Older Witness 45 with LOK grips.

[gb6491]

I acquired a 1996 vintage Witness 45 last month and am pretty pleased with it.

I decided to try some LOK thin Bogie grips on it. They required a slight amount of fitting, but fit very solidly....keepers in my book.




Regards,
Greg

[jwc007]

Very very Nice!!!      I really like the looks of the older Tanfoglio Pistols! 

Congratulations on the acquisition of your 1996 vintage Witness 45 and may it serve you well! 
Nice Grips! 

In my opinion, the Tanfoglio Witness/Defiant series .45's are the best .45's that can be had.
I have two of them. One built in 1992 and the other in 2005.

My 1992 Blued .45 Witness was my main USPSA/IPSC Major Power Factor Pistol and I rode it hard!!!
At one time, I also converted it to fire .45 Super, for a backup sidearm to my .30/06 Pack Rifle, for hiking in Black Bear Country.
It's needed a few parts to keep it running with the heavy use I've put it through, but it's still running well.
Also, this .45 Witness was my Winter CCW for about 5 years, and could still serve.

My 2005 Wonder Finished .45 has not seen nearly as much use, but has served as my Home Defense Pistol and I have used it as a CCW.
This reminds me that I do need to fit some new Grips I have for it.


Left to Right
1992 .45 Witness
2005 .45 Witness
2013 SAR K2-45 FS

[Gunnerdad80]

A handsome brute, very nice. The grips make a big difference.

[flareside_ford]

My favorite vintage of Tanfoglio pistol. I like the grips.

[mrcabinet]

I love my Witness .45 from that era. Thanks for the heads up on the thin grips - I may have to take a look at those.

[gb6491]

Thank you all for your comments:)

jwc007,
That's a nice trio of pistols you posted. I like the trigger on your 1992 gun....and that got me thinking.
The stock trigger on my Witness 45 breaks close to the frame in single action; that's not a problem, but I would prefer the trigger to be a bit more forward of the frame. Your photo reminded me that I have a trigger from a TZ75 that I had planned to try as a remedy for trigger slap on my 9mm Witness P, but I went a different direction with that.

I swapped the TZ75 trigger in and it moves the trigger face forward just enough to satisfy my preference. The trigger felt a bit short; so I heated it up and straightened it in a vise. It's barely perceptible to my I eye, but feels totally better.



Speaking of straightening the trigger, that's how I eliminated the trigger slap on my Poly Witness. I did have to shorten the length of the trigger afterwards, but it does the job:)
Before

After


Regards,
Greg

[jwc007]

Very Interesting!    Glad you are getting along well with your .45 Witness.

Glad you liked my pic of .45 Pistols! 

I have swapped out Triggers before, particularly on my old TA90, pictured below.
However, I have gotten used to the other Trigger profiles, so I don't bother with things like that much, anymore.


Tanfoglio/Excam TA90B
Tanfoglio/RIA MAP1 FS

[mrcabinet]

Excellent job on the trigger mod. I thought I'd hate the giant recurve trigger on my SAR and Witness P, but they've actually king of grown on me. I have an 85 combat trigger that I was going to put on the SAR, but I'm holding off for now. I may end up trying the heat/clamp/cut on it first.