Whatever they paid the film/editing crew to put this commercial together was worth it. They did a fantastic job and I'd gladly watch their other projects.
I rolled my eyes at first until I saw the optic mounting solution which have moveable lugs and doesn’t require suppressor height sights. Now that’s innovation! Now Springfield has my attention
I'm pissed and I think the pistols f****** stupid first off there's absolutely zero reason to mess with the XDM Elite line..... if it ain't broke don't f****** fix it... now they're floating their barrels so say goodbye to fully supported match-grade barrels that can handle heavy harmonics they should have chambered it in 57 in made of 57 XDM Elite the new slide cut for red dots are cool but then there's no Muzzle threads they should have never f***** with the XDM Elite line added slide cuts to it and muzzle threads and chambered it and something new like a 57 that would have been absolutely amazing and I guarantee you it will absolutely dominate every 57 out there that's ever been made including FNs.... and it would have been because of the fully supported match-grade barrels Witcher just a little thicker those Harmonix matched up with the ten are amazing them matched up with the 57 would have been Beyond laser accurate
Shadow systems did the universal optic mount design first. Just seems like other big brands are starting to do the same. Let’s see who else hops onboard!
They have definitely partnered up with a solid Croatian weapons manufacturer, this model (unlike the Hellion) is exactly the same in both countries, right down to the name.
@@MusicianZombie Exactly. There's nothing revolutionary about the Echelon, but I applaud HS Produkt and Springfield for bringing all the current trends together in one nice package. I hope it sell well and they make it in other calibers as well.
@@mikecumbo7531 I'd imagine this one is probably more Springfield than HS since this addresses the concerns of the American Market. Chances are the Croatians market isn't as opinionated or diverse the US market. That is purely conjecture though 🤷♂
@@Turbo.M777 just like my XD. I bet within the SA/HS contracts are a bunch of non disclosure agreements as far as which entity is actually the creative one.
When the Hellcat came out, I was impressed with the video for it. This one is right up there with it. Whoever is in charge of their marketing, give them a raise.
I really hope this pushes other manufacturers to follow suit, ramping up the competition against each other to produce some bad ass firearms. The Echelon, I think, will be a staple for the entire firearms industry. This commercial is also put together extremely well.
The innovation started with Sig Sauer. The Sig P320 was the first handgun to use a modular fire control unit - and it looks like this is Springfield's competing offering. Excited to see what comes next.
A lot safer than the P320 as well. At least this won't AD into your femoral artery holstered and you won't have to worry about it discharging when it's dropped.
I went into this commercial thinking, meh, another striker fired 9mm, whoopee. I'm man enough to admit that I was wrong. This thing looks really, really good.....
I'm really impressed when comparing this to a P320: - Multi-mount Red Dot Support (I'm very curious on the list of 30 supported optics) - Suppressor height Red Dot mount - Super low bore axis like a glock (man, the P320 has super high bore axis) I think they have a real winner here.
Intrigued. I like how it's interchangeable with grip sizes and has a 17+1 round mag, like the Sig P365X Macro. The ambi idea is nice too. Well thought out.
I have a SAR9 and it came standard with two 17rd mags and interchangeable back and side grips - it’s what drew me to the gun - these are great attributes for a firearm but this thing has these and so much more, the super high grip angle/ ease of breakdown/ different stock sight configurations with that cutout in the rear sight/ slide flares… so sick
@springfieldarmory awesome to see the Hellcat grip texture employed on other platforms. Your XDM-Elite customers would love to see that transfer over so we don’t have to buy Talon grips every few years. Keep up the good work!
I gotta hand it to you Springfield, you nailed it. This follows market trends to exactly what cops, military, and shooters want in a modern pistol. Well done!
Great presentation in this video. The website description was full of the exact information I wanted to learn. Looking forward to more review videos and to see if there's any bugs to work out. Really enjoyed the two XD's I had a decade ago. Looking at deciding between this and a Walther pdp.
More than one year later, this video alone cooks as if I was watching it for the first time. Rarely do you get a weapon like the Echelon for the price of a standard modern Glock. Tactical at its finest.
After watching this video this morning and IMMEDIATELY went to the gun store to get hands on with it to see if it was really all that.. And I can with 100% certainty, that is REALLY IS all that! They had 2 of them in stock too. Weird, when I left, they only had one :)
Second sear engagement for drop safety 🤔 Alex I will take what is fire pin safety for $1000 But yes improper holster fit push trigger back far enough back gun pushing in the fire pin safety and gun can go off
@Freedomishere-im6ug Which is why it's better not to get a P320 in the first place. Sig's QC has gone straight down the pisser for the last 23 years(since Sig USA became the "primary producer" of Sig Sauer firearms).
that was no Bud Light ad! I stove live my XD9, over 15k rounds through it, One jam…And of course I was shooting with my “ I love my Glock buddy”! 👍🏻👍🏻🤠🇺🇸🎬
Oh, this is beyond what I was hoping for! I was hoping for a new full sized pistol without the grip safety. ✅ I was not expecting a fully modular pistol like the Sig P320. That's just an extra bonus! I'll be buying one of these for sure
@@Taskorilla hopefully it's modular enough to cover all the bases. I would love to see some subcompact frames that could fit this and be easily concealable.
I held the Echelon at a recent gun show….all I need to do now is test it at the gun range. If I am accurate with it and based on how good that bad boy felt in my hands, it’s going to be added with my other Springfield collection. 😊
Looks to be better than Shadow Systems because this mount accepts enclosed optics as well, where the shadows only accept open emitter optics. SS now makes a slide for closed emitters but you have to buy a whole separate pistol…
2.0 version should have top front slide serration all the way up to the logo, might as well finish that. Overall, it has a good look to it. Now make a prodigy 2.0 in .45ACP double stack 14 rounds pls.
Also can you do a 10mm, 45acp echelon soon with the 5.25 as well and really do something daring as the 1st major manufacturer to release a double stack factory 460 Rowland, again even as a limited edition kit with extra barrels like 40 super, 9x25mm dillon and all the extras with a price that makes it work for you, Alaska would go crazy for them and plenty others.
It looks interesting, but i have to note something. People are comparing it to glock and the sig p320, but I think it has more in common with the Beretta APX. It has a similar trigger design, albeit not as simple, similar outer look, and the low bore axis. The sig is just terrible for bore axis, glock is good, but the beretta is slightly lower.
me likey. my EDC and absolute favorite gun to shoot is my xdm 3.8. that thing has shot without a hitch for years. has it ever jammed? maybe, but i honestly cant even remember the last time it did.
I agree. The pistol looks fantastic, but careful attention to what is said and heard in the video makes it clear that the pistol is designed for home defense or duty carry by LEO. My prediction: a compact version by year's end.
Regretted selling my XD Mod 2 a few years back. Looking for a double stack pistol and this might be it. Hope it comes in for less than $700. Also, thanks for pronouncing ambidextrous correctly :P
Can you release an echelon in 40 and 357 even as just a slide, barrel and mag as a kit or as a limited edition custom package with lots of extras like spare barrels, optics, grips and accessories and custom dlc slide and paint job maybe at Christmas time and charge extra if you need to.
Me last week: Hey honey I think I've gotten all the guns I've wanted. Her: Awesome, thank goodness! Me this week: Honey, we need to talk about the echelon...
So... why has this gun been out for 9 months but no word on compact, subcompact, or long slide iterations? That's why you did your spin on the interchangeable chassis system right?
Round of applause for the camera man going back in time to capture that opening footage. Truly legendary.
😂
Lmao
how did he do it
1:27 Camera man can go faster than the speed of sound too
Certified TENET moment
Whatever they paid the film/editing crew to put this commercial together was worth it. They did a fantastic job and I'd gladly watch their other projects.
SA always has great commercials to introduce their new guns.
The SA intro to the Hellcat was a phenomenal commercial. Still one of my favorites.
@@dannyb9140 I agree. Best gun commercial I have seen.
@@DavidJStynchcombe 100%. BTW, shot a customers Echelon today here in North Texas. Very impressive.
@@dannyb9140 I am trying really hard to wait for the subcompact version, but I don't know if I can. LOL
I rolled my eyes at first until I saw the optic mounting solution which have moveable lugs and doesn’t require suppressor height sights. Now that’s innovation! Now Springfield has my attention
I'm pissed and I think the pistols f****** stupid first off there's absolutely zero reason to mess with the XDM Elite line..... if it ain't broke don't f****** fix it... now they're floating their barrels so say goodbye to fully supported match-grade barrels that can handle heavy harmonics they should have chambered it in 57 in made of 57 XDM Elite the new slide cut for red dots are cool but then there's no Muzzle threads they should have never f***** with the XDM Elite line added slide cuts to it and muzzle threads and chambered it and something new like a 57 that would have been absolutely amazing and I guarantee you it will absolutely dominate every 57 out there that's ever been made including FNs.... and it would have been because of the fully supported match-grade barrels Witcher just a little thicker those Harmonix matched up with the ten are amazing them matched up with the 57 would have been Beyond laser accurate
Shadow systems did the universal optic mount design first.
Just seems like other big brands are starting to do the same. Let’s see who else hops onboard!
They have definitely partnered up with a solid Croatian weapons manufacturer, this model (unlike the Hellion) is exactly the same in both countries, right down to the name.
@@MusicianZombie Exactly. There's nothing revolutionary about the Echelon, but I applaud HS Produkt and Springfield for bringing all the current trends together in one nice package. I hope it sell well and they make it in other calibers as well.
@@MusicianZombie seems like all gonna be on board soon, good for you guy! I live in CA 😒
I have never seen a firearm commercial before. This was made very well.
Imagine the voice being that of a chipmunk - makes the ad way more interesting!
There anybody else begrudgingly pleased with Springfield actually innovating and providing an improvement to the market?
How much of it is Springfield and how much is HS, the actual maker of the gun?
@@mikecumbo7531 I'd imagine this one is probably more Springfield than HS since this addresses the concerns of the American Market. Chances are the Croatians market isn't as opinionated or diverse the US market. That is purely conjecture though 🤷♂
@@andrewhogan3587 “Gun Jesus” mentioned HS’s European police and military marketing.
Springfield is in the US, and these are imported from Croatia so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@Turbo.M777 just like my XD. I bet within the SA/HS contracts are a bunch of non disclosure agreements as far as which entity is actually the creative one.
Now THIS is a commercial! Well done Springfield Armory!
Because THAT is a damn good gun :)
When the Hellcat came out, I was impressed with the video for it. This one is right up there with it. Whoever is in charge of their marketing, give them a raise.
Give them a raise and a high-five
Springfield has been killing it the last few years. Golden age.
They haven';t done anything but IMPORT! 😂 Look up HS Produkt. You'll see the XD line, Hellion, and the Hellcat. Not to mention a few others.
@@roostershooter76 Yes, we know this.
killing their reputation you mean?
@@roostershooter76 who cares, they are still great guns. I just picked up an Echelon and it rocks!
I really hope this pushes other manufacturers to follow suit, ramping up the competition against each other to produce some bad ass firearms. The Echelon, I think, will be a staple for the entire firearms industry. This commercial is also put together extremely well.
The innovation started with Sig Sauer. The Sig P320 was the first handgun to use a modular fire control unit - and it looks like this is Springfield's competing offering. Excited to see what comes next.
Best gun marketing video I’ve seen in decades!
I need to learn this guy's voice so i can talk like him when i show customers Springfield products.
So basically, a P320 with all the options we wished a P320 had.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Except it’s a cheap Springfield. Apples to oranges comparison.
P320 vs XD
Made in India vs Made in Croatia
I’ll stick with Glock 😂
A lot safer than the P320 as well. At least this won't AD into your femoral artery holstered and you won't have to worry about it discharging when it's dropped.
@@AKHKCZplusyou're getting 💩 on...
WOW that commercial was top-notch. Outstanding work.
The firing group being serialized is a unique touch. Movable lugs and direct mounting is a unique idea, wonder how it works out.
I went into this commercial thinking, meh, another striker fired 9mm, whoopee. I'm man enough to admit that I was wrong. This thing looks really, really good.....
@@ALJR223cope
I'm really impressed when comparing this to a P320:
- Multi-mount Red Dot Support (I'm very curious on the list of 30 supported optics)
- Suppressor height Red Dot mount
- Super low bore axis like a glock (man, the P320 has super high bore axis)
I think they have a real winner here.
Tactical at its finest.
Not even counting the fact that it's the price of a standard Glock.
God damn, one of the best commercial for a gun I've seen, love the camera work
Intrigued. I like how it's interchangeable with grip sizes and has a 17+1 round mag, like the Sig P365X Macro. The ambi idea is nice too. Well thought out.
I have a SAR9 and it came standard with two 17rd mags and interchangeable back and side grips - it’s what drew me to the gun - these are great attributes for a firearm but this thing has these and so much more, the super high grip angle/ ease of breakdown/ different stock sight configurations with that cutout in the rear sight/ slide flares… so sick
Best ad I have seen in ages
@springfieldarmory awesome to see the Hellcat grip texture employed on other platforms. Your XDM-Elite customers would love to see that transfer over so we don’t have to buy Talon grips every few years. Keep up the good work!
LOL Whoever filmed and edited this deserves a raise
What if they already make $6,000,000 a month?
Springfield just keeps listening, adapting, and getting better!!!
I gotta hand it to you Springfield, you nailed it. This follows market trends to exactly what cops, military, and shooters want in a modern pistol. Well done!
Except for manufacturing and assembly in Croatia.
Now that’s how you do a trailer. Good shit
These companies are literally just listening to TH-camrs and the people, pretty cool. Competition is at all time highs!
Outstanding presentation Springfield! Love my XD- 45 MOD 2 - Looking forward to The Echelon.
Great presentation in this video. The website description was full of the exact information I wanted to learn. Looking forward to more review videos and to see if there's any bugs to work out. Really enjoyed the two XD's I had a decade ago. Looking at deciding between this and a Walther pdp.
Who would have guessed SA would build the Gen 6 Glock?
Bruh…..
thats a good one
Respect to the team for bringing Steve Gomez back to life for this commercial
More than one year later, this video alone cooks as if I was watching it for the first time.
Rarely do you get a weapon like the Echelon for the price of a standard modern Glock.
Tactical at its finest.
I actually can't believe some of the camera work in this. One of the hypest handgun commercials I've ever seen haha.
After watching this video this morning and IMMEDIATELY went to the gun store to get hands on with it to see if it was really all that.. And I can with 100% certainty, that is REALLY IS all that! They had 2 of them in stock too. Weird, when I left, they only had one :)
2:15 - Good to know it won't randomly discharge in the holster or go off when dropped like that "other" pistol lol. Good stuff Springfield.
Ooofff! 💀💀💀
Second sear engagement for drop safety 🤔 Alex I will take what is fire pin safety for $1000
But yes improper holster fit push trigger back far enough back gun pushing in the fire pin safety and gun can go off
which gun?
@@SaxSpy sig 320 poor holster fit on gun goes off in holster
@Freedomishere-im6ug Which is why it's better not to get a P320 in the first place. Sig's QC has gone straight down the pisser for the last 23 years(since Sig USA became the "primary producer" of Sig Sauer firearms).
that was no Bud Light ad!
I stove live my XD9, over 15k rounds through it, One jam…And of course I was shooting with my “ I love my Glock buddy”! 👍🏻👍🏻🤠🇺🇸🎬
I came to comment and seen everyone else had already said it. Props to the camera man
I wish every gun company advertised new guns this way. This was legendary, and now I kinda want a Echelon
this is the most truck guy video ive ever seen lmfao
Just got an FDE echelon, I love everything aside from illinois mag ban limiting me to 15 rds
*laughs in Tennessee*
Lol to be serious yeah it’s a great pistol. Love the look and feel of it.
Oh, this is beyond what I was hoping for!
I was hoping for a new full sized pistol without the grip safety. ✅
I was not expecting a fully modular pistol like the Sig P320. That's just an extra bonus!
I'll be buying one of these for sure
@@Taskorilla the 365 isn't a full size though
@@Taskorilla hopefully it's modular enough to cover all the bases. I would love to see some subcompact frames that could fit this and be easily concealable.
This is the first firearm commercial ive ever seen. It was intense.
Pretty cool looking gun. nice to use Sigs idea of removable fire control unit to put in different sized frames.
The voice. The music. The photography. Spring Field knows how to sell a freakin’ firearm.
I held the Echelon at a recent gun show….all I need to do now is test it at the gun range. If I am accurate with it and based on how good that bad boy felt in my hands, it’s going to be added with my other Springfield collection. 😊
HOLY GRAIL OF COMMERICIALS, BEST IN THE BIZ!!
That optics system is great.
You guys are making me go broke with how many firearms you put out and I'm running out of excuses to tell my wife
Then get help and stop subscribing to gun channels and social media sites.
best firearm commercial ever
that ambi showcase was SO CLEAN
I like that it doesn't need any plates for diffrent optics thats really the only game changer i see..
@@Taskorilla Shadow Systems already has that.
Looks to be better than Shadow Systems because this mount accepts enclosed optics as well, where the shadows only accept open emitter optics. SS now makes a slide for closed emitters but you have to buy a whole separate pistol…
@@shutyalaps that's because the enclosed would require plates. Better to have those as dedicated cuts.
Great gun and Springfield armory makes a great semiautomatic pistol and I happen to own a xdm 9mm and love it 🇺🇲
VERY NICE you have a winner
Since I run a hellcat pro with a manual safety I would definitely like to see these have the option for a manual safety in the future.
2.0 version should have top front slide serration all the way up to the logo, might as well finish that.
Overall, it has a good look to it.
Now make a prodigy 2.0 in .45ACP double stack 14 rounds pls.
850 rounds down and not an issue....its a great gun.
So there's a 10mm version coming, right?
Make this a SuperBowl commercial and we enter a new era.
Camera man never dies.
We're big fans of the review copy received.
Now this is a good way to use the Bolt robot arm camera system for awesome shots you couldn’t do otherwise!
Great work, like always from Springfield Armory.
*PLEEEEEEEZZZZZE make this in 10MM!!*
Finally something i can look forward to gonna skip the hellcat pro and cop this instead
It looks the a larger version of the Hellcat, which I use for EDC. Love it.
Also can you do a 10mm, 45acp echelon soon with the 5.25 as well and really do something daring as the 1st major manufacturer to release a double stack factory 460 Rowland, again even as a limited edition kit with extra barrels like 40 super, 9x25mm dillon and all the extras with a price that makes it work for you,
Alaska would go crazy for them and plenty others.
insane production
Got my echelon this week! So stoked
The moment I regret not moving out of CA.
Come to Florida. We love our 2A brothers and sisters here.
Stay in your home state; fix your home state; good luck.
@@jackburton7959😂😂😂.
@@jamesstammer5902no thanks, we have enough people here in Florida we don't need anymore. Come to visit but go the fuck home when you're done 😂
Dude here in WA were a 10 round max limit now sadly 😢
So when is the compact coming out???
Normally advertising doesn’t get me but this video is good and I’m mainly a Springfield and Canik fan already lol
mograph was amazing. Wish I knew who did that work.
When you leave a Glock, PDP and P320 in a room for too long
Nailed it!🤣
This is my very first gun 😂 , went to the store and it just felt perfect thanks Springfield I love my gun also going back for the hellion
I think I'll make this my home defense handgun.
It looks interesting, but i have to note something. People are comparing it to glock and the sig p320, but I think it has more in common with the Beretta APX. It has a similar trigger design, albeit not as simple, similar outer look, and the low bore axis. The sig is just terrible for bore axis, glock is good, but the beretta is slightly lower.
damnnn, shout out to the film crew, good cinematography
First, the Hellcat. Then the Hellion. Now, we give you, Hellchelon.
me likey.
my EDC and absolute favorite gun to shoot is my xdm 3.8. that thing has shot without a hitch for years. has it ever jammed? maybe, but i honestly cant even remember the last time it did.
Damn !! This looks fantastic !! This new design is advanced and seems to have everything a person might want. I would like a compact version though.
I agree. The pistol looks fantastic, but careful attention to what is said and heard in the video makes it clear that the pistol is designed for home defense or duty carry by LEO. My prediction: a compact version by year's end.
not quite as many features, but the echelon looks pretty much like a full sized hellcat pro, so i'd get that.
Someone didn't watch the whole video... or comprehend it.
I think the hellcat pro already fills that slot
That's great now when are we going to get G36 magwells and 20" barrels for the hellion?
Outstanding filming
Manual safety variant, please make one SA!
Regretted selling my XD Mod 2 a few years back. Looking for a double stack pistol and this might be it. Hope it comes in for less than $700. Also, thanks for pronouncing ambidextrous correctly :P
MSRP according to Jon Patton from TCG is $680
@@meb212 Nice!
Why would anyone regret selling an XD 😂
@@evilminion8825 LOL. It was the only pistol i've owned that NEVER had a malfunction 😋
599.00 on PSA.
What owb holsters are they running in this commercial???
Can you release an echelon in 40 and 357 even as just a slide, barrel and mag as a kit or as a limited edition custom package with lots of extras like spare barrels, optics, grips and accessories and custom dlc slide and paint job maybe at Christmas time and charge extra if you need to.
Why composite someone else's arm in at 1:35?
This pistol looks excellent for Tier-1 special forces units, compact size.
Compact version tho would be very nice 💯
Impressive!
Would love to see this with a manual safety (grip maybe?)
its a very safe pistol, just dont put your finger on the trigger until youre ready
omfg with a commercial like this id buy a hug from a hungry polar bear
Me last week: Hey honey I think I've gotten all the guns I've wanted.
Her: Awesome, thank goodness!
Me this week: Honey, we need to talk about the echelon...
You must have joint accounts, and she dictates how you spend your money.
@@lelandgaunt9985 it's called communication
does it come with M203 Underbarrel Grenade Launcher?
not the drop protection comment. That was a direct attack...🤣
Now what about holsters? What’s it compatible withb
I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with a compact version of this pistol before long, nice firearm!
That should be the launch configuration or at worst there should be a ~15 round grip module you could switch to along with the magazines.
I heard confirmation from another TH-camr about future frame sizing that should be coming down the line. It’s gonna be exciting indeed
The compact and/or semi-compact version is probably already on a shelf in the SA factory.
I'm just glad that the narrator didn't say "Hell yeah, brother!"
So... why has this gun been out for 9 months but no word on compact, subcompact, or long slide iterations? That's why you did your spin on the interchangeable chassis system right?
1:26 give the video and editing team an award
Nice video but Echelon looks like Canik SFX series too much. Need to try it out for differences.
A back removable piece of metal!!!! My god, the atf will classify that SINGLE removable piece as what makes it an assault weapon!!! 😱😱😱😱😱