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

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

The latest Springfield Armory Prodigy is a well-engineered double-stack 1911 with optics-ready back sights that are green with fiber optics. It features a forged steel frame, ambidextrous safety as well as Picatinny rail.

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

Product Description

Prodigy Comp Prodigy Comp is designed to improve the 1911’s performance with its double stack capacity, advanced characteristics and an extremely high-performance design. The Prodigy Comp pistol is finished in a Coyote Brown color and the polymer component that’s mounted to a frame of steel. It is equipped with a magazine that can hold 17 rounds and a 20-round extended magazine that can be used for the maximum amount of ammunition. The firearm’s 4.25-inch bull barrel is made using forged stainless steel, which ensures quality match-grade accuracy. Additionally, the slide has an integrated compensator designed to minimize muzzle rise. Prodigy includes the optics ready slide. The Agency Optics System(AOS) lets the user to choose from a range of red dots sights. The Prodigy includes a HEX Dragonfly compatible plate. Additional plates can be purchased from Springfield Armory Store.

I had the opportunity to shoot a couple hundred rounds with the Prodigy this past summer, and the experience was an absolute pleasure. It is extremely smooth to both load and fire as well as the hammer-fired operation runs like the best. Additionally, it has great ergonomics due to its large and comfortable grip, a more straight-pull trigger, and the ability to attach full-size Red Dot Optics.

AOS compatible slides come with an alignment notch for rear sights and high visibility front-facing fiber optic sights which are compatible with the cover plate provided. The AOS plates can be utilized to install a selection of red dots. It comes with a hex-compatible plate made to fit the HEX Dragonfly, as well as other plates by Springfield.

It is an excellent choice that anyone who wants to change your 1911 and make it more modern without having to spend the cost of customized guns. It is well-constructed and constructed to endure. The finish is also robust and beautiful.

This pistol chambers in 9mm ammunition, offering many advantages over the old 40 S&W round. It is also lighter and has the capacity to carry up to 25 percent more ammunition in the right double-stack pistol. Combined with the larger capacity for magazines and the larger magazine capacity, the Prodigy Comp 1911 DS is an outstanding handgun for both defense and for duty.

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Due to its excellent control and smooth trigger The 1911 pistol has proven to be a favourite among competitors for years. The Springfield Armory Prodigy DS takes the traditional pistol and adds modern amenities which makes it a great choice for shooters looking to get an extremely powerful 1911, but don’t have the money for a custom-shop built.

The frame made of forged steel has a smooth action and an open top which can be tapped for an optics mount. The grip made of polymer is attached to the forged frame, and can be used for 15 and 17 rounds of 9mm rounds (the five” Prodigy has two 10-round magazines to satisfy the limitations on magazines in certain states). The cuts on the front of the slide are designed to vent gases upward, which reduces muzzle rise, and also helps shooters recover quickly to see the sight in the event of follow-up shots.

Springfield Armory has designed this slide to fit the many different red dot optics available. This lets you mount your favorite optic at the exact same place on the weapon, as the factory iron sights. The slide has been milled to fit the popular Agency Arms plate, which fits several of the most well-known optic footprints. Springfield offers a rounded cover plate that allows you to co-witness the Prodigy with the factory-mounted Hex Dragonfly red-dot sight.

The Prodigy does not attempt to be a universal weapon. The Prodigy is equipped with an ambidextrous safe and a dust cover made of Picatinny Rail. The gun also features a double stack grip, the full length magazine well as funnels to hold magazines.

The Prodigy worked well and handled well during my shooting test. It was simple to maintain lubrication and suffered from very little recoil. This is the case especially when using match loads of high-end quality. It grouped well and fired precisely with the sights simple to align. I was also impressed by the molded-in tipping on the grip, as well as the squared trigger guard which makes it easier to operate the controls using gloves.

I’d have preferred to have seen a less slender grip from front to back on the pistol making it easier for one person to shoot as well as a more secure guide rod design, one that doesn’t lose its grip as quickly. It’s a great handgun it can also be the foundation for a custom build or a CCW at any time.

Specifications

The Prodigy of Springfield Armory incorporates the well-known 1911 platform and adds the double-stack capability of an instrument that is ideal for shooters. The frame made of forged steel comes with a capacity of 17+1 rounds. The double-stack polymer magazine feeds into a bull barrel, which has an 11-degree crown for precision that is match-grade.

The trigger features a curvaceous shoe with a SpringfieldStore small setting screw that controls overtravel, resulting in a very short reset time that’s comfortable on your fingers. Springfield Armory also worked on the frame to make it optics-ready by having the slide designed to work with plates that will fit all of the blue dot optical footprints that are in use today. The Prodigy includes a compatible HEX Dragonfly plate. plates that are not included can be ordered for purchase separately.

The rear u-shaped notch and front sight that is fiber optic will attract those who love iron sights on their 1911s. The pistol also comes with an Agency Arms AOS system, which allows it to take a variety of red dot optics with milled adapter pieces (which can be purchased separately). Prodigy includes an A12B plate that’s incompatible with HEX Dragonfly. Additional plates to accommodate the popular Trijicon or Holosun red dot optics is also under development.

The pistol also comes in a small 3.5″ version that features a slide assembly shorter than that of the standard. This allows for the use of flush-fit 15 round magazines. The controls of the Prodigy include a dual thumb safety, as well as a push button magazines release that is situated on the left hand of the frame. A stopper lever for the slide is additionally included. This is typically found for right-handed shooters.

Instead of the conventional GI rod of length, Springfield has patented a two-piece guide rod. It is removed using a 5-32 Allen wrench. The front end of the rod is a normal recoil plug, while the rear one is threaded to slide into an open-ended spring connector at the bottom of the recoil tube of the gun. It can be pulled in by pressing it from within the firearm. A spring will push the rear end of the rod towards the spring plug that is open after the screw has been tightened.

FAQ

Springfield Armory’s Prodigy Compact incorporates an 1911 platform it also has a double stack capability and features that are performance-driven. The model you select, this semi-automatic pistol is capable of 17+1 and 20+1 with an integrated polymer grip that is attached on a light-weight aluminium frame that has the beavertail being shortened and then reshaped an oversized hammer that has a reduced footprint. This model, the Springfieldstore Prodigy Compact is optics-ready, by having a tritium-based sight front as well as Picatinny Rail. It combines all the features that make up the 1911 pistol, with modern capability for carrying on the go.

The slide made of forged steel is fitted with Agency Optic System (AOS) plates that are specifically designed for 1911 DS Prodigy specifically to provide maximum optical height and sharp sight image. Single-port integrated compensators lower the muzzle height to enhance control and accuracy.

You can acquire a high-quality shooter for a fraction of the cost with a gunsmith grinding the front sights to ensure proper poa/poi. They are excellent guns, which I’ve done for my customers.

Springfield Armory is committed to the high-end quality of each gun we produce. The Lifetime Transferable Warranty is there for our protection. The warranty can be transferred to someone else at any time. The warranty we offer isn’t limited to the original owner, as opposed to other makers.