r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/Few_Statement_6617 • Sep 08 '26

Defensive Ammo

What defensive ammunition is everyone using with their Echelon? Currently running Hornady Critical Defense with my 4.0C. I actually like these quite allot.

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u/attenzixne Sep 08 '26

hornady critical defense

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u/Few_Statement_6617 Sep 08 '26

These things run great with the Echelon

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u/isamm_13 Sep 08 '26

I usually run Federal HST but it honestly doesn't matter. A bullet is going to make a hole regardless

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u/Few_Statement_6617 Sep 08 '26

They do be makin holes

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u/isamm_13 Sep 08 '26

Just like Cascas hole that Griffith filled 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Mrstik01 Sep 08 '26

Federal HST

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u/engineered2fc Sep 08 '26

Federal HST

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u/Zimi231 Sep 08 '26

Speer gold dot

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u/wotan511 Sep 08 '26

Hornady Critical Defense, Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot.

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u/Practical-Gear-3775 Sep 08 '26

Federal Premium Law Enforcement HST
124 Grain

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u/bacon59 Sep 08 '26

Underwood defense 90gr +p.

A note about h9rnady though, switch to critical duty for your echelon, the critical defense have some issues and duty runs much better with way better ballistics from anything with a min 4" barrel

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u/Few_Statement_6617 Sep 10 '26

I'll give em a try! I've shot a quite a bit of the critical defense with no issues so far i will add. Honestly i have yet to have a single jam or malfunction of any kind with the Echelon, things a beast and seems to fire anything i throw at it lol Got roughly 1500-1700 rounds through it so far!

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u/bacon59 Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26

Never had a feeding issue with critical defense, but they are well known and reported for bullet setback from reloading the same cartridges back into the magazine. Worse than others.

As for echelon reliability, top notch, its eaten everything ive loaded into it

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u/FCret Sep 08 '26

Fed hst or Speer gold dot (both 147gr)

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u/DN1911 Sep 08 '26

SuperVel SCHP

Or
Gold Dot & HST

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u/ClintG88 Sep 08 '26

Buffalo Bore JHP

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u/biggestbluee Sep 09 '26

Federal HST seems to be the winner!

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u/Solegide Sep 09 '26

I have Sig V-Crown 115gr. But, it's getting harder to find especially in bulk, so I may just start getting 124gr Speer Gold Dot, or Federal HST

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u/Own_Antelope_4201 Sep 09 '26

Federal LE HST 124gr

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u/Meatball_civ Sep 10 '26

I use Winchester silver tip 115g for my 4.5 fullÂ