Customer Reviews for EUROPEAN AMERICAN ARMORY Witness Elite Match 15+1 .40 S&W 4.75"

Awesome pistol. It is very accurate and looks great.

Excellent pistol! This gun is accurate and soft shooting for a .40 cal. Very nice trigger out of the box.

I received my new Witness pistol today. Beautiful pistol. But, while manually operating the slide I noticed how stiff it moved and you could feel metal to metal grinding. I disassembled the pistol and found there was no lubrication on any parts of the frame or slide. None. Even the barrel locking lugs were dry.
My advice is to disassemble the pistol as soon as you receive it and make sure it is lubricated.
How does it shoot? I'll be shooting it in a couple of days and will update this review.

The is an awesome pistol, right out of the box. Smooth cycling, very little recoil, a short tight trigger pull. It took very effort to sight in and the groupings from the first 5 mags ranged from 3-5” @ 7 yrds with inexpensive ammo. A true pleasure to shoot.

Flawless transaction as usual with Bud's. If you like full size steel pistols like the CZ75 or 92FS you'll love this well built and nice looking EAA model. Minimal recoil even with stout .40 S&W loads, follow up shots are easy to hold on target since there is very little muzzle flip - a result of the weight of the gun and design. Gun cycles flawlessly, no FTE or FTF during 100 rounds right out of the box, and is very accurate. I'm going to use it for my handgun javelina hunt next month, then it's getting a flashlight on the front and going into my nightstand for home defense.

I purchased an EAA Tanfoglio Witness Match 40 SW, from Bud's Gun Shop, Friday April 10, around 3:00 pm. Magnum Firearms of Baytown, TX received the gun at 12:47 pm, Wednesday, April 15. I was a very happy camper with the overall experience of making a gun purchase from Bud's, extremely fast process from ordering to receiving. Many thanks to Bud's and Magnum Firearms of Baytown. Very slick handgun!! Can't wait to shoot it!!

What a gun: This WAS my best Limited/Major Gun ever. Bought a fiber optic sight from EAA and went to compete at my local club. It was a blast. Gun shoots smoothly, recoil less than a 9mm polymer pistol and dead-on. Reset very short: Had premature double tap discharges on several occasions being used to DOA pistols at 7 lbs. Finally, I had added mag extensions (140 mm) for increased capacity from 14 to 18 rounds, which are difficult to take out for regular cleaning.With the sand at Winnequah outdoors range, I experienced failures to feed because of the sand in the mags. One beef with the gun is the cheap finish (couple of draws from EAA sold BladeTech holster had streaks off the slide). The grip is wide and the grip panel plastic and uncomfortable. But I gave it a 5. Almost won the USPA WI Sectional for Limited D class I didn't get cocky and Zeroing a classifier. To my heartfelt regrets, I sold it (1/2 price and still reeling about it) because I wanted an upgrade with the EAA Limited (Magwell and better finish) listed at Buds for $1000) but I was gone the next morning. So here I am waiting for the EAA Limited to pop up again and reeling about why did I ever sold it in the first place. I really recommend this gun for new shooters who are on a budget and want to shoot Limited Major. Out of the box ,it can compete with the STI's or CZ SP-01 Tactical. The rest is the shooter

I bought this gun March 2014 and now have roughly 1100 round thru it. Its a shame that people don't realize how good this gun is to shoot. Very accurate, and trouble free. My only gripe with this gun is that it only comes with one mag but I bought 3 mags for $75 from EAA. Other than that...its perfect. I will be saving to get the 45acp model.

I have had mine for approximately 3 months and hundreds of rounds. Not one misfire to date. Its a dream to shoot and is much more accurate than I am. I too ordered extra mags and ran into the problem of them not locking in. It took about 10 minutes of sanding down the plastic base shoes to fix that problem. Once it was done I was good to go. The only upgrade I am planning is to replace the front sight with a fiber optic. I have a Blade-Tech holster on back order from Hennings.

I was really excited about getting this gun, but there was just one glaring problem. The magazine would not seat after the gun was cycled. It would drop the mag just enough so that a second round would stay in the magazine. I read a fix for it online (sanding the tops of the base pad to allow the magazine to sit further in the gun) I will try it this weekend. Otherwise the gun looked pretty good and looked drop dead gorgeous. (I also tried 4 other magazines so it is not just one magazine, they are also the new k40 magazines with black followers that are supposed to work)

This is a really nice gun, and I wanted to let everyone know it does come with a rail and plastic grips. and a very nice case with combo locks Pros and cons Pros Really good on the price This gun shoots so smoth. it is very accurate. I have a CZ and I like the feel of this better but the CZ does have a better trigger pull It feels like a tank and soaks up recoil very well, It feels like it was build for robo-cop. Fit and finish is flawless other then my AR-15 this is my new favorite to shoot and I found Mags available that will hold 23 rounds reloadable. I live way out no one else for miles so shooting is my thing and 23 rounds means less reloading. conversion kits allow you to switch from one caliber to another. You can buy ambidextrous parts off the EAA site Cons sight picture kinda sucks. theres no dots there just flat black No decocker! The hammer does not have a half cock ! (0)(o) if you drop it with one in the chamber you could catch a hot one It only comes with one clip. engraving is really light SN will not last the life of the gun I'm sure of it. Nothing in the books tell you anything about how to lube the gun or where the lube holes are. It's only right handed. _-- I'm a lefty!

Recently purchased the EAA Witness Match 40S&W in bitone. I've put about 200 rounds through it so far. The gun is fantastic. The all steel construction greatly dampens recoil and lets you get back on target quickly and easily. I would definitely recommend the gun. However, definite problem with the magazines. In addition to the one 15 round mag that came with the gun, I also ordered three additional 15 round mags. Of the four mags, only two of them will "lock in." The other two will go into the magwell, but they don't lock in. They just drop out. I've tried everything just short of beating them in with a hammer to get them to lock in, but they just won't. Obviously a very poor magazine design when 2 of 4 mags won't work. I've sent an email to EAA Corp to see what remedy is available for the non working mags. So I rate the gun very high, the mags very low (only a 50% success rate based on my experience).

The new ounce come with a rail and a new grip. everything else looks the same.

Best gun I own so far. My personal opinion is that It's better than my Browning Hi Power 9mm, Beretta 92F 9mm and Springfield Armory 1911-A1 45ACP. The Match has a short trigger pull which is very accurate. The slide has no play what so ever. Shot the first 150 shots with no failers. Group shots are unbelievable, better than with my other pistols. It looks awesome, sexy, great material and finish. SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS

The Witness Elite Match has a wonderful feel to it. After adjusting the trigger pre-travel and post-travel screws, the trigger pull is very short, smooth and light. It aims very naturally and it doesn't look bad either.

I own both the 40S&W and 45ACP Witness Match pistols. They are super shooters, very accurate, and low recoil for their caliber. They DO NOT have polygonal barrels - they are rifled barrels. I talked to the EAA owner here in Florida on this point (it is advertised in their catalog as polygonal but IS NOT) and he was very rude and pointed out that "specifications are subject to change without notice" and was not concerned that the catalog is wrong. I purchased this primarily due to the polygonal barrel specifications as I have several MR Baby Eagle pistols (now Jericho imported by Charles Daly) which DO have polygonal barrels. They are very accurate and easy to clean the barrel due to the polygonal barrel. All that said, the EAA Witness Match pistols are very accurate and one of the best buys on the market. They are less expensive than CZ or Jericho pistols, are based on the same design, and are hand fit by the Tanfoglio manufacturer. I will be buying the 9mm pistol when it again becomes available.

Bought one about six month ago. the gun shoots very straight. It was my backup limited gun but it has moved up to my primary.I bought some extended base pads boost me up to 18 +1 this gun handles good. its a good starter if you are thinking about competition shooting.cant beat the price.