I went looking to check out the EAA website since I hadn't visited in a while. I don't see any Witness pistols on their site at all. I checked out their 2022 catalog, no Witness pistols.
Did I miss something? I know I've been lost in my Springfield XD-M world for a while, but wtf happened?
https://eaacorp.com/product-category/handguns/
I just noticed the same last night. Was looking for a 10mm for my 9x25 project.
Their warranty department has had my P-match since early October. They emailed me in November saying it was not reparable. They offered me a discount on a girsan 9mm or to return the 10mm Tanfoglio. Needless to say I was not accepting it.
I replied asking if they were no longer a warranty provider. I have not heard anything from them since.
Tanfoglio still lists EAA as the importer.
I know IFG has been bringing in some race models (http://www.italianfirearmsgroup.com/tanfoglio/), but not much as far as the "duty" level firearms.
As bad as EAA has been in the past, they were better than nothing.
Unrelated to their importation of Tanfo I wrote them about a .38 super conversion barrel and asked about their website not having any Tanfo stuff. They replied to the barrel issue but not the tanfo relationship.
Time will tell.
Perhaps they're holding off importing to illustrate some kind of point to Tanfoglio? Or maybe just abandoning the line to IFG. Whatever the reason is, MANY with an almost fanatical interest in Tanfo pistols had more than enough issues with EAA and wouldn't miss them. I for one will miss their extensive support for after sale parts from simple barrel swap to full race upgrades.
I think they have moved on. It seems EAA has gotten better at Customer Service as they get older.
Experienced some terrible service ordering parts from them. Ordered a complete slide and the guide rod was too long. Stuck out at least a 1/4? past end of slide. It was monumental to pull and reinstall.
The owner of EAA told me it had been swapped by a previous owner and was not a Tanfoglio part. I tried explaining it arrived new from them a couple days earlier with guiderod protruding past end of slide. FinallyI pulled again and took pictures of it next to my original slide and the new one. They finally agreed to give me a RMA.
Still have a 4.5 barrel they shipped after waiting two years. It was supposed to be for a Limited Pro. Paid 50.00more than the price the standard Witness barrel they shipped. When I contacted them about receiving the wrong part they told me since I ordered the wrong part it was not returnable.
Wanted a Hunter. But was still getting over the 250.00 barrel I do not need and would not buy one. Will get one if they come back to the US.
ITALIAN FIREARMS GROUP In Texas has some listed.