Battle of the Budget Wide Bodies. BUL vs Springfield Armory!
So I just picked up a new Springfield Parody DS Commander. The shop had both versions. The Government felt solid. Sort of beefy and heavy. It also has a very cool sort of Robocop look about it. But I opted for the Commander because this length has always been one of my favorites.
Initial impressions of the SA are that they totally knocked it out of the park! If the gun functions properly I don't think you're likely to find a better value in the wide body 1911 market. A bold statement considering I just bought the gun and haven't even fired it yet.
The trigger is surprisingly good. Just a hint of take up with a very clean and crisp break. My fish scale trigger gauge says four and a half pounds. It is probably one of the nicest out of the box 1911 triggers I've felt in awhile. The BUL is lighter but it does have sort of a glitch about halfway through. It is more of a rolling break also. The Springfield is more of that "build pressure to snap" sort of feel.
The BUL is a 5" gun in stroke but a 4.25" in length. Essentially it is a Government Model with the last ¾" sawed off. The Parody is a true Commander in that it has shorter frame rails and a shorter slide stroke.
Both guns feel solid. Both have tight slide to frame fit and no spring in the barrel when in lock up. But for overall solid and tight I'd have to give the nod to the SA.
Add up the overall feel of both and the price plus the fact that one uses more common mags and comes optics ready and I think I'd have to go with the Springfield.
If the Prodigy doesn't run I will be singing a different tune.
I like the gun. I don't think I like the name. Springfield 1911DS or 1911HC or even 2022 or something would have been better.
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