I am told this is a CL date code so its one of the good ones. I can get it for a good price but want to be able to shoot UW ammo with it. What do you think?
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Same slide as my EAA tank. I would say go for it.
Looks like a nice unit to me. The mags look to be K10's as well.
I have first dibs on this and the seller and I are negotiating on price. This comes with 3 mags and some ammo. What's a fair price ? I offered 350.00 but he says he wants 400.00
Is that $ 400.00 shipped ?
If so, that's really not that bad, given the two extra Mags and Ammo are thrown in
The seller is local so no shipping. I am going to meet up with him this week to see if I can work out a deal
That's a great price. I paid $525 for mine. It has the new grips so probably a 2012 or later model.
$400 is what I paid for mine about seven or eight years ago. Snatch it up.
Not a bad deal at all. I recommend upgrading the recoil spring to a 20 for UW. Thing looks great.
It's mine!
Came with 200rds of misc factory ammo wolf recoil and trigger spring. Paid 400.00 and can't wait to shoot it!
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Best add-ons are wrapped up in a single kit by Hennings:
http://henningshop.com/products/eaa-witness-tanfoglio-basic-upgrade-kit#productTabs
The key things in this kit are the conetrol guide rod and flat bottom firing pin stop.
Quote from: sqlbullet on September 17 2014 08:04:06 AM MDT
Best add-ons are wrapped up in a single kit by Hennings:
http://henningshop.com/products/eaa-witness-tanfoglio-basic-upgrade-kit#productTabs
The key things in this kit are the conetrol guide rod and flat bottom firing pin stop.
Thanks for the link.. Going to order one with 20lbs spring
Got her home and broke her down for a good cleaning. Was using hopps#9 and look what happened to the slide! It was not like this before I cleaned it. Is the blueing this thin on all of these ?
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Wow.
Can't say. My Elite Match is the only "blue" gun I have from EAA. It hasn't had any issues.
I didn't think much of their "wonder" finish, so my full-size was blasted, parked and cerakoted. It is pretty easy to do. I did a write up in this thread:
http://10mm-firearms.com/gunsmithing/parkerizing-advice/msg2446/#msg2446
Sorry the finish went south on your. That kinda sucks.
Quote from: sqlbullet on September 18 2014 07:58:11 AM MDT
Wow.
Can't say. My Elite Match is the only "blue" gun I have from EAA. It hasn't had any issues.
I didn't think much of their "wonder" finish, so my full-size was blasted, parked and cerakoted. It is pretty easy to do. I did a write up in this thread:
http://10mm-firearms.com/gunsmithing/parkerizing-advice/msg2446/#msg2446
Sorry the finish went south on your. That kinda sucks.
I was thinking of doing a refinish anyway so no real loss. I plan to use this as woods carry piece so as long as it goes bang everytime I'm ok with it for now :)
Interesting. My Match never did it, but the finish is shiny. I guess that's why in Steel we suggest a Match on up. You can always contact EAA to see ;)
What would you sugest I use to touch it up? I could just sand it down and polish it
I would sand blast and park it. But I have a sand blaster and a park tank:
Cold blue?
I'm just pissed that I did it :'(
Most likley I will just leave it be and shoot the crap out of it :D
Possibly use a magic eraser on a little spot to see.
Quote from: Intercooler on September 18 2014 10:02:32 AM MDT
Possibly use a magic eraser on a little spot to see.
I will try that, thanks for the idea
Try home blueing. Supposedly 100% lye drain cleaner mixed two to one with 16-0-0 fertilizer, add a bit of distilled water and bring to 300°. The fertilizer raises the boiling point so that won't be boiling.
Hoppe #9 it till all the finish comes off, then polish it up good. Degrease with some acetone and dunk it in the hot mix for 20-30 minutes.
http://www.guntechtips.com/bluing/bluing.htm
Seems straightforward enough.
I am a noob when it comes to hammer semi-autos.
Can I carry with a round chambered and the hammer down? I'm not a big fan of cocked and locked.
Is that safe if its dropped?
Yes. The EAA Witness has a firing pin block, so unless you have disabled it, it is safe to carry in condition 2.
When I first started carrying, before I was comfortable with condition 1 carry, I carried in condition 1.5 ( :P). That is, round chambered, hammer at half-cock, safety on.
I have the oversized safety installed on my Witness, and one time I did find that the safety had disengaged at some point during the day. The thumb safety on a 1911 is quite a bit more positive, plus there is the grip safety too.
Thanks for the info!
I just got my witness polymer in and it came with one k10 mag. Which mags are the best for the witness 10mm?
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I think the general consensus is black follower.
I have all red follower mags, about 7 years old and they all run fine though.
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Cleaned up the slide some. Think I am just going to leave it alone
MT10mm, that looks pretty good to me. I am learning that these are great pistols, accurate and just a darn good pistol.
Going out to shoot her for the first time today. Have some hot and mild stuff to try out.