Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Compact 9mm 3.5" 15rd Pistol

The 1911 DS Prodigy Compact shrinks the double stack Prodigy into a carry size package. It runs a 3.5" forged stainless match grade bull barrel with a black DLC finish, and unlike the full size Prodigy, the frame is billet machined aluminum in black Cerakote. That cuts weight to about 25.5 oz, light for a 1911 pattern gun. A compact polymer grip module holds a 15 round double stack magazine, and the gun comes with two of them. Springfield also shortened the beavertail and recontoured the hammer to trim the footprint for concealment.

The forged carbon steel slide is optics ready through Springfield's Agency Optic System (AOS). Irons are a tritium front with a black serrated rear, so you have a usable night sight even before mounting a dot. A Picatinny rail takes a compact light, an ambidextrous thumb safety covers both hands, and a captured guide rod runs the recoil system. If you want a 1911 trigger and 15 round capacity in a gun built for every day carry, this is the Prodigy to look at.