Press Releases

Leatham Wins 11th NRA Action Pistol Championship Trophy GENESEO, IL – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce that team captain Rob Leatham won the 2017 NRA Action Pistol Championship, Production Division. At age 56, Leatham claimed his 11th Bianchi Cup Championship title, three years after his last win at the prestigious event. The 2017 Bianchi Cup was hosted by the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Missouri May 24 – 27, 2017. Known as the world’s premier action... Read more

Leatham Also Earns 7th Overall And Classic Nationals Aggregate Award GENESEO, IL – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce that Team Springfield™ Captain Rob Leatham won the Top Senior Title at the 2017 USPSA Revolver National Championships. Held at PASA Park in Barry, Illinois on May 21, 2017, the event immediately followed the USPSA Single Stack Championships, where Leatham also claimed Top Senior and ninth overall. The USPSA Revolver Championship match drew 80 competitors who took on the 12-stage course... Read more

GENESEO, IL – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce top finishes in both Junior and Senior Divisions at the 2017 USPSA Single Stack National Championships. Team Springfield™ Captain Rob Leatham claimed his ninth National Championship title in the Senior Division since qualifying in 2016. The team’s youngest competitors, Justine and Jalise Williams, earned first and second places respectively in the Junior Division. Junior Champion Justine Williams shared her experience. “The Single Stack Nationals was a great match experience for me... Read more

GENESEO, ILL. (June 12, 2017) – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the newest edition of the SAINT™ series: the SAINT with Free Float Handguard. Like the original model, the new SAINT proves once again that high performance and upgraded features do not have to mean high price. To further add value the latest version of the SAINT starts with a patent-pending Free Float Handguard (FFH) system with pinned low-profile gas block allowing the operator to grip the full length... Read more

Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce its all-new patent-pending hammer-fired, single-stack, 9mm compact pistol, the XD-E. The principle behind the new XD-E –– the best elements of Springfield Armory’s world-renowned XD Series, condensed into a pistol that’s intuitive, comfortable and accurate. The XD-E sculpts unmatched Point-And-Shoot® ergonomics into a sleek frame just an inch wide, for hand and holster fit that is extremely conducive to everyday carry. The patent-pending hammer design grants the XD-E a Low-Effort-Slide (L.E.S.) that requires 27%... Read more

GENESEO, IL – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce the winner of Night of the SAINT™. A unique type of event, Night of the SAINT™ was part shooting competition, part athletic contest, part documentary, and a celebration of the freedoms the Second Amendment protects. Last fall, concurrent with the release of Springfield Armory®’s SAINT™ personal defense rifle, the company identified six forward-thinking and independent women who believe in their ability to protect themselves. These women were brought together in a... Read more

GENESEO, IL, April 24, 2017 – Attendees will be the first to see an all-new Springfield Armory® pistol platform at the upcoming 2017 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting and Expo when convention hall doors open at 9 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2017. Now, the company is poised to offer the next major addition to its broad and diverse handgun family. Designed to offer specific benefits that solve persistent handgun user challenges, the new platform brings a unique set of features... Read more

GENESEO, IL – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce another big finish at one of USPSA’s most prestigious championships by Team Springfield™’s junior competitors. The weekend of March 3 through 5, 2017 marked the 30th anniversary of one of Practical Shooting’s oldest championship matches, the Rio Salado Desert Classic, held in Mesa, Arizona. The weekend also brought a clean sweep of the USPSA Area 2 Championship by the youngest members of Team Springfield, Justine and Jalise Williams. The two junior... Read more

GENESEO, IL, March 14, 2017 – Springfield Armory is pleased to announce the online video premiere of Night of the SAINT, part documentary and part competition, highlighting six bold women who have chosen to seize control of their safety and their legacies. These competitors will conquer a series of intensive training and competitive scenarios using Springfield Armory’s newest personal defense rifle, the SAINT. Viewers can watch the premier at defendyourlegacy.com or directly on YouTube. Last fall, concurrent with the release... Read more

GENESEO, IL, March 9, 2017 – CEO Dennis Reese announces the appointment of Steve McKelvain as President of Springfield Armory® beginning April 1, 2017. McKelvain joins Springfield Armory® from the Beretta Group where he served as Benelli USA’s Vice President for fourteen years. Most recently, he was Chief Global Marketing Officer for Beretta’s Optics division since 2013 where he executed the rebrand for Burris Optics, and led the integration of acquired electro-optics companies under the Steiner eOptics division and Steiner... Read more