I handled and dry-fired a Prodigy at USDS a few weeks ago.
It was...OK. Keep in mind that I am NOT a 1911 guy. And I'm certainly not a "2011" guy.
As such, a future purchase of a Prodigy may be in the cards just due to the overall lower cost of getting into that vs. what I really want - which would be a Staccato P. Actually it's a Chambers Custom - but I don't think I'll ever have $7500+ to put into *A* pistol that I'll rarely shoot.
Anyhow - my debate: The gun I want would have a threaded barrel, tall sights, and at least a plate system for an optic. In Staccato - that's like a $2750 or so investment. Springfield doesn't yet offer a combination that's attractive to me - and if I were to modify one, I'd be around $2000.
So, eventually if/when Spingfield offers a pistol that I *AM* interested in, I'm then forced to consider the possibility of $500 or so in parts and labor in order to get it to run like a Staccato does right out of the box. So I'm potentially around $2k for a Prodigy...
And I might be able to find a used Staccato for similar money.
It was...OK. Keep in mind that I am NOT a 1911 guy. And I'm certainly not a "2011" guy.
As such, a future purchase of a Prodigy may be in the cards just due to the overall lower cost of getting into that vs. what I really want - which would be a Staccato P. Actually it's a Chambers Custom - but I don't think I'll ever have $7500+ to put into *A* pistol that I'll rarely shoot.
Anyhow - my debate: The gun I want would have a threaded barrel, tall sights, and at least a plate system for an optic. In Staccato - that's like a $2750 or so investment. Springfield doesn't yet offer a combination that's attractive to me - and if I were to modify one, I'd be around $2000.
So, eventually if/when Spingfield offers a pistol that I *AM* interested in, I'm then forced to consider the possibility of $500 or so in parts and labor in order to get it to run like a Staccato does right out of the box. So I'm potentially around $2k for a Prodigy...
And I might be able to find a used Staccato for similar money.