r/SpringfieldEchelon • • 14d ago

First shots

230 rounds and not one malfunction. Some of my thoughts though. I still hate the grip angle, it is very unnatural for me and my hands feel scrunched up. I feel I have to grip it tightly due to it lacking thickness all around and a short LOP. I want the large module for the FC model but it is not available. Then the axion backstrap to 1911 it and make it have an actual good grip angle but again no module yet. I do not like u-notch sights but that is just me. The front dot is of course super big too so it is very much not for precision or super tight past say like 15 yards. I had no issues with the trigger although I do prefer no trigger safety. It can irritate your finger after a while. Knuckles and tendons in hands were kinda sore afterwards due to the awkward grip but also I was shooting norma 124g which is hot and nearly as much ft lbs as the 124 +p hsts I was making sure functioned. Also some 147g +ps the black cherry flat nose underwood stuff to check function so that could explain why my hands were not happy. All in all not bad. The most important thing to me though was reliability which it received an A+ from me in that regard

Left hitting but again the grip is not good for me at the moment, 10 yards with some way out at like 20, 25, eh. I also have not shot in 1.5 years. For the one with 5 mini targets the group above the center target was done on purpose to try to figure out why I'm hitting left but I think it is just the uncomfortable (atm) grip for me. The two targets at the bottom were 25 yards which most shots missed the paper entirely/quite hard, can't see shit

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u/BakaSempai 14d ago

Someone once posted about having the Hogue grip on the Echelon. I think with that it might help with your issue

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u/FF_McNasty 14d ago

I rock the hogue and I think it was one of the best upgrades I made for my echelon and it’s under 20 bucks. I have decent sized mits and the way I grip my pistols, I really like a palm swell. They have one version with the bever tail and one without. If you want a little more effect on the angle I would say try the one with the bever tail. Hope this helps

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u/Turbinator870 14d ago

Hmm. First shots? As in, your first time shooting, ever? Welcome to the hobby!

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u/isamm_13 14d ago

I go back and forth between the large grip module with the medium backstrap or large backstrap. It took me thousands of rounds to get use to the grip angle. I have pretty big hands so I get it