hhsmiley Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I need a little help. I'm considering the .40 Witness Elite Limited as my new limited gun for IPSC/USPSA. I have always liked the Witness pistols, but never gave them much consideration for competition because of the mag capacity limitations vs. STI or other "widebody" type guns. Now I see Henning has .40 S&W mags available that hold 21 rds, which makes the Witness a viable option for limited. I have always understood that the 9mm and .40 Witness pistols were built on the "small frame". I had thought that you would not be able to get that many rounds of .40 into such a gun without having a mag which is longer than 140mm. So what am I missing? Are the new .40s built on the "large frame"? Also, I live in Oklahoma City. When I ask the dealers in my area about ordering such a pistol from EAA all I get are strange looks or they say they can't do it. Anybody got any advice on where to order one of these? Thanks for any help, and sorry if these are all dumb questions or if they have been asked a million times already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yep, the .40's are built on the large frame. You may be able to order through Henning, I think. He should be back from the Area 3 soon, if not already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary1911A1 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 If Henning is out, Richard at Canyon Creek might have one. I have seen them on GunBrker.com too, but Henning or Richard can do customing on it before it's shipped to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Rich has one with trigger work, the EGW pin and slide lightening. I checked it out on Saturday. Better buy it fast before my wife gives me my allowance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnsyk Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I've had 21 round magazines available for quite a while, but I just recently created a newer, bigger magazine pad and after modifying the magazine body you can right off the bat reload to 21 rounds. It's with the newest H-141 pad. Rich has a few Limited's in stock that he has done trigger jobs on so I recommend giving him a call if you're ready to make the gun purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have the EGW slide stop for mine. Do you just leave the cutout in the frame open that was covered by the other slide stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I've had 21 round magazines available for quite a while, but I just recently created a newer, bigger magazine pad and after modifying the magazine body you can right off the bat reload to 21 rounds. It's with the newest H-141 pad.Rich has a few Limited's in stock that he has done trigger jobs on so I recommend giving him a call if you're ready to make the gun purchase. In case you don't know who "Rich" is you can find him here: http://www.canyoncreekcustom.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhsmiley Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 Thanks for the heads up I just emailed Rich about ordering one. One other thing, what's the difference in the factory and EGW slide stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoHallak Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The EGW one is much tougher. After a while the stock one starts to bend, haven't broken one but why risk it. Also the EGW is just a pin so you wont get slide lock. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is the Tanfo Elite mag release ambidextrous? The gun is a little to big for my righty son so the lefty older one will use it from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoHallak Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yeah they are Nemo. Just dont lose the (6.7 Mag Catch Plunger and 6.8 Mag Catch Spring) Henning has a exploded view of if it you need it. And his video talks about taking it out and putting it in. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thanx, Leo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoHallak Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 From personal experience that little spring and plunger is very hard to find once it shoots out You can always trim a coil or 1.5 coils off it and make the mag release a little easier I found it a little hard factory. leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Hepworth Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I never had good results changing the mag release to the right side, so I could use my trigger finger to press the mag release. I would sometimes press it by accident as I gripped the gun with two hands. ALso the mag follower would sometimes catch on the mag catch.....the follower prevented it from feeding well. It caused nosedives. I learned to use my thumb for mag changes (I used an HK USP for production,..used my trigger finger for mag release) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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