First Look: Echelon 4.5F with Manual Safety

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “First Look: Echelon 4.5F with Manual Safety” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/first-look-echelon-4-5f-with-manual-safety/.

 

[bc22wm]

Springfield Armory. Good job. From the pictures it looks like a thought-out option. Not a after though add on like some that will remain nameless.

 

[trader]

wonder if my local gr has one of these to try out

 

[Belt Fed]

I like it, now if only it had a threaded barrel and in FDE.

 

[Okstout]

I want to know if a safety can be added to the Echelon that I currently own? I also own a Sig M18 that I was able to buy a manual safety for and then added it to the M18. So that would be awesome if I could do the same with the Echelon.

 

[Pdiamond]

I like it, now if only it had a threaded barrel and in FDE.

They do

 

[Pdiamond]

I guess I purchased mine just a tad bit to soon. Would've liked to have the manual safety, but it's all good cause I really like my green Echelon.

 

[Okstout]

Mine is the FDE but like you I want to know if I can add a manual safety to it. I just sent an email to Springfield's support page and will let you know what I find out.

 

[GRANxTIGER]

I am 99% sold on an Echelon, but quick question about the manual safety, the review mentioned the changeable grip modules, do they work on the manual safety version? It looks like the safety version grip module is slightly different in the back to accommodate the manual safety.

 

[Annihilator]

Mine is the FDE but like you I want to know if I can add a manual safety to it. I just sent an email to Springfield's support page and will let you know what I find out.

More then like the COG is slightly different, meaning different internals for the one with safety and one without safety

 

[belladonna]

I don't care for manual safeties much, but I think it's a good thing that they added one for those who do.

 

[Annihilator]

I am 99% sold on an Echelon, but quick question about the manual safety, the review mentioned the changeable grip modules, do they work on the manual safety version? It looks like the safety version grip module is slightly different in the back to accommodate the manual safety.

The module probably is a little different where the safety is

 

[Annihilator]

I don't care for manual safeties much, but I think it's a good thing that they added one for those who do.

I don’t like manual safety on any polymer gun, if the trigger has the blade safety, why do you need another one, just me

 

[Jester560]

I do not understand the redundancy of a manual safety on a striker fired gun. However, if one wants the added safety, I'm glad itbis available.

 

[Annihilator]

I do not understand the redundancy of a manual safety on a striker fired gun. However, if one wants the added safety, I'm glad itbis available.

itbis……

 

[Jester560]

itbis……

Fat fingers