Like New in Box SA 1911 DS Prodigy

[Bernomad]

I just walked out of the store without it. After handling it, it makes me really want it. It is priced for $1250. Is this a good price? I have not handled any of the double stack 1911 pistols. It really has me thinking about this Prodigy. Maybe I should just simmer down.

[HCM]

I just walked out of the store without it. After handling it, it makes me really want it. It is priced for $1250. Is this a good price? I have not handled any of the double stack 1911 pistols. It really has me thinking about this Prodigy. Maybe I should just simmer down.

We have a 40 page thread on these guns. You should read it before dropping $$$.

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....teasing-a-2011

TLDR - some of them work and some don’t. There’s no free lunch. They are not the equal of SA’s 1911s.

[Tokarev]

I just walked out of the store without it. After handling it, it makes me really want it. It is priced for $1250. Is this a good price? I have not handled any of the double stack 1911 pistols. It really has me thinking about this Prodigy. Maybe I should just simmer down.

As HCM says--some of these work and some don't. The good news is SA will work on it under warranty.

I'd say give it a whirl. Especially if you can get it for $1175 or something like that.

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[Hambo]

Watch Hilton Yam's video.

[Bernomad]

Thanks for the responses. I’ll read and watch.

[Tokarev]

Here's something else to watch depending on your experience with 2011s.



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[Bernomad]

Here's something else to watch depending on your experience with 2011s.



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Interesting. I actually have no experience with 2011s, just some experience with 1911s.

[Tokarev]

These guns, fairly or not, are directly compared to the similar Staccato product.

If the desire is to buy the Parody and basically turn it into a Staccato P then sanity would indicate that the Staccato is the correct purchase. If the desire is to have a pistol to mess around with and leave as-is and replace parts as needed then the SA would make more sense. I'd say the Parody also wins if the owner wants to deck it out with parts that aren't available on the Staccato. Personal preferences of safety, trigger, sights etc. Or if the gun is otherwise going to be seriously modified with ports, chunk port comps, etc.

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[Bernomad]

I’m going to go back this morning and ask some more questions and look harder at it. I’ll probably bring my credit card with me. The model I’m considering is the 4.5” barrel.

[Trooper224]

These guns, fairly or not, are directly compared to the similar Staccato product.

If the desire is to buy the Parody and basically turn it into a Staccato P then sanity would indicate that the Staccato is the correct purchase. If the desire is to have a pistol to mess around with and leave as-is and replace parts as needed then the SA would make more sense. I'd say the Parody also wins if the owner wants to deck it out with parts that aren't available on the Staccato. Personal preferences of safety, trigger, sights etc. Or if the gun is otherwise going to be seriously modified with ports, chunk port comps, etc.

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"Parody". You made me chuckle.