Springfield Armory Prodigy – A Double-Stack 1911 With Optics-Ready Rear Sights

Springfield Armory Prodigy Double-stack gun with optics ready for rear and front sighting using green fiberoptics, is a brand new masterpiece of engineering. It comes with a forged steel frame with ambidextrous safety and Picatinny rail.

The barrels are forged from match grade bushingless steel and feature a tough Cerakote in black. The AOS slide-cut by Agency Arms is designed for the challenging applications that are prevalent today.

Description of product

Created to elevate your 1911 up to brand new heights, the Prodigy Comp takes the legendary firearm to the next level with a double-stack capability as well as a performance-driven feature set. In Coyote brown Cerakote The Prodigy Comp pistol features a polymer grip module mounted to an forged steel frame featuring flush-fitting 17-round as well as an extended 20-round magazine available for maximal capacity. Its 4.25″ bull barrel that comes with the pistol is made of stainless steel and forged to provide superior accuracy. Additionally, it has an internal compensator, which decreases the rise of the muzzle. Prodigy has an optically-ready slide. The Agency Optics System(AOS) lets the user to utilize a variety of red dot sights. The Prodigy comes with a HEX Dragonfly compatible plate. Additional plates can be purchased through the Springfield Armory Store.

It was nothing less than incredible to shoot the Prodigy in a handful of hundred shots during the summer. It’s extremely smooth in both firing and loading. Hammer action too is smooth and fluid. The Prodigy is also ergonomically designed that include a comfy and broad grip and a redesigned straight pull trigger, and option to install a full-size red dot optical.

AOS compatible slides come with the sight alignment notch on the rear as well as high-visibility front-facing fiber optic sights which are compatible with the cover plate provided. The AOS-compatible plate permits the shooter to mount a variety of common red dot sights and the pistol comes equipped with a plate compatible with the HEX Dragonfly and other compatible plates available from Springfield.

It’s a fantastic choice in the event that you are looking to upgrade to a more modern 1911 style, but without having to pay for building a custom gun. The Prodigy is an extremely solid and well-made gun that is built to last. Its appearance is durable and pleasing to the eye.

This pistol features a 9-mm chambering. It has several advantages over that of the S&W cartridge. Additionally, it is lighter and is able to hold 25 percent more ammunition when it is a double stack pistol that is well-designed. This model, the Prodigy Comp 1911 DS, having a bigger capacity for magazines and smaller cartridges, is a great handgun which can serve as a self-defense weapon or for the purpose of.

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The 1911 is the weapon of choice for shooters who compete due because of its precise trigger as well as its superb hand-holding characteristics. The Springfield Armory Prodigy DS takes the classic pistol and adds modern amenities and makes it a popular alternative for shooters that want a high-performance 1911 but don’t have the money for Springfieldstore a custom-shop built.

The frame is built of cast steel, and features an easy-to-use smooth action. It also features a flattop that can be adjusted to accommodate optical mounting. It has a polymer grip which is attached directly onto the frame. It’s designed to be used to hold either 15 or 17 9mm rounds. (The five” Prodigy is equipped with two magazines of 10 rounds in order to comply with limits on magazines in some states. The cutouts in the front slide let gas upwards, decreasing the rise of muzzle. It allows shooters to quickly get back into position to take follow-up shots.

Springfield Armory designed the slide to accommodate the wide range of red dot optics on the market in the present, which means you are able to choose your optic of choice and mount it to the same location in the gun that houses the original iron sights. This Agency Arms plate has been integrated into the slide in order to fit many popular optical footprints. Springfield also provides a rounded cover plate that allows users to observe the Prodigy through the factory-mounted Hex Dragonfly red-dot sight.

The Prodigy will not try to be an all-purpose weapon. The Prodigy comes with an ambidextrous safe as well as a dust cover with Picatinny rails. The Prodigy also comes with two stack grips, a fully-length magazine wells and funnel for magazines.

In my shooting test, the Prodigy performed flawlessly and shot far better. It did not require a lot of fluid and it had very little recoil, particularly with match grade loads. It was tightly grouped and shot accurately, and the sights were easy to line up. I liked the built-in stippling on the grip and the trigger guard with a square shape that makes it easier to operate the controls with gloves.

I’d like to have a shorter front-to-back grip on the Springfieldstore.com pistol that makes it more comfortable to shoot one hand and also a stronger guide rod that doesn’t allow for as much movement. It’s a great handgun it can also be the basis for a customized build, or as a CCW at any time.

Specifications

Springfield Armory’s Prodigy pistol uses the 1911 platform and adds double stack capacity. This pistol is perfect for shooters. The frame made of forged steel comes with a capacity of 17+1 rounds. The double-stack polymer magazine feeds through a bull-barrel with an 11-degree crown for match-grade accuracy.

The trigger comes with a bent shoe and a small setting screw that controls overtravel, resulting in an exceptionally short reset that’s easy on the fingers. Springfield Armory has also milled the slide to accommodate plates to fit the vast majority of blue dot optical footprints that are currently in use. The Prodigy includes a compatible HEX Dragonfly plate. plates that are not included can be ordered at a separate cost.

Those who prefer the iron sights that are found on 1911s will be pleased with the Prodigy’s rear u-shaped notch as well as the high-vis fiber optic front sight. It is equipped with Agency Arms AOS, which permits it to be equipped with a variety of red-dot optics using milled plates. The Prodigy ships with the A12B plates that fit an HEX Dragonfly, and additional plates for widely used Trijicon and Holosun red dots is in the works.

The pistol is also available in a slim 3.5″ model, which includes a slide and barrel assembly less than the normal one. This permits flush fitting 15 round magazines. Its controls are two thumb safety options and a magazine release button on the grip frame’s left side and an end of slide lever which is typically located for shooters with a right hand.

The Prodigy uses Springfield’s patented double-piece guide rod, which is removed with a 5/32″ Allen wrench, instead of the conventional GI-length rod. Its front portion functions as a recoil unit, while the rear portion is threaded for it to fit into the spring plug, which has an opening at the bottom the recoil tube. The rod is pulled into position by pushing it to the side of the gun. A spring is pushed by the rear end of the rod towards the plug with an open end and the screw will be closed.

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Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Compact incorporates a 1911 platform, and adds a double-stack capability as well as performance-focused features. Based on the model you choose, this semiautomatic pistol comes with impressive capacities of 17+1 or 20+1, with A polymer grip mounted on a light-weight steel frame, with the beavertail being shortened and then reshaped hammer for reduced footprint. Prodigy Compact Prodigy Compact is optics-ready, by having a tritium-based sight front as well as Picatinny Rail. The Prodigy Compact combines aspects of a 1911 pistol and modern capabilities for everyday carry.

The slide made of forged steel features Agency Optic System plates designed specifically to fit 1911 DS Prodigy to deliver optimal optic height and an intuitive sight picture. The single-port compensator is integrated to lower the muzzle to increase control and accuracy.

Get a gunsmith to mill the long front sights so that you have the right poa/poi. You’ll get a great shooter for more than just jacking a dot on it. They are excellent guns, which I’ve made for my clients.

Springfield Armory stands behind every gun we manufacture. The Lifetime Transferable Warranty is there for our protection. That means you can sell your gun to anyone else anytime and the new owner will be the sole owner of the gun. Contrary to other brands ours, we do not limit the warranty’s length to only the first person who owns it.