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@thatgingeroverthere5106 3 күн бұрын
Seems like great way to void warranty
@americantrucker9813 3 күн бұрын
@@thatgingeroverthere5106 lol warranty…… if you’re somebody who needs a warranty for a handgun, then your best bet is probably to buy a Glock and skip KZbin channels like mine.
@logo33 3 күн бұрын
Looking forward to doing this - did you use sandpaper or a Dremel?
@coreymayo8298 5 күн бұрын
Did you ever make a video showing how to tune and improve the prodigy mags would love to see thanks.
@urbantea9696 6 күн бұрын
Perfect on my xdm 4.5
@americantrucker9813 5 күн бұрын
@@urbantea9696 awesome ! I have 3 of them! They are excellent lights! I’d say the only downside is the buttons they are secured with a cheap pin that starts to bend and it creates sloppy buttons overtime.
@corypeters6551 10 күн бұрын
That's pretty dayum awesome
@americantrucker9813 10 күн бұрын
@@corypeters6551 thank you my friend!
@Reutsib73 11 күн бұрын
One of the nicest looking prodigy that i've seen. Which is the Reverse Plug and Guide rod manufacturer?
@americantrucker9813 11 күн бұрын
Thank you, my friend. I appreciate that and the guide rod is from Atlas Gunworks ( atlasgunworks.com/product/5-tool-less-guiderod-stainless-steel) And the Keyed Reverse plug is from EGW (egwguns.com/springfield-4-reverse-plug-blue-1)
@vtxdaryl 13 күн бұрын
I wish I would’ve seen this before I tried to put a ETW Magwell, and 20 lb hammer spring on mine and couldn’t get it together for two days without watching a regular 1911 being reassembled. You made it look easy and when I change my trigger, I will watch your video again. Thanks again
@americantrucker9813 13 күн бұрын
I would recommend at Max a 17 pound man spring for 9 mm. The lighter the better but just make sure your hammer is as far forward as possible. (I wonder if yours was cocked.) and you are very welcome, my friend. Good luck!
@vtxdaryl 13 күн бұрын
@@americantrucker9813 Thanks, I put a ETW 17lb. in place of the 20 lb. Thanks for a kind reply. I am 76 you and with tremors and Neuropathy it takes me two days to do things that took two hours. I will like and subscribe
@americantrucker9813 12 күн бұрын
@vtxdaryl you’re very welcome my friend and I am sorry to hear that about your difficulty in these tasks and I am inspired by your will to continue to do them! Motion is life! Keep moving and doing the things that you love my friend! Let me know if you need anything. I do not know everything, but I am certainly able to learn and convey what I have learned. God bless you and yours!
@vtxdaryl 12 күн бұрын
@@americantrucker9813 Thank you, I liked and subscribed. I hope the guy sends you some punches, files and hammers. You have become a minimalist and can work with out tools. Great job again, sorry about your cold.
@americantrucker9813 12 күн бұрын
@vtxdaryl I appreciate you my friend and this video is actually quite old lol and I no longer have the cold but I do have many new gun smithing tools!
@bradwjensen 18 күн бұрын
Would be perfect if they made that exact grip module in stainless steel.. Waiting for one...
@americantrucker9813 18 күн бұрын
@@bradwjensen that’s an easy fix! Just sand blast it like I did! Or send it out for a Hard Crome stainless finish. That would be the best option because it would make the aluminum much stronger rather than bare aluminum
@bradwjensen 18 күн бұрын
@americantrucker9813 but it would still be aluminum.
@americantrucker9813 18 күн бұрын
I read that when I first woke up I was still half asleep. I thought you said you wish they made that grip module stainless (as in the finish would be stainless) but yes, I definitely agree. Stainless steel would be nice, but I think aluminum does work better because it has a really nice weight with the aluminum module.
@fireyourrocketts 19 күн бұрын
Hope your dad is doing ok beating it; cancer sucks, I pray he beats it and gets well🙏🙏🙏 I can relate to sink into firearm tinkering to scape and fight down times, not as bad as your situation but it does helps, something not many understand. Great choices all of them, I am small 5.3 guy with more belly fat I would like to have but such is life; appendix carry bit guns is kind of out for me but nonetheless I do favor big guns. My EDCs are the Shield Performance Plus, Bodyguard 2.0 and when feeling fancy the Sig P365 Specter Comp😊
@americantrucker9813 19 күн бұрын
@@fireyourrocketts I really, really appreciate that my friend thank you so much! And my dad actually received a miracle! Without a doubt from God and I believe 100% via the prayers from all of the people who have prayed for him! My best friends father received a lung cancer diagnosis one week later. And he actually got a better diagnosis. He had a more common and less deadly type of lung cancer. My dad had small cell and my buddy’s dad had Non small cell. And my dad received news that the cancer is 100% gone, which is honestly surreal and almost too good to be true while my best friends dad is no longer with us. but I will feel better after a 6 month scan confirming it’s gone. But I always say that your favorite gun should be whatever gun you shoot the best. And that might not be the same gun for two different people. But the important thing is that you carry something. The world is getting crazy and the bad guys seem to be winning. We need more good guys with guns. So keep on carrying on my friend. And like 511 tactical says. Never let them catch you slipping always prepared! God bless you and yours! Thanks again!
@fireyourrocketts 19 күн бұрын
I am having a problem with this, I am no gunsmith and it is my first time working in a 1911 platform, for a Springfield Prodigy 5” comp got few upgrades, EGW mostly, got an Atlas trigger and bow and Atlas plunger, sear, hammer, hammer strut, grip safety, main spring housing all EGW, as well as the ambi safety which I struggle some time but it needs to be fitted and I have still no idea where exactly to file; I tried comparing it to the stock trigger and they are different; the stock works great, but the EGW does not and the right side falls off, very frustrated it is not drop in and I am afraid to destroy a part that is $149, starting to regret not getting the Atlas, tomorrow I will call EGW and ask them how in the hell their parts works fine with stock Prodigy safety but not with their own!!
@americantrucker9813 19 күн бұрын
@@fireyourrocketts my friend if you want my honest opinion, I believe you should return the EGW safeties. And purchase the atlas safeties they are drop in with the EGW parts.
@americantrucker9813 19 күн бұрын
@@fireyourrocketts but let me know if you do not want to go with this option. If the video doesn’t show you what you need to fit them then you can try a few other videos from other sources, but ultimately I want you to be safe and the safest option would be to buy the drop in safetiesbut if you insist I can try to help you
@fireyourrocketts 19 күн бұрын
@@americantrucker9813O checked the IPDS left hand from Atlas web site but it says there fitting is needed and gun smith recommended, can you tell me which is the one that would fit with the EGW internals you mention in the video?
@americantrucker9813 19 күн бұрын
Do you need left-handed?
@americantrucker9813 19 күн бұрын
But all Atlas safeties are drop in with EGW internals. I have purchased three different sets, and I have not had to fit any of them. I believe they make that statement because they do not know what internals you will use, and it would cost them a lot of money to continuously deal with people returning the products because of a misunderstanding. So it is probably safer to say it requires fitting, but that’s just my experience. I feel confident to tell you to buy them and drop them in with your EGW internals. And if they don’t fit, you can send them to me and I will fit them for free.
@pew-pewB 20 күн бұрын
Sounds about right im on day 110 and nothing......... Fast wait times my ass fuck alfabet bureaucracy
@Edc-Guy 21 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏻
@americantrucker9813 21 күн бұрын
@@Edc-Guy you’re very welcome, my friend!
@Edc-Guy 21 күн бұрын
@ gave ya a sub my dude. Helped tremendously. Obviously it’s very simple but if you’ve never done it before, you have to learn somewhere.
@robertm3730 22 күн бұрын
Prayers for your father, you and the rest of your family.
@americantrucker9813 22 күн бұрын
@@robertm3730 I very much appreciate that my friend and it may be too soon but he is doing very well so sincerely thank you! God bless you or yours !
@fireyourrocketts 23 күн бұрын
Got a prodigy last week and when loading the 20 round mag there is lot of rattling like rounds loose inside, open it up and everything looks normal, I got 18% spring and +1 Follower kit from Atlas and thinking maybe replacing the base plates with tool less Dawson precision plates but since I got total of 7 magazines this upgrades are annoyingly expensive; expended close to $200 for the extra mags, then another $178 on the spring kits and then it would be another $235 for the base plates, meanwhile I am wondering if it is all needed at all r if it would even work or make a difference; granted, I can return the plates and baseplates and recover $400 if it does not work or I do not need it. I am trying to find info but everywhere says about the prodigy magazines feed issues and nowhere about the upgrades of magazines in particular other than buying full Atlas or Staccato mags which is even more expensive. I bought the prodigy to thinker with it and see how far it will take money wise to make it "slick" I never intended to keep it stock as it will be a range toy but so far gun and in parts, without even shooting it, I am well passed the $2500 that an Staccato would cost and I have real doubts it would be better than Staccato, ever. All this is not including the SRO and plate I got exclusively for it! I hope I am not just making a very expensive mistake, a friend recommended to shoot it stock and then if I like it and wont run into problems , return all the upgrades but it is well known that being an entry level 2011 the prodigy is not really meant to keep stock unless one would not shoot it more than once or twice a year.
@americantrucker9813 23 күн бұрын
I have 16 prodigy mags and they have all worked perfectly well without doing anything to them. With the exception of tuning the feed lips if and when they get knocked out of tune. (which will happen from dropping the mags during a slide lock reload) if you can get your money back then you should. The new staccato HD takes Glock mags. They decided to copy stealth arms. But the prodigy does require maintenance and tuning. If you are to get the best reliability. I have a bunch of videos on my channel and so does Atlas gun Works and Wilson combat so that you can find anything you’d need to know.
@americantrucker9813 23 күн бұрын
And most staccatos with the exception of the new HD are exactly the same as the prodigy the guns use the same material steel slide, and frame, stainles steel Bull barrel, polymer grips, there are some cosmetic differences that don’t make any difference and then the one actual difference is the location of the extractor. The external extractor requires less maintenance and is supposedly more reliable though I’m not so sure. I believe that considering I have guns with external extractors that don’t run very reliably while my prodigies have run thousands upon thousands of rounds without fail.
@fireyourrocketts 23 күн бұрын
@ Then you would said the upgrades are worth it, absent if running it stock if possible?
@americantrucker9813 23 күн бұрын
@@fireyourrocketts I always say to each his own, so the upgrades have to be something you want to do. I enjoy upgrading my guns. I know other people that do, but I’m sure some don’t. So it just depends what you want to do, my friend. I definitely don’t think you should be wasting so much money trying to upgrade magazines because somebody said they are junk. A lot of people say a lot of stuff myself included that doesn’t make everything true. As for the loaded magazines rattling that is normal with 2011 magazines. Mine do that and it doesn’t cause any issues.
@fireyourrocketts 23 күн бұрын
@ Thanks for clarifying it, previous to this platform I have a 1911 single stack Kimber and magazines never rattled at all; most of my spares are Wilson Combat, I am new to 2011 as you can see, so I guess will have to make some mistakes before learning it which is why I value the advise; most likely will return the spring kit and the base plates; the factory mags come apart easy enough so this upgrade seems a waste of money as you pointed.
@cs7285 25 күн бұрын
God bless brother. How do you like that Cheely and that texture? Just ordered one and am wondering if I should have gone aggressive texture
@americantrucker9813 25 күн бұрын
@@cs7285 I can’t speak to the aggressive texture as I got the Standard, but the standard is fairly aggressive, and you won’t be disappointed! It might actually be too aggressive, which if you didn’t get it coated you can lightly sand some of the sharp areas before it gets coated. But Cheely is a great company & I have always experienced excellent quality products & service. I hope you have the same experience! And I love my Cheely grip and it’s worth every penny my friend! Thank you and God bless you and yours!
@fireyourrocketts 26 күн бұрын
Your gun looks slick, did you sandblasted the cerakote?
@americantrucker9813 26 күн бұрын
@@fireyourrocketts thank you, my friend and yes, in this video at that time, it was sandblasted and hand polished
@brownmangaming1529 29 күн бұрын
I just got in a 5” prodigy comp and a full set of stainless egw internals. I’m going to attempt installation after watching. Wish me luck 😅
@americantrucker9813 29 күн бұрын
Awesome, my friend. Congrats and good luck! It is easy, just take your time and have fun!
@Jimmy-2001-9 Ай бұрын
Few words have been spoken that are truer than this.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@Jimmy-2001-9 thank you my friend. I appreciate that!
@Jimmy-2001-9 Ай бұрын
@@americantrucker9813 your welcome!
@mikellewis2346 Ай бұрын
America 🇺🇸 🫡🇺🇲🫡🇺🇲1❤
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
Thank you !
@jeffreycante4421 Ай бұрын
Beautiful
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@jeffreycante4421 thank you my friend! Happy New Year’s to you and yours!
@jeffreycante4421 Ай бұрын
@ you too brotha
@SmooveQ Ай бұрын
What barrel is that?
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@SmooveQ zaffiriprecision.com/product/barrel-sig-p365xl-flush-crown-tin-gold/
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@SmooveQ keep in mind that will not fit a compensated slide. It is for the XL slide. You would have to to make modifications to the comp slide that I do not recommend. I have some newer videos of a XL slide I bought. From norrso it’s called the specs slide. It is very nice and I do recommend if you were looking for a slide.
@Avg_Vet Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear about your dad. Ive dealt with family members with cancer, so i know the toll it takes. I hope he has a full recovery. Also im suprises you still havent gone with a tool less guide rod.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@Avg_Vet I really appreciate that my friend! And I’m happy to report that my dad made a Miracle recovery! So far anyways. They said he’s 100% cancer free & it’s honestly a miracle from GOD with no doubt in my heart. My best friends dad was diagnosed with a less rare lung cancer the following week & unfortunately he’s no longer with us. So it’s not lost on me the incredible nature of my dad’s recovery. but I appreciate the kind words and I actually do run the tooless guide rod in my 5inch. The only one I don’t is my commander.
@blaynebradley9209 Ай бұрын
What would be your recommendation for a top tier 2011 duty gun? No budget.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@blaynebradley9209 that is a bit of a loaded question my friend. And my honest opinion is that is hard to answer without talking about the price. I love my Atlas NYX V2 it is the top of the line no doubt. I would have gotten the atlas Hyperion if they had offered it Optics ready, but you have to special order to get it that way. The Hyperion is a 4.6 inch. Which I think fits nicely in the duty size. I have not actually shot or held the new Kimber 2K11 but my honest opinion it is the best buy on the market today! It is top-tier and the most bang for your buck. For example, staccato doesn’t offer a single model with an aluminum grip module. And that also includes their almost $5000 top model. All atlas guns come with an aluminum grip with a price tag of $5700 retail. (modern Warriors has a beautiful collection of Atlas and other 2011’s in stock. That is where I bought my Atlass and there is no sales tax) Kimber 2K11 comes pretty much identical to the Atlas for half the price. So my honest opinion is by the Kimber 2K11 and tune it yourself if required. I will be picking one up as soon as possible. If you wanted to buy a prodigy and turn it into an atlas or 2K 11. That can be done but not as cheap as you can buy the 2K 11 from Kimber.
@TheAmerican1963 Ай бұрын
Nice !!!! Hope you had a Merry Christmas !!!!! This is a fascinating subject. The finish on guns period can be a scary subject !!! 🙂
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@TheAmerican1963 thank you very much my friend! The same to yo, Merry Christmas to you & yours ! I do love a good finish & also like to experiment! I love DLC but I dislike that I can’t do it myself which sucks when it gets tore up. My favorite finish is something easily repaired at home. Without sacrificing durability & looks.
@LEOgrayman Ай бұрын
My issue is a false reset just short of where the trigger actually resets. I think this may be the fix since i have a small gap between the disconnector and rail. Thanks for the video!
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
You’re very welcome! I’m sorry you’re having issues and I hope this fixes your issue. Happy holidays to you and yours.
@DKTrag12 Ай бұрын
Does the firearm cycle and operate as it should after you did this? I figure it does with your other posts but just want a decent confirmation. I’ve been debating on doing this and like the idea!
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
Yeah it did cycle just as before but I bought a Norrso p365 XL spec ops slide and I love it. The slide cuts are awesome and i don’t need to rack the slide with my hand touching my optic. which always smears my holoson eps carry MRS.
@matthewd.1805 Ай бұрын
Fuckin' foul standards. Fuck the State.
@msh441 Ай бұрын
Yep. I put a slight 20-degree chamfer on the lower edge of the breach face using my end mill (not a big dremmel guy-but you do you), extending maybe 4-5mm back, and paired with heavier mag springs, my 4.25 runs FLAWLESSLY. I’ll swap to the EGW forged hammer/sear/disco and goto a 19# mainspring (maybe eventually a tool-less guide rod), but I don’t feel those are ‘musts’, but instead just added peace of mind on those impact parts.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
@@msh441 use what you got my friend! I would recommend a 17 pound main spring or lighter. There’s really no need for a 19lbs mainspring for a 9mm. 19lbs is standard for 45acp. I run a 13lbs mainspring. The tooless guide rod isn’t a big deal I ran the original in my 4.25 inch but I did put a atlas tooless guide rod in my 5inch and it’s nice for looks and tearing it down without tools. It makes it easy to swap recoil springs. I run all EGW internals and a 8lbs Wolf recoil spring if I’m not mistaken. I definitely highly recommend the atlas IDPA Ambi safety’s. Or the wider Standard Ambi safety’s. They add an incredible amount of stability when shooting.
@msh441 Ай бұрын
I think you might be confusing the mainspring, and the recoil spring, @ . 17# is stock for the 4.25 9mm, and a 12-13# recoil spring (10-11# on the 5”). Bumping up to a 19# mainspring adds a touch of trigger weight, but ensures detonation on those crappy hard primers we’re seeing everywhere at the moment.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
The Springfield prodigy comes with a 19lbs mainspring & some say it’s actually 23lbs but at min 19lbs and a 12lbs recoil spring for 4.25 inch and a 10lbs for 5inch . The mainspring is the spring in the mainspring housing which engages the hammer strut. I run a 13lbs mainspring. I’m not at all confused. My 13 lbs mainspring has no issue with light primer strikes. But regardless to each his own, I like my set up it has run reliably over 20,000 rounds in the 4.25 inch and about 12,000 rounds in the 5 inch both set up very similarly.
@msh441 Ай бұрын
Just going by what I was told by EGW @@americantrucker9813. I should’ve know not to question a master.
@msh441 Ай бұрын
Just going by what I was told by EGW @@americantrucker9813. I should’ve know not to question a master.
@AikarAdora Ай бұрын
wanting to confirm more it is feed lip related as the issue is more apparent on jhps, it will not feed them even with a 12lb spring. however fmjs do feed ok as you showed. i have a checkmate mag, feeds the jhps no problem, just as you showed here with atlas mags. i took the spring and follower out of the checkmate and put it in the duramag, and it still will not feed correctly, so that shows it is the feed lips as you suggested.
@americantrucker9813 Ай бұрын
Absolutely these mags can cause issues. And do require some tuning every now and again. My target practice mags get banged out of spec every so often and Atlas has a video showing how to tune your magazines. They have the specs for the feed lips, and I have found their tuning to be very reliable.
@jhonnymandonado3188 2 ай бұрын
Nice nice very nice prodigy, what grip is that and what mag well it that they look amazing !!
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@jhonnymandonado3188 thank you my friend! That is the Cheely L2 grip module and Cheely Stainless Steel Tactical magwell from CCgunworks.com. I did modify the L2 grip to resemble the E2 grip. If I were to buy it again, I would definitely go with the E2. That is the style grip my Atlas came with
@Crooksclubtv 2 ай бұрын
Just did mine with harbor freight needle files. I used the dimond coated ones and the ones that come in the blue pack with the handles. Then 1000 grit/1500 grit. Feels great
@HalfbreedHeathen 2 ай бұрын
I have 4 1911s and have cut this ramp into all of them and i have had zero issues what so ever! Only thing it did was make my prodigy, 2 rock islands and my platypus run extra buttery smooth... butter butter butter butter butter 🧈
@HalfbreedHeathen 2 ай бұрын
Ooh! Guess i missed the video.. i dig how many cool people i came across on youtube talking about or working on prodigies. Mine has gotten a lot more interesting since i last commented! Stay awesome and keep it coming with the awesome prodigy videos 🤘🏽
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@HalfbreedHeathen thank you my friend! I believe it’s a good thing but there will always be haters. The main thing is people are having fun and doing what makes them happy.
@yockhunter 2 ай бұрын
That’s a nice cerokote job! What holster are you using with that PID if any?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@yockhunter thank you, and the PID fits any holster for a streamlight TLR-7. According to Holoson. I have found it to be true so far.
@reid9004 2 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@mr3xklusiv 2 ай бұрын
Would you say this is a good option instead of having it marvel cut?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@mr3xklusiv this is the marvel cut.
@philipcastellanos820 2 ай бұрын
Super dope piece
@ivanradi4275 2 ай бұрын
I'm really sorry about your dad, I went through the same thing a few years ago. One question: after you did the sandblasting on the slide what did you applied to it so it wouldn't rust.
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@ivanradi4275 thank you my friend and I’m very sorry to hear that! But it is bare metal (high carbon steel) it is very susceptible to rust but I’ve never had any issues with rust. I clean and oil it regularly. It’s not getting wet and being left outside or anything. I have had a few bare metal firearms and haven’t had any issues.
@Crooksclubtv 2 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the help. Best one i have found that wasn't all freaking talking about random shiz!
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@Crooksclubtv thank you my friend I appreciate that and your very welcome!
@petern810 2 ай бұрын
Is your frame and slide hard chrome finished? Brushed flats? Did DSC do the work by any chance? Looks awesome’
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@petern810 no sir, its actually bare metal. I sandblasted it at home. And used a scotch pad to do a brushed steel finish and some parts left alone with the look after sandblasting which gives a dark gray finish. But I appreciate that very much, my friend thank you.
@alexjones2002 2 ай бұрын
Hardest 365 legion on the tube. I’m copying yours minus the polished finished. I don’t even know the first thing about that shine
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@alexjones2002 thank you my friend. I appreciate that!! it actually looks a bit different now. If you check out my channel, you can see the latest version. I changed the slide to the Norsso Spec ops slide and an armor black cerakote on the grip. I like the slide serrations on the norsso slide much better and they come with the DLC finish
@avery6600 2 ай бұрын
I have a prodigy with a marvel cut, polished disconnector Rail, 8 pound recoil spring and Wilson combat buffer. My prodigy is really smooth but not nearly as smooth as yours sounds. Your 5 inch sounds almost as equivalent to like a nighthawk trs comp or a staccato XL. How did you get your action that smooth?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@avery6600 have you replaced your main spring? Mine is around 13 lbs. some 17 pound main Springs aren’t actually 17 pounds. I found a lot of variations in main Springs. But the lighter the main spring, the better. But if it’s too light, you will have light primer strikes. And as you get rounds on it, it will become smoother. But I wouldn’t recommend polishing the frame rails. It’s better to allow them to polish themselves organically. The risk of polishing yourself is a sloppy slide to frame fit. And there’s no easy fix for that. But I also run an 8 pound recoil spring and everything else sounds the same so maybe try with the main spring.
@biggskristofer 2 ай бұрын
Did you sandblast or sand the grip module?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@biggskristofer I sandblasted it, I wouldn’t recommend sanding aluminum. It’s too soft and it tears up the material too easily.
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@biggskristofer also the Legion is Actually a very ideal gun for stainless. The slides are Stainless Steel & the grip is Aluminum so very natural corrosion resistant materials.
@Thatdudeingr33n 2 ай бұрын
Damn that gold looks really good on the legion
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@Thatdudeingr33n thank you my friend! It’s definitely the only compact I’ve ever enjoyed shooting & have found able to shoot incredibly accurate
@Matthew6_33 2 ай бұрын
Does the 1913 pistol rail key from the TLR-7 Sub fit the TLR-7A?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@Matthew6_33 no it does not my friend. The TLR-7 and 7 sub are different body designs so the keys are different. But the keys are made of polymer and can be easily modified via a Soldering iron or can be sanded for a Tight, custom fit. I have modified all of mine for a flush and tight fit.
@brianrussi4328 2 ай бұрын
What coating you got on the barrel?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@brianrussi4328 carakote armor black H-190
@HammerK99 2 ай бұрын
Pretty cool
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@joejohnston1776 2 ай бұрын
I had great luck in the beginning. Now I’m getting roughly 2-3 failure to ejects waiting on a new extractor hope this is the only issue
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
Is your extractor broke? Did it past the tuning test? It sounds like you just need to tighten your extractor.
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
Or your barrel chamber could have been reamed too tight and with carbon buildup, maybe different ammo or variations in the same kind of ammo it’s required significantly more force to pull the round out
@joejohnston1776 2 ай бұрын
@@americantrucker9813 well Iran roughly 1000 flawless rounds only to have this issue come up. 1000 seems kinda light to need to adjust the extractor but yes I did tighten in a bit it passed the tune test of not falling out after 6-7 shakes and rotations. And still having the same issue. As for the barrel and build up. It’s spotless. For it to be reamed to tight 1000+- rounds in the beginning should have had issues. I guess I’ll start with the extractor as several have said this fixed the their issues. Thank you for the input
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
Did you happen to change ammo after the thousand rounds? If you were like me and you buy in bulk. The batch might have been different. I’m not kidding. When I say I ran at least 6000 rounds through mine before I figured out the barrel was reamed tighter than the Atlas. And I only use like one of three kinds of cheap FMJ ammo. But when I tried a different brand this when I figured it out. but if the extractor is too tight, it will give the same symptoms as a barrel reamed too tight. I’d recommend just checking all the above. I agree after 1000 rounds it should have improved so something is definitely out of tune.
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
And I’m sorry I didn’t see this sooner! Having problems with your gun is the worst. It’s super stressful, but I’m confident that once you get all of the issues squared away and tuned properly it will be the most reliable handgun someone can buy.
@brianrussi4328 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Please use better lighting if you’re trying to show stuff like fitment but other than that very informative
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@brianrussi4328 thanks and sorry my friend, I do the best I can with what I have. I don’t make anything off of these videos. Hence, the no commercials and no ads. I just try to share my experiences and opinions, with my fellow freedom loving Americans! But if this trucking market ever bounces back, I will certainly invest in some better equipment to make better content.
@brianrussi4328 2 ай бұрын
@ I haven’t gotten a prodigy yet but I’ve been getting parts for it so when I do get one I’ll have all the mim parts gone and polished internals before I shoot it
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
It is definitely an awesome gun to customize and make it your own. Once you get it, I just recommend checking the head spacing in the barrel and the extractor. It would be ideal to check the head spacing in the chamber before buying it, but that will depend on the dealer you purchase it from. Considering the easiest way to check is with some different live rounds.. but I’m sure they sell a tool to measure. I have two prodigies. The 4.25 and 5 inch and the head spacing in the chamber was too tight on the 4.25 and the extractor was too loose on both. Which is an easy fix. The biggest thing is to just make sure it is tuned properly. Because regardless of the parts, if they are out of tune it will be less than reliable. Which is why this gun got such a bad reputation. None of them are built badly. It is an excellent quality quality firearm. Springfield just dropped the ball on quality control. I’m guessing to keep the price point low they basically assembled and shipped.
@brianrussi4328 2 ай бұрын
@ I’m not sure how to check the head spacing 😂 and no ffl I know will let up check with live rounds I could just buy and immediately send to Springfield for the chamber ream and Polish. What’s your front sight? Kensight??
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@brianrussi4328 well I’d recommend just grabbing a few different brands of 9 mm ammo and when you get home, remove the barrel and put different types of ammo into the chamber. They should slide right in and fall right out with gravity. And they should go all the way in. If a specific brand does not fit try a different round from that brand. And if it is clear that only certain ammo will fit in and come out properly, then send the barrel or entire gun to Springfield but they won’t just take it unless there’s something wrong with it. it would certainly be faster to take it to a local gunsmith for reaming if it is under size. But hopefully you won’t have that issue. My 5 inch was perfect.
@ShenryRNBSN 2 ай бұрын
Your carry mag? You carry that?
@americantrucker9813 2 ай бұрын
@@ShenryRNBSN this video is old but yes, I did for over a year and now I carry a 5 inch prodigy that I overhauled.