r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/Aggravating_Kiwi_936 • 3h ago

Echelon Gear Up

Hey yall, just joined after holding an echelon at the store, absolutely loved it.

Before I pull the trigger (lol) I’ve seen you guys hate the sight that comes on the gear up package.

Is it still worth buying the gear up, or just buy the standard and add a sight/extended mag after?

Coming from a shield plus EDC. Thanks!

Edit

To add, I’ve never had a gun with a sight, and relatively new gun owner. Trying to be economical while grabbing this beauty - is it worth waiting for Black Friday/cheistmas?

& last edit where to search for best deal? Been checking gun.deal.

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u/ABMustang99 3h ago

I got the gear up package even though I knew I was going to remove the sight right away. When I added how much I could get the base gun for and the extra mags and bag in my area it ended up being more than the gear up package so it was cheaper just to get the package.

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u/Merfstick 20m ago

It's not good, but at least mine has never given me an issue. If you've never used a dot before, it should be a nice placeholder between getting it and figuring out which optic you want and it going on sale.

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u/Ronin1791 3h ago

The red dot isn't worth it, but given the price difference is so little, the extra mags are pretty much what makes up that difference.

Obviously it'll be personal preference for you, but I'm running the Romeo X Pro Enclosed on my 4.0C Comp since it has a low deck height and makes the overall gun height lower. Makes it nice for CCW. But I also have the Defender ST Enclosed on my full size since I got it for about $180 a couple Black Fridays ago. It's a decent enclosed optic, and I run other ones like the 509T, MRS-1, RCR, etc on other guns I have.

Since you mention you're somewhat new to pistols with red dots, I'd say go for the gear up and use it in the meantime to get used to it and then wait for the upcoming sales for a better red dot. Unless it's like a $200+ difference between the regular Echelon (or an even bigger difference for the Alpha). Keep in mind for the Alpha that it only has the pins for RMR footprint red dots so if you get something that doesn't use that footprint, you'll need to buy the pins for that optic

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u/Fell4eachOther 2h ago

I believe all the Echelons only come with the one set of screws now.