The Echelon is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol built around a black polymer frame with a billet-machined slide. It ships with both a 17-round flush magazine and a 20-round extended magazine, which is a practical touch for a pistol in this category.
Key Specifications
- Model: Echelon
- Caliber: 9mm Luger (9x19 Para)
- Action: Semi-Automatic
- Barrel Length: 4.5 inches (Hammer Forged Steel, Melonite® Finish, 1:10 Twist)
- Slide: Billet Machined with Melonite® Finish; Optics Ready
- Frame Material: Black Polymer
- Sights: Tritium 3-Dot
- Recoil System: Captive
- Grip Width: 1.2 inches
- Magazines Included: (1) 17-Round and (1) 20-Round
- Weight: 23.9 oz (with Flush Magazine), 24.3 oz (with Extended Magazine)
- Overall Length: 8 inches
- Height: 5.5 inches (with Flush Mag), 6.5 inches (with Extended Mag)
Detailed Features
The hammer-forged barrel pairs with the captive recoil system to keep muzzle rise manageable during fast strings of fire, which helps with target reacquisition. The optics-ready slide accepts a direct-mount red dot without an adapter plate, so you are not locked into one sight system. Tritium 3-dot sights cover low-light use if you run it without an optic.
At 23.9 oz with the flush magazine, the Echelon sits in the mid-weight range for a full-size 9mm. The 1.2-inch grip width is fairly slim for a double-stack, which helps shooters with smaller hands get a solid grip without straining.
Usage Scenarios
The 20-round magazine makes it a reasonable choice for home defense or range work where round count matters. For everyday carry, the weight and 8-inch overall length put it firmly in the full-size category, so holster selection and carry position matter more than with a compact.