EAA witness 45 acp worth owning?

[6bg6ga]

I let common sense go for brief time Sunday and purchased a used EAA Witness in 45acp. At first glance it looks a lot like the S&W version of the tried and proven 1911. It has an awsome trigger pull and is both single and double action.

Anyone have one of these? Any experience with them?

[6bg6ga]

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[6bg6ga]

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[dubber123]

I have heard their customer service isn't the best, but I generally hear good things about the guns.

[airsmithy]

The witness is a clone of the CZ75. I have several, and have nothing bad to say. I've not needed to use the customer service, but haven't heard great things about it. I haven't shot one with a comp. Let us know how yours shoots.

Dave

[nagantguy]

Loved mine and sometimes still regret trading it off. Never a hitch and a real good shooter.

[pworley1]

I have had one for years and never had a problem of any kind with it.

[bobthenailer]

I had a used Witness in 9mm for several years and fired many thousands of cast boolet handloads through it , i recently sold the Witness 9mm to a shooting buddy and bought a new EAA Witness Elite Match in 9mm , i am very impressed with the accuracy and all the upgraded features of the Match! IMO alot of gun for $575.00 !
My BIL also has a Witness in 9mm with a conversion kit in 40S&W as well as a triple port comp barrel assy in 40 S&W for about 20 years and many rounds down range.

[scattershot]

Yep. It's a clone of the CZ 75, and is a fine pistol. I had one in .45, and found it to be too bulky for me to shoot well, but I currently own a .40, and like it very much. Good find, hope you enjoy it.

Google EAA Witness, and you should find a ton of info. Henningshootsguns.com is a good source of info and parts.

[bigboredad]

I shoot bowling pins with a guy who has a .45 not sure which model but he loves it such hr bought a .40 I am very interested in them myself I have shot the cz97 SNF was very impressed but it was a big gun. Keep us posted as to what you learn about it as you shoot it

[ReloaderFred]

They're good solid pistols, made by Tanfoglio in Italy. I've got about 9 or 10 of them in all the calibers they offer, plus some calibers they don't offer. Great ergonomics and very accurate. They're also very easy to work on, if needed, and CDNN sells magazines for them.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[tacklebury]

I have the Witness Match in .45 ACP very nice weapon and fits my hands perfectly. Very accurate. 8)

[rintinglen]

They're big and heavy, which is why I parted company with mine, but I think they are excellent guns. I particularly liked the safety arrangement. If you don't mind the weight, you'll be very pleased.

[6bg6ga]

I could tell there was a little extra weight but it didn't bother me.

I've looked thru all the info I could find but was unable to find one with a comp on it.

[ReloaderFred]

They were a special run several years ago. I've got one just like it. Mine shoots anything I want to put in the magazine. They're great range guns, and built like a tank.

This site has a lot of information about the Witnesses: http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?board=27.0

Lately there has been a lot of posting there about the other CZ clones, but there's also a lot of information on the Tanfoglio pistols. (shameless cheap plug: I'm one of the moderators on that site)

Hope this helps.

Fred

[clownbear69]

Besides the piss poor customer service the only negative I hear around is the 10mm. Everything else is GTG. I was thinking on buying a 9mm for the truck

[6bg6ga]

I hate to say this but I've never had to contact customer service about any firearm I've owned.

[clownbear69]

I hate to say this but I've never had to contact customer service about any firearm I've owned.

And typically you never need to the only reason why its been bad is on the 10mm when their frames and slides break with it not being used much doesn't help

[ReloaderFred]

I've got four Witnesses in 10mm, and they've been shot a lot. No frame or slide cracking on any of them.

In fact, I've got Witnesses in .22 LR, 9x19, 9x21, 9x23, 9x25 Dillon, 357 Sig, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, .41 AE and .45 acp. I've never had to send one back to EAA, or deal with Paul Rickford, the person known for his bad attitude. I have dealt with him face to face at a couple of the SHOT Shows, and we pretty much agreed not to speak to each other anymore.

The guns aren't made by EAA (European American Armory). They're made by Tanfoglio in Italy, and imported into the U.S. by EAA. Prior to EAA, they were imported by F.I.E. and Springfield. Springfield marketed theirs as the P-9.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[clownbear69]

I've got four Witnesses in 10mm, and they've been shot a lot. No frame or slide cracking on any of them.

In fact, I've got Witnesses in .22 LR, 9x19, 9x21, 9x23, 9x25 Dillon, 357 Sig, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, .41 AE and .45 acp. I've never had to send one back to EAA, or deal with Paul Rickford, the person known for his bad attitude. I have dealt with him face to face at a couple of the SHOT Shows, and we pretty much agreed not to speak to each other anymore.

The guns aren't made by EAA (European American Armory). They're made by Tanfoglio in Italy, and imported into the U.S. by EAA. Prior to EAA, they were imported by F.I.E. and Springfield. Springfield marketed theirs as the P-9.

Hope this helps.

Fred

Out of curiosity what kind of 10mm are you using for you loads for your witness? Out of the problems ive read about (many of them) none of them had problems shoting weak 10mm loads but when they are using like Underwood Ammo that's when they see the problems. I remember one had their frame cracked and they told them he voided the warranty because he used undewood ammo. They said it was considered a +P even though Underwood is in SAAMI spec.