Springfield Armory Launches Echelon 4.0FC Comp 9mm at $784 With Integral Compensator

Springfield Armory launched the Echelon 4.0FC Comp 9mm pistol on November 10 with a 4-inch barrel, an integral compensator and an MSRP of $784, the company said in a release.

It puts a full-size grip module under a compact slide assembly. A compensator redirects gas upwards to cut muzzle rise, and the front sight sits behind it so the sight picture is uninterrupted.

Springfield builds the pistol around the Central Operating Group, the serialized stainless steel chassis that moves between Echelon grip modules in seconds. Its Echelon page lists the group alone at $295.

Standard pistols come with two magazines, one flush-fit 17-round and one extended 20-round. Restricted-locale models come with 15-round and 10-round magazines. Gear Pac and FIRSTLINE variants are also offered. FIRSTLINE is Springfield’s program of discounted pricing for qualified professionals.

Each Gear Pac comes with four magazines, a Viridian RFX11 optic and a pistol bag, and ships with white-dot sights. The Gear Pac 4.0FC Comp lists at $869. Without the compensator, the 4.0FC lists at $710, which is $74 less than the standard Comp.

Standard pistols have tritium and luminescent U-Dot sights. Under the slide cover plate sits the Variable Interface System, which Springfield says lets owners mount over 30 optics directly to the slide without adapter plates. The pistol is fully ambidextrous, and the slide has a trench cut forward of the action for press checks and charging.

Springfield introduced the Echelon line during 2023. “This new Echelon 4.0FC Comp combines features from full-size, compact and compensated models into an appealing new 9mm pistol equally ideal for both the range or EDC,” said Steve Kramer, Springfield’s Vice President of Marketing.

Springfield’s product page for the standard model, part EC9409BFC-U-COMP, lists the pistol at 24 ounces with the flush magazine and 25 ounces with the extended one, 7.25 inches long, 5.5 inches tall with the flush magazine and 6.5 inches with the extended one, with a 1.2-inch grip width, a hammer-forged 4-inch Melonite-finished barrel with a 1:10 twist and a captive recoil system. The page shows the 4.0FC Comp as new at $784 with a Find a Dealer link and no ship date as of November 10, 2026, and the release points buyers to spr-ar.com/r/6284, which redirects to the Echelon page. The same-day release on springfield-armory.com lists the three $784 part numbers as EC9409BFC-U-COMP, EC9409BFC-U-COMP15 and EC9409BFCLC-U-COMP.