The Firearm Blog conducts a torture test of the Springfield Echelon handgun to find out how it holds up... "James Reeves puts the Springfield Echelon pistol to the test at Thunder Ranch. James subjects the Echelon to a 3 day Thunder Ranch advanced pistol course plus a battery of somewhat unrealistic dirt tests. James, Ryan, and the staff and students have pushed about 3,000 rounds through this gun without cleaning it. Can the Echelon keep up?"