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Where do I begin?
Beginning of last year, after a couple of John Wick movies I decided to start participating on some Practical Pistol matches near me. Had my Glock 34 which had only the stock frame as all other parts were replaced to use it as my competition gun. Loved the match and had fun but I could observe that a lot of shooters were in the 2011/1911DS game. I'm a big fan of the 1911 platform but never had that kind of cash for them.
That is when I met the Prodigy and fell in love. I ordered my self a 4.25" and started learning about them and shooting it as I learned. Used in matches and as a range toy, the Prodigy proved to be a very good gun. Maybe I'm lucky, or maybe I'm just not afraid of tweaking it and making it work.
Throughout the range sessions, I started replacing parts. Not that I had problems, but, I wanted to make it even better.
It all started with an Atlas Toolless guide rod. From there, I replaced a couple of springs to make it smoother. Fast forward to a year later and about 2000 rounds, this is how it sits now.
How did I get here?
Well, a month ago I decided that the 1911DS/2011 was what I wanted to spend my time and money with and saved enough to get an XC, which in my mind was a "dream gun". I know there are many others out there but I really like the way it looks, and, for the price, the features are quite nice. (I.E. island comp barrel.)
That is when I decided to shoot one and feel it and I can say that when I held it I was very disappointed. Even more when I cycled the slide.
My prodigy felt like glass sliding on glass. The XC felt like glass on glass with a lot of sand in between… (yes, it was recently cleaned and shouldn't feel like that.)
I shot it and it shoots very flat and it is a very nice gun, but, is it $4300 nice? Not sure about that.
That is when I decided to get my hard earned money and invest in a gun that changed my mind and made me enjoy shooting even more.
Below is a list of parts and how much I spent on them. Keep in mind, some of the items I payed retail price, others I did not.
Prodigy - $1200
Holosun 407C-GR - $220 or $320 with the plate.
Atlas Toolless guide rod - $65
Springs - $15
EGW Internals - $135
Extended slide release - $45
PT Hero Grip with Magwell - $500
DSC Comped Barrel - $395
Total - $2675.
This is barely what you need for a STOCK Staccato P with plate and optic.
This is $1625 LESS than a Staccato XC without optic.
And, you have an aluminum grip.
Overall feel, I can't stop playing with it and it just amazes me at every trigger pull.
Trigger sits at a consistent 1.9lbs right now.
As you can see in the pics, the aluminum grip is a tad bit thinner than the stock polymer which fits my hands incredibly well.
The overall barrel length makes it almost the same length as a 5" now. (DUH!)
It shoots very flat and you can check a quick comparison here:
DSC Comp Barrel - Prodigy - test
View: https://youtu.be/MW-TGLbZE-0
After recording these, I went to the 7yd line and
shot 15 round groups in less than 12 seconds. The results are attached.
It now weighs 38oz unloaded. My
Goal was to get as close as possible to a Staccato XC and I can say that I got very close but spending pretty much half of the price of one which leaves some money for what is really worth… Training! And ammo!
This gun shoots flat, it is very accurate with the comped barrel. I'm very happy I jumped on the Prodigy train and even more than I decided to build it. If anyone ever wants to try it, send me a message. I'm sure we can work something out.
Beginning of last year, after a couple of John Wick movies I decided to start participating on some Practical Pistol matches near me. Had my Glock 34 which had only the stock frame as all other parts were replaced to use it as my competition gun. Loved the match and had fun but I could observe that a lot of shooters were in the 2011/1911DS game. I'm a big fan of the 1911 platform but never had that kind of cash for them.
That is when I met the Prodigy and fell in love. I ordered my self a 4.25" and started learning about them and shooting it as I learned. Used in matches and as a range toy, the Prodigy proved to be a very good gun. Maybe I'm lucky, or maybe I'm just not afraid of tweaking it and making it work.
Throughout the range sessions, I started replacing parts. Not that I had problems, but, I wanted to make it even better.
It all started with an Atlas Toolless guide rod. From there, I replaced a couple of springs to make it smoother. Fast forward to a year later and about 2000 rounds, this is how it sits now.
How did I get here?
Well, a month ago I decided that the 1911DS/2011 was what I wanted to spend my time and money with and saved enough to get an XC, which in my mind was a "dream gun". I know there are many others out there but I really like the way it looks, and, for the price, the features are quite nice. (I.E. island comp barrel.)
That is when I decided to shoot one and feel it and I can say that when I held it I was very disappointed. Even more when I cycled the slide.
My prodigy felt like glass sliding on glass. The XC felt like glass on glass with a lot of sand in between… (yes, it was recently cleaned and shouldn't feel like that.)
I shot it and it shoots very flat and it is a very nice gun, but, is it $4300 nice? Not sure about that.
That is when I decided to get my hard earned money and invest in a gun that changed my mind and made me enjoy shooting even more.
Below is a list of parts and how much I spent on them. Keep in mind, some of the items I payed retail price, others I did not.
Prodigy - $1200
Holosun 407C-GR - $220 or $320 with the plate.
Atlas Toolless guide rod - $65
Springs - $15
EGW Internals - $135
Extended slide release - $45
PT Hero Grip with Magwell - $500
DSC Comped Barrel - $395
Total - $2675.
This is barely what you need for a STOCK Staccato P with plate and optic.
This is $1625 LESS than a Staccato XC without optic.
And, you have an aluminum grip.
Overall feel, I can't stop playing with it and it just amazes me at every trigger pull.
Trigger sits at a consistent 1.9lbs right now.
As you can see in the pics, the aluminum grip is a tad bit thinner than the stock polymer which fits my hands incredibly well.
The overall barrel length makes it almost the same length as a 5" now. (DUH!)
It shoots very flat and you can check a quick comparison here:
DSC Comp Barrel - Prodigy - test
After recording these, I went to the 7yd line and
shot 15 round groups in less than 12 seconds. The results are attached.
It now weighs 38oz unloaded. My
Goal was to get as close as possible to a Staccato XC and I can say that I got very close but spending pretty much half of the price of one which leaves some money for what is really worth… Training! And ammo!
This gun shoots flat, it is very accurate with the comped barrel. I'm very happy I jumped on the Prodigy train and even more than I decided to build it. If anyone ever wants to try it, send me a message. I'm sure we can work something out.