Old thread I know, but...

I have an Elite Match and compact versons of the 10mm.  I have run the compact barrel/slide on the Match frame for years.  It's been my go-to gun for outdoors: hiking, backpacking, motorcycle camping, etc.  Only downside is the weight.

I did have to bevel slightly the top of the chamber opening to keep cases from hanging up when chambering, but it's been pretty much flawless since then.  Not a ton of rounds through it, but never had trouble.

Most days mine is a G26 w/ 15rnd mags. 



Sometimes and particularly for outdoor / camping / hiking, a semi-compact 10mm Witness:


That's a Match single action frame w/ compact upper.

--Dan

Quote from: schtoolee on January 05 2014 04:07:01 PM MST
The Olympic is blowback, chances are the other one is too.

Nope.  The RMW upper is gas operated & that's its major advantage.  Ron has been working for years with gas operated pistol caliber uppers.  10mm, .40, .45, .357 sig, and a few others.  Even 9mm, though that one requires hot loads to work properly.

--Dan

Quote from: Intercooler on September 13 2013 02:51:53 PM MDT
     You don't want the red follower! It should come with one black follower K10 if it is new issue. Go to GunBroker and order the K10's. I purchased 4 all at once that way on a good deal. They all work flawless!

I haven't been keeping up lately.  What's wrong with the red follower mags?  I've had several for years and never had a problem with them.  Of course, I don't shoot as much as I'd like.  Should I expect problems with them?

--Dan

Quote from: Yondering on December 20 2012 02:45:16 PM MST
Drool

Feel free to post more pics of this one!

Pretty much a standard Elite Match other than a Wolf recoil spring.  Thinkin of new sights and some other goodies from Hennings...

--Dan

Quote from: sqlbullet on December 20 2012 08:13:34 AM MST
Houlster, how is the compact reliability wise?

Out of the box, I had a series of jams where the front of the cartridge case would catch on the top edge of the barrel as it was entering the chamber.  The edge had a very sharp corner.  (Which frame it was on didn't matter)  On my Match, the inside edges of the chamber opening are very slightly radiused.  I filed a small radius into the top edge on the compact's barrel the same way and it's been 100% since then. 

I haven't shot it a ton, but it's been good since this change.  Probably 400 - 500 rnds total.  I've also had very good luck with my 7 or 8 magazines.  I had to sand down the base plate on a few of the 15 rnd replacement mags to seat fully in the Match, but have never had a magazine or other problem besides the above.

--Dan

Witness Elite Match:


And a compact:



Typically, I keep the compact slide/barrel on the Match frame.  I like the fullsize, SA frame & the 15 rnds with a shorter slide for carry.  This is my hiking/backpacking gun:




--Dan