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Thoughts on the new Springfield Armory Echelon (www.springfield-armory.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Sear to c/guns
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I like the way it looks and the optic mounts seems great being able to fit multiple optics without needing a plate.

Personally, I might get the threaded variant.

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[–] FireTower 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like the idea of the FCU trend, I wonder when a company will finally extend the system to rifles/shotguns.

[–] residentroofkorean 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't we already have that (for rifles at least) with basically every AR, AR derivative, and any other rifle with separate upper and lower receivers?

[–] FireTower 1 points 1 year ago

Kinda of, but if you could SBR a FCU you could swap it between an Ar-15, Ar-10, or put a stock on a handgun. That's absolutely a perk of lower receivers but if it was the FCU that was the firearm instead it could be even more flexible. Currently you can SBR a Ar-15 lower but then you're stuck with just AR compatible parts, with a FCU nothing would stop companies from selling pretty much most types of firearms that accept that FCU.