KAYZER Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Soo...i've been reading up here on all things Tanfoglio. Thanks for the great info! I understand that in the US the name is Witness and some things are a bit different than on the continental Europe (i'm Dutch). Soo after a LOT of paperwork and legal hoops It looks like I can pick up my secondhand Limited Custom on thursday. My Limited is in 9MM ( .40 -.45 is not that common I also believe our PF for major is different, plus ammo cost is not fun) My question is how can i figure out what the fame size is (do I even have the opportunity to convert to .45 if I want to. We are restricted in amount of guns and a conversion is a legal loophole that does not count as an extra firearm. Also what do I need to look for to asses the state of the gun, Im concentrating on the kidney lugg and small cracks I've added a pic of the firearm (pre- cut slide version) and Serial N is N99143** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome to the forum I higher resolution picture of the other side of the pistol would help me be sure, but it looks to be large frame judging by the shape of the beaver tail undercut. Also, if you can see the screw holes in the grip, they sit further back on a large frame (almost right at the edge): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZER Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Aah promissing! I should have some high res before the weekend. Would love to be able to convert to 45 and 22 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZER Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) So, I have been busy this week-end with my new Limited. The reseller claimed the gun was cleaned, but it was nowhere clean the way I clean. I've broken the gun down to the frame and while I was at it changed the following things: - Polished feedramp - Polished triggerbar and triggerbar plunger - Cleaned up the magwell and improved fit to frame - Cut one coil on the mag release spring - Cleaned up the nasty cuts on the magazine basepad that the previous owner cut so they fit in the magwell. The magazines are 16? round with a rubber bumper. The gun now runs smoothly with a real nice pull and crisp break. I have no gauge so I can say what the trigger pull does. But im guestimating around the metric kilo. I even started making a mock-up red-dot holder. What I am trying to see if a red-dot on the front of the slide would would work. I will post some pics when I'm at home for the starting question of thge frame size. One other thing; what is the size of the gripscrews? they are not matching and a bit ugly. Edited January 26, 2015 by KAYZER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 what is the size of the gripscrews? M3.5 x 0.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZER Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks kneelingatlas. I used some m3.5 x4 black torx screws that look very slick now. Drilled bout 2 mil deeper pocket in the wooden grips. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZER Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Finally made a good resolution pic Edited February 1, 2015 by KAYZER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Its easier to tell from the slide actually (where the extractor is in relation to the rear serrations) but the grip screw position is a clue too. I'm not confident but someone here will be able to tell from the grips. Another way is the mags. Small frame mags look like cz 75 mags. Large frame are...larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Actually looking at it properly I believe it's a small frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Its easier to tell from the slide actually (where the extractor is in relation to the rear serrations) but the grip screw position is a clue too. Another way is the mags. Small frame mags look like cz 75 mags. Large frame are...larger. ^^^^^^^^^^^ this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Actually looking at it properly I believe it's a small frame. I'm thinking the same thing now No spacers in the mags right? large frame mags use spacers for 9mm (well most of them...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Looking at the pic with the grips off I'm almost sure it's a small frame. It has more meat in the back area to fit the smaller mags. In markets other than the U.S., where basically everything is large frame, 9mm are nearly always small frame. Stock 2 9mm, limited custom 9mm Etc. 40 cal can be either but 38 super is always large frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZER Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well thanks guys! It would be logical that mine is small framed as my mags have no rib. The dessignation on the mag is 9MM. Maybe ill just sent Tanfoglio an email requesting info on my serial number. I have now fully cleaned the gun and have ran around 150 rounds with no failure in a DIRTY gun. I have also since my first post griptaped and thinking of buying an extreme flat trigger. Ill make a nice picture and post it to the Tanfoglio porn threat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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