Press Releases

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

GENESEO, ILL. (12/13/21) – Springfield Armory is proud to announce the release of the new XD-M® Elite 3.8″ Compact OSP™ in .45 ACP. It combines big-bore power with cutting-edge performance to provide concealed carry users with an extraordinary defensive pistol option. The compact and powerful pistol packs in 10+1 rounds of the proven .45 ACP. Featuring fully ambidextrous controls, the excellent META™ trigger, removable short flared magwell and much more, this new XD-M® Elite harnesses fight-stopping performance in an extremely... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/9/21) – The Armory Life™ is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2021 issue of The Armory Life print magazine, complementing the daily digital content available on TheArmoryLife.com. This fourth issue features enhanced paper quality and a circulation increase to 150K readers. Since its launch more than two years ago, The Armory Life has proven to be an outstanding source for firearms-oriented content. The website features dedicated categories ranging from firearms, EDC, survival, skills to hunting,... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (12/8/21) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the launch of the SAINT® Edge ATC in .223 Wylde. The ATC, which stands for “Accurized Tactical Chassis,” delivers guaranteed sub-MOA accuracy for three shots with match-grade ammunition and a skilled shooter. Designed to deliver maximum precision from the AR platform, the SAINT Edge ATC features a patented chassis system made up of a one-piece monolithic lower machined from 6061 T6 aluminum. The free-floated design ensures that the barrel, barrel... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (11/29/21) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the newest addition to its award-winning family of 1911’s — the Ronin EMP®. Combining the popular features of the Ronin series of pistols with the CCW-ready Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) platform, the result is a potent and packable EDC partner that offers the smallest 1911 in the world. The patented EMP stands apart in the 1911 market, having been specifically engineered around the 9mm cartridge and its overall shorter length... Read more