It seems I can’t turn around without Springfield Armory springing another surprise on me. And us. What makes it fun is that every surprise so far has been an improvement, an advance, a resurrection, or a refinement. So far, they have been pretty much what I would have thought of Springfield, had I enough time to sit back and mull over “What could Springfield Armory do next?” I have to admit, the SA35 was a really, really, pleasant surprise.

But the Prodigy? To be precise, the 1911 DS Prodigy? With the DS Prodigy, (as in double-stack) Springfield Armory has upset the applecart, turned the apples into applesauce, canned it, and elbowed all the other applesauce vendors off of the corner. The Prodigy is an earthquake in competition circles. What is it, exactly?

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