Witness slide stop

The Earl o Sammich · January 09 2018 05:33:46 PM MST

I'll just throw this in here. I was going to start a new thread but maybe this is related. I empty a magazine and the slide is held to the rear. I insert and slam the next magazine in and the slide is released at the same time. If I place it in the slide stays back but I'm used to giving them a good bump once inserted. This might be a good feature to competitors but a little concerning to your just paper punching old fart.

blaster · January 10 2018 06:26:52 AM MST

Earl- thats what mine did at first. the problem got progressively worse. very rapidly during one range session!
Intercooler- I e-mailed you some pictures last night I hope they come out good enough to show some detail of what I am trying to describe.
squibullet- the pin looks flush with the outside of the slide stop even when it moves but tonight I will try to re-seat it like you described anyway. I hope my pictures come out on Intercooler's computer because they will show that my slide stop wear is on the corner of the squared off inside part of the lug. it is bright and shiny and obviously (to me) rounded from wear. your picture does not show the same wear. (that I can see)
thank you guys again for the interest and help.

Intercooler · January 10 2018 09:26:17 AM MST

Only one of the photos was good enough to share.

Intercooler · January 10 2018 01:48:46 PM MST

Here is the photo:

Intercooler · January 11 2018 09:25:43 AM MST

What does the slide look like in that area?

The Earl o Sammich · January 16 2018 08:33:12 AM MST

Hey blaster, how did you make out? I sent an email and got no response. I'm going to call today. Do you have any new information?

blaster · January 17 2018 08:34:12 AM MST

sorry for not replying sooner. I am at my hunting camp and cell service/internet only comes in once in a while.
the slide looks fine. no visible wear. I am guessing that my slide stop was made of softer than normal steel and the slide was able to round off the corner that is supposed to catch and lock the slide.
when I get home I plan to call EAA. if they don't make it good, I will order one of those aftermarket slide stops.

The Earl o Sammich · January 17 2018 09:11:05 AM MST

I called them yesterday in regards to my slide coming forward with a a little bump on the magazine and they said to send it in, on my dime, plus another $20.00 for return shipping and they would fix it. That's about $66.00 in shipping to have a $45.00 slide stop replaced. Not what I would call stellar customer service but oh well. Brand new pistol and needs another $60.00 into it due to no fault on mine. I ended up ordering another slide stop and slide stop spring from Dawn. I started looking this over and comparing it to my Colt 1911 and there seemed to be a lot of spring tension on the slide stop. I took the spring out and relieved some of the tension and now (after the fourth adjustment to the spring) is seems about right. I can make the slide drop but I have to hurt my hand doing it. It's about the same on my Colt.

If I were you I would ask if you can just get a replacement slide stop and not have to pay the $66 in shipping seeing as yours is definitely FUBAR. Cost us non FFL holders $46.00 to second day air a pistol. It would make sense that the slide stop is softer than the slide. Better to wear out a $45 dollar part than one that cost a couple hundred. Also it's been driven into my head by DIs not to use the slide STOP as a slide Release. Always sling shot it.

blaster · January 22 2018 08:07:57 AM MST

I just got off the phone with EAA. same B.S. they gave to Earl. send in the WHOLE pistol. yes EAA does have crappy warranty service. now I see first hand why my LGS won't carry EAA products. he warned me when I tried to buy a Witness thru him. ${$default_angry_smiley}$
I will buy an aftermarket slide stop.

sqlbullet · January 22 2018 09:45:32 AM MST

It does suck.

OTOH, the EAA guns tend to be a good bit cheaper than comparably featured guns from other European makers.

The Earl o Sammich · January 23 2018 08:34:07 PM MST

Maybe not in the long run.

How long before Canik comes out with a 10.....

GoldBead · January 25 2018 07:53:20 PM MST

These break all the time, especially with heavy loads or lots of range use.

When you get your slide stop from EAA use it only for the range. The EAA action is tuned only for 10mm Lite ammo and will break the slide stop pin with a lot of use. This is especially disconcerting if you are in a self defense situation and it breaks.

Better option is get the pin by EGW that locks the weapon together but is only a pin, it does not lock back the slide. Locking back is really unnecessary because you would swap magazines in any lull in a gunfight anyway and you don't want the slide to lock back in a self defense situation, Right? It is really a range convenience . Use the factory stop for range, use the tool steel special pin for carry.

http://www.egwguns.com/eaa-tool-steel-slide-stop-pins/

Intercooler · January 26 2018 03:16:58 AM MST

I have never broken one or had this kind of wear.

Dave84 · January 27 2018 07:53:38 PM MST

Their customer service does suck. I just looked at a receipt I had in my car from the second time I had to send a firearm back to them for repairs. 101 dollars just for freaking shipping with FedEx. Not to mention going to these places and mailing something like this the employees are looking at me like I'm a criminal.
The only other gun I had to send back has been a Ruger and they paid for EVERYTHING in full.

blaster · February 05 2018 06:01:35 PM MST

well I got my new slide stop in the mail today. it was sharp and square where my old one was worn and rounded off. hopefully it will last longer than the last one. I bought it from Patriot Defense. I wonder if it came from EAA originally? I also installed non radiused firing pin stop blocks in both the Witness and my Colt Officers Mod. 1911. now to go shooting and try them out!