This is the latest offering from Croatia’s HS guns — marketed Over Here, of course, by Springfield — the “Echelon”. (Are gun manufacturers getting their naming criteria from Japanese car companies, I ask myself?) Here’s the bare-bones version:
…and in its tricked-out regalia:
To be clear, the last “new” gun I shot was a SIG P365 when it was first released, which should tell you how out of touch I am in these matters, so of course I am not well-versed on this Echelon thing’s operation.
But the Honest Outlaw is, having fired it lots (and lots) and subjected it to abuse that I would barely consider inflicting on a Clinton, let alone to a gun. He ends up loving it (not the mag, though), so from that perspective it looks like an excellent deal, as so many of Springfield’s guns are.
At the end of the day, though, you’re still going to end up with a gun that shoots a Europellet.
By the way: I’d like to get in touch with Chris on a non-related gun matter, so if anyone knows the Outlaw’s email addy, please send it to me.