Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C 9mm 4" 10rd FDE Gear Pac Pistol

Springfield Armory built the Echelon 4.0C for people who actually carry. It runs a 4" barrel and a shorter grip than the full size Echelon, and the slide uses the Variable Interface System, which mounts most common red dot footprints straight to the steel instead of hanging them on an adapter plate. That keeps the optic sitting as low as it can and removes a part that can work loose. Irons are tritium up front with a tactical rack U-Dot rear you can rack one handed off a belt or a holster edge if a hand is out of action.

This variant comes with 10rd magazines, which makes it the option for shooters in states that cap magazine capacity and for anyone who prefers a shorter grip. The pistol itself is unchanged: billet machined slide in flat dark earth, matching polymer grip module, a slide stop on both sides, and a reversible magazine catch. The trigger breaks flat and resets short. Grip texture is molded into the frame rather than cut in afterward, so it holds up to years of holster wear. This is the Gear Pac configuration, so it arrives with the accessory package Springfield puts in that box. For a compact 9mm meant to live in a holster all day, the 4.0C keeps the controls simple and the sight picture fast.