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Picked this up today (just for fun), and it was priced right, I think. This 9mm CZ clone has a terrible DA trigger pull but it's fine once the hammer is back. I'm thinking Condition 1 would be the way to carry it. It was well under $400 OTD. I couldn't find any comps, so I'm wondering if that is a good price.?
 

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You got your money’s worth.

These are very solid, functional pistols.

The ability to carry cocked and locked is huge to me. Many folks are uncomfortable with condition 1. For those, this isn’t as attractive a gun as for those with good training and experience carrying cocked and locked.

I gave one to my cousin some time ago as part of getting rid of my 9mms.
 
You got a very good firearm at a very fair price.

I think I need to go shopping in Atlanta
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It's a good, solid, reliable pistol. A clone of the CZ75, but not all parts interchange. If you want extra mags, MecGar makes them. I'm pretty sure you will need to look for Tanfoglio small frame mags.
The price you paid is very good. You god a good deal.
 
Most CZ 75 clones like the Witness and Baby Desert Eagles use robust hammer springs to ensure ignition with milspec ammo. The DA pull can be made lighter by going down a bit on that spring. Depending on the ammo you shoot you might want to go up on the recoil spring, but that may require getting a heavier firing pin return spring.

The smoothness of the DA pull can vary on these guns depending on the exact dimensions of the hammer spring and the hammer strut it fits over. If it is tight then the pull can be notchy as the edges of the strut catch on the inside of the spring. One fix is to round off the corner on the hammer strut.
 
4barrel said:
My son had one and I was going to buy it until I found it was not good for +p ammo. Still a good buy for protection.
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Who said an all steel 9mm based on the CZ75 design was no good for +P ammo? Some EAA lawyer playing CYA no doubt. They sell these in Europe where most of the ammo is loaded to NATO standard, that's nearer to +P than the SAAMI spec squibs.
 
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4barrel said:
My son had one and I was going to buy it until I found it was not good for +p ammo. Still a good buy for protection.
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I don't know who told you that these pistols cannot handle +P ammo, but they are absolutely wrong. These are all-steel pistols based on the CZ-75 design. The CZ-75 and the all-steel clones of the CZ-75 are overbuilt for the 9x19, including +P.
 
LVSteve said:
Who said an all steel 9mm based on the CZ75 design was no good for +P ammo? Some EAA lawyer playing CYA no doubt. They sell these in Europe where most of the ammo is loaded to NATO standard, that's nearer to +P than the SAAMI spec squibs.
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This <is-was> his -maybe a different gun EAA Witness compact. I been wrong before.
 

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LVSteve said:
Most CZ 75 clones like the Witness and Baby Desert Eagles use robust hammer springs to ensure ignition with milspec ammo. The DA pull can be made lighter by going down a bit on that spring. Depending on the ammo you shoot you might want to go up on the recoil spring, but that may require getting a heavier firing pin return spring.

The smoothness of the DA pull can vary on these guns depending on the exact dimensions of the hammer spring and the hammer strut it fits over. If it is tight then the pull can be notchy as the edges of the strut catch on the inside of the spring. One fix is to round off the corner on the hammer strut.
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I'm going to look at that strut to see if it needs to be smoothed out.
 
4barrel said:
This <is-was> his -maybe a different gun EAA Witness compact. I been wrong before.
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That is a Witness P, the "P" indicating it has a polymer receiver. I know the EAA manual says to not shoot any +P or high velocity ammunition in any of their pistols, many manufacturers have this language in their manuals, but the fact is that +P ammo is usually safe to use. The language in the manuals is the product of litigation, warranty service, lawyers and accountants.
That being said, the pistol you pictured has the round top slide. The round top slides are far more likely to develop cracks along the ejection port than the flat top slides. As far as I know, if a round top slide cracks, EAA replaces it with a flat top slide.
 
I have owned a couple of the full size all steel models. They are great guns, but at that time resale value was not too good. Bob
 
The full size all-steel Witness is about as close as you can get today to the old Bren Ten, and it's available in .45 ACP, 10mm, .38 Super, and 9mm. My only complaint is its excessive weight. I often shoot 9x23 Win in the .38 Super barrel with no problems. And that's a lot hotter than any 9x19 load.
 
65Whelen said:
Diddo on the Witness 10mm. Love it, recoil is equivalent to the Kimber1911 45acp which it replaced. Carried Cocked'N'Locked
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Hey 65, what grips are those? I like them better than the stock ones.
Thanks
 
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