EAA WITNESS 4.5

[Jim Bridger]

I bought a eaa witness wonder finish for $ 250 dollars.  It is in the 10mm caliber.   The owner had replaced the oem slide spring with "some thing".  He could not fire the 10mm pistol.  I took the 10mm to my shop and cut off the too long slide spring.

The witness works and functions fine.  It is however making the slide very heavy when cambering a round. 

I am  checking the wolff springs.  Does anyone have a spring weight and brand to suggest. I have 25 10mm pistols in my collection of 10mm handguns. 

[Intercooler]

I like Wolff 18-20lb springs in my EAA 10's

[blaster]

Hi Terry, where you been hiding?
I also run 20# Wolff springs in my Witness.

[sqlbullet]

Same.  I have tried pretty much all weights between 18 and 24, and 18-20 is about right.

[Jim Bridger]

Hi Terry, where you been hiding?
I also run 20# Wolff springs in my Witness.

We have very short summers at 7,000' in the Rocky Mtns.  I reload during the long winters and shoot when the sun shines.I am also shooting my CMP rifles Garand .30-06 and Garand .308.  My M-14/M-1A  is the 7.63 Nato it wears a 24X Power scope.  Our Desert Range has targets out to 2,500 Meters.  I only shoot at the 1,000 meter targets..
I have 18 @ of the 20 10MM pistols did part with a few.  No LP primers or 10MM ammo out here. Many handgun owners are selling their 10MM pistols. Hope all is well in Florida.  Were you going to Montana this summer?

[Vetteguy904]

I hope you do not mind a slight hijack of the thread. my witness seems to misfire 2-3 rounds every magazine. when laoded the mag drops about 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch. I'm thinking this is causing the misfeeds.


assuming i am correct is there an adjustment to the mag release that can lock it up?
any advice appreciated

[sqlbullet]

My mags sit short too in my full size 4.5".  They don't in my Elite Match.  In fact, I had to sand the top of the base plate of a few of them to get them to seat in the Elite Match.  Both feed 100%, but my full-size did take about 500 rounds of break-in.  The full-size is also very sensitive to limp wristing.