Great review and great shooting. I have cleaned my extensively through the first 300 rounds and it seems to be running great. I just hope it continues cause I love this pistol.

Damn that's some good shooting! And what a beautiful gun. Really like it. Those 100-300 yard shoots were really impressive! 😱

Same thing happened to my CZ-SP01 out of the box. Jammed the slide 3 times at a range at 50~ish rounds mark. Broke in, oiled, cleaned. After that, works flawlessly ever since.

I appreciate your simple and honest review. I'm willing to bet that the failure to feed issues were from a lack of proper lube. Usually whatever oil the firearm has on it is simply meant to protect it during storage, not to be run with.

Thank You great content. Very few channels I can watch with my toddler bc of language. Much appreciated.

First time seeing your videos. Long time Springfield fan. What a great and honest review!

Thanks for the review Ray. Big thanks to Wayne for lending you the pistol. I must say a big Thanks to your wife for a great job she did on the camera work. Have a great week sir.

I’ve always loved 1911/2011 Commander pistols , who dosen’t love em ? Nice review X-Ring , great camera work Mrs X-Ring 😀.

I just wanted to thank you, your family, and friends for producing such great content. you have inspired me to really get into shooting, and I just purchased my first ever bolt action rifle, and I love it. I'm going to start to train for shooting competitions, this winter, and into the spring. Thank you again, and I look forward to your next video.

Thank You Sir! I shot a 2011 for the first time this summer. They are good. I noticed the nice barrel crown on this Springfield Armory 2011. Mrs. X captured the video wonderfully! 👍🇺🇸 #22aday

Yes staccato mags the 20 rounders work in both guns.havent had any problems outta mine I've put 750 fmj's through. People need ta understand this is a production gun staccato is hand fitted and polished to run flawlessly.

You said the magic words, and I subscribed, that you were still using a phone. I try to subscribe to any gun-tuber I see making content pretty much on their own dime. Need to get you up in the subs so you can do more gun reviews. It's really tight, your wife does a really good job. Keep it up and I'll be watching you

As soon as I saw the prodigy I knew I just had to see the X-Ring review! Thanks!

You always get what you pay for I am sure some run better than others after all it’s memed parts inside , other reviews have had similar issues , thanks Ray

Looks sweet. I have a 2011 C9mm that is my favorite of my pistols. Went through 3 magazines at my permanent range this morning . I also have a portable range too. Good shooting. I'm impressed with the pistol and your shooting

Great video Ray. Pretty nice hearing that ding at 300 yrds.

Thanks for the video. Good luck at the upcoming matches. Be Safe

The first honest review i have seen of this pistol

Excellent presentation and review! Subbed

Keep oil in your bag. Mine hasn’t failed yet. But it’s greasy. Then strip and clean. Great shooter! Best in my collection.

Brand new 250ish rounds with no oil. Ill take it. Oil it up and run it. Give er a swab and do it again. Thanks for the review X. Now I need to buy another pistol.

I got to shoot one of these, iron sights, at practice this evening. I normally shoot optics. I ran the Prodigy for 2 runs through the plate rack at 15 yds. Even though I had to tilt my head back to see the front sight through my readers, I shot it accurately. It runs very smoothly, the trigger felt nice to me (I don't own 2011 or 1911 pistols), the recoil impulse is very soft -- I could tell that if I owned one I could get it to run fast, and better shooters could make it very speedy. I'm tempted to get one but I'm eager to see how the first run plays out among the current user pool. The guy who brought the pistol to our practice today, he brought it straight from the store. Several others shot it before me. The owner was using his own reloads on brass used many times already, and a few rounds bound up a bit upon entering battery. You could see the ring left on the brass, suggesting it was a bit bulged where it bound up in the chamber mouth.

Great pistol and even better shooting!!!

During the video you had mentioned being able to see daylight between the optic plate and the slide. I had the same problem after mounting my red dot. Double check the red dot mounting screws (not the optic plate screws) to see if they are too long. The threads in the plate are shallow and if the screws are too long it pushes the plate up away from the slide as you tighten them up. All I did was mount the red dot to the plate first to see how much the screws protruded past the plate. I then trimmed them as needed to be flush with the bottom and reassembled everything.

Love watching all your videos keep it up Boss ❤

My favorite gun channel

The hang up on the slide not going into battery is likely from the cekacote finish. At the price point it'd be nice if they ran flawlessly out of the box but it's not the case. Oil oil the slide rails rack the slide 1000 * clean and it'll run.

Nice rapid & accurate shooting

Great shots OG

Love my 4.25” prodigy.

Some great shooting Ray !!

Thanks for sharing. Well done.

Oh damn! Nice! Thanks for sharing!

Can’t wait to get ahold of one

Beautiful !

Looks like quite the bargain. Great video Ray.

Great review Bro. I did a review on a 5” model and it ran great.

yessssss!!! i also hope they made plenty of them!!!

I have a 5” prodigy and it ran great. I cleaned and oiled it and changed out the recoil spring to a 12# spring. Shot 350 rounds with only 1 FTE. I’m happy with it.

I was with ya right up to the rock island comment. I have a pro tac that has eat anything I’ve fed it right out of the box and a 4.25 prodigy that is the most temperamental gun I’ve owned. I hope it becomes a little more reliable with a couple hundred more rounds.

The screws for your optic are a little too long. That's the daylight issue on the plate. I had the same issue with a venom viper. Just filed the screws down about a 1/4 inch and now fits perfectly. No light showing through at all. The screws that mount the optic to the plate are pushing up on the slide because There going to far down lifting up the plate. Hope that helps!

If you want one of these, good luck. I've had an SA-35 on order for a year now. I asked SA when they might be available in quantity, that was late last year. The response was 2nd quarter this year. Crickets.

Great shooting bud

Looks awesome

Subbed after the 200 yard shot

I'm a huge fan of Springfield's 1911's I own at least one of the vast majority of their offerings new and old so when I heard they were finally doing a 2011 I had to order one. It's nothing to drop $2500 to $6k+ on a 2011 so for them to bring one to market at this price is kind of crazy... I've already heard of some people having problems but one thing I've learned already owning a few 2011's is they can be a little finicky but I have really high hopes for this one!!!

Great review. Despite a few hang-ups, the content was positive and candid. I would like to know which G Code holster you’re running though….Many thanks!

Thanks for showing the weapon without a flashlight strapped to it or optics.

I can see that pistol being a viable duty gun. Personally I would like to see SA come out with a 45ACP version of it!

Best intro ever! 😂😂😂

Kinda feel like we're the testing phase for Springfield and in 6 months we'll have a functional pistol.

It's nice to see some more DS 1911's on the market. People just don't realize how nice they are to shoot until you try one. It's unfortunate about the malfunctions. Hopefully Springfield isn't using the buyers to beta test their new offering. My Staccato P has been malfunction free since day one and I usually go thru 300-500 rounds in a range visit. I do clean it more than my other pistols.

I’d love to see someone do a complete tear down on this pistol. I’m glad that SA came out with a 2011 even though they called it a 1911DS. I’d also like to see 1,000 rounds ripped through this gun. I don’t expect them to get everything perfect right out of the gate as this seems to be the norm now for most new guns, but in 6 months the batches being produced should be pretty good and I’m sure the after market parts suppliers will be chomping at the bit to replace any inferior parts.

Very typical for a brand new 1911/2011 to need a break in period. I’ve seen that exact failure to go into battery on new Wilson combats and Dan Wessons. After 500 or so rounds the moving parts start to polish together and slide even smoother. In my experience Springfields are always tight, which I like because either through manual polishing or use the parts will be polished and fit together, overtime creating almost a handful it gun.

the intro shooting👌

Thank you 😊

the glass of the fast fire 4 fell out after about 700 rounds. went to the a14b plate and put a 508t. then the rear sight fell out after about 300 rounds. the dot was good, tho. might just go without a rear sight since it's already dialed in pretty well.

Hope you are doing well Brother! Carry On

Nice shooting.

Awesome review and you are a hell of a shooter. I recommend you try to break the habit of looking down at your holster when you holster up. As an LE instructor I always told my students to always keep your eyes up in case a new threat presents while you holster. Train like you fight. Thank you and be safe.

Big X on the camera! 👏

Great Review. Just Subbed.

I had a 5” that never worked out of the box. It had to be sent back to Springfield Armory. I have a Dawson Precision 2011 9 mm major pistol. I sold the prodigy because I had so many problems with it.

Seem one at hickory gun show yesterday and they wanted 2000 bucks 😳 but I do know a person who has one and it’s crapped the bed already. I do like the gun tho it just needs to run first

I am a 1911 man and have quite a few - 1911’s made properly always run perfectly. I ordered the prodigy and cancelled based on so many failures. I will stick with Wilson’s version of 2011, my EDC X9 and may revisit this or Staccato later. Great overview!

I almost bought one last week but starting to hear of issues with feeding and the optic plates I want for my DPP isn’t readily available so I’ll wait until early next year if think

The old 1911 in the army we had to qualify with in MP school had to be beat into battery like that, almost every shot, lol .

It looks worth the price. I'll see when it available at my local broker.

I hope they FIX all the issues first. Too many gun channels highlighting many of the same issues. Beta testing with customers similar to Sig.

Well done Sir. Enjoyed watching your review of this pistol. Wondering if you have shot the Bul SAS II and which you think is better?

ill wait to see if they update it and for the price to drop down a couple of hundred dollars. Its going to be a tough wait because even with all the hiccups its been having, I have hope.

I can not even wait to get a 4.25" in my hand's!!!

Good luck on all those matches coming up can't wait to see how you do

Own a few springfields including a ronin, like them and really like what I've been seeing from the prodigy. Heard it's almost as nice as a staccato. May have to add one to the collection.

My Prodigy failed after the second shot. The slide was shaving metal on the slide stop. Already returned it back to Springfield under warranty.

No doubt looks cool an I would love to save up an get one but I ll wait my 6 months to a year rule to get The kinks worked out

We’re you able to use the hood for the fastfire on this prodigy

Is it me or are the recoil springs on these super light?Maybe that's the reason you started getting all those FTFs after it picked up some dirt.

The 4.25 models are running better than the 5 inch models. The 5 inchers have too light a recoil spring. My 4.25 inch had a 200 round break in period. They do need to be well lubed and cleaned.

Thanks for the honest review! Ive been looking at purchasing a ds9 hybrid from mpa untill this SA released. So i decided to wait and watch the reviews on the performance vs price of the SA. After watching i think i will stick with mpa even tho they are about another 1500 more... what are your thoughts?

Wish you would've reviewed the 5 inch , most reviews weren't good and had problems. Very impressive shooting

Thanks for reviewing the gun, I feel pretty confident that it will run well with a few minor tweaks .

Cleaning isn't an issue for me, I like to inspect the gun after use anyway & cleaning is a great way to monitor your investment.

Dang, you can shoot!!

The chambers are tight on some of the barrels

For the price difference between this and my Staccato C2.....well I could've had a Ferrari of a pistol. The grand difference will get you a performance trigger, replace the MIM parts and possibly get an Aluminum Grip module. If I'd known these were coming out I would've waited.

Badass shooter with a Badass gun. Very nice brother.

I was Saving for a Staccato Duo but Springfield just saved me almost $2k I'm getting the same one shown in this video very soon.

Picked mine up for $1274. But I live in washington and the online dealer pulled out the mags so when it got to my gunshop it had no mags. No springfields fault but still bullshit. Luckily my dealer had mags. The gun itself feels good though. I'm planning to do a trigger, get rid of the mim parts, and I want to do v8 ports, some dlc coating. It's a very nice base for a 2011 build. Yes I know it's not a 2011. But I don't care

If it’s made by HS Produkt in Croatia, it’s a winner. HS makes the best pistols in the world along with CZ.

Why, didn't the slide lock back on the empty mag? That's important for someone that is going to carry this as an EDC.

The YT algorithm deleted my subscription...double check🤙🏽🙏🏽

Out of the box with no oil. Not bad.

I never had or wanted a 1911 because of lack of capacity. Now that this is our I was going to get it. Then I watched probably about 60 videos on it and they are having too many issues for me and the price. I am down to the STACCATO or ATLAS style 1911s

I figured that but when you google it the dates are for 2023. I live close by look forward to meet you and good luck

I want this 1911

I thought that's a pleasant change a Prodigy that functions. Unlike most other reviews shown. But it only took time to start having problems. I wouldn't touch one, Springfield obviously didn't do any reaserch and development on this pistol.

A friend of mine tried to run a 5 inch one in a 3 gun Saturday morning. It choked on the first stage.

MBX and Atlas mags do work.

its like 1499 msrp for a double stack vs 799 for the ronin. The Emisarry is like 1349. if just have to have it in double stack or are john wick SA make more affordable options imo.