GENESEO, ILL. – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the Echelon™ 4.0C 9mm, a duty-grade compact pistol engineered for carry. At its launch in 2023, the full-size Echelon 4.5F set a new standard for modern, striker-fired duty pistols. The new Echelon 4.0C carries on this tradition, but with a shorter 4″ barrel and compact frame for enhanced concealability.

At the heart of the fully ambidextrous Echelon 4.0C lies the patent-pending Central Operating Group. Employing cutting-edge manufacturing techniques, it is made up of an entirely self-contained and serialized stainless steel chassis. The result is a system that is easily moved between available grip modules in seconds. The pistol comes standard with the small grip module and three interchangeable backstraps, while medium and large grip modules can be purchased separately.

Further adding to the pistol’s adaptability is its truly innovative Variable Interface System, which employs patent-pending self-locking pins that ensure consistent and reliable point of aim/point of impact. In addition, the pins can be positioned to fit the footprints of a wide range of popular optics. This allows for an unparalleled direct-mount fit between the pistol’s slide and optic.

The Echelon 4.0C comes standard with two magazines — a flush-fit, 15-round magazine; and an extended, 18-round variant. Both magazines feature a scratch- and wear-resistant blacked-out coating for rugged durability and hard use.

The Echelon 4.0C is offered in numerous variants, Read more

NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 613,380 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to, and including, “Black Friday,” one of the busiest shopping days of the year. That figure is down from 2023’s total of 680,671 for the same time period. The 2024 total is a 9.8 percent decrease from the 2023 figure.

FBI NICS completed 169,906 background checks on “Black Friday” alone. Read more

Murfreesboro, TN — Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc. is proud to announce that the Marine Corps Systems Command has achieved Fully Operational Capability (FOC) for the MRAD® MK 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) a year ahead of schedule.

The MK 22 represents the culmination of Barrett’s dedication to innovation and collaboration with the Department of Defense. Originally developed through a Special Operations Command contract, the MK 22 transitioned to the Marine Corps via the “Special Operations Forces (SOF) to service” process, with contracting led by the U.S. Army. This seamless interservice cooperation enabled the Marine Corps to achieve FOC a full year ahead of schedule, delivering critical capability enhancements to warfighters sooner.

“The MK 22 isn’t just another rifle; it’s a modular, mission-adaptable system that empowers the warfighter with unmatched precision and flexibility,” said Bryan James, CEO of Barrett. “We’re honored to contribute to this pivotal modernization effort for the U.S. Military and Marine Corps, and to support our nation’s elite forces.” Read more

FightLite® Industries, a division of ARES Defense Systems® Inc. is pleased to announce that the second US Patent for their HERRING® Model 2024™ – Modern Lever Action Rifle has been granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. “LEVER ACTION FIREARM AND KIT FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME” has been granted US Patent Number US 12,152,844 B2 today and joins a previous, related patent “BOLT CARRIER MOVEMENT MECHANISM PROVIDING PRIMARY EXTRACTION FORCE MULTIPLICATION, FIREARMS COMPRISING SAME, KITS FOR CONSTRUCTING FIREARMS COMPRISING SAME, AND BOLT CARRIER GROUPS FOR ENABLING SAME” granted in May , 2024 under US Patent Number US 11,988,479 B1.

The HERRING® Model 2024 is a family of high performance, extremely accurate and modular lever-action firearms that provide for flexible caliber and magazine reconfiguration at the user-level, without tools to support virtually any shooting profile. HERRING® is a clean-sheet revival of the lever-action concept and significantly advances the state-of-the-art for lever-action rifles and pistols bringing them fully into the 21st Century.

Invented and designed by company CEO Geoffrey Herring and his team at FightLite Industries; HERRING® raises the bar for the lever-action repeating gun by incorporating the latest materials, techniques, and practices into a modern, lightweight, accurate and user-configurable, caliber and magazine convertible lever-action firearm family.

Designed with performance, configurability, ergonomics, ease-of-use, optical compatibility, and hard-working utility in mind, HERRING® leverages many standard AR-15 type components to provide for different calibers, barrel lengths, optical sights, silencers and accessory mounting needs. Also like an AR-15, the HERRING® Model 2024 utilizes off-the-shelf AR-15 bolts, barrel extensions and barrels which gives it even greater flexibility and high-velocity, modern cartridge options. Read more

European American Armory Corp launched a new double-stack 1911 that single stacks rounds at 25 yards. The next generation handguns from EAA are sure to be a thorn in the side of their competitors due to excellent manufacturing quality, low price, and consistent availability.

The Girsan Witness2311 Match, now shipping, is a full-size, double-stack 1911 chambered in 9mm. It features a reverse-crowned, bull barrel system that provides superior accuracy and the aesthetics of this new model has industry heads turning. Designed with competition, personal protection, and law enforcement duty in mind, this Witness2311 supplies the demand of every role. Full-length accessory rail, removable magazine well, extended beavertail, ambidextrous thumb safety, one 17-round magazine and one 20-round magazine are all included. The Match’s aggressive grip texturing allows for a solid purchase on the gun in any environment and the two-tone Cerakote finish offers scratch protection and a sleek look. The slide is RMS/RMSc optic-ready under the fully adjustable rear sight cap and the Witness2311 Match 4.5lb trigger and hard travel case come standard. At an MSRP of only $989, EAA Corp backs up their Why Pay More campaign with real savings without sacrificing quality or features. Read more

Accuracy Solutions LLC is honored to announce the family of F.A.S.T. Orca Chassis with integrated BipodeXt™ stabilizing systems. The F.A.S.T. Orca Chassis system is now available on AccuracySolutions.com.

The Orca, Baby Orca and Mako F.A.S.T. chassis is the first full-feature chassis system made of lightweight and harmonically dead Micarta material. The Orca Chassis System integrates the BipodeXt™ stabilizer, reducing unintended bore axis movements, increasing stability, and creating a streamlined look. All Orca and Mako Chassis systems come standard with a completely toolless 5-way adjustable buttstock that can control LOP, cheek-piece height, cheek-piece fore and aft, buttpad elevation, and rear bag-rider elevation.

Micarta is approximately 20% lighter than aluminum and better manages recoil and vibrations related to the operation of modern firearms. The F.A.S.T. Orca and Mako Chassis Systems with integrated BipodeXt™ weigh between 8.5 and 12.2 lbs. They are ambidextrous in most cases and take action sizes from large 50BMG to popular long/short action Remington 700 clones and others. Read more