Have a 10mm Witness compact. It's very accurate with a good trigger etc. After 500 rounds of pretty hot PMC ammo the slide nearly cracked in two. Be sure to inspect your slide just aft of the front sight at the bottom rails. EAA replaced the parts no questions asked in 10 days time. These are quite undersprung and need a 20lbs spring imo. Mine had the dual spring setup which is about 16lbs I think.
I just bought a used Witness 9MM, Combat Model, in the Matt Finish, with Hogue Grips, in great condition, took it straight to the Range and WOW. Four guys came over from the next Range to see what I was shooting. Where can I order, for a fair price, a conversion barrel and slide kit in .22 and/or .45 caliber?
I have a new Witness full size 45acp . I love this gun . Very accurate and fun to shoot, but it won't feed hollow point ammo of any kind . What can I do to fix this ?
Purchased the 45 / 22LR combo kit a week ago (one of the only way to get the black finish anymore). Cleaned and oiled it, and took it to the range. Fired 100 rounds of Winchester white box through it with no problems of any kind. Accuracy was very good (3 inch groups at 50 ft standing). Very well controlled action, excellent recoil control. I really like it - my only issue was it seems to have a little trigger lash, but maybe that will work itself out as I get more familiar. I haven't fired the 22LR barrel yet.
I recently purchased the 9mm Witness Match and I took it shooting later that week. The gun has an 18 round clip but it is hard to load more than 16 rounds into it, but who really needs more than that. Also, I used phosphorescent paint to put a white dot on the front site and a square outline on the rear site. I was using Magtech 115gr. JHP (not one jam in 600 rounds) and I tested the gun at 7 yards at first. The first group at 7 yards printed a 3/4 inch group. I then tried 14 yards and received a group of 1 1/4 inches with the same ammo. Finally, I tried 21 and 30 yards (which is as deep as the range I use permits for pistols). The groups I received were 2 inches for the 21 yard test and 2 3/4 inches for the 30 yard test. I was shocked. This was not a bench test but a weaver stance. After this I moved the target back to 7 yards and tried an action test. During this action test, I drew the gun from the holster, disengaged the safety, acquired my sites, and fired off ten rounds as fast as I could pull the trigger (one-handed). The resulting group was about 2 1/2 inches with 8 of the 10 shots within the X-ring. This did not alleviate the shocked feeling. I knew that EAA produced excellent weapons, but I was still more than surprised! I would recommend this gun to anyone.
I recently got my Witness .45 and am very impressed. This is my first .45 an I was expecting much more recoil. Using the sandbag bench rest the groupings were very tight. This is the most consistant pistol I've ever shot.
I own a Tanfoglio 9mmP copy of the CZ 75 compact. It is a fantastic weapon and never skips a beat. The only time i had a problem with it was when i used handloads, factory re-loads work perfectly. Other than that i have fired hundreds of rounds through it and it has performed flawlessly, even my wife loves shooting it compared to my .38spl snubby. During weak or single handed point shooting the gun is very easy to control and the results are still very impressive. For anyone on a budget who can't afford a CZ75, i suggest taking a long hard look at Tonfoglio/EAA products, you won't be dissapointed. They are considerably cheaper than the CZ's, but when it comes to accuracy or reliability are second to none.
I bought a used Witness 9MM Wonder Finish that was manufactured in 2002 and shoots great. I understand I can order the .40 Conversion Kit and Mags for this Model. I have a friend that wants to buy it and I would then buy a new model. The new model started manufacturing in 2005, and is referred to as a larger frame, that can be converted to .22, 9MM, .40, .38, and .45; therefore more versatile. Does anyone have firsthand experience with the older and newer models? How do they compare? Is the older or newer model better, not as good, or the same? I don't want to make a mistake in letting go of a great pistol!!!
Came back from the range last week and was very disappointed in my performance. It wasn't till I began cleaning the EAA .45 that I noticed my rear sight was loose and moved side to side. I tightened it and went out again this week. After a couple of clips I checked and surenuff it was loose again. I retightened and found my shots consistently low. I suspect that the rear sight got lowered with all the tightening. I've ordered an adjustable rear sight from ajaxgrips.com for $50. I've always preferred adjustable anyway. I'll let u know how it turns out.
Michael, did you consider using some purple loc-tite? Just curious, it works great on loose set screws.
Tig - yeah I thought about it but I got used to the adjustable sights on my S&W and I've never been a big fan of plastic anyway.
This one's a Keeper I bought the EAA 22/45 pistol from TGS.com . The .45 is pretty tame except for some muzzle flip but quite controllable and switching over to .22cal is quite easy . The takedown for cleaning is easy I cleaned it before going to the range and I got 3"groups at 25' using Winchester white box, not too shabby for a new gun.
I saw one reciently in 10mm. how does 10mm compaire to say 40S&W or 45acp? hinking of getting the 10mm.
The 10mm is one of the most powerful pistol cartridges available. It is considerably more powerful than either the .40 S&W or .45acp. The 10mm is actually a .40 caliber bullet but is loaded to very high pressures. You can consider it as a .40S&W +P+. At moderate loadings it basically falls into a range between the .357 Magnum and the .41 Magnum. Here's a link to a website that will describe it very well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10mm_Auto
10mm is basically a magnum round in an auto casing. When comparing to .40 S&W, the major differences are the primer size and case length. I've seen ballistics tests which put "hot" 10mm loads above .45 +P ACP loads in terms of delivered energy. The biggest advantage to the 10mm casing is the wide range of bullet weights you can use. It's entirely feasable to have a magazine with 135 grain heads for penatrative 357SIG-like capability with an accompanying mag of 200grain heads to give you .45ACP-like "knockdown" power all out of the same weapon. Interestingly enough, many states allow you to hunt with the "hot" 10mm as well, which seems to ensure the 10mm's small yet substantial popularity. In regards to the EAA Witness Compact, I've been wanting to grab one for a while, but I've heard some horror stories about hot 10mm loads cracking slides. Many online forums speculate this is due to the relatively weak factory springs, and also suggest Wolff springs to curb the abuse the 10mm loads deliver to the firearm. Anyone have any input on this?
i love my 9mm, never a prob with it had the hogue grips. had it for 6 years. sold it to my old man and got me a beretta px4 .40 cal. i asked him to sell it back to me the other day, he said $1000. i was like man you marked it up 750 bucks he said it aint going no where. lol. hes been after me for 6 yrs to get it from me. ahh well i no ill get it back one day. the only reason i got rid of it was the rail or lack therof, and i wanted more knockdown power. the only downside to this gun is the takedown.
Hey LT, I don't have anything specific on the 10 cracking frames from weak springs but I can tell you that Wolff makes some damn good ones! Anytime I have to replace one on any of my firearms, I go to Wolff to get it. Very reliable. I would go as far as to say that replacing any of your stock springs with a Wolff replacement as a wise upgrade!
I have a much older witness from 1992, and love it. The main design is the same as it is today. I think the only changes are more ascetic than anything. I for one think its a fantastic gun. It fires good out of the box, but with a little clean up and stoning , its even better. Mine was originally purchased in the 45acp, but Ive added the 10mm, 40 cal, and 9mm barrels, slides and magazines. Only major complaint I have is that my walnut grips stuck into frame a little and caused the wide body clips to stick, and shortly thereafter , cracked the grips. EAA wants $80 for replacements! Anyway, Ive shot browning, colt and smiths that are all in the 1911 style, and I would put the witness on par with all of them. Its easy to strip and maintain, it is virtually problem free, and even better I have seen that it can be actually purchased new nowadsay for around $320. Full or compact size price is virtually identical. Im seriously thinking of getting the compact, but I have and even though I have many others to choose from, still do carry my full sized witness with the 45acp barrel daily. Its reliable. Its affordable. It just works.
I have 3 EAA handguns a 9mm wonder finish that I've had for 8years and it shoots great.It will eat anything I feed it.I got it used. I traded for a 45acp in poly several years ago it shoots nice but doesn't like hollow point ammo. I've tried a couple diffrent mags and had the feed worked on but still its not reliable with JHP. I also have a Bounty Hunter in 45LC w/71\2" bbl. that I shoot cowboy action. I've had and shot many brands and types of handguns over the years and I hold on to my EAA's . Its hard to find a used EAA of any type because I watch for them.
