gerritm Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I am looking for a Witness Match in 9mm and would rather buy it from a forum sponsor than off Gunbroker. Other than EAA direct any others to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Try Henning in the EAA/Tanfoglio shop in the vendor tents. Try Chris Patty at CPWSA in the vendor tents Try Rich at Canyon Creek in the vendor tents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Does anyone happen to know if Henning is still open for business. I've not had any luck getting hold of anyone their the last couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregoryd Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I received parts yesterday. Just shoot him a email. He may be out of town, Henning is great to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Henning is pretty much a one man show and he is doing TONS of design work all the time for parts and stuff for our guns (pretty much the only one also). Yes, sometimes he is hard to get a hold of but he is always doing the best he can. Yes, sometimes it may get frustrating trying to reach him but I weigh it out this way. Any potential delay I may incur in trying to communicate with him is well worth it considering the tireless effort he is putting in trying to create custom stuff for us. and yes, shoot him an e-mail, that is usually the best way to reach him, believe it or not. Edited February 9, 2011 by Glk21C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the info, I'm familiar with a busy schedule, so no problems there. An email has been sent. Thanks Edited February 9, 2011 by Fergus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) I've also tried calling him with no luck so what is Henning's email? I get an "ops....brocken page" message when I click his email link. Thanks! Edited February 10, 2011 by gcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Try this page instead: http://www.henningshootsguns.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I just copied the email address from his webpage onto my email address form and sent it off. So far nothing has been bounced back yet - although that did happen the first time. So I think it should be in his inbox. I'll give it a few more days before exploring other avenues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I too sent him an email yesterday morning, and tried calling once again, but nothing as of yet. I hate it because I'd like to shoot my new Match this weekend but wanted the new recoil and hammer springs to get here before I do so. 30-40 rounds ought not hurt it, I guess. BTW, yesterday I was given the name of a gunsmith, Rich, at Canyon Creek guns. Another alternative I thought I'd share but I've not spoken to him nor have I previously done business with him. Just passing on info. Edited February 11, 2011 by gcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duct tape Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I visited him in his shop last week where he was very helpful with my new Witness Ltd and very gracious of his time. Both his email and his office phone are on his web site and he returned a call and text from me before I dropped by. He's very busy, while I was there he received several phone calls and messages. Edited February 11, 2011 by duct tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You could do a friend request on Facebook. He's not hard to find on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I don't do facebook, and there are reasons for that. Can't believe that phone or email no longer suffice but that's what happens when you get long on the tooth Look, I don't know Henning and I am sure he's a great guy. I am also sure that a shooter of his caliber that designs and produces Tanfoglio parts, which make our guns function better, is a real asset to have among us. But as a potential client/customer I need to know that he's there for me when I need him. That's called customer service and since I don't live in Colorado I can't just drop by to ask my questions and pick up his products. I'd love to be able to do that but I can't. So, I must depend on a returned phone call or email and when I don't get it, after multiple attemts, how can that be possitive for either of us? I'd like to support forum gunsmiths but they have to meet me half way...... Heading to shoot my new pistol in a few hours, I'll report back on how it functions, stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 He has always got back to me over email. It might take a day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You probably could get all your questions answered here if you would post them instead of always posting how you can't get a hold of Henning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking that maybe he's away on a holiday or something and being a one person business that puts a "hold" on things. While I would have liked to have gotten a response by now I'm not in a desperate rush - just looking for some parts. But as a courtesy to his customers if he is going to be out of the office for extended periods it would be nice to get an "Out of Office" auto response - just a thought. Edited February 12, 2011 by Fergus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Well folks, I shot my Match yesterday and it's a better shooter, in stock form, than I expected. No FTFs, no FTEs and it tosses brass 10-12 feet to my right and back (distance is actually not a problem to me because I shoot at my property). But I did notice one anomaly, with an open slide on empty, when I insert a loaded mag with a snap, or if I hit the pistol with my palm, the slide will close by itself loading the pistol unintentionally. Also, do any of you have the 10mm stock ratings of the hammer, recoil, trigger, firing pin, and sear springs? Nealio, here's your chance to stand up and be counted or else you'll force me to start hounding Henning again Seriously, I'd like to have all the stock specs of this pistol before initiating possible mods. Edited February 13, 2011 by gcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Wolff Springs has the information you need about spring ratings: http://www.gunsprings.com/mID19/dID100 Not to take away business from Henning, but if are desperate to get springs you can get them from Wolff directly. What you will be missing out on though, is the chance to talk to Henning, and tell him what you are trying to achieve, and his sage advise on what combination of springs to get to where you want to go. As far as I know there is only one weight for the trigger spring, and one for the sear spring. People doing trigger jobs do some "tuning" on those springs the same way 1911 fans do "tuning" on their extractors: by doing some bending until it feels right. I DO NOT recommend doing any of these "tuning" unless you really know what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I don't know why you would need the stock ratings for all those springs, but I dont know what any if them atte for any if my guns. If you are looking to reduce the trigger pull, all you need to know is what springs to put in it. The trigger and sear spring don't need to be changed. If you get the extra long firing pin and the reduced power hammer spring that reduces the pull weight a lot. My Limited pull is very light. As far as the "auto slide closing", I have several guns that do that so I don't know if that is a feature or a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Why do I need to know? It's the engineer in me I guess. Besides, it's one thing to hypothesize and guesstimate from what we read on the net and it's quite another to have the facts from those that design and build what they build, for a reason. Enough philosophizing, which reduced hammer spring do you recommend? BTW, that's the reason Henning's key to all this as he sells the extra long firing pin and the other needed springs, wanted to buy everything from him, and implement his knowledge and experience. We've come full circle Edited February 14, 2011 by gcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If you dig through old threads on this forum, as well as some of Henning's blog entries, if you go with the 13 lbs. hammer spring, you should go with the extended firing pin to guarantee ignition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Skydiver, I appreciate the hammer/firing spring info! I think I'll allow things to sattle first by shooting a few hundred rounds through it before I potentially replace the recoil and hammer springs. Right now I don't feel I have to do much of anything to this pistol, it shoots great. But I still believe that by further tunning I can potentially negate long term ill effects. Edited February 15, 2011 by gcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 They do shoot great out of the box, and if you are running factory ammo you'll probably be fine on the recoil spring. If you shoot any 10mm that's loaded hot (how it should be), then you'll need to get that Sprinco guide rod and a stiffer spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcp Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I shot my reloads, as indicated on each target. @ 12.5gr to 13.5gr they may not have been what Nealio would call hot loads but they where indeed accurate, and a pleasure to shoot. Thanks a lot guys for all your helpful recommendations. I am having a custom holster built locally, I'll post pics when it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well I don't know what bullet weight you are shooting so I can't comment on the hotness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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