Press Releases

GENESEO, ILL. (01/22/26) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the SAINT® Victor .300 BLK 9.5” Pistol. Delivering purpose-driven features in a lightweight, rugged package, the SAINT Victor .300 BLK 9.5” Pistol combines the portability of a pistol with the familiar handling characteristics of the AR-15 — as well as the impressive capabilities of the .300 BLK cartridge. Ensuring maximum durability, the .300 BLK pistol is built on the solid foundation of forged 7075-T6 upper and lower... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (01/21/26) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the SA-35™ 9mm Polished Blued pistol, offering fans who appreciate the charm of the “wood and steel” era of arms making an eye-catching polished variant of this popular pistol. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history, the Springfield Armory SA-35 gives today’s shooters a modern take on a revered classic. Featuring subtle but significant upgrades to John Moses Browning’s original... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (01/20/26) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the Echelon™ 4.0FC 9mm pistol, engineered to merge full-size capacity with a compact slide assembly. The result is a pistol that delivers duty-grade capacity with fast handling in a balanced, do-it-all platform. Combining the compact and handy slide dimensions of the compact Echelon 4.0C with the capacity and handling characteristics of the full-size 4.5F, the Echelon 4.0FC features a dedicated “FC” grip module. This module has the... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (01/19/26) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911 pistol in .45 ACP and 9mm, a Lipsey’s distributor exclusive. Developed in partnership with Hilton Yam, founder of 10-8 Performance as well as a retired FBI Special Agent and SWAT firearms instructor, the 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911 reflects decades of professional end-user experience. Hilton Yam is a retired FBI Special Agent with more than two decades on duty in the... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (01/08/26) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that the Kuna™ 9mm has been awarded the first ever Ballistic’s Best 2025 Editors’ Choice Award for “Best Gun of the Year.” With more than 100 products tested across dozens of categories, the Kuna came out on top with this rare and esteemed honor — one that has never before been awarded for any firearm. Put up against rigorous testing protocols by the Ballistic editorial team along with input from... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/19/25) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that, as the result of intensive and rigorous testing, the Henderson Police Department (HPD) of Henderson, Nevada, has adopted the full-size Echelon 4.5F and compact 4.0C 9mm pistols for use by its officers. Recognizing that previously adopted pistols employed by the department did not provide an ideal fit for the wide variety of its officers’ hand sizes, the HPD instituted a comprehensive review of its weapons platforms that revealed numerous... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/09/25) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that the St. Louis County Police Department has adopted the Echelon 4.5F 9mm pistol. The Echelon 4.5F 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... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/04/25) – The Armory Life™ is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2025 issue of The Armory Life print magazine, featuring a cover story interview with Julie Golob. Golob is a world champion shooter with more than 170 championship titles and top scores in international, national and regional marksmanship competitions across seven different shooting disciplines. In addition, she is a military veteran, renowned author, as well as brand ambassador and professional shooter for Springfield Armory. Since... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (11/12/25) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that its Kuna™ 9mm pistol — designed to deliver exceptional performance in a portable package — has won the esteemed Guns & Ammo 2025 Handgun of the Year Award. The selection process for earning the prestigious award from such a storied publication is quite demanding. Picked by a team of Guns & Ammo editors, contributors and staff, the Kuna faced extensive testing and evaluation to make the cut as a finalist. “The... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (11/03/25) – Featuring an added retail value of up to $375, Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the launch of Gear Pac™. Offered with the company’s most popular handgun models, Gear Pac™ bundles optics and accessories for an unbeatable value. No redemption process is necessary to access it. Each Gear Pac™ comes with four total magazines, a Viridian® RFX11 green dot optic and a premium pistol bag—coming up to a total value of up to $375. Available models... Read more