Press Releases

GENESEO, ILL. (3/24/22) – The Hillsdale College Action Shooting Team, with sponsorship support from Springfield Armory®, earned its first national championship at the Scholastic Action Shooting Program’s College Nationals in Talladega, Alabama. The competition, which took place March 12-13, was the team’s first national competition as a varsity team. This 10-person group includes students ranging from sophomore to senior, and three of the team members are veterans. “The team and I were determined to represent Hillsdale College and Springfield Armory... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (3/15/22) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce it has received a 2022 Gray’s Best Award from Gray’s Sporting Journal for the Model 2020 Waypoint bolt-action rifle. Every year, the editors of Gray’s Sporting Journal consider hundreds of new products, weighing features like their quality, benefits, cost, performance and more. The best of the best are selected as winners of a Gray’s Best Award, a high honor from such a storied and esteemed publication. For 2022, the Model... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (3/4/22) – Combining the performance of a larger handgun with class-leading concealability to provide an exceptional everyday carry pistol, Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the new Hellcat® Pro 9mm pistol. Designed to deliver the perfect balance, the new Hellcat Pro is a compact pistol chambered in 9mm that offers 15+1 capacity in a smaller footprint than any other gun in its class. The compact 9mm packs in impressive capacity while still maintaining the ergonomic,... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (3/1/22) – The Armory Life™ is pleased to announce the release of the Spring 2022 issue of The Armory Life print magazine, complementing the daily digital content available on TheArmoryLife.com. Since its launch more than two years ago, The Armory Life website has proven to be an outstanding source for firearms-oriented content. The website features dedicated categories ranging from firearms, EDC, survival, skills to hunting, delivering exciting and in-depth daily posts with both video and written content created... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (1/20/22) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce it has won On Target magazine’s 2021 Editor’s Choice Award for the SA-35™ 9mm pistol. According to On Target magazine, the Editors’ Choice Awards are reserved for the best of the best new products – those which demonstrate outstanding technical achievement and/or represent an extraordinary value for the price. “Springfield Armory’s take on this classic pistol design in its SA-35 pairs old-school craftsmanship with modern-day upgrades and advancements in manufacturing... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (1/19/22) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce it has won the “Manufacturer of the Year” Editor’s Select Award as well as the top slots in the “Best Compact Handgun” and “Best 1911 Handgun” categories of Ballistic magazine’s annual Ballistic’s Best Reader’s Choice Awards for 2021. In recognition of its many accomplishments over the past year, the editorial staff of Ballistic magazine awarded Springfield Armory the “Manufacturer of the Year” Editor’s Select Award. “When it comes to new and innovative firearms and... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (1/14/22) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the Hellion™, answering the call for superior ballistic performance in a short, modular and fully ambidextrous 5.56mm bullpup platform. Unlike a traditional long gun, the bullpup system locates the action and the magazine behind the trigger and into the buttstock area. By doing this, it reduces the overall length drastically, while still allowing you to have a barrel long enough to retain effective downrange performance. Based on... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (1/6/22) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the 9mm SA-35™ pistol has been chosen as NRA Publications’ American Rifleman 2022 Golden Bullseye Handgun of the Year. Now in their 20th year, the NRA Publications Golden Bullseye Awards acknowledge the finest products available in the shooting sports. The winners are selected by a committee of NRA Publications staff, representing more than a century of collective experience in the shooting and hunting industry. “We are incredibly proud that the SA-35 has... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/20/21) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the new Operator®, a no-nonsense duty-grade 1911 pistol that stands ready to deliver. Noteworthy features of the new Operator pistol include the Tactical Rack rear/tritium front sight set, rugged G10 VZ Grips®, ambidextrous safety, two eight-round magazines with bumper pads, forward slide serrations and more. The pistol features a rugged, low-key black Cerakote finish on its forged steel slide and frame, ensuring both protection against the elements... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/15/21) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the launch of a 35-round extended magazine for the XD-M® and XD-M® Elite series of 9mm pistols. Designed with reliability, durability and capacity in mind, the new 35-Round extended magazine from Springfield Armory is the ultimate accessory for your XD-M or XD-M Elite 9mm pistol. The XD-M and XD-M Elite 9mm pistols from Springfield Armory combine exceptional ergonomics with cutting-edge performance and remarkable capacities. And now with the new 35-round... Read more