Beautiful build, I just got mine back from skips Gunz with EGW internals, atlas tool less guide rod, carry safety’s, 8lbs spring red dirt trigger, and I swear that thing shoots almost as good as my PT HTAC. I simply don’t get some of the comments that people make specially the ones below I’m about $2100 with the gun into mine, and I believe it’s worth every penny!
I understand. I just cerakoted mine today. Am doing the Cheely E2 stainless grip on mine. With optic, I’m gonna be about $2500 in with 3 Atlas mags! You can barely buy a Staccato P for that with a polymer grip and iron sights. Haters have to troll to feel good I guess. Enjoy your Prodigy!
@@jimmysalgado5237 if you already have the Prodigy, parts and labor as this one is set up would put you around $1900. If you need the gun as well, add $1400
The only fitting was to blend the safety to the frame. We also stone the trigger track to eliminate any burrs. Depending on your trigger, you may have to fit the trigger shoe tracks itself to eliminate any restriction as we did.
Now I wish I didn’t order that egw ignition kit. I didn’t see one listed on the atlas website, but I’m actually going to their store tomorrow. I should have waited.
I am looking for a smith to do a build out for my Prodigy and noticed tour videos.do you have a website or do you do outside work for a potential customer? Thank you.
Other than replacing...how do you suggest correcting the factory ambi safeties not moving in sync? Filing down? I feel right thumb activation works better than left....i am a lefty so that is an issue.
Very nice upgrades. Went with the EGW ignition kit with the 17# main spring, atlas trigger/bow, EGW stainless steel grip safety, thumb safety, atlas tooless guide rod, EGW stainless steel extended slide stop for my prodigy 4.25”. EGW magwell stainless steel. Haven’t decided if I was going to change the recoil spring out. Great job/video. Just sub’d When I get all the parts and finish the work I’ll post a video and tag you. Just sub’d. Keep going.
@@Citizen2ACitizenLLC are you planning on replacing your grip? Master piece arms sells stainless steel grips for $650-725 and they already come with a magwell, mag release, mainspring housing and grip safety. I think.
I thought about it but decided not to. This is my introduction to the 1911/2011 world. I've only owned striker fired guns. So the prodigy is like "Fisher Prices my first tricycle...." I plan to shoot it stock for 500 rounds, drop a video and then do all the upgrades and repeat to see if the upgrades are worth it. If everything works out the way I think it will, 2024 will be the "Year of the Hammer" where I will document and post all of the newly acquired hammer fired pistols starting with the Staccato P, moving on to buy armory and then the Platypus (maybe not in that order) @@xdivineHART
@moacustomfirearms8816 True, I was just thinking it would be more reliable than having it pinned. Also, the flush fit of the safety to the grip will feel nice.
I’m sure there are a lot of things Atlas sells that they don’t manufacture, however, Atlas markets this as an Atlas ignition kit. I didn’t say they manufactured it. I’m sure Taran Tactical doesn’t manufacture their mag extensions. I’m sure Wilson Combat doesn’t manufacture their barrels. I’m sure a lot of companies don’t actually manufacture what they’re selling. You’d think a troll would know that.
Could be too much tension on the leaf spring leg for the disconnector. If not, possibly look at doing a Marvel cut on the bottom of the slide. Good luck
Did you fit the ballhead disconnector so it doesn't hang up in the frame? Is this while depressing the trigger and racking the slide? If so, you might need to adjust the overtravel screw in the trigger shoe.
Almost 5K rounds through my 4.25 and 3500 through my 5” and the ejector is fine. While its not the best out there and MIM, its not automatically going to break.
My point is. If you’re gonna change out all the internals might as well do the ejector too. “Might as well” syndrome. I’m not saying everyone’s prodigy ejector will automatically snap. I had my gun sent to Skips guns and had everything swapped out except the ejector. Well, guess what. It broke. I should’ve change it when he had it.
@@moacustomfirearms8816 Gotcha, I've got an EGW ignition kit, slide stop, mag well, grip safety, red dirt trigger, and your work is far superior, so I just wanted to reach out. Oh, is the grip safety MIM?
Because competitive shooters are running for speed. If they don’t get a perfect grip on the draw, they may not disable the grip safety. This allows a less-than-perfect grip draw to continue the course of fire until an area of the stage allows time for a re-grip. Extremely common in the action shooting sports.
Steel is what all of the high end custom builders use, I.e. Atlas, Brazos, Masterpiece, Akai, etc. No logical reason to think that attachment point is weak.
I wouldn't spend the money on it, just get a masterpiece arms ds9!.I have shot springfield xdms for years in idpa.I put a prp trigger in it and they are really good!.Almost 1911ish.The thing is with springfield is prepare to send the gun it for repair. I love the ergonomics of the xdm and everything but most of their guns have some damn issue to where you have to send it in for something. I don't know if there has ever been a handgun they haven't had issues with unless maybe a trp.I could be wrong though. I do like springfield better than glock i can say.
Totally agree that most of their stuff is lacking. I built one of these in a 5” for myself in USPSA LO, 2-gun and The Tactical Games. I’m approaching 1500 rounds without a failure of any kind. Love MPA. Their trigger is a bit lacking, but they make great guns also.
Sorry to talk smack but my brand new prodigy is on its way back to the factory. Over eight failure to feed, thumb safety stuck twice and the slide would stick open. Definitely not a reliable gun.
That’s a shame to hear. I have about 2000 rounds through mine without any failures at all. I think this customer has over 1000. Hopefully Springfield gets you dialed in.
All relative to what you’re looking for. The Staccato still has a polymer grip. The difference in the weight of the steel grip makes a huge difference in felt recoil and muzzle rise. I regularly get Staccatos in for trigger improvement. If you want to compare apples to apples, take away the optic and the steel grip, and you are well under $600 in improvements. That puts you under $2k for a Prodigy that will outperform the Staccato P which is their bare bones model. All in what you’re looking to achieve.
@@loquette1has nothing to do with money lol has to do with the fact that the cheapest 2011 on the market is having to be substantially upgraded to perform like other 2011 on the markets. Why buy a 1.5k gun and put 1.5k in parts when you could just get a staccato for 3k and call it a day
@Thisthat1234 it's called choices. If that is what you want to do, then do that ! Some people like to customize and make the gun perform to their liking. I'm one of those people I have MANY custom builds. I have 2 Prodigies that outperform my Staccato P, and I have since upgraded my Staccato P. What I don't understand is the people who come on this platform and complain about other people spending THEIR money the way they want, not everybody is plain vanilla, missionary. Some people like a little spice in their life, sounds like a bunch of jealous broads on here mad because you can't afford to do it either, get another job 😆
Same goes for refrigerator, and Band-aid, bud. It's called a genericized brand-name or colloquial eponym. It's used because it let's people get the point without saying more words.
Thanks so much for pointing out the idiocy. We’ll call the Prodigy a 1911DS henceforth since that’s what Springfield calls it. Now, I think I’ll go order some clips for a 2011 since they fit the 1911DS. Maybe I’ll order some bullets too. The internet never disappoints.
Easy. Because the P starts at $2500 with a polymer grip. He has less than that in this gun with a steel grip and a superior fire control system. The. XC isn’t an option because it puts him in Open.
The gun is a piece of crap. I bought a brand new one. And with the first shot the gun jammed. The shell would not eject. The slide was not fully returning because of a part below the main frame that looked like a small pin sticking up a fraction. The slide would go over it and stick. And what gets me is the gun box had a tested ok tag inside. If it was tested at all. I was so mad. I returned the gun but lost $50 because it was now a used gun. I am telling everyone dont buy this model. It has issues going back to 2011. Check RU-vid posts.
I just left a post about springfields.I like the xdms for their ergonomics and natural point of aim.I competed in idpa for 7 years with one with a prp trigger in it.Crazy good triggers 1911ish almost!. Very short reset and it changed gun completely!.Thing is with springfield although accurate requires multiple trips back to them for repairs!. The same guy for years would always try to discourage me from sending any of my springfield xdms back in for repair.They would fight me on sending me a shipping label which pissed me off!.certain gun isent in they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. as soon as i got it back it malfunctioned right away!. I just put a deposit on a Springfield echelon. If this gun doesn't work right it will be the last damn gun i ever buy from them.I know the prodigy has issues with not going into full battery and the slide cycling slowly.Who ever is reading this, be cautious when buying any springfield, i have dealt with them for years with multiple firearm problems!.
All the 2011 guns are extremely over priced , that kind of money just for a 1911 style trigger is nuts ,and I own 1/2 dozen 1911’s, anything over a grand and have to dump a ton of new parts , doesn’t make much sense,but to each I guess.
