EAA To buy or not to buy

[Intercooler]

Very nice! You can trick it out with a Dawson fiber front sight to see it better too. Very nice with the new style grips!

[Coltitis]

Very nice! You can trick it out with a Dawson fiber front sight to see it better too. Very nice with the new style grips!

Thanks for the tip on the Dawson sight.  This past year I have tried the fiber optic sight on 3 other pistols and the work great for me.  I really do like the looks of the grips but alas they are a bit thick for my hands.  Looks like I will have to get a set of the aluminum ones. 

I'm going to start a new thread about some other questions that I have concerning this pistol and the Witness line in general.     

[Coltitis]

Is the frame stainless or hard chrome?  If it is chrome, don't forget to cold blue where you filed it.

After doing a little research it appears that the frame is chrome, so off came the panels and some oil applied.  This is a bit embarrassing but I thought that the pistol was stainless steel.  Yep, I've got a lot to learn about these.  Thanks for the heads up.

[kcsmith88]

I'd just like says thanks to Coltitis for all these details and additional questions. I too am considering my first EAA Witness. I was originally thinking about the Elite Match, but now you guys have me looking at all of the various steel model Witness pistols in 10mm.

Also, a special thank you to Intercooler and sqlbullet for all of the information provided.

Now, if I could only make up my mind...

[Intercooler]

Just buy a couple 

[Coltitis]

Yesterday I took the Elite Pro for it's second trip to the range.  Ran 106 rounds through it, a mixture of my reloads and factory ammo.  This was also my first trip since installing the following parts from Henning:

Flat bottom firing pin stop
Conefit guide rod
20lb recoil spring

I had 2 failures to completely feed on the next to last mag, ammo was some of my reloads.  I had already shot a combined 200 rounds through the Pro and the Nighthawk Long slide.  I was starting to loose my grip and believe that a weakening hold contributed to the malfunctions.  Or it could have been the reloads, perhaps a combination of both.

I'm really liking this pistol.  Talked to Jim at J & L Gunsmiths and have a set of the extreme grip panels on the way.  These should improve my grip on the pistol. 

As a side note,  after my last few trips to the range shooting 10's, it appears that around 100 to 125 rounds is my limit for shooting the warm loads.  My hands ached for 24 hours after each outing.  If I keep the loads down around the FBI lite range, I can shoot a bit longer without experiencing discomfort.

[sqlbullet]

I have never had limp-wrist related FTF in my witness guns when shooting.  I have observed them in others shooting my guns though.  It does appear it is sensitive to this.