But neither the PDW nor the EVAC are your run-of-the-mill AR pistol they take the movement into exciting new directions by offering functionality beyond just a shortened form factor. Springfield Armory was quick to respond to the current trend, striking while the iron was hot by introducing its first Saint pistol back in 2017.
Most of the manufacturers that I’ve spoken to confirm that their AR-pistol variants have become among the fastest-moving product segments in their catalogs during recent years-and in some cases it’s by a rather wide margin. Today, most AR makers offer at least one large-format pistol option and many have entire pistol lines, and at a time when the AR market as a whole is struggling, consumers continue to snatch these pint-size models up in large quantities. Generally speaking, the AR platform has continued to shrink in size since basically the original conception of the AR-10, and that trend has accelerated sharply during the past five years or so. 223 Rem.-chambered Edge pistols, Rifleman reached out to Springfield immediately following their unveiling at SHOT Show 2020 to request a test sample of each. And as an outspoken proponent of explicitly short and light firearms-for both entirely practical and wholly recreational reasons-I’m loving every second of it. Fresh off the introduction of the Hellcat (the manufacturer’s superb contribution to the budding yet immediately booming micro-compact pistol market), Springfield is pushing the bounds of conventional size constraints yet again in 2020 with the announcement of a trio of exceptionally small and agile additions to its Saint family of AR-platform firearms: the Edge PDW, Edge EVAC and Victor. Heck, even the M1A’s most recent new model is the relatively abridged 16″-barreled Tanker. It’s almost as if owner and CEO Dennis Reese walked into a Springfield Armory product strategy meeting at some point in 2018 and decreed, “I want you to make everything smaller!”-because much of the company’s design focus since right about that time has been on compactification. Springfield Saint Edge EVAC Pistol 5.56 with SWC Brace.I sense a pattern beginning to emerge. Springfield Saint Edge EVAC Pistol 5.56 with SWC Brace Springfield STEQ975556BX SAINT Edge EVAC 5.56/.223 30-Round Rifle with 7.5″ Barrelĭesigned to be the ultimate bugout gun. When disaster strikes turn to the SAINT Edge EVAC pistol designed around our all new Rapid Takedown System for discreet storage in tight spaces. Springfield STEQ975556BX SAINT Edge EVAC 5.56/.223 30-Round Rifle with 7.5 Barrel. The Springfield Armory Saint Edge EVAC is a PDW with a patent pending takedown system that allows you to transport your weapon in an astoundingly compact bag. SS Spotlight on the Springfield SAINT Edge EVAC AR-15 Pistol, highlighting key features of the firearm. The carbine version, the base Saint, has a mid-length gas system. Click this: and then click the link in the description on that page for more info.
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That’s a huge help A mid-length design moves the carbine (16-in. The result is lower gas port pressure, nicer manners and better function.īarrel) gas port location from seven out to nine inches. The extended port location also means a shorter post-port barrel. When disaster strikes turn to the SAINT® Edge EVAC™ pistol designed around our all new Rapid Takedown System for discreet storage in tight spaces. The EVAC comes in a compact Blackhawk® ready bag and is rapidly deployed by simply extending the folding brace and locking the barrel into the upper receiver. New Springfield Armory SAINT Edge PDW & EVAC SHOT Show 2020. Chambered in 5.56, the EVAC comes outfitted with an M-Lok® compatible free-float forend, EVAC Blast Diverter and a 20-round Magpul® PMAG® magazine.
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The Springfield Armory SAINT is a series of AR-15 style semi-automatic firearms manufactured by Springfield Armory, Inc. Saint Edge PDW Radically compact and exceedingly capable, the SAINT Edge PDW Pistol delivers. Designed to be the ultimate bugout gun, the Springfield Armory Saint Edge EVAC is a PDW with a patent pending takedown system that allows you to transport your. The Rapid Takedown System of the SAINT® Edge EVAC™ allows users to quickly detach the forend of their pistol for discreet storage.