Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm
Model: ECA9409B
Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm
Model: ECA9409B
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C is a compact striker-fired 9mm built for everyday carry on a tighter budget. It has an MSRP of $599. Its recontoured slide carries deep, aggressive serrations that give a wet or weak hand something square to pull on, which the standard compact slide does not have.
The barrel is the same 4.0-inch hammer forged, Melonite-finished part as the dearer compact uses, the slide is billet machined, and the Variable Interface System still direct-mounts leading red dots with no adapter plate. One 15-round stainless magazine comes with it, and the front sight is a plain white dot, so shooting in the dark means buying night sights or a dot. The rear is the same Tactical Rack U-notch, the grip module is the small one with Adaptive Grip Texture.
If you are cross-shopping, the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C has an MSRP of $710 and adds a tritium front sight and an 18-round extended magazine. The Ruger RXM has an MSRP of $539, weighs 23.2 oz and takes Glock-pattern magazines and holsters, which is a wider parts pool than the Echelon chassis has.
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Strengths & Limitations
- It comes with the Echelon chassis, the billet slide and plate-free optic mounting, without the tritium sight and the extended magazine.
- Springfield calls the slide precision forged and Melonite finished, so the finish on the cheaper build is the same one used across the line.
- The serialized Central Operating Group is the same part as the dearer compact uses, so grip modules and chassis spares cross over.
- One magazine in the box, so a spare is a separate purchase.
- No manual safety is listed for this version.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will Echelon 4.0C holsters fit it?
They should. Barrel length, overall length, height and grip module are shared, so a holster molded for that frame and slide fits this one.
Does any Echelon come with a manual safety?
Springfield's Echelon manual says some models are equipped with an ambidextrous thumb safety, though not this one.
Can a red dot be mounted?
Yes. The billet slide is optics-ready and uses the same Variable Interface System as the rest of the line.
Is the magazine steel or polymer?
The magazine supplied with it is stainless steel and fits flush with the grip module.
