Springfield Armory Prodigy – A Double-Stack 1911 With Optics-Ready Rear Sights
Springfield Armory Prodigy, a double-stack pistol equipped with for rear and front sighting using green fiberoptics is a new masterpiece of engineering. It comes with a forged steel frame, ambidextrous safety and Picatinny rail.
The barrels are forged from high-quality bushingless steel that is match grade and are coated with a durable Cerakote black. They’re designed to meet the demands of today’s requirements and feature Agency Arms’ AOS slide cut, which preserves the iron sight’s co-witness.
Description of the Product
It is designed to bring this 1911 model to higher heights, the Prodigy Comp takes the legendary firearm to a new level with a double-stack capability as well as an enhanced feature set that is performance-driven. It is finished in Coyote Brown Cerakote and the Prodigy Comp pistol features a Polymer grip, which is attached to the frame made of steel. It comes equipped with flush-fitting 17-round magazines as well as larger 20-round magazines to give an increased capacity. The firearm’s 4.25-inch bull barrel has been built from forged stainless steel for quality match-grade accuracy. Additionally, the slide comes with a compensator for reducing the muzzle’s rise. Prodigy is equipped with an optics ready slide. The Agency Optics System(AOS) lets the user to choose from a range of red dots sights. The Prodigy is equipped with a HP Dragonfly compatible plate. additional plates can be purchased from the Springfield Armory Store.
It was incredible to shoot the Prodigy in a Springfieldstore.com handful of hundred shots in the summer. The pistol is super smooth for firing and loading with hammer fire, and it operates like an ideal dream. It is also extremely ergonomic with its wide and comfortable grip, improved straight-pull 1911 trigger as well as the capability to mount red dots in full size.
AOS compatible slides can also be equipped with the sight alignment notch on the rear and high visibility fiber optic front sights which work with the cover plate provided. The AOS plate allows the shooter to use a variety of common red dot sights including the pistol that comes with a hex-compatible plate for use with the HEX Dragonfly and other compatible plates sold by Springfield.
It’s a fantastic choice for anyone looking to upgrade your 1911 and make it that is more contemporary, without having to spend the cost of built-to-order guns. This gun is well made and designed to last. Its finish is robust and beautiful.
The pistol is chambered in 9mm ammunition, offering several advantages over the older 40 S&W round. It’s also less heavy and is able to hold 25% more ammunition inside a double stack pistol that is well-designed. With the bigger capacity for magazines and the larger magazine capacity, Prodigy Comp 1911 DS is a great handgun for both duty and self-defense Prodigy Comp 1911 DS is an excellent handgun that is suitable for self-defense and duty use.
Features
Thanks to its exceptional shooting and precision trigger The 1911 pistol has been a favorite among competitors for years. Springfield Armory Prodigy DS is the latest 1911 model with contemporary options. It’s an excellent choice for people seeking a robust and high-performance pistol but do not wish to pay an extra amount on custom-built.
The frame is constructed from with forged steel. It features a smooth and easy to use action. Additionally, it has an open top that is fitted with a tamper to allow an optics mounting. A polymer grip mount is attached to the forged frame, with the capacity for 15 to 17 rounds (9mm) ammunition (the 5″ Prodigy ships with two magazines of 10 rounds to meet magazine capacity restrictions in certain states). Cutouts on the front of the slide vent gas upwards, which reduces muzzle rise. This helps shooters quickly return to their position in order to shoot follow-up shots.
Springfield Armory has designed this slide to accommodate the numerous optics with red dots on the market. This allows you to place your preferred optic in the exact same place on the weapon, as the factory iron sights. The slide is milled for the popular Agency Arms plate which is compatible with several of the most well-known scope footprints. Springfield has a round cover plate that allows users to watch the Prodigy with the factory-mounted Hex Dragonfly red-dot sight.
One of the things I appreciated about the Prodigy is the fact that it’s not trying to be an all-in-one gun. It comes with a single-slot Picatinny rail for the dust cover, as well as an ambidextrous safety. But it comes with the full range of attributes you’d expect in an elite competition 1911 such as a complete mag well, a magazine funnel, and a double-stack grip.
The Prodigy worked well and handled much better in my shooting tests. It wasn’t in need of much lubrication and had minimal recoil. It was particularly good with match grade loads. The grouping was tight and the shot was with precision and also the sights were simple to align. The built-in texture of the grip and trigger guard helped to make it easier to operate with gloves.
It’s great to have a rod guide that is more durable and isn’t prone to breaking regularly. Other than these tiny niggles, this gun is a highly tuned handgun that could be used as a base for an elite build, and still be a reliable CCW to use in all situations.
Specifications
Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Springfieldstore pistol combines the 1911 platform, which gives it the capacity of a double stack. This pistol is perfect for shooters. Its forged steel magazine can hold 17+1 rounds of capacity and the bull barrel measures 11 degrees crown.
A curved shoe at the trigger, as well as the set screw which controls overtravel allows for a compact, quick and simple reset. Springfield Armory has also milled the slide to allow plates that work with the majority of the optical footprints with red dots currently in use. The Prodigy includes a dragonfly-compatible HEX plate. plates that are not included can be ordered to purchase on their own.
The people who prefer sight sights made of iron on their 1911s will love the Prodigy’s u shaped notch on its rear and high-vis fiber optic front sight. It’s equipped with Agency Arms AOS, which lets it work with a range of red dot optics made using milled plates. The Prodigy includes an A12B plate that fits to the HEX Dragonfly, and additional plates to fit the the well-known Trijicon as well as Holosun Red dots have been also in the works.
The pistol comes in a 3.5″ shorter version of the pistol also offered with a shorter barrel and slide assembly that can accommodate magazine frames that flush to 15 rounds. The Prodigy’s controls comprise the thumb safety that is bilateral with a push-button release for magazines located on the left hand side as well as a slide stop lever that’s traditionally located for right-handed shooters.
Instead of the conventional GI length rod, Springfield has patented a two-piece guide rod. It’s removable using a 5-32 Allen wrench. The rod’s front part acts as a recoil plug while the rear portion is threaded so that it can slide into a spring plug with an open end at the base of the recoil tube. This lets the rod be pressed in from the back of the gun, and the spring pushing the back portion of the guide rod up into the spring plug that is open before locking it in place with the wrench.
FAQ
The Prodigy Compact by Springfield Armory takes the 1911 platform and improves it by adding double-stack capacity and a performance-driven features set. The semi-automatic gun can be found in two models: 17+1 or 20+1. It is the frame of a polymer that is mounted onto a lightweight aluminum frame. The hammer is recontoured and the beavertail lengthened. The Prodigy Compact is optics-ready, by having a tritium-based sight front as well as Picatinny Rail. The Prodigy Compact combines advantages of the 1911 pistol with the modern abilities for carry-on.
The forged steel slide features Agency Optic System plates designed specifically to fit the 1911 DS Prodigy to deliver optimal optics and a clear view picture. The single-port compensator in the slide reduces muzzle elevation for greater stability and control.
Get a gunsmith to mill the long front sights so that you have the proper poa and a great shooter for less than jacking a dot on it. I’ve completed a few of these for my clients and they’re great firearms.
Springfield Armory stands behind every firearm we build. They are backed by the Lifetime Transferable Warranty. You can transfer ownership to someone else at any time. Contrary to other brands ours, we do not limit our warranty’s duration on the sole owner.