Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (12/31/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2020 “Best Overall New Product” Vendor Award for the Hellcat® series of micro 9mm pistols from Crow Shooting Supply™ and Brownells®. The inaugural awards are given on behalf of both Brownells and Crow Shooting Supply. Crow Shooting Supply is a family-owned national wholesale distributor of firearms, ammunition reloading components and shooting accessories, and Brownells is a leading source for guns, gun... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (11/25/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the 2020 Springfield Armory Black Friday Sale, offering its customers a 20 percent discount off the entire Springfield Armory Webstore from Friday, November 27th, through Monday the 30th (some exclusions apply). Featuring hundreds of new items on top of the already expansive list of offerings on the Webstore, the 2020 Springfield Armory Black Friday Sale provides shooters and firearms enthusiasts a unique opportunity to acquire top-quality gear... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (11/20/20) – With hundreds of thousands of members and millions of visitors, The Armory Life™ is the preeminent go-to source for daily firearms-focused content, delivering fresh and engaging entertainment and information from some of the most respected experts in the firearms community. And by signing up for “The Armory Life Debrief” e-mail, you’ll get a specially curated collection of the week’s top articles delivered right to your inbox for free. Each and every day, The... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (11/17/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to introduce the Ronin™ 1911 in 10mm, a powerful and reliable pistol built for a lifetime of service at an MSRP of just $849. The Ronin 1911 provides shooters with a pistol that combines classic styling with modern features, the result of thoroughly modern precision manufacturing mixed with a traditional approach to quality and performance. Configured as a full-size 5″ gun, the 8+1 Ronin in 10mm features a forged... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (11/5/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the XD-S Mod.2® OSP™ 9mm. Based on our most popular single-stack pistol, the XD-S Mod.2 OSP is now optics ready. The 9mm pistol comes with a factory-milled slide for low-profile, direct mounting of compact optics for an intuitive sight picture and uninterrupted focus on target. The result is a handgun that accepts the smallest, most popular micro red dots on the market, and is... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (11/4/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that its popular Hellcat® 9mm pistol has won the esteemed Guns & Ammo 2020 Handgun of the Year Award. “During our year-long evaluation of the Hellcat, we have put several of the pistols through extensive testing,” says Eric Poole, editor of Guns & Ammo. “We’ve shot thousands of rounds through them, and we were able to shoot less than 2″ groups at 25 yards from a fixed... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (10/23/20) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that the Hellcat® OSP™ 9mm has won a NASGW-POMA Caliber Award for 2020 Best New Handgun, as selected by an independent panel of 18 judges from a pool of approximately 150 new products. Each year, the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW™) awards the top optics, accessory, ammunition and firearms manufacturers who provide outstanding value and service. For this year’s awards, the NASGW partnered with the Professional Outdoor Media... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (10/6/20) – With hundreds of thousands of members and millions of visitors, The Armory Life™ is the preeminent go-to source for daily firearms-focused content, delivering fresh and engaging entertainment and information from some of the most respected experts in the firearms community. In addition to its regular daily content, the website also provides visitors with The Armory Life Presents series of digital magazines. These specially curated issues feature themed content from The Armory Life, and each... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (9/30/20) – Springfield Armory® has a storied history of building fine firearms for defense and competition. Now, our skilled gun makers set their sights on their next pursuit — the all new Model 2020 family of premium American-made bolt action hunting rifles. The heart of the rifle is the custom-grade Model 2020 action, designed to take advantage of the most advanced manufacturing methods to hold incredibly tight tolerances. The Cerakote® finished action features an integral... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENESEO, ILL. (9/16/20) – Springfield Armory® CEO Dennis Reese is proud to announce the hiring of Russell H. Datson IV as Vice President of Sales. Datson will be working closely in this new role with Peggy Hickenbottom, Vice President of Distribution & Customer Service. Bringing more than two decades of sales management experience to the position, Datson has held key sales roles within the firearms industry throughout that time. This has included work with companies such as... Read more