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Witness Compact 10mm?

E.WilliamsE.Williams Member Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2002 in Ask the Experts
I decided on getting a 10mm compact pistol to carry and have found a good price on a Glock 29 but what about the Witness 10mm Compact.Does anyone have one or any experience with it?How did it hold up to this round?How was the accuracy?And above all was it RELIABLE?I am seeing if I cant shave evn more money the Glock is $425.00 but the guy also has a Witness Compact 10mm for $375.00.Overall quality with this gun and this round?Thanks In Advance

Eric S. Williams
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  • JBBooksJBBooks Member Posts: 103 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You will not be sorry you bought a Glock,
    you probably would be sorry you bought a
    Witness. Had a compact witness in .45, it
    jammed a lot. Factory rework lasted about
    2 mags worth.....sold it.
    IMHO


    I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them.
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  • BigTexBigTex Member Posts: 64 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    G-29, don't think twice and never look back.
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its really hard to beat the Glock,it may be a little more expensive,but I dont believe you can wear the darn things out if maintenanced correctly.I believe it to be one of the few compacts that stands up to the recoil of the 10mm.


    Best!!

    Rugster

    Edited by - Rugster on 07/16/2002 11:22:53
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Go with the Glock 29. $425.00 is a very fair price. You are really sold on that 10mm, aren't you?

    B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze
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  • royc38royc38 Member Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have never shot the Witness compact but I have shot the full size .45. If that is any indication what they are about, get one.Glock makes an excellent 9mm, but I would hesitate to buy a Glock in any other caliber. We just had another Glock blow up at the range the other day and that was the third one this year. They are not built to withstand hotter calibers over a long period of time. (40,45,10mm). The metal reinforcements inside the gun can only be expected to do so much and eventually something has to give. Hope this helps. If you want a good 10mm save your money and buy a Colt Delta Elite. Then you will have a 10mm that you can shoot and will go up in value.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am with Roy
    The Witness costs less and is based on the CZ.
    I have a 45 and a 10mm,never a fault or FTF in either.
    cpermd
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  • BigTexBigTex Member Posts: 64 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would have to strongly disagree with those who say the Glock will not hold up to the hotter calibers. I have carried both the G-20 and G-29 for many years, and have put thousands of rounds through them, mainly Cor-Bon 135's and have never had a prob. I am not alone either. I know many people, both personally and on the web who use and carry the 10mm in various platforms, and it is almost universally agreed upon that the Glock is the most reliable, accurate, and user friendly 10mm platform out there. Go for the gusto and get the 10, if you get the g-29 and it isn't what you expected, you won't have any trouble breaking even when you go to sell it.

    Edited by - BigTex on 07/29/2002 09:32:47
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get the Glock, you won't regret it, and you'll probably want another one.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

    The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
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