Patriot Defense's Latest Echelon Commander Full-Size Grip Upgrades: Grip Sets, Mix & Match Grip Panels, Backstrap

Patriot Defense's Latest Echelon Commander Full-Size Grip Upgrades: Grip Sets, Mix & Match Grip Panels, Backstrap

Posted by JoAnna Wilson on Nov 19th 2025

Patriot Defense is expanding its parts lineup for the Mischief Machine Echelon Commander (Full-Size) Frame with a fresh set of precision-machined grip upgrades. Whether you're building a competition pistol or dialing in your carry setup, these new components give you modularity, style, and performance.

Complete Grip Sets

  • Full grip set (matching grip panels) in Brass, Copper, or Aluminum. 

  • Texture options: Sissy, Aggressive, Hurt So Good

  • Optional Cerakote (single color or 3-color camo) for custom finish. 

  • For brass grips, weights are: palm swell ~5.975 oz; thin ~4.22 oz. 

Mix-&-Match Single Grip Panels (Left or Right Panel Sold Separately)

  • Available in Brass, Copper, or Aluminum.

  • Grip profiles: Thin or Palm Swell

  • Texture options: Sissy, Aggressive, or Hurt So Good (the latter is a more aggressive finish and requires a custom order +3–5 business days). 

  • Optional 1-color Cerakote finish for $12.50 per panel. 

  • Important: you buy left and right panels separately; this isn’t sold as a matched pair. 

  • Price point: starts at $50 for a single panel (on sale). patriotdefense.com

  • Weight (for brass, palm swell): ~3 oz; for brass, thin: ~2.1 oz

Backstrap for Echelon Commander

  • Machined from brass, copper, or aluminum

  • Compatible specifically with the Mischief Machine Echelon Commander Full-Size grip module. 

  • Weight:

    • Aluminum: ~1.51 oz 

    • Brass: ~1.6 oz 

  • Optional Cerakote finish with a range of colors.

Backstrap