Tanfoglio Witness Elite Limited In 10mm. Any Views, Or Experiences? Please Help

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I Wish to own A 10mm Single Action Only Pistol in the near future.
I have Two 1911's now, A Dan Wesson Single Stack Custom in 40S&W & A Smith & Wesson 100th Anniversary Model.
I Know you can't have too many 1911's but I only keep a small collection of pistols,so the Colt Delta Elite is out for me.
After Owning a Lone Wolf Race Gun & selling it, I have decided against the Glock 20. So, this is the model I have picked out.
Does anyone own one of these, or had any experience with one? Are they accurate? Do they hold up to the 10mm round.
I have read about cracked frames in the past.It is a lot of money to pay for a gun that may break.
Have they cleared up these problems? Thank you for any help.
 
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I just bought a Tanfoglio Elite Match in 10mm from our supporting dealer irunguns, and it is being shipped from the U.S. I did some research about the gun before I bought and there are some important changes that must be done if you plan to shoot full power/norma load 10mm (if the Match and limited models are the similar). Slide cracking happens mostly on the non elite models with the scalloped slide (no longer in production AFAIK), but also sometimes happens on the Elite models with the square slides if you don't replace the stock #14 recoil spring(they put the same recoil spring for 9mm, .40, .45, and 10mm doesn't make any sense for me either, CZ puts a #16 spring on their .40 models), on another forum I also read that you should replace the hammer spring as well I am not sure about this but for good measure I ordered 2 #22 springs, 1#18 spring(low power loads), and 1 #22 hammer spring from Wolf Springs. I intend to jerry rig a recoil buffer meant for another gun for good measure.
 
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The STI pistol probably has a much higher price point than the Tanfoglio, and the OP isn't interested in another 1911-style gun.

I'm in a similar position...I'm interested in the 10mm but I don't want a Glock or a 1911 pistol. I'm interested to hear how the modified Tanfoglio works, and I'm also looking at the Grand Power pistols, which promise to bring out a 10mm in the new year.
 
The STI Perfect Ten Is Nice.
Maybe I'll get one when I win the Lotto & Can trade in my collection of gun pictures for real pieces.
Thank you to everyone who answered.
Is there anyone else out there with experiences to share.?
 
Not directly other than I know of two of these in .40S&W that have many, many thousands of rounds downrange and that are still going strong.

The first and most important factor in easing the shock loads to the parts of the gun is to tune the recoil spring power to the power of the round being shot. If they are using the same recoil spring for the whole range of chamberings then that is a big problem right there. Mind you I seriously doubt that this is the case.

In any event the best way to do this is get a selection pack of recoil springs from Wolff and start with the strongest spring. Shoot a few rounds and note the strength of the ejections. You want them to arc away a few feet to the side. Also in an ideal world you'd be able to find a spring that does not quite lock back on the last shot in a 100% reliable manner. This implies that the spring is absorbing all the recoil energy like it should. When you got to that point you then want to go to the next spring power down or you can clip a turn to turn and a half off the spring to shorten it and reduce the pre-load strength. That trimming will soften the pressure on the slide enough that the slide will then lock back consistently on the last shot.

When tuned in this way the slide and frame won't get hammered and any risk of cracking parts will be minimal.

The hammer spring or mainspring does not play a part in any of this. You only replace the hammer spring as part of tuning of the trigger or to avoid light strikes. Reducing the hammer spring lowers the trigger pull and raising it corrects for light strikes. The happy point is where it's just a little stronger than needed to ensure consistent ignition while being as soft as possible to reduce and smoothen the trigger pull.
 
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I went with a tanfoglio P40L. This is a small frame.
 
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i left my factory 40 recoil spring in it...changed out the hammer spring to a 14lb....I tossed the firing pin block, and replaced the firing pin with an EGW Unit. I could go lower and use a 13lb, but I also use this frame with my .22 kit I got from freedom ventures, ,and the 13lb sometimes does not set off the .22 rimfire.. It uses the same mag release as the .22 kit, except i replaced it with an extended mag release. I got a set of OEM aluminum grips from Freedom Ventures a while ago, and I am using them on this gun. I got a front OEM front sight (fibre optic)...I am using the Eric Xtreme mag bases on my small frame .40 mags. I only have need of a mag well for the small frame, but then I would likely need to alter the base pads. With some polishing, and proper slide glide lite, I am confident it is a smooth 8.5lb DA, and roughly 3.2 lb Single action. It has some creep, that is basically the sear running up off the hammer. I can fix that with more polishing.
Tack driver. If you like tinkering, and want a solid .40, get the P40L tanfoglio. ..you can buy all the spare parts from Sean...He likely has them in stock. Oh, the P40L model small frame comes with 2 dimpled mags, and a replaceable front sight, and fully adjustable rear sight. The only extra task to changing out the hammer spring is removing the hammer axle, which is different than the stock2, stock3,..etc. It is a roll pin top hammer axle.
 
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