Thanks for being honest, grip control is everything.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That is very true.

Im just here for all of your prodigy content. Mine is bone stock and am looking to overhaul it. Not because i need to or have any complaints with the stock version, just because i can lol. I love my prodigy. Its my fav gun in my basic ass collection

Oh man - a hotrod! Very nice. Great and honest review.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for info... great video. Springfield dropped the COMP Version yesterday 30 July.... Ordered mines.

In my experience. If you polish all your parts. And tune your sear spring you can get a fantastic gun. I just tuned a prodigy all original parts and it was night and day a different gun. Next thing I’d do is tune the recoil and main spring and you can order those parts for like $30. I’ve found that if you polish all the MIM parts and deburr the plastic grip module you’d be surprised at the performance you get. The real problem with MIM parts is the QC/ ruff, rolled and burr edges polish those

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I think you're right. That's what the previous owner of this ported Prodigy did and it really did make a big difference.

I have a 5", 7 ports on top. Shoots very flat and very fast

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Nice! I'm thinking about porting mine now, too.

@njcranes

2 ай бұрын

@sawtoothtactical404 Monsoon Tactical or Printz Firearms. Can't go wrong with either. Then have it tuned.

Ports definitely work.. Im just not a fan of the huge window cut on slide.. also the ports are tooo spread apart… Look at Monsoons lucky 7 ports & Vulcan Ignus ports.. they are close together and help gun shoot flatter.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Good to know. I haven't done a whole lot of research on ports, but I'm definitely going to look into it more.

@revvaddictz

2 ай бұрын

@@sawtoothtactical404 im thinking about getting my Prodigy V2 ported by Skips… i like the look of the V2 port he does also DSC Gunworks.. they’re kinda similar. Will definitely help.. Hes working his magic on my gun as well speak

@jknewb6276

2 ай бұрын

Wonder what the formula is for a perfect port per barrel length. For example we've all seen several types of ports from a couple to 4,7 and even 8 (4 on each side) and there's combination ports with comps that would be interesting

@revvaddictz

2 ай бұрын

@@jknewb6276 i mean they know something bc they wont put extra holes if your barrel is too short.. So there is a Secret Sauce… Us mere Mortals just use them and let the experts cook their special sauce

It’s already a smooth ass pistol. Don’t need to do all that to it. Flat shooting nail driver

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

It's a fantastic pistol and you definitely don't NEED to do anything to it, but there's nothing wrong with making it even better!

Im surprised neither have the EGW or Dawson Precision magwell yet. Think you may need a heavier recoil spring if you port/comp it. If memory serves correct with the flatter shooting it also may need heavier spring and/or grain ammo. Did you use the red vibra tite? Gel?

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I used the blue Vibratite and it's worked great. I've thought about a Magwell, but the shape of 2011 magazines are so easy to reload, I haven't really found a need for that. I'm not a competition shooter or anything, just a guy that likes to have fun shooting and making videos, but I'm sure my Prodigy project isn't done, so we'll see what else it gets in the future. Right now, I'm waiting for the EGW stainless ambi safety to come back in stock, then I'm thinking possibly V8 porting...

@JCarruth130

2 ай бұрын

@@sawtoothtactical404 ya, my ambi safeties on my 5" seems really wonky...almost like one side wants to work independently of the other. I really like how the bottom of my palm feels with the magwell...i think it adds another layer to the grip....hard to explain.

What does the recoil impulse feel like with the ported Prodigy. On camera it seems to be more filppy than the non ported version.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Honestly, that's what it felt like to me, too. I think that has a lot to do with my non-ported one being less over-sprung.

@islandprepperone

2 ай бұрын

Okay,thank you. I thought that I might have been mistaken.

I was gonna say that the ported prodigy looked like it had more muzzle rise than yours! So I looked again and sure enough that was the case.. It looks like it might be a little faster but it just goes to show that you can't just put ports anywhere and at any angle.. You have to do your homework and check out the engineering go get the optimum benefit..

i didn't know you had a Prodigy. I have been really considering one recently. I have some questions. 1. When did you originally purchase your prodigy? Apparently there is a gen 2 out now. Is yours gen 1 or gen 2? 2. Prior to your modifications did you get any malfunctions if so approximately how many and what kind? 3. How many rounds do you have on it? 4. Now that it is modified have you gotten any malfunctions and if so what kind and how many? I'd appreciate any insight since you actually own one of these.

@leftyo9589

2 ай бұрын

gen1, and 2 is the 5" version. they lightened the slide some on the gen2 5".

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I love my Prodigy and definitely recommend it. I got mine about a year ofter they originally released. I put 1,000 rounds through it stock and had one stovepipe during that first 1,000 rounds, then I had the EGW kit, Atlas trigger and lightened springs installed and I've put another 1,000 or so rounds through it since then. I stopped counting a while back, so I'm not certain on the actual round count now, but it's only had one malfunction since the upgrades, but I think it was ammo related. I had one round that just didn't go off, but I've never had any other light primer strikes or any other issues, which leads me to believe that one was the ammo. It's a fantastic gun and I believe that Springfield has fixed the issues that some of the earlier ones had. Mine has been as reliable as any other pistol I've ever had and it's a joy to shoot!

@yeeezyseason

2 ай бұрын

I like mine, but since I'm not in the U.S., this was pretty much the only "inexpensive" option. Assuming you're in the states, it might be better to save up and buy a Bul Armory 2011, heck even their striker fired lineup.

Who ported it? Something don’t seem right about it

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

A good friend of mine did. It's his first port job, but I think he did a pretty good job. He does pin & weld jobs for my local gun store and did the pin & weld on my 14.5" and it's absolutely perfect and these ports are definitely effective.

8# recoil spring shouldn’t exist in a 4.25” gun. 5” yes.. It shouldn’t have a cut in the slide either. Just like my Staccato’s of similar lengths they run 13# ish recoil springs. No “marvel” cuts. I thinks Skipz invents stuff to take people’s money to be honest. I don’t think he does the kind of work people think he does and he definitely doesn’t address some of the real concerns with guns like the Prodigy.

@PnP-td1mt

2 ай бұрын

That and he’s not a “shooter”. He doesn’t compete, doesn’t seem to train, and only seems to shoot when the camera is on.. just about every video he makes has something said that is flat out nonsense.

@NCTACO

2 ай бұрын

He is a hack imo

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I disagree. I'm really happy with the work he did on my Prodigy and the 8lb. recoil spring seems to be perfect for my 4.25".

@revvaddictz

2 ай бұрын

@@sawtoothtactical404 yea what is the basis on your claims? Bc the dude seems legit.. Hes essentially doing what everyone is doing but he seems to be EXTREMELY knowledgeable and the 2 guns he did for me run insanely better.. So ummmm we need reasons why your not a fan.

@PkwyDrive13

2 ай бұрын

You sir are dumb. 😂

That port job is ugly and probably not very effective. I have V8 ports from Skip on my 4.25 and it is flat shooting, mag dump fast and flat. Proper porting does eliminate recoil almost completely, those are janky ports lol I promise you, the V8 ports are WAY more effective than those 3 giant spread out ports. You'll be very happy, so do it! If we were anywhere near each other I'd let you shoot mine, it's fully built 100%

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Right on! I'm glad to hear that. I'm definitely leaning toward V8 porting and I've been really happy with Skip's work, so far. Thanks for the input.