What are the "Good" Witnesses?

[gandog56]

You might want to look at one of the new polymer offerings. How about a shoulder rig with a Hunter?

I've had a hard time finding shoulder holsters that will fit it.... I am more than happy to hear any and all recommendations! Like I mentioned in my other thread about my Hunter (where you responded) the finish on mine isn't great and shows wear from everything and it's making me baby the pistol and avoid taking it as a hiking carry gun. But with a good shoulder or chest holster I would definitely take it.

Compact 10mm I would bet my life on = Glock 29.

I wish this wasn't the case.  But even around here it seems there isn't a lot of interest in pushing manufacturers to step up the game on compact 10mm handguns.

I started a thread about that a few months back:  http://10mm-firearms.com/10mm-semi-auto-handguns/guns-that-could-be

There are a few guys here who have gotten the Witness Compact to run.  This thread:

http://10mm-firearms.com/gunsmithing/flat-recoil-spring-in-the-witness-10mm

Next issue is holsters.  I have been thinking about getting my Witness full size back in the carry rotation.  Years ago when it was my only suitable carry handgun I carried in a home-made holster.  And not a great one either.  I would love to have something like a Galco Summer Comfort for the Witness, or like my Vedder Light Tuck.  But finding a good, comfortable holster for a Witness is an exercise in frustration. Best option is one for another gun that happens to fit your witness.  But shopping for those is hard, especially online.

I love the witness line.  I will probably get a Witness P Compact and perform some gunsmithing on it similar to what StockBossII did to his.  And I will probably buy some kydex and make my own light-tuck for it.

They are good guns.  But they aren't "off the shelf" guns, imho.  You gotta want to invest in them to make them into a true workin/concealed carry gun rather than a range piece.

Dang this is a ton of great info, thank you! I've got some reading to do now.

Finding a holster for my Hunter has been rough, and I was hoping it was just because it was more unique. Sounds like it's across the board for Witnesses.

I'm not worried about putting some work into a pistol, I just want to know if it will function in the end. Ha, 6 CZ's later and they all have had a work over of some sort or another. I have a problem....


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I would have thought that just about any holster for a CZ75 would probably fit a Witness no problem. But I do have a full size one. Does CZ make a compact?

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The Witness 10mm is a scaled up CZ.  As a result most CZ holsters won't work.

[gandog56]

I really want to look into a Witness in 10mm, but NOBODY around me sells them. And I have small short fingered hands, so I need to hold one to see if their double stack feels good in my hands. (Which is why Glock is pretty much out of it, they do not feel right to me.) Not sure how to solve this dilemma.

What size glove do you wear or fit into? My hands are a size medium. I bought the thin aluminum grips for my Witness Hunter and since it is SAO I don't have to worry about a long double action reach.

Well I actually found a guy selling a full size steel 10mm Witness online. Called him up, and he came out to the house. I could BARELY get my mitts around the double stack grip, but I could, so I bought it. I am looking at maybe trying to find some aluminum grips that might be a bit thinner than the OEM ones.