EAA Full-size poly 10mm

Patriot · April 22 2013 08:28:57 PM MDT

Quote from: Bongo Boy on April 19 2013 06:51:37 PM MDT
Quote from: transman on April 18 2013 03:11:47 PM MDTOrdered a 6" Hunter that should arrive in the next few weeks.

Oh boy. That's going to be fun. The dealer I bought mine from told me "Don't do anything with the trigger. Just shoot it for about 300 rounds and it will smooth out." I'd say it was closer to 5-600 rds, but he was right. IMO the Hunter is a very good buy--a 10 on my scale of gun-for-the-money, and a 10 on the old fun-factor scale, too.

I wish it was DA though.

Bongo Boy · May 16 2013 09:02:46 AM MDT

SA is one of the very special things I like about it. Not much of a DA fan, however my Kahr K40 is certainly one I can't see getting rid of.

I found my Hunter at Gunsamerica, and it looks like the guy I bought mine from puts one up every so often--he had another Hunter there just recently.

Intercooler · May 16 2013 05:10:51 PM MDT

+2 for single action!

Clarinath · May 17 2013 07:43:42 AM MDT

Why buy the Hunter? Just do this...

Intercooler · May 17 2013 08:38:43 AM MDT

I did that too. Then bought a Hunter because it's better.

DenStinett · May 17 2013 10:59:52 AM MDT

Quote from: Clarinath on May 17 2013 07:43:42 AM MDT
Why buy the Hunter? Just do this...

Quote from: Intercooler on May 17 2013 08:38:43 AM MDT
I did that too. Then bought a Hunter because it's better.

Its not just the longer Barrel but the longer Sight Radius of the Slide
And the Fully Adjustable Rears

Intercooler · May 17 2013 11:18:30 AM MDT

And better frame, better guide rod, drilled for optics and easier recoil.

sqlbullet · May 17 2013 11:28:32 AM MDT

And the long dust cover adds a bunch of mass up front which really tames recoil.

A longer barrel just gives you velocity.

Of course, you could argue that in a hunting arm, you generally use a single focal plane optic, so longer sight radius doesn't matter, and you adhere to one shot/one kill, so follow up shots aren't needed.

But, the hunter is still a better made gun as a product of the custom shop and a bunch of hand fitting. Plus it is made from parts Tanfoglio makes, not parts they buy from the eastern pacific.

DM1906 · May 17 2013 02:06:23 PM MDT

"Eastern Pacific" That's funny. You mean, like, California?

Clarinath · May 17 2013 04:25:53 PM MDT

I just needed a 6 inch barrel so I could hunt with a pistol in WI.

Bongo Boy · May 18 2013 05:22:48 PM MDT

Quote from: Intercooler on May 17 2013 11:18:30 AM MDTAnd better frame, better guide rod, drilled for optics and easier recoil.

In what way do you feel the frame is 'better'? Just curious. And while I definitely like the aft end of the Hunter guide rod in terms of distributing the nastiness, the two-piece construction concept is just bizarre. In fact, the roll pin they put the two pieces together with sheared completely apart on mine--so I wasn't impressed. Replaced the roll pin with a chunk of wire cut from the end of a steel landscaping staple, and it pressed in perfectly with a light press fit. It'w worked flawlessly ever since. But, I don't get why they went to such goofy extremes to build a guide rod...it doesn't do anything.

If I already had the witness and just wanted to be compliant, period, yes, I'd get the long barrel. If I wanted an all-steel double stack single action 6" 1911 type 10mm auto pistol, I believe there's one choice--Hunter.

There's only 3 minor aspects of the Hunter that are goofy beyond belief, to me--the outrageous guide rod assembly, but I may simply not understand why it needs all the bizarre machining it has, the design of the rear adjustable to also serve the purpose of retaining the pin block spring, and the lateral wobble in the trigger (a minor annoyance). I don't care what ANYONE says, the rear sight being used to retain the pin block spring is simply brain dead. Creative, but wrong. Innovative, but dumb.

I'd buy another one in a hearbeat. The best 1911 that a 1911 never was, IMO, and as evidenced by its performance in the hands of a moron such as myself--dead nuts accurate.I can't imagine what a disciplined young shooter with eyesight and training could do with this thing. Quite possibly wipe the floor with a number of custom 45ACP shooters, I don't know. It's pretty good I think.

Intercooler · May 18 2013 05:40:53 PM MDT

The checkering front and back, less open space in the grip panel area, squared trigger guard for more room, longer frame, extended beavertail.

Intercooler · May 18 2013 05:55:47 PM MDT

Henning Cone guide rod makes the non-Hunters like a Hunter. Much more surface area.

What part of the Hunter rod is giving problems?

sqlbullet · May 20 2013 09:52:42 AM MDT

Quote from: DM1906 on May 17 2013 02:06:23 PM MDT
"Eastern Pacific" That's funny. You mean, like, California?

Apparently "Far East" and "Pacific Rim" collided in my brain.

Pacific rim is what I meant. Mainly because I can't spell Philippines. ${$default_tongue_smiley}$

sqlbullet · May 20 2013 09:55:47 AM MDT

Quote from: Bongo Boy on May 18 2013 05:22:48 PM MDT
In what way do you feel the frame is 'better'? Just curious.

I have both a full size and an Elite Match. The frames for all the "elite" guns are made in Italy, not in the Philippines. And comparing them side by side, they are obviously better. More material, better polish, fewer machine marks, fewer casting marks. In the case of my elite match, the frame is hard chromed.