It doesn't say how many guns or what these will replace. Was the department using XDs previously?
Springfield Armory is proud to announce that the Geneseo Police Department in Illinois has recently adopted the Echelon 9mm pistol.
The Echelon was designed to set a new standard for modern, striker-fired duty pistols. With a host of revolutionary patent-pending features, this modular and highly adaptable handgun is engineered with superior ergonomics and built to withstand the harshest conditions.
Driving the modularity of the design is the Echelon’s patent-pending Central Operating Group. Employing cutting-edge manufacturing techniques, it’s an entirely self-contained and serialized stainless steel chassis. The result is a system that is easily moved between available grip modules in seconds.
To support this adaptability, the Echelon features interchangeable grip modules for a firearm that fits a wide range of officers’ hand sizes. The pistol comes standard with the medium grip and three interchangeable backstraps, while small and large grip modules can be purchased separately. The three backstraps are designed to fit all three grip sizes.
Further adding to the fully ambidextrous Echelon’s adaptability is its truly innovative Variable Interface System. This system employs patent-pending self-locking pins that exert lateral pressure on the optic’s interior mounting surface for consistent and reliable point of aim/point of impact. The pins can be positioned to fit the footprints of more than 30 popular optics, allowing for an unparalleled direct-mount fit.
In addition to adopting the pistols for their officers, the Geneseo Police Department also acquired Safariland Level III Retention Holsters and Surefire X300 weaponlights through Springfield Armory. The Geneseo Police Department also worked with Springfield to top off their pistols with Trijicon RMR HD red dot optics. Springfield Armory provided the department with transition training as well as armorer course training.
“Springfield Armory strongly supports the Geneseo Police Department and is proud to work with them on providing firearms for its officers,” said Fred Mincks, Springfield Armory’s Law Enforcement Sales Manager. “The Echelon’s highly adaptable and modular design — along with its rugged durability and impressive performance — make it a great choice for the department.”
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