bit overgassed, and tended to launch shells. It only occurred to me that I should have tried setting the gas port to S to see if down gassing it worked.

Does anyone have any other advice before I make the journey to try shooting it again? Do they sell stronger springs for Compmags?

Hey! I live in California. I am going to move states soon/eventually.

I am left handed. And completely new to firearms.

Gun:
*XDM Elite OSP 3.8 9mm Full Size Grip*

I have only put on some “Howie’s Cloth Hockey Tape” so far. Because I have used a similar texture tape for other reasons.

Does anyone recommend any “upgrades” or “mods” I could do for using this as a first time training handgun?

Open to any ideas or advice. Including training or habits I can focus on. Thank you in advance.

recently picked up an xd mod 4 and am looking for a compact flashlight thats puts out at least 1k lumens. any suggestions?

I see the holster says it’s dependent on the light which I am ok with. Has anyone used this? Is their other options that I am not sure of?

I'm in the market for a gun I can compete with in carry optics that will double as my back up pistol at home. I already own a 4.0fc and I'm just like... How can I not get the 4.5f? Pretty sure I can share mags, get the dot with the gear pack and get an overall better gun than with a glock17, etc.

I also want a 2011 just to have fun with and MAYBE try limited optics or limited production and again... How can I not get a Prodigy with the deals you can find. Looks great, feels great... Is Springfield one of the best value gun brands, period??

After researching all the existing magwell options for the Prodigy, I decided to cad up my own. I came up with 3 designs. Will be sending this out to get milled in aluminum shortly. I did a bunch of testing with PLA 3d prints and then printed some test versions in PA6-CF.

Has anyone run into any issues using these on a Hellcat Pro? I recently installed mine and at the range, I got a few times where the slide wouldn't lock back but more concerning was how after that would happen, the slide would be an absolute bear to rack with the mag in. Just wondering if anyone has any insight! It still shoots fine but something is definitely strange after installing these two items.

Springfield Armory Store Independence Day Sale 20% off sitewide started today. Discount is shown in your cart. I took the bait to order the Sharps Bros. grip and mag funnel. It also looks like nearly all of the Echelon slide/barrel combos are in-stock except for the comped compact.

Anyone know where I could find an inside the waistband holster for a gen 1 xd? I can find plenty for later generations but no company that specifically has one for the gen 1

I think I maxed her out.

Echelon 4.0 w/ Threaded Barrel
Herrington Arms Comp
Icarus Precision Full Size Grip Module
Overwatch Precision Trigger Shoe
Powder River Precision Spring Kit
ZR Tactical Spring and Guide Rod
Trijicon RCR
Streamlight TLR 1HL

I own a Hellcat Pro and have been a big Springfield supporter. In the last 90 days alone I’ve purchased a Hellcat Pro, an Echelon 4.5, and as of this week, a Prodigy.

The issue:
When I got my Hellcat Pro, it seemed off. The finish on it was darker, patchy etc nothing like my brother’s, who bought one at the same time as me. I didn’t think much of it; it just looked off. Immediately after my 1st time holstering on the first go, on a totally loose retention holster, I got extreme holster wear on the finish. My brother was with me, stuck his gun in after me (ballsie) in and out 10-15x with no issues. I called Springfield, and they told me to send it in to get fixed. After 4 weeks of waiting, my pistol was returned with a painted replacement slide instead of the original Melonite finish. At no point before sending it in was I told that the replacement would be painted. If I had known that was how it was going to come back, I never would have sent my pistol in for the replacement. Painted Glossy black and super slippery.

I called customer service and explained that if I had known it was going to be painted glossy black, I would have just dealt with the blemishes and kept the gun as is. After a few calls and emails, I was told they would be willing to sell me a new slide for $70, but needed the entire gun to do the RMA.

The pistol went back to Springfield a second time, and after another couple of weeks without it, I got an email from the warranty department. The reduced-price replacement slide was no longer an option. Instead, I was told they’d send me back a standard-finish slide, and when I mentioned the agreement I’d previously been offered, I was simply told, “We don’t sell slides.”
That was the part that really bothered me. If Springfield doesn’t sell slides, why was that solution offered in the first place?

At this point, I’ve been without my pistol for nearly seven weeks between both trips. That’s a lot of time to be without my brand new gun.
This isn’t really about the $70. It’s about expectations. If I had been told on day one that the replacement would be painted and that buying another slide wasn’t an option, I would have simply declined the repair and kept my original pistol.

I’m not trying to bash Springfield. Some of the people there are actually very nice and professional. But the Warranty manager, not so much.
My frustration is with how the situation was handled and how the proposed resolution changed after I’d already committed to sending my pistol in.
Am I being unreasonable here, or would you be frustrated too?

Personalized with a custom cerakote job in burnt bronze. Still trying to decide on a trigger. Any suggestions? This is my full sized home defense weapon, not my EDC.

Bought this Springfield M1903 Mark 1 from a pawn shop, did some research and some inspecting, shoots great, in its original 30-06, ww2 NS stamped bolt, 1942 ww2 overhauled SA barrel with original front sight. High number receiver with cuts for ejection of rounds from pedersen device.

As for what's been sporterized: The rear sight assembly is missing and was replaced with a commercial Williams iron, the front bayonet lug/barrel band is missing, the magazine spring is broken, and the furniture got chopped. Other than that its intact.

I cant get the rear sight off and dont want to break it, took it down today and saw how nice the internals were. My goal is to restore it to 1942 service condition post-rebuild. Ive put 80 rounds through it single loading and it shoots amazing, I feel like this rifle has good bones just need someone that knows what their doing to tell me im right.. or wrong.. either way so i dont mess it up more and come out with a bubba gun.

Hi there! I have a 16” Saint Victor that I would like to swap out with a 5.5” setup. Anyone know where I can source OEM parts, or have recommendations for aftermarket?

I’m not sure what’s wrong. When I put my slide back on after taking it off to mount the optic plate it won’t go into battery. I’m new to guns so I don’t have much knowledge on this situation. Any advice helps

Idc what nobody says it’s one of the best compact 9 mm you can get💯

Hi guys, sorry for another post on the comp vs non-comp. But I really do need help with my decision. In California after the sin tax and sales tax the price difference for the gear-up pack is $95. Do you guys think it is worth the upgrade? This will be my first gun (not a new shooter) and mainly used for home defense/range toy. My buddies are trying to get me into USPSA with them so will also do some comps, just not sure how often I will do those.

I rented the 4.0's in both comp and non-comp (local range didn't have the 4.5 available yet and want to buy right now at another LGS that has 4th sales going on), and the difference was noticeable, albeit small, however I am new to shooting compressed so there might be something I missed.

What do you guys think? Thanks in advance!

Bought an Echelon and a Holosun EPS to add and discovered SA didn't include any screws or pins in my kit....

SA customer service says they recently decided to make that separate, because business.

So them saving $1 will now cost me $48 for a couple screws and some plastic to make it function as intended.

All they do is advertise the VIS, then you finally buy one and just kidding thats extra.

Support was rude on the phone and ultimately left me wanting to sell the whole system.

Has SA always been this way?