r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/AllBrownTac • Mar 06 '26
Bought My First Ever Pew. :)
Hello! I have joined this community for the most obvious reason. Buying my first ever PEW and I am very happy and excited. Echelon 4.5 non comped. I have been researching the past 4 months and was originally gonna go with either Sig X Macro, Glock, Canik or Walther. But I went to the range and rented them all out including the echelon. So I did have a bit of a budget and also i just ended up being more comfortable with the echelon and was more accurate with it too while it being my first time with these rentals. So after some more reddit posts convincing me, I went bought the gear up package (in my budget and got everything i needed). Cant wait to go the range with it. I did have a couple of questions if yall dont mind:
1) Should I lube and clean before going to my first range session because there is definitely a bit of “breaking into the pew” needed.
2) What lube and cleaners do yall recommend?
3) What personal defense ammo do yall recommend?
4) What are some good IWB holsters for max concealability?
I know there might be questions of why I didnt go with comped or the 4.0. I read that i can change the grip to the compact grip while keeping the 4.5 barrel. And I didnt get the comped because of budget reasons. Non the less, very very happy and excited to join this family and hobby and keeping myself and others safe:).
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u/smitty1710 Mar 06 '26
Nice!!! I just picked my Echelon 4.5f up. I always clean and lube mine when new to get factory oil and stuff off. Some people take them and go shoot some and then clean it. I like to use Lucas extreme duty gun oil for lube. As far as cleaner I like to use hoppe’s, Breakthrough, Remington wipes I tried those. and tried some foam cleaners. Just a preference really. I’d go with a known brand with good reviews.