My experience with the 10mm EAA Witness polymer frame

The_Shadow · November 04 2013 04:02:53 PM MST

I must say those stallions you have have shown to be very good given the performance ammo you have run through them!
I have yet to pull the trigger on getting one of the EAA's... $:-\$

Thunderjet · November 05 2013 11:08:35 AM MST

Quote from: Intercooler on November 02 2013 11:23:48 AM MDT
What spring were you running? I have 22lb Wolff springs in my 4.75's and a 20lb in my 6". My Match had a ton of Nukes through it but looked great when I sold it. If you want a plastic pistol get the Glock.

What were your reloads when running the 22lb spring? I am still waiting for my Witness Match to arrive but several other people I talked to said they use a 18 or 20 when running full power loads. Both told me they tried 22 but it rendered the pistol to a single shot.

Intercooler · November 05 2013 11:55:48 AM MST

Could have been different pistol to pistol. I ran it from 400lb to 800lb with the same spring.

pacapcop · November 05 2013 02:38:51 PM MST

I ran 18lb spring in previous Match.All Underwoods ran thru it,mostly 180's in total.

Intercooler · November 05 2013 02:52:08 PM MST

My Limited and Limited Pro both have fresh 22lb springs in them. Did you see the shooting videos?

The Hunter probably doesn't even need a 20 but it's what I put in.

pacapcop · November 07 2013 07:10:00 PM MST

Right now CDNN is selling poly EAA's for 299.00. No 10's,but .40 and 9mm.

Raggedyman · November 26 2013 05:32:52 PM MST

Got it back today. They "replaced and fit the front insert." Haven't shot it yet. On this trip back I didn't send a magazine with it and I forgot to include a check for shipping but they sent the pistol back with a magazine and without complaining about the shipping charge.

The_Shadow · November 26 2013 05:55:20 PM MST

That nice of them to make things right for you! ${$default_cool_smiley}$
A little lagniappe to boot! ${$default_grin_smiley}$

MCQUADE · November 26 2013 06:09:50 PM MST

That is great customer service! Seems like a few of the companies have been making efforts to step up lately, which is good for us.

Raggedyman · November 26 2013 08:14:50 PM MST

Quote from: MCQUADE on November 26 2013 06:09:50 PM MST
That is great customer service! Seems like a few of the companies have been making efforts to step up lately, which is good for us.

Yeah, I heard horror stories about ther service but my experience has been good.

Raggedyman · December 11 2013 09:41:21 AM MST

Ran several magazines through the gun Monday. No stoppages with handloaded 155 gr Berry's plated or 180 and 200 gr XTP. Hopefully this will be the last trip back to EAA. I strongly recommend that anyone looking into a 10mm Witness get at least a steel frame standard model but the Match or Hunter versions are probably a much better deal. The trigger isn't great and the gun just isn't as accurate as I'd like. I was shooting at a 12" plate at 150 yards and once I had the elevation, I still struggled to hit the plate with round landing a foot or two high, low, left, and right and only occasional hits. With my wife's S&W Model 13 I'm able to hit the target consistently, maybe about half the time. I really want to like this pistol because it has a lot of positive attributes but I'm also pretty disappointed.

StockIIBoss · December 11 2013 10:15:48 AM MST

150 yds with a handgun? Wow!! ${$default_shocked_smiley}$ I'm still trying to drive nails with an AR15 and scope at 100yds! ${$default_laugh_smiley}$

Intercooler · December 11 2013 03:51:40 PM MST

I usually go 10-20 yards but for fun 40 yards every so often. I don't even shoot the rifles more than 100 yards ${$default_shocked_smiley}$

Raggedyman · December 11 2013 11:25:06 PM MST

Lol. The plate was a foot square and I was only hitting it 2 or 3 times out of a cylinder and from a rest.

sqlbullet · December 12 2013 09:48:29 AM MST

Both my witness guns are quite accurate. 1" at 25 yards (rest) if I do my part, and that is with run of the mill ammo. Dialing in with a handload like I do for rifles would probably half that.

The biggest challenge I have is trigger over-travel on the full-size. The Match is adjustable and is nice and tight with no over-travel. But the full-size runs another 1/8" after the hammer starts falling. If my technique isn't perfect with each squeeze it affects the shot.

I keep meaning to drill and tap the trigger for a set screw, but haven't gotten a to it.