Springfield Prodigy & Hex Dragonfly first thoughts and customer service experience!!

Wanted to make a quick video after a trip to the range with the New Springfield Prodigy. Specifically the 4.25" Commander version. Sorry for the camera angle. Will fix for part 2.
I also go aver my thoughts on the Hex Dragonfly, as well as my customer service experience. Spoiler alert....One of these isn't great.

[@richardadkins3602]

Polish the disconnect and rails it'll run I have the 4.25 comander size I had a terrible range day 1st trip then I polished up everything next range trip my wife had to come get me I shot about a thousand rounds that day no failures and every trip since no failures to feed or extract. Gun runs 👍🏻

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

this is great advice!!!!

[@oceaser6977]

Maybe but for $1600 I need it to run without me playing amateur gunsmith

[@RickheadWashington]

@O’Ceaser it should. But after watching probably 100 prodigy videos this happens a lot. Some polishing of the disconnect and feedramp I think is a better solution than to pay an extra grand for a stacatto

[@oceaser6977]

@@RickheadWashington that’s fair bc it will be my first one so before I drop $2500 it would be nice to be familiar with the 2011. I just feel for $1600 it needs to cycle reliably

[@RickheadWashington]

@O’Ceaser it should. And it probably will with some rounds down range. It's a finicky platform. Very low tolerances. But just a very small amount of polishing can make it damn close to a $2500 gun. You're right tho. $1600 is a steep price tag for a gun with failures to feed. After all the people's problems with the gun it honestly should be down around $1k - $1200. At least it has its warrantee

[@andrewdo9722]

I polished the disconnector, underside of the slide where it contacts, feed ramp, inside top of chamber, slide and frame rails. Added Wilson Combat light grease. Shot 124 gr, fmj and jhp +P. No issues with feeding or cycling. Factory spring weight is 12# spring. These are easy fixes to do first. If you send off, they will do the same with a week plus of wait. Will get a 13# for standard load and 15# for +P loads. Good luck.

[@sunnantariq723]

Sorry can you elaborate about the spring weights?

[@cmarshall4135]

Hey Justin, sorry to hear about the issues. I’ve owned several 1911s including a Springfield Mil Spec but all in 45 acp. They all needed around 500-600 rounds break in until they fed without issues. Have around 2000 rounds through my Springfield now and have not had an issue in ages. That said your gun may be problematic regardless of break-in and I’ve never owned a 1911 in 9mm

[@popsmorris5887]

My experience is the main issue on the failure to feed is with the ceracoat on the guide rails. The slide tolerance it really tight (which is good) but as the gun cycles, the ceracoat in the guide rails being to wear off. Between the oil, the powder residue and the ceracoat wear, it causes a bit of a goop that bog's it down, you can feel it. Once that ceracoat wears down, mine has been golden. The more you shoot it the better it get's.

[@mattgarrett814]

Had same issues with my Prodigy 4.25". I didn't even try to mess with it and sent it back to Springfield. The disconnector was dragging and at one time the slide paused at the rear coming back into battery and failure to feed almost every time after that happened. I agree that the pistol when it did shoot, first three magazines went through with no problem, it shot really good with a great feel. Hopefully they will fix it and send it back within a month.

[@Citizen2ACitizenLLC]

Thanks for sharing.... I was on the fence about picking one up..... I’ll probably pull the trigger next month.... pun intended. Great video. Just sub’d.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Thanks! Been very busy, will take it to a match or two, get some footage and update you guys

[@Citizen2ACitizenLLC]

@@aeroimagingsolutions8716 looking forwards to it

[@gregneal4602]

Love mine. 600 rounds NO probs at all.

[@RickheadWashington]

The atlas mags are supposed to work better from what I've seen in other videos. They adjusted them recently I guess and they work really well. Not personal experience. Just videos I have seen.

[@Valdrig999]

you just have to rack it like 1000 times and wipe out the cerakote from the back and mines run pefect also make sure its not the mags staccato ones run better hope its runnin good now stick with it

[@michaelmosberger1245]

Magazine's seem to be a common denominator on the problems with the prodigy. Staccato magazine's seem to run better from what I've seen.

[@snowman03gt40]

Yea the witness hole was a crappy idea good thing there’s a few gunsmiths offering fixes for the barrel

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Do they seal it up?

[@Shane-px2ns]

The stuff on the glass is from the check on the barrel

[@richardadkins3602]

Take 1500 grit to disconnect get that smooth then it'll run I know I've got 1000 rounds not one failure to feed

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

THIS WORKED!!!!! part 2 video soon

[@xeqshunner]

@@aeroimagingsolutions8716 did you ever do the part 2 video?? I’m on the fence about purchasing… maybe you could help me out!

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

@@xeqshunner so sorry for the delay!! I actually got it back, and it feels like a totally different gun. No more disconnector drag, and the warranty work notes say that they "Reamed and Polished" the chamber. I have yet to take it back out for a shoot, as I was waiting for my optic plate to come in (They dropped the ball there), before I post another video. I will shoot it in a couple USPSA matches before I do, and get some footage of ejection patterns, etc.

[@EpicRambo378]

I have multiple 1911’s and I can say for sure 9mm or .45 they do hang up a little bit but I haven’t seen one that bad! I have the Springfield mil spec 1911 and it wouldn’t cycle at first but after a few hundred rounds it runs flawless 8rd mags or 10rd mags!

[@ConnieMasden]

Extractor tension first, trigger job, check to see hoev far brass is being ejected, adjust recoil spring to throw brass 3 ft.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Wish that was it :/. Sent it back to Springfield and they had a laundry list of items that needed fixed including ream and polish the chamber. Also got a new disconnector and all springs replaced. I have since Sarah coded. It had the frame stippled and shot states with it this year. I need to do an update video and will soon.

[@rafenatho5406]

Upgrade your mag internals then follow STI's mag tuning guide. It will cure 99% of your failure to feed issues. Personally I would purchase and run Infiniti or STI mags exclusively.

[@nogutsnoglory1487]

I sent mine off last week and should be getting it back sometime tomorrow. Hopefully it runs because I was really enjoying the 4.25.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Oh wow that’s pretty fast. There’s part of me that wants to keep it a mess around with it but there’s also part of me that says if I ever need future service on it I should follow this route.

[@manofchaitea6904]

Also the gun coating is gumming the cycling up.

[@richardadkins3602]

O I forgot good luck 👍🏻

[@blackbeard0323]

Idk. Mine ran flawlessly uncleaned with factory shipping oil. I ran 250rnd outta the box and have yet too have a stoppage.

[@MattStoneSr]

I was very disappointed with my hex dragonfly that I bought for my Springfield DS 1911 Prodigy. I should’ve waited until the plates were available for the Leopold or the Holosun, but I was anxious to get a red dot when it first came out. The refresh rate is very annoying, as you can notice this light flicker. Also, the dot itself is supposed to be 3.5 MOA, but it looks smaller than my 2 MOA Holosun. Also, very disappointed in the brightness. On a normal sunny day, at the maximum brightness, you can hardly even pick the dot up. Definitely was expecting something better.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

the fact that the ONLY optic plate available was the one for the dragonfly for the first 6 months seems to be planned if you ask me. Mine promptly went back to Springfield. you couldn't pay me to run it.

[@sunnantariq723]

Man I feel you. I bid on a new DS prodigy with the hex dragon fly for $1510 on gun broker and regret not just buying the gun by itself for $1250 and spending the +$250 on a different optic. I just got my HQL 3 months ago so I was really new to this but aside from not liking the optic, the gun runs great after you break it in.

[@xeqshunner]

Anything back from Springfield??

[@TheChaz81]

Wheres the update video???

[@coreys3662]

Update?

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Soon! Going to be putting together a new video. Will be shooting it at USPSA state championship

[@BanditApache-nd6lu]

Through the Dragonfly in the garbage. Equip it with an RMR.

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[@mtiger5]

The dragonfly is a heaping pile of dog shit compared to what you can get out of a holosun in same price range

[@chrisgilbert2152]

good review, BUT.... please.. NO MORE UNBOXING!! they make me crazy!

[@ExSoldier762]

You need to improve your video technique. The gun is half out of the frame throughout the duration of the video.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

You are completely right! I apologized in my notes of the vid. I took all in one shot just to get my thoughts out. Sorry bud!

[@joefuentez7232]

Those red dots are junk. Trijicon or nothing. Buy once, cry once.

[@jmira44883]

Get a shadow 2 and never look back !!

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Oh I’ve got one. And she’s jealous.

[@cesarsaavedra3095]

Brother you purchased a beautiful piece of trash. I almost purchased one of these. 1400+ and doesn’t work. I saved a little more and purchased a staccato c2. 1999.00 Its a rolex as far as pistol quality goes. If you want to see how the prodigy is doing check the used gun market. People cant dump these quick enough. Hopefully they will do what they should of at the factory and put competent human hands on it and qc the damn thing

[@652barry]

Save yourself some money and just use the iron sights. Never rely on electronics in time of need.

[@aeroimagingsolutions8716]

Fudd comment, Jimmy. Optics are life.