Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Comp 4.25 AOS 9mm Pistol, Double Stack, Optics Ready

A: This model ships with (2)-10 round magazines <br />https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/168543/springfield+armory+1911+ds+prodigy+aos+9mm+semi+auto+pistol

A: Hi George and welcome. Yes Sir, the 10rd package model is available here: https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/168543/springfield+armory+1911+ds+prodigy+aos+9mm+semi+auto+pistol --------------- Cheers, stay safe and enjoy!

A: Hi George, the 10rd version is here https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/168543/springfield+armory+1911+ds+prodigy+aos+9mm+semi+auto+pistol , Stay safe & have a great day!

A: Only black so far. I am sure they will in time.

A: Hi Jeremy and welcome. Only Black so far but stay tuned for other colors in the near future: https://www.springfield-armory.com/1911-ds-series-handguns/1911-ds-prodigy-handguns/1911-ds-prodigy-comp-aos-9mm-handgun/ --------- Cheers and stay safe!

A: LQQK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA6X4igQdA

A: Hi Alex and welcome. Yes, it is technically a big port as shown starting at 1:15 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA6X4igQdA -------- Cheers and stay safe!

A: Your confusion is completely justified, as the Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Comp blurrs the lines of traditional definitions. You are entirely correct that the barrel physically extends all the way to the edge of the muzzle, but it functions as a compensator rather than a standard port due to how the inside of that barrel is engineered. How it Actually Works On a standard ported gun, matching holes are drilled straight through the top of a standard rifled barrel and the slide. The Prodigy Comp does something completely different under the hood: • The Rifling Ends Early: Even though the outer steel of the bull barrel goes all the way to the front of the slide, the actual rifled portion of the barrel terminates about half an inch before the muzzle. • An Internal Expansion Chamber: The last half-inch of the barrel has been entirely hollowed out (hogged out) from the inside. This creates a built-in expansion/blast chamber right at the muzzle end.

A: Part 2 • The Single Top Port: Once the bullet leaves the rifled section and enters this open chamber, the high-pressure gases expand and are violently forced upward through the single large port cut into the top of the barrel and slide. Port vs. Compensator Because it utilizes an internal expansion chamber to redirect gas after the bullet has exited the rifled bore, it is mechanically an integral, self-timing compensator rather than standard barrel porting. This unique design gives you the recoil-mitigation benefits of a traditional screw-on compensator without the added length, bulk, or threaded-barrel legal hassles.