Goodbye Taurus, Hello Witness...

[Gunfighter123]

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showforum=159

Henning has springs and MANY items for the EAAs --- I think it is just a case of a new recoil spring and some +10% mag springs.

 

[MacTech]

So, what would be the reccomended recoil spring weight then, I don't shoot reloads (yet) and probably won't shoot lead, as jacketed bullets are cleaner, the hottest loads I'd put through the gun, and it would likely only be in the rare situation where I was forced into a defensive stance, would be Speer GDHP 124gr +P's

stock spring is 14lb, I'm thinking 15, 16, or 17lb will have *just enough* extra power to reliably feed both HP and ball

I'll order a new stock 14, as well as a couple stronger springs, as well as new mag springs

I really love the contoured grip on the Witness, and I love the fact that it looks like it's a sort of a cross between a BHP and a 1911-ish design, I'm already planning some minor cosmetic tweaks, like wood grips, maybe polish up the outside of the barrel a tad (out by the muzzle, and the exposed section of reciever in the ejection port, no sense in doing the whole thing, nobody's going to see the entire barrel anyway), y'know, things I can't do to my Glock 21, my 21's a great gun, but it's an "appliance" and has no "soul", for lack of a better term, and I say that as a Glock owner myself....

 

[billsnogo]

I am glad I had seen this post. A couple of years ago I bought a cz compact off another member on this forum. Loved it, EXCEPT one of the mags kept doing the exact same thing.

I basically wrote off that mag and figured I would buy another someday. Well, I had seen this post and figured I would mess with it again. I switched the springs between the mags. No difference, the mag with less outside ware (the problem magazine) kept hanging up a round on the feed ramp. I switched followers. Same problem. ***? :banghead:

So I kept studying the mags and other than the one feeding flawlessly had more bluing missing and a TINY amount of ware on the tip of the mag, it was no different.

So I decided to LIGHTLY use pliers to open up the mouth of the tip of the magazine (in the red circle) ever so slightly. Still hanging up. Tried it a hair bit more (rather do too little than too mutch), and guess what? It worked! I guess the other mag was worn in more and allowed the round to nose up a little more, and the other pinched it a bit too much when feeding and didn't allow it to tilt. Now I have two mags that work!

Now I need to buy a few hi-caps before a ban, but don't want to run the risk of buying crap mags. I already bought four off of another member here and they don't catch the mag catch and start to drop out and not feed.

PS
I like the look of those witnesses and might have to get one in full size if I can get a good price

 

[seeker_two]

Pardon my mentioning this....but it seems like you're going through a lot of trouble with this new gun that could have been avoided by replacing the recoil spring on your old Taurus.... :banghead:

....not that there's anything wrong with getting a new gun, that is...

 

[mangy]

Check the gunsmithing section on the eaa web page. Go to " tuning the magazine ". There is a couple of fixes there before you buy any thing..