The most non biased no BS review on this pistol and outstanding production you'll see on YT. Take notes big name youtubers. This is how a real review should be

Really appreciate your method of review on this pistol. This pistol has received a lot of attention lately and it's great to see it's strengths and weaknesses through the course of a thousand rounds. We'll see how Springfield responds as more of the flaws are revealed in the consumer market and the improvements they implement.

Bravo for doing a thorough review and putting a good sample size of ammo through the pistol.

Great review. Your review of this pistol is the best that I've seen. Really appreciated. Keep up the good work.

Another solidly candid review. I certainly appreciate how you make good use of your “down time” while reloading to explain certain “hows” and “whys” with your techniques. Keep up the great work!

Ray I always appreciate your evaluation on any product and the jury’s still out on this pistol , I have several Springfield 1911’s that function flawlessly so there’s no hate from me on their products

Another awesome review and straight to the point no BS. I was waiting for that before I went and purchased one.

I was a little traumatized by your concise and comprehensive style, I’m retired and spend too much time watching gun reviews and have become more and more tolerant of the goofball reviews that are rampant on the YT. My current range gun is a Shadow 2 but I have begun to covet the 2011 system and was considering this offering. I’m very familiar with Staccato (I’ve own a STI Trojan 45 acp for many years) and was focused on the P as an alternative. The front sight falling off and the extensive or even excessive break in for the Springfield really convinced me the save up 6or7 more Benjamins and get the Staccato. Solid review!

Love it. Straight and to the point. Awesome job

Outstanding, this review gave me information that no one else shared. Keep up the great work.

Ray, Awesome and a no B.S. honest review of the Springfield 1911 Prodigy DS 9mm pistol!!! Outstanding tips and tips for running any CCW. I've been watching this pistol since it hit the market with interest!!! I have a rule, never buy a 1st year production firearm no matter what brand. Reasons... This allows time for the bugs to be worked out. It also allows time to see if the manufacturer will stand behind its products and offer services to rectify the issues. Personally, I have had an issue with another Springfield pistol and had outstanding customer service with Springfield Armoy. They basically rebuilt my pistol and turn around time was 3 weeks. Once had to start over and run 1K through it to be sure it was good to go as a CCW. I found this video to be very interesting and informative video. Well done brother as always!!! Stay Safe and Watch your Six Brother!!! God Bless and God Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 Let Freedom Ring 🇺🇸 🔔

Crazy, Ive never thought of the "1000 round rule" before, Ive always brought my firearms to the range, thinking its all good and dandy, but makes total sense

I finally got the call today my gun is in and I can't wait to go get it. I'm a huge Springfield 1911 fan and I've been waiting for years for them to release a 2011 so I had to buy one. The mixed reviews has me a little nervous but I already have a few 2011's so this was more of a want not a need and I'll tweek what I need to if it's not running right. Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

Man, I love thus channel. I hope you grow fast because this is in my opinion the best shooting channel on the tube. Great review!!!!

Can't wait for the C2 review looks like a great gun Keep up the great reviews, love the no bs approach

Fantastic, always know that you re reviews are fair honest and entertaining!

Great REAL WORLD review. I am looking at this platform but don't need a $3000.00 pistol for my lifestyle. I have the Springfield XDM Elite and love it. My EDC is the Glock 30S, can't get away from it for my lifestyle. I carry on my farm, in woods and around my small town. The Glock 30S is simply practical for me. Carrying a DS 1911 ??? Not sure I need that. For the record, I carried a Meu Soc 1911 before my transition to the Glock 30S, in 2012. Enjoyed your review better than most. Your real and straight to the point. I appreciate that! Earned my subscription and thanks for your WORK!!!! Semper Fi

Very nice update to the production quality of your videos, hope to see more like this in the future 👍

Great review Ray as always!!! Nothing but the facts!!

I’m bummed out so many folks have had issue with this pistol. Mine has been very solid thus far through 300 rounds (2 malfunctions in the first mag, none since). I cleaned, lubed and worked the action a lot before and between shooting sessions. It’s my first Springfield and I’ve been really impressed so far by this pistol. Very accurate, very fast shooting, solid trigger.

Great review. Love your unbiased objectivity. Thanks for the information on a pistol I am very interested in. I still lean more towards the Bul armory direct competitor pistol. I don't own one, but Bul is starting to really light up my radar.

I can appreciate this review 1000 rounds is exactly what viewers need to see before putting cash on a pistol, and so we have front sight issues,not the end of the world but should not happen, this is the second time I've seen the front sight issues but overall a good running pistol if that's what you want. For me my choice in this price range The BUL SAS ll Ultralight I believe is a better choice, but that's me.

Thank You Sir! I am grateful that you share some tips along the way! I forgot to mention that I own/cherish a SA 03A3 rifle from the Civilian Marksmanship Program sale. 👍🇺🇸 #22aday

Thanks Ray for a great review. Have a great week sir.

Outstanding review, thanks. I was on the fence on this one. Thanks

Great video and vide quality's looking forward to the next one.

Great job as usual Ray. Enjoy your reviews.

Awesome no-nonsense review and commentary. 🤘

Great video! Thanks for the info. The front sight can be peened on the bottom side to ensure proper tension and fitment. A decent gunsmith should be able to fix that fairly easily. It’s a fairly common issue on 1911’s.

So....GREAT REVIEW!!!! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. I actually just purchased this pistol about a month ago. This pistol has been out for a hot min at this point. I knew the issues that the community spoke of. I'm currently sitting at about 800 rounds through the gun, with no issues. NON....but I purchased this platform as an entry weapons system to IDPA and IPSC. I'm a plastic fantastic guru. Shooting GSSF, as it's the best platform to get into as a new boot. I love that you said that you would t carry a 2011 style gun. Neither would I. But, I thank you for the review. I would also say, fellas, if you have these issues, send the gun back to springfield. THEY WILL FIX IT FOR FREE!!! DO NOT SPEND THE MONEY AT YOIR LOCAL INDOOR RANGE GUNSMITH!!!!! I would never tell someone to carry a Staccato. They are beautiful, they are smooth, but they have double stack tendencies that you don't want to encounter in a real world scenario.

I like you man, no bs, honest and right to the point. Sub earned from me

I watched another gun reviewer on this I'm this pistol, he only had problems with the magazines that came with it, when he used Staccato mags it was fine. Great video Ray

Awesome! Upping your editing with music was just great, Ray.

A+ review!!! Well done sir! Well done!!🔥🔥🔥

Not gonna lie, I’ve been considering buy this as an introduction to the 2011 style pistols but after seeing multiple videos and reports of the issues it has along with the front sight issue in this review I’ll be spending my money on the staccato. Thanks for the good review and helping me decide on what platform to go with

First time viewer and immediately subscribed. Wonderfully done. Thanks for the quality, non biased review!

Great video as always, my interest is peaked with this one.

Awesome video great content and information 👍!

Good review. I'm a big fan of Staccato, but I really want this Prodigy to do well!

Ray, glad to see all of the new content

Great review and advice regardless of the firearm type or manufacturer's reputation.... ALWAYS test fire/breakin your firearm...

Great review. This was fun to watch.

Wow! I'm awaiting my carry permit from here inside the great (cough cough) state of MD. I'm thinking of buying a Glock for EDC. I will most definitely put 1K rounds through it before EDC commences. Thanks for the heads up Ray!!! Much appreciated!! That 'one shot wonder' comment definitely got my attention.

I have the 5” Prodigy and it’s running great. I did change the recoil spring before shooting it to a 12# recoil spring. So far ran 650 rounds of Winchester, Federal, Remington and Browning with only one FTE (From Winchester). I did oil and clean as well before shooting it for the first time. I also decided to change out the disconnector because there was a drag. I changed it to the Wilson combat disconnector and I did notice a significant improvement but every now and then I do feel a drag after racking it manually a bunch of times. I would say the next step would be tuning the sear if I want it completely drag free. However, from old 1911 timers from forums that have experience with 1911s, they say that disconnector drag goes away if I keep shooting 🤷🏻‍♂️. I do enjoy the gun a lot and glad I bought it the only expensive part to add on is the guide rod replaced with a Dawson precision tool less guide rod. I wish Springfield never used that guide rod that needs a tool 😕. Just wanted to offer my experience with the Spring Field Prodigy 5”.

As always, unbiased and on point.

nothing better than an unbiased review! unlike a few others that claim to be "HONEST" that read all the BULLSHITT on the internet before reviewing this gun! will buy one even after watching the few reviews that hated the gun! Yes, the "FEW"! I'm 68 and one of my favorite guns is a U.S. Postal service! (most kids won't understand that!!

1800 plus rounds on mine. Usually do 200 rounds per range trip. 1 jam on the first magazine shot. likely my fault. Cleaned after 500 rounds and not a single issue so far but on the first magazine . I did have to locktite the rear site after my first range session. Love the prodigy i have the 4.25

Well you just saved me from cheeping out. I’ll just wait a little longer for the stacato.

That's a real review! Thanks Keep up the great work!! I have the Protigy myself I believe it will be good, but I should have bought the Staccato.

The new cameras were a great investment. Much improved picture clarity and audio! To think you made it this far using an iPhone speaks volumes to the quality of your content though

It’s not my only EDC. But the Pistol I carry most is my 2011. Ray’s recoil control is impressive in fast forward! My favorite part of this video. I believe money is best spent at the range not on the firearm. Buy a quality weapon but leave yourself $ to spend time at the range with it.

Nice eval…..thanks for the information. Keep it coming

For $1500 I would expect the front sight to be solid.

Then there are every glock, CZ, and M&P pistol I have owned at 1/3 price that had 0 malfunctions of any type and no sights falling off with well over 1000 rds.

Half way through the video, my thumb was hurting too. Much props!

I picked up a 4.25" out of the box I had 3 fail to feeds. However all three failures occurred with the 17 round mag. I was also using the 20 round and two 26 round mags. The gun performed flawlessly with the other 3 mags. I ran 300 rounds in total I definitely noticed the slid having a slight snag when I took it out of the box but after about 100 rounds it smoothed right out. Now it slides like butter. I also found some unfinished edges on the 17rd mag that was causing the feeding problem so I will file them down and give it another shot. Over all I am very happy with the Prodigy DS. I just wish they would hurry and make more optic plates available.

I have a Springfield XD that is 19 years old and has never once failed to feed or anything it’s been perfect. I trust that gun. So I bought a Hellcat, I have about 1000 rounds through it and it has never had an issue either and I have shot monarch ammo though it as well, and if anyone has used monarch ammo they know how nasty that stuff is. Still no failures.

I need to admit I was totally interested in this side arm when I watched the first videos that hit KZfaq. Now, after watching as many videos as I can, it appears they need to work out some issues before I would pick one up.

Ill be waiting for the Gen2. Thanks for the review.

All the KZfaq channels are just hating on this gun. Excellent gun!

Great video! Typical 1911/2011 platform. Staccato, Prodigy, what have you. It typically needs to be cleaned often and always oiled very well. It’s complex to field strip and reassemble. It’s nothing but a super sexy show gun. Against popular opinion I’d never trust these platforms as my EDC. If you want EDC reliability out of the box Sig, Walther, H&K, FN, Glock and a few others take the easy W in my humble opinion. Thousands of rounds by millions of users with zero issues.

Mag loader!!! Nice control especially while moving around!

Great Review Thanks Ray

The new equipment makes a noticeable difference in the video quality & formatting. Very nice. Your grip is so stable -- usually the videos have shown you from over the shoulder, not really able to see your grip during repeat shots. You mentioned not preferring double-stack 1911 format pistols for carry. With your excellent pistol skills you can be very accurate with a smaller, snappier pistol. My guess is that the inherent stability of a 1911/2011 format is why people want to carry them, instead of smaller pistols. I'm no wizard, but I'd guess that front sight drift is likely from the heat. They could fix it by oversizing the sight shoe and cryo-fitting it, or heating the slide to that temperature where you saw drift, and then setting it. Like a barrel on a BCM upper.

This is the kind of gun that will leave stink on a company for years. Can’t believe they didn’t do a better job on quality

I appreciate honest reviews on many brands. I’ve only done 200-300 round break in shots with my pistols before carrying.Think I’ll up that. I also wonder how much heat effects a firearm during a break in like this video.

great review thank you!!!

Ray you are getting so close to 100k!!!

I’m glad they came out with this pistol and I hope Ruger and Smith do the same in short order. Springfield has had some issues with new firearms as well as other manufacturers with some firearms. And it’s a production pistol not a custom hence the price I’m sure things will be improved with this pistol in the future. Great review.

Excellent, thorough, and fun review. The S/A PRODIGY has come down in price. Now $1,200 to $1,300. Plus, EGW parts, Dawson Precision parts=$250 and it is a custom gun. Use snap caps and run the action 50x/day for a week or so. While well lubricated. And you can save $500 to $1,000 over a STACCATO P. The Trigger-Arc is $4,000 and the ATLAS 2011 are $5,000 to $6,000. For a (9mm) Handgun??? PEACE. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY has fixed the common issues for the PRODIGY after AUGUST 2023. Plus it has lifetime warranty. Get extra spare magazines from STACCATO.

Great video. Loved the intro.

$1500 is way to much for that handgun , I suspect that most of the price point is based on platform Great review and thanks ,,,X-RING has become my favorite weapons channel ,,,,,,,,,,

Going to agree on the "if you maintain it and pay attention it should be a good" part of the deal. Bummed about your front sight issue, that is concerning. One thing I would say, the slide release SHOULD work on the gun, that should be considered a malfunction of the gun. A properly sprung 1911/2011 should not have an issue with this. Many times magazine tension or recoil spring tension are not enough. Per Hilton Yam's evaluation of his, the recoil spring weight was not sufficient and had hangups because of this. I personally messed with one recently and was able to cause the gun to get stuck closing on the disconnect when empty. This is a very clear sign of too light of a spring, and its likely why yours did this. On a proper fitted and built gun, it should close 100% of the time. Excellent video! I have really enjoyed watching these!

Great video!

X-ring done stepped his damn game up. Well done.

Would love to see a review of the BUL Armory 1911 or 2011. The price is between the Springfield and the Stacatto, but in my opinion feels better than both.

This should be a 999 dollar gun. There are cz 75s that $H×T on this gun for less than 700.

Nice! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for the review. Not going to purchase Prodigy for a concealed carry though 🙂

@X-RING Enjoyed the video! With this gun being out for a while now and the amount of issues that come up, I wouldn't consider it. Sure, there are shops that offer fixes, or there's the factory for R/R.. Considering time and expense just to get it "right" I'd save up, as hard as it is...😂....and go to the Stacatto P Duo. Actually I'm going to stick with my current piles-o-junk and spend money on more ammo...and Jeep parts.

Nicely Presented Brother! 🤘🏼

I carry an XDM Elite compact 10mm.. I can't do 1,000rd EDC test.. it's damn near $1 per round Lol. Great video, I imagine the drifting front sight most likely is due to the heat of the slide. Probably not something you'll encounter with most single stack 1911's due to limited capacity but with the double stack 19-2011's it probably would be a good idea to have a screwed in sight.. Maybe they'll fix it for V2 Lol. Still love the gun, I want one.

Great freaking review straight to the point an factual. Really helped me make a decision

I bought a Glock 26 gen5 brand new, carried it for 2weeks before i had an opportunity to shoot it. Jammed on every single round first trip to the range. Turns out the recoil spring was 5lbs too heavy, wouldn’t cycle a thing. Always test your pistols, also i went to hks after that. Hk P2000 and a tomcat edc

It will be interesting to see if others have the same issue with the front sight. Still a neat shooter.

Yeah I would never personally carry 2011 either . I'm definitely interested in the Prodigy. I'll probably wait until next year when the bugs are worked out

love that your 1k review is a week later haha

So many 9mm handguns that run with no issues at a third of the price... nice range toy.

I LOVE my Springfield EMP4 but it's not cut for any kind of optics and has no rail. I love it so much that I don't want to alter it so I'm thinking of getting one of these. Thanks for the good review. I love the all metal guns - not a big polymer fan....

The 5' has way more issues but I have seen quite a few videos were both guns the 5' & 4.25 have issues. I think Springfield really dropped the ball with all these issues because they would've really own the 2011/1911 DS market if they would of been reliable.

My front sight started falling off around the 200 round mark. I shipped my slide to John Harrison today to install and pin a new fitted front sight.

Same problem on my prodigy with the front sight, I'm not planning to carry this long term as I can't trust my life on this. I'm going to the c2 as it's a aluminum frame and much lighter. The springfield is so much closer to the $800 rock island hc 1911

Instructor training and recommendations varies but would recommend 500-1000 rounds before using it for EDC unfortunately bad ammo and part breakage can occur at any round count which could render a known reliable firearm useless.

Camera looks great!!

Rock Island recommends 800 rounds to break in. At .46 per round for 40 S&W that's $368.00. Over half the cost of the pistol.

You should look your gun into the holster. Loading mags or grabbing them and putting them in your belt, sure. Do it without looking. But you should definitely look your gun into the holster.

Nice pistol and review! I think this is a GREAT chassis to build on! No hate at all here.

Unpopular opinions: I personally think you should always look your gun into the holster in case there happens to be any debris or clothing that could catch the trigger. Second, Ray I've always loved your channel because you have been an in depth person. I personally shrink away from channels when the presenter changes for the money/veiw count. I'm referring to the music and fancy videowork that seems to take the place of real content in so many other channels that started small. Please stay yourself. Thank you, really have liked the channel

Nice Review. Would love to see the same on a Bul Armory.

My agency bought all new Glocks. At least a half dozen of them had the wrong extractors installed, from the factory.