I just realized I hadn't seen any 10mm related.posts in a while.  Looks like they took the group down.  Anyone know when/what happened there?

BTW, looks like the Glock only group is chugging right along.  Maybe FB assumed they'd all keep shooting themselves in the leg until the problem took care of itself? 

-Phillip

Quote from: pacapcop on April 26 2016 07:07:39 PM MDT
EAA's compact would be great, unreliable.

I believe the reliability issues are just with the older mags and the compact model mags with the shorter grip/10rd? capacity.  I carry a Witness Polymer full size (14+1 capacity) with a compact 3.6" barrel/slide.  With a polished feedramp and wolff springs, it's very reliable.  Gotta love the DA for real world daily carry too. 

-Phillip

Bought a box of 50 a few weeks ago and finally had a chance to put it through my Witness. 

I don't have a chrono, but it definitely has more "snappy" feel to it than the Federal American Eagle and Remington UMC practice ammo I have been using.  I let the Witness eat 50 rounds of the Federal, then went to the Sig.  Despite any talk about feeding issues with the Sig, I didn't have any problems.  I only ran 36 rounds of the Sig through because I liked it so well I wanted to keep 14 for my spare mag.  My accuracy actually improved with the Sig ammo, then fell off somewhat when I went I went to a box of the Remington.

I'm done with trying different brands for a while.  The Sig is the best reasonably priced 10mm ammo I have found yet.  Will be going back to Cabellas for a couple hundred rounds this weekend.  By the way, they're showing 200 rounds of Sig 10mm on their website for $89.24 right now. 

-Phillip     

Fixed sight on the left, adjustable sight on the right.  The new sight does sit off the slide a little more than on the old one, but it's only 1/32", or so.



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Old fixed sight:

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The new rear sight came in.  It is a nice high quality steel sight, came with the proper allen wrench to remove the old sight and install the new one, plus a nifty little keychain adjustment tool.  The dovetail is the correct size for my "new style" slide with the 11.5mm dovetail.  The only problem I see is that the sight adjustment will only go so far down before it hits the slide (because it's longer than the original sight).  I have seen where some have taken a little material off the sight to get the rest of the downward travel, but because my gun has been shooting low, I think it will be just fine as is.  Here is the new sight on the Witness P-F:



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Quote from: Hermit on March 20 2015 07:03:43 AM MDT
let us know if sight fits the dovetail...if its taller(sets higher out of the dovetail) it might work for my wifes sar k2p

I was hoping that sight would be here yesterday, but I just got an e-mail telling me that it would be here on Wednesday.

-Phillip

Quote from: The_Shadow on March 20 2015 10:08:52 AM MDT
Kentuckydiesel, congrats, Very Interesting pistol...

Thanks!  I really like it.  I'm sure like will turn into love once I work out this low shooting issue.

Quote from: 10mmfan on March 20 2015 10:46:03 AM MDT

Quote from: Patriot on March 19 2015 08:57:15 PM MDT
Looks to be the old P Carry pre-2010 model according to my buddies 2008 EAA catalog. It's listed as "Witness P". The newer version comes with the cone barrel starting in 2011 and name changed to P carry.

I checked mine that I bought last August and it says witness P-F

Same setup as mine with the square compact blued slide?  Maybe they'll start selling more of these.  It's a very nice setup for a pretty decent price.

-Phillip

Well, I just got off the phone with EAA. 

She said my Witness was imported in December of 2013, that it's a 10mm, and it has a full size polymer frame with a compact slide. 

I told her I had looked through their catalogs and didn't see this model listed, so I was wondering what model it was considered to be.  She said "Well, this one is a bit of an oddball.  It's a lot like the P-Carry, but without the wonder finish slide."  I went on to ask if it was some sort of one-time run that was made up due to excess parts.  She told me that while it is kind of rare, it is a current model that they are still importing. 

She actually seemed a bit excited about this model due to it's rarity/obscurity.     

So...I guess it's a model that Tanfoglio is making, but EAA isn't importing a large enough quantity to give them a page on their catalog.   


BTW, after reading a lot of complaints about their customer service, I wasn't expecting much from this call. 
I was pleased to find that they answered the phone right away, and the lady I spoke to was very friendly and glad to provide information right there on the spot.  I didn't even get put on hold.  She had the info for me in just a few seconds.

-Phillip

Quote from: Hermit on March 20 2015 07:03:43 AM MDT
let us know if sight fits the dovetail...if its taller(sets higher out of the dovetail) it might work for my wifes sar k2p

I'll post pics when it comes in.  I think the sight should be here on Monday.

-Phillip

Quote from: Patriot on March 20 2015 06:28:02 AM MDT
I'd really like to get to the bottom of this. I wonder if the factory had extra P Carry frames and not enough cone barrels to match so they made a run with regular slide and barrels just to move units? 

I have been wondering the same thing.  It seems that people have talked about the wonder finish slides being the ones that had corrosion/cracking issues.  Some of those have complained about getting blued slides back when they sent their pistol in for repair.
I wouldn't be surprised if they ran out p-carry slides for warranty work so they began scavenging slides off of P-Carry models.  After a while, they needed something to do with the frames, so they slapped compact slides on them and made an in between model?  Just a theory, but it would make sense.

-Phillip

Hmmm...I always wondered why some people talked about the "old square slides".   

I figured this pistol was relatively new given the fact that it essentially has no wear and the serial number is the highest I have seen.  Maybe I'll try and give EAA a call to see when this thing was actually made.

Thanks again,
Phillip

Weren't the forward slide serrations from the last year or two?

Thanks,
Phillip

And here's the same thing I have:  http://www.americandefenseco.com/Shop/eaa-witness-p/

They are out there.  Just that they are some sort of strange in between model.

-Phillip

Here's an older version of the same deal: http://www.gunlistings.org/florida-gun-classifieds/daytona_beach/pistols/55499/tanfoglio__eaa__witness_compact