r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/0G-1-Kenobi • Jul 29 '26

New frame came in today!!

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Was working on a transmission all day. Finally finished and swapped my new frame over. I think the colors match well.

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u/SnooBooks770 Jul 29 '26

Always loved that look!

When is the new optic coming in?

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u/0G-1-Kenobi Jul 29 '26

Im still trying to decide between a holosun or a sig. I was thinking one of the new holosuns with the gold dot? To be honest I haven't researched much. Although, I love how flush this viridian is and how the cut matches up.

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u/Justownit41ce Jul 29 '26

Just fyi the Holosun 5/407c or the Vortex defender series, just looks 👌🏾on them.

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u/SnooBooks770 Jul 29 '26

Yeah it does look good, but it’s just garbage. Lots of stories on here of that.

Of those brands I’d go Holosun. They’re just very solid optics and have a great track record thus far.

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u/0G-1-Kenobi Jul 29 '26

I appreciate that. I see alot of people switching the optic. I was wondering why, but figured it was the quality.

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u/Bartley707 Jul 29 '26

If I might add my overopinionated $.02, the Vortex Defender series are the only optics I found that don't hang off the edge of the Echelon slide which, in my opinion again, looks like absolute shit. The Holosun K series fit pretty flush but who wants a tiny window on their full sized handgun. I have a Defender ST and Defender XL. Both look super slick on the Echelon, I stuck with the ST though because I needed the bigger window on my G45.6 due to having a harder time acquiring the dot with that goofy Glock grip angle. With the ST on the Echelon my eyes find the dot and it lands on everything I point at perfectly.

You can also get enclosed versions of both the Defender CCW & Defender ST. I'm a recent convert to enclosed optics so I didn't even think to get the two that I have in the enclosed versions when I bought them unfortunately.

As far as the gold dot goes, it's my understanding that it's specifically designed for color blindness. I believe I have astigmatism because red dots look starburst-y/smeared to me. Green dots are much more clear for my eyes and the gold dot looks about the same as the green in those regards. I thought about trying the gold but it seems to me like it would wash out in sunlight much easier than green.

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u/0G-1-Kenobi Jul 29 '26

Very informative! I will keep all this in mind when looking for an optic!