I just put my 1st 100 rounds of Winchester 115 grain target ammo through my 5" prodigy yesterday and was pretty dissapointed. It had at least 4 or 5 failures to feed. I had maybe a clip or 2 with no problems out of 5 clips. When it shot, it shot great but I want to get rid of these hang ups. I'll try to break it in with another few hundred rounds but if that doesn't work I'll have to send it back. It sucks that this is happening with a brand new $1600 1911 from S.A. that is supposed to be so great. I've seen many people online and on YouTube having the same issues as I, some even worse.
Thanks for weighing in. I saw another thread here with some guys having issues but I wanted to dismiss it as FUD because of the guy's attitude after a while. When I went to see people's videos I found about 20 different videos of issues around social media and youtube so I guess he wasn't lying necessarily just angry haha.
Yes, it's pretty frustrating. I have a S.A. 1911 Mil Spec (no issues), a Hellcat Pro (no issues), and an Emissary .45 (no issues) and love them all. You'd think for $1600 they could've gotten this perfect as the guys at the gun shop talked about. He said S.A. has been working on this since 2018 and they took so long to release it because they wanted to get it "just right". What a bunch of b.s. I'm gonna keep trying it and just hope it breaks in but it's not looking very likely based on what's happened so far and seeing all the other guys having the same problem. Why didn't they just use the 12 lb. recoil spring from the get go ? Pretty dissapointing.
Thanks. Yes, I want to make it work and I'll just have to be patient. Luckily, I just got my Emisssary 5".45 and I freakin love that thing.
1911’s are a great platform, which is why they’ve been around so long. I wouldn’t say they are better or worse than polymer guns. They’re different. Some people love them. Some hate them. I have a mil-spec 1911 in .45 and am waiting on a Tisas 1911 in 9mm. I also have 3 polymer guns (s&w m&p9, shield plus and .22 compact) and like them too. If i could only have one type, 1911 or a striker fired polymer gun, i think i go the 1911 route. But that’s just me.
I've only been into guns a couple years myself but I have 2 other 1911 .45s from Springfield and they have no issues whatsoever. This DS business must be complicating things or like people are saying, Springfield was just anxious to ship these things out and didn't do enough quality control. I don't think the jamming issues or whatever you want to call them are at all typical of most 1911s- they are supposed to be very simple, reliable guns. So far, not the case with the 1911 DS Prodigy so far unless you are one of the lucky ones that happened to get a smooth running one.
As a fan of both plastic and ancient metal guns, 1911's have their pro's and con's. I love shooting them. I would just say they are not "beginner" guns. They require a little bit of shooting know how to get the best performance out of (double goes for 2011's). They are harder to take apart, clean, and weigh more. BUT, something about them keeps me coming back
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Unfortunately, after having a CZ SP-01 and a Sig X-5 Legion, I have been used to the carry weight of larger metal carry guns. I have shot and handled Staccatos and Magnum research 1911's but never owned them myself. I like the platform. Just never had issues because I've never been an owner of one for myself. I have been spoiled by the feel now so I really wanted the prodigy to work. Optic ready platform out of the gate. I have no experience with SA so if yall say they take care of folks then I will give them a chance to rectify the situation.Welcome to the forum from DFW. I have included a link to my experience with the Prodigy which will hopefully cast a more positive light. As I mentioned to the angry person yesterday, my serial number is 9XXX. I bought my Prodigy last Sunday so we know there are at least 10,000 beta testers out there and I am sure there are many people like Armory Life forum members @10mmLife, @xdman and myself who have had positive experiences. If this is your first 1911 and you have concerns perhaps you would be better off buying a standard Springfield 1911 of which there are many. I just picked up a .45acp Ronin yesterday and also have a 9mm Range Officer Target they are a blast to shoot. Or If you’re set on an all metal, hammer fired double stack but don’t want to spend $2500 you could look at the Sig 226 Legion. I promise you that it will not disappoint. Anyway, good luck on your journey, let us know what you decide, you picked a good forum to join.
SimonRL Goes to the Range: The Prodigy Edition
Well, well, well, as promised I took on the role of Prodigy beta tester and put 151 rounds through it today. “That’s very precise,” you say. More in a moment. So, here is is: The Prodigy is exactly what we’ve been looking for - a 1911 that will hold 17+ rounds. It looks like a 1911, feels like...
Aren't yall youtubers though? XDMAN sounds familiar haha. Youtuber guns seem to be QC'd pretty well which lets me know they can get the gun working fine. I guess goes to my point of trusting the process.
I'm not a YouTuber and I've never heard of cherry picking firearms to be actually true. I've seen plenty of YouTube reviewers like Honest Outlaw, Paul Harrell, & Hickok45 show issues with different review guns. There's no gain for a manufacturer to put bad guns to the market especially companies like Springfield Armory that offer a lifetime warranty where they pickup the cost of postage both ways and service the firearms. If companies intentionally put bad guns to the market with the intent to have a ton of service calls they wouldn't stay in business.
I have an X5 Legion as well and it is, in my opinion, about as close as you can get to a striker fired, double stack 1911. It is also one of the best guns on the market. The 5in Prodigy looks and feels like a hammer fired X5 Legion.
