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Posted: 11/23/2024 10:11:12 PM EDT
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I want one to get my feet into the 2011. I don't plan to get another one, I just want one example to shoot and I would like to do all the gunsmithing and modifications to it. I carry MR920 and CR920 and don't really see a need to carry anything else. Would I carry this Prodigy? Maaaaaaybe I can't really say. I'm not a manual safety person so my concern is if I needed to use it I would fumble. 5" would be sweet to have and should be the fastest and flattest. But I don't really know what use it would have past range use. 4.25" would be sweet to have if I ever wanted to carry it. Edit: It's worth noting that I honestly have always liked the Prodigy over all other 2011's because of the grip texture. I'm mainly leaning towards carrying it but again, I've never carried a 1911 style and have only shot one once. |
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I’m a 1911 guy, my first 9mm is a springer prodigy. 4.25”. Very nice shooting gun for sure. They nailed the grip texture. Seems a bit big for carry for me, but an incredible range gun. Thumb safety is just not an issue for me but I’ve been shooting these things forever. |
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The 4.25" actually shoots faster...less slide mass to move, but it's microseconds. Unless you shoot both side by side, you'll never notice a difference. EGW Ignition Kit is a must; get rid of the cheap MIM parts and drop a few lbs off the trigger pull weight. Atlas flat faced trigger, too. Dawson Precision tool-less guide rod, maybe an EGW magwell. Depends on if you want a competition gun or not. Not a great gun to carry...even the 4.25" size is huge, compared to an EDC-geared gun...P365, Hellcat, G43, G19, etc. The grip size is the issue for concealed carry, not the extra 0.75" of barrel. A standard (no built in comp) 4.25" with an aftermarket threaded barrel to add a comp at will would be a really nice pistol for all around range use; if you ever intend to use the pistol for competition, a compensator will bump you up to Open Class. |
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I recently purchased a 5” prodigy without the comp. It’s hands down my favorite pistol. The grip texture is great, even when wet. It’s very accurate and very fast. It’s mainly a range gun at the moment, but I plan to mount a light and red dot on it for home defense use. The extra .75” means less light protruding past the muzzle.  |
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Originally Posted By Turbo30cal: You guys nudged me in the 4.25 direction! I think ultimately this makes the most sense... Other than a range toy I don't see the purpose in a 5 inch Good choice! The next pistol I pick up will be the 4.25" non-comp model in the new Coyote Brown color. DSC Gunworks makes a threaded barrel for them, if you ever want one. I'm surprised it's taken this long for them to introduce a threaded barrel model...but SHOT Show is just around the corner. EGW is a great source for a ton of Prodigy parts (their Ignition Kit is a must) as is Dawson Precision. Dawson just dropped a new optic plate for the Prodigy that is better than the AOS plates, if you ever want to put an optic on the gun. |
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Originally Posted By AT-ST83: Good choice! The next pistol I pick up will be the 4.25" non-comp model in the new Coyote Brown color. DSC Gunworks makes a threaded barrel for them, if you ever want one. I'm surprised it's taken this long for them to introduce a threaded barrel model...but SHOT Show is just around the corner. EGW is a great source for a ton of Prodigy parts (their Ignition Kit is a must) as is Dawson Precision. Dawson just dropped a new optic plate for the Prodigy that is better than the AOS plates, if you ever want to put an optic on the gun. Honestly, now I'm wondering if I should get the comp version or the normal version! |
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Originally Posted By AT-ST83: Good choice! The next pistol I pick up will be the 4.25" non-comp model in the new Coyote Brown color. DSC Gunworks makes a threaded barrel for them, if you ever want one. I'm surprised it's taken this long for them to introduce a threaded barrel model...but SHOT Show is just around the corner. EGW is a great source for a ton of Prodigy parts (their Ignition Kit is a must) as is Dawson Precision. Dawson just dropped a new optic plate for the Prodigy that is better than the AOS plates, if you ever want to put an optic on the gun. How are Dawson’s plates better than the Agency plates? Dawson’s are aluminum and the Agency plates are steel. |
| Steel does not mean better, it just means heavier. The Dawson rear sight is integral to the plate, and is co-witnessed to the individual sight model, since they all have different deck heights. I'm a gunsmith, and the amount of stripped and broken screws I have had to remove from Agency plates is alarming. The screw that hold the plate on the slide barely engage 3 threads...the absolute minimum to hold that plate in place. The Dawson screws are 2x in length. |
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Originally Posted By AT-ST83: Steel does not mean better, it just means heavier. The Dawson rear sight is integral to the plate, and is co-witnessed to the individual sight model, since they all have different deck heights. I'm a gunsmith, and the amount of stripped and broken screws I have had to remove from Agency plates is alarming. The screw that hold the plate on the slide barely engage 3 threads...the absolute minimum to hold that plate in place. The Dawson screws are 2x in length. Totally disagree. The extractor side screw can only be so long otherwise it’ll hit the extractor so it doesn’t matter which plate is used. My non extractor side screw has more than the 3 threads of engagement you state but even if it did that’s not a plate issue that’s a fastener issue so change fasteners. Also aluminum vs steel is definitely a big deal when it comes to pistol optics. Maybe not if you’re using something that mounts like the Acro or 509t but if you’re mounting something like an Rmr you definitely want the fasteners to thread into steel not aluminum. Would you really trust an aluminum nut over a steel nut when attaching something? Because the plate in a sense is a nut that the optic screws thread into. On a pistol slide that reciprocates violently back and forth steel >aluminum. |
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