I went to a gun show this morning with money burning a hole in my pocket. Out of the whole show the one hand gun that really peaked my interest was the EAA Witness in 10mm for $550 (Ok, the Swedish Lahti also looked like it would fit into my C&R collection very nicely but it was $850). I really love the way the EAA felt in my hand and the weight with the all metal frame felt about right. I have been wanting to add a 10mm to my collection for quite a while.
The EAA looked like it was stainless... I can't find anywhere online if EAA makes an all stainless 10mm witness??? What is the "Wonder" finish? Is it just their version of Cerakote or similar? I found blued / stainless version and stainless / blued version but can't find any information about all stainless version. Is the "Wonder" finish just carbon steel "painted" a stainless color?
I have read about the frame and slide problems on the EAA 10mm's and 45's but that didn't deter me. I thought the EAA had was a single/double with a decocker like my Beretta 92 which I have had for 30 years and really like this configuration.. I was dissapointed to find that it only has a safety and not a decocker. The EAA at the show was zip tied so I couldn't work the action.
From what I can tell EAA is the only one to manufacture a 10mm CZ75 knock off? I have found other CZ75 clones with decockers but none in 10mm.
I don't like Glocks. I don't like their grip angle and don't shoot them well. I don't need yet another 1911... I have that platform pretty well covered. The only 10mm that I would really consider is a S&W 1006 or one of it's descendants. I always like the S&W 10mm's but I really liked the double stack 14 round magazine on the EAA. There aren't many other choices in 10mm except maybe a Bren Ten which is also a straight stack magazine and rare enough that magazines and parts are pretty much unavaliable. Maybe I will have to look into a Sig 320 in 10mm which is also a single stack mag... I think I would prefer a S&W 10mm.
The EAA looked like it was stainless... I can't find anywhere online if EAA makes an all stainless 10mm witness??? What is the "Wonder" finish? Is it just their version of Cerakote or similar? I found blued / stainless version and stainless / blued version but can't find any information about all stainless version. Is the "Wonder" finish just carbon steel "painted" a stainless color?
I have read about the frame and slide problems on the EAA 10mm's and 45's but that didn't deter me. I thought the EAA had was a single/double with a decocker like my Beretta 92 which I have had for 30 years and really like this configuration.. I was dissapointed to find that it only has a safety and not a decocker. The EAA at the show was zip tied so I couldn't work the action.
From what I can tell EAA is the only one to manufacture a 10mm CZ75 knock off? I have found other CZ75 clones with decockers but none in 10mm.
I don't like Glocks. I don't like their grip angle and don't shoot them well. I don't need yet another 1911... I have that platform pretty well covered. The only 10mm that I would really consider is a S&W 1006 or one of it's descendants. I always like the S&W 10mm's but I really liked the double stack 14 round magazine on the EAA. There aren't many other choices in 10mm except maybe a Bren Ten which is also a straight stack magazine and rare enough that magazines and parts are pretty much unavaliable. Maybe I will have to look into a Sig 320 in 10mm which is also a single stack mag... I think I would prefer a S&W 10mm.