USPSA Action Pistol Match - 09/07/2024

USPSA Action Pistol Match at the Southwest Shooting Center in Clovis, NM with the Southwest Performance Shooters club. I was shooting my V-Slot ported 2019 STI Staccato P in the Open division. The gun ran flawlessly this time with my reloaded brass case ammo and no trigger reset issues either as I had adjusted in a little bit more pre-travel on the trigger bow. I guess the gun just doesn't like steel case ammo, because I haven't done any extractor tuning since the last match. Unfortunately, I inadvertently engaged the thumb safety during a reload on stage 4, which was a Classifier stage, which cost me a little bit of time to recognize and resolve. 😕 I still managed to come in 4th place Overall out of 25 total. 👍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOfs0CmZ6U

Another Springfield Prodigy 1911DS

While randomly looking on Gunbroker for various double stack 1911s (my new obsession), I came across a penny auction for a used Springfield Prodigy 4.25" 1911DS that had been ported similarly to my V-Slot ported 2019 STI Staccato P which is a $300+ modification (not sure who did the porting). The bids were still pretty low, so I submitted my maximum bid and ended up winning the auction for much less than my max bid and well under what I thought the gun should be worth.

Photos from the Gunbroker auction

There were some obvious blemishes and scratches on the slide and frame, which is probably why the bids didn't get very high, but that didn't matter to me as I planned to Cerakote the slide in Graphite Black and the frame in Stainless for my preferred two-tone look after dehorning all of the sharp edges and some other refinements like chamfering the front edges of the frame to better match the slide and blending the pinned beavertail grip safety and the frame together with softer lines. I already had a set of Evolution Gun Works ignition components, Ed Brown controls, and an Atlas Gunworks tool-less guide rod that I removed from my last Springfield Prodigy that I installed on this one to replace all of the factory MIM parts and the two piece guide rod. I also replaced the trigger with a Fusion Firearms K-hole trigger that I had left over from my Bul Armory SAS II Tac Commander as I'm not really a fan of the old classic three-hole trigger for a modern 2011-style gun. As with my last Prodigy, I did another step cut grip chop and texture on the factory grip module so that I can carry it with compact 16-round (120mm) Staccato C2 magazines.

Work in progress photos.

New trigger pull is slightly under 3 pounds.

With the experience and knowledge that I gained from troubleshooting all of the issues with my last Prodigy, I was able to get this new one running perfect without too much effort, but it also didn't need nearly as much work as my last one did as Springfield has improved their QC on these guns since the initial launch. There are some characteristics and aesthetics about the Prodigy that really appeal to me, especially when customized, and I'm really happy with the way this one turned out. 😎

Outlaw Action Pistol Match - 08/24/2024

Outlaw Action Pistol match (IDPA-ish rules and scoring) at the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. I was using my new V-slot ported 2019 STI Staccato P in the Carry Optics division. I had a few trigger reset issues on the first stage, and then some extraction issues on some other stages, which may or may not be due to the steel case ammo I was using (purchased by mistake). I'll have to diagnose and resolve those issues and try this gun out again at another match. The match itself went pretty well with all of the stages being setup before hand, but we had a lot of new people show up so it still took quite a while to get through all 5 stages even after several people left before the 5th stage. Even with my equipment malfunctions, which cost me approximately 18 seconds, I ended up in 4th place Overall out of 24 total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTYxbaHMCrM

USPSA Action Pistol Match - 08/03/2024

USPSA Action Pistol Match at the Southwest Shooting Center in Clovis, NM with the Southwest Performance Shooters club. I was shooting my new non-ported Staccato P 2011 again in the Limited Optics division, which now has my RFV Tactical texture and some trigger tuning to get the pull weight down to just under 3 pounds utilizing the factory parts. The improved grip texture and lighter trigger pull allowed me to shoot the gun much faster and more accurately. I did fairly decent and ended up in 4th Overall out of 17 total. 👍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLOgVM1_s4Y

Outlaw Action Pistol Match - 07/27/2024

Outlaw Action Pistol match (IDPA scoring, USPSA-ish rules) at the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. I was using a new Staccato P 2011 that I recently picked up as a shop gun for RFV Tactical. I bought the gun used in excellent condition for a price that was way too good to pass up, and it already had a Leupold Delta Point Pro optic installed. I wanted to use it for at least one match while it was still completely stock before doing anything to it, so this informal match was the perfect opportunity. My performance sucked and the match itself sucked for multiple reasons, so it was all a big disappointment for me. The gun ran fine, but it wasn't nearly as easy to shoot fast as all of my other personal customized carry guns. I ended up in 1st place Overall out of 19 total, but that's most likely because several good shooters left early due to the extended wait times in between each stage (only using one bay and each stage was setup completely different), so I would've most likely ended up in 2nd or 3rd place if they had stayed. 😕😖

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS759_JR1c4

USPSA Action Pistol Match - 07/13/2024

USPSA Action Pistol Match at 41 Lead Farm in Lubbock, TX with the West Texas Practical Shooters club. I was shooting my ported STI Tac-Lite 4.0 2011 in the Open division. I recently installed the original full-size grip module that I did a step cut grip chop on to eliminate the large magwell that I had on it, so that it would print less when carrying it. No issues with the gun and my performance was decent without any major mistakes. I ended up in 12th place Overall out of 42 total. Update: they had to throw one stage out due to problems with a scoring tablet, so I ended up in 11th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf_2PWEPTYM

New step cut grip chop

Old VIP grip with magwell

USPSA Action Pistol Match - 07/06/2024

USPSA Action Pistol Match at the Southwest Shooting Center in Clovis, NM with the Southwest Performance Shooters club. I was shooting my custom V8 ported Staccato P 2011 in the Open division because that's just my go-to gun these days. 😜 The gun ran great as usual and my performance was decent except for a dumpster fire on the second stage, which was a classifier.  I tried to go way too fast and had a miss on the last target because I was off balance and sent my last shot over the target's shoulder. Despite my dumpster fire, I still managed to come in 6th place Overall out of 29 total. 😏

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksti2I3Kn1w