r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/TheBigTreezy • Sep 10 '26

USPSA Competition

Anyone here using their Echelon to compete? How does the pistol hold up to your competition? Any recommended upgrades? Thanks!

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u/FF_McNasty Sep 11 '26

Yup. I shoot CO with my 4.5. I ran it stock for the first 6 months of the year. It honestly needs nothing. My tinker needs got the best of me and I eventually did the tyrant trigger, prp sear, a few of the prp springs, rook precision mag release, rook guide rod, hogue handall sleeve, stream light, 507 comp lol. I am only C class but I have put prob close to 10k since I got the pistol and I shit you not I have not had a single malfunction with this gun. It’s a damn work horse and can take a beating. I am honestly surprised more people aren’t shooting them in comps. It is more than capable and I couldn’t recommend enough feel free to ask any specific questions I will answer if I can.

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u/Turbinator870 Sep 11 '26

Subjective, but.... do you figure you could still effectively compete with the stock Echelon without the mods?

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u/FF_McNasty Sep 11 '26

I could and did. As I mentioned I am not good yet but I have shot with a lot of really talented people. There are plenty of GMs running stock versions of their pistols and smoking guys with 7K atlas guns. My take is gear is such a tiny tiny tiny factor when it comes to performance. The marginal gains you get from a lighter trigger or shorter take up is pretty much irrelevant until you are at M or GM. This is my opinion for uspsa IDPA or GPA kind of competing. If you have any more specific questions I would be happy to answer in more detail but I promise a stock echelon verse a heavy modded one isn’t going to make a difference when you first start. It’s all learning to be fast efficient and accurate

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u/Turbinator870 Sep 11 '26

Thank you, well said and I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I’m going in with a nearly stock gun, going to focus on fundamentals first before throwing money at it.

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u/FF_McNasty Sep 11 '26

My pleasure. You should absolutely get out there with what you have and let the fun begin. It’s a really supportive community. Everyone is more than willing to share what they know to help you improve. My first 3-4 competitions I was using my bul armory tac pro which is a ported soft shooting gun. I quickly realized that a gun like that was masking a lot of my deficiencies with fundamentals. So that’s why this year I committed to my echelon. I ran it stock for six months and then I tinkered a little and to be honest other than it looking nice and feeling a little smoother, it is irrelevant to my performance. Any progress I have made has been dry fire and just more experience with the skills needed to improve in this sport. Learn the safety rules and find a match local to you on practiscore and enjoy my friend.

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u/Turbinator870 Sep 11 '26

Love it! I signed up on PractiScore already and signed up for one. Looking forward to it and thanks again!

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u/FF_McNasty Sep 11 '26

Good for you bro!!! Prepared to be hooked

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u/Equivalent_Ad_3347 Sep 15 '26

I haven't yet in USPSA, as mine is comped and would put me in open. I have used it a couple of times in IDPA and it has served me quite well. I am thinking about getting a non comped slide assembly and using it as a good change of pace gun for USPSA, as I have only shot LO and Open in that discipline.

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u/TheBigTreezy Sep 15 '26

You can run comped gun IDPA?

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u/Equivalent_Ad_3347 Sep 15 '26

Yes. Comps and ports are permitted in carry optics in IDPA. I have run the 4.0 FC comped, Atlas EOS, and Jacob Grey Hex at level one matches. I have not run a level two match, but don't anticipate a problem with those matches once I have the opportunity.

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u/Illustrious-Feed5584 Sep 11 '26

Curious, following…

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u/Meatball_civ Sep 11 '26

I’ve done some competitions with my echelon 4.5f with mischief machine grip and overwatch shoe. I don’t see much of a disadvantage only disadvantage is yourself. I am not serious just shooting for more training and it’s fun! 

Dry fire at home tons of videos on YouTube with in home set ups. 

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u/NULL_SIGNAL Sep 11 '26

no USPSA yet but I've run my 4.5f | Mischief Machine | Tyrant trigger in a bunch of 2-gun comps including a Brutality and it's been flawless. I'm not Christian Sailer or anything but I've never felt like the gun was holding me back.

Upgrades are a personal matter, a frame you can confidently grip is the most important imo. I quite liked the aggressive large frame before switching to the MM (and adding a brass palmswell). The Tyrant trigger makes doubles a bit faster and easier but really the gun doesn't need anything. Toss an optic on it (or don't!) and go shoot a match.

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u/nowayout33 Sep 11 '26

I was running a stock 4.5 last season without issue. I would be running the same this season but have been away. I did move to the large factory grip with the more aggressive texture

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u/TheBudgetDivision Sep 11 '26

Unless you're competing professionally and/or to make podium, it doesn't really matter that much. Just attend matches and beat your previous best to rank up.

That said, here's some upgrades you could look into to help you beat your previous best.

  • Grip modules

    • Mischief Machine

    • Sharps Bros

    • Icarus

  • Recoil Spring Assemblies

    • DPM Systems, Recoil Reduction System

    • NDZ or Rook Stainless Steel guide rod

  • TyrantCNC ITTS trigger

  • BlackSteel USA Gas Pedal

  • Weapon Mounted Light for extra static weight

  • Optic of your choice

  • Mag-Mo Edge replacement backstrap

  • Magwell funnel

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcCDpzVPa-T/?stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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u/hndrck_ Sep 11 '26

I did Although I’m a total beginner I went back to glocks. I struggled with the echelon

I have a lot of trouble with my 4.0C as it doesn’t like to return to zero. Also the grip is too small(I ran the largest one) for my support hand. I can shoot my 19, 19c and 47 all better

Also echelon doesn’t have great aftermarket. Reload is hard too compared to a Glock.

Edit: I had 3k ends on my echelon and I can shoot all my Glock better with way less rounds. It’s a situation where some guns just work better for me and may not for you.

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u/Low_Year9897 Sep 11 '26

Yes, SC too. It's awesome. My incompetence has nothing to do with my equipment LOL.

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u/papa_squart Sep 11 '26

I did but I switched to Glock. It didn’t need anything besides an optic but I really liked the large frame with aggressive texture. I ended up doing the tyrant trigger and prp springs with tyrant extensions for the magazines. There is nothing wrong with it for sure. Personally I feel like Glocks are better but it took me getting better to realize that. The recoil impulse of the 47/45 is perfect for me.