it is telling, when someone absolutely must convince us all that they had a bad time with a weapon, so we must also.
no one?s saying or even suggesting you've "had a bad time" with anything. the problem is those who've been unfortunate with our witness get verbal abuse or the attitude seen here by witness fans if we mention the problems we've had. anytime the cracks are brought up some of you start in with the sarcastic little quips (?it is telling ? few but dedicated, ?postal? etc.), insults, accusations and insinuations as if we?re lying and/or are part of some conspiracy against this weapon.
I posted my experience so that anyone who may be looking into a witness has the information some of you seem to forget. knowing there?s a chance, however slight, they may be in for the same trouble some of us have been through might influence their decision. what's really "telling" is the fact none of you diehards ever mention the problem until someone who's been there brings it up. I think those thinking of buying deserve to know the truth, not just your version of the truth.
you fans don?t have a problem complaining about or trashing other brands of firearms, but seem to be in denial with a particular witness issue. you guys are way too defensive when the cracked slides come up and you seemingly have no respect for those that have had a problem. you talk as if we?re second class citizens who have no right to speak of the problem, or as if we?re making this up as we go. (neither of which are true of course) you really shouldn?t take it so personally, it has nothing to do with you.
had I been aware of the witness issues before I made the purchase described earlier, things would have been different. I might have chosen a different model witness, maybe taken the chance on a reduced price used witness or I may have bought something else entirely. it would have been nice to have that information to help make a more informed decision from the start. Instead, thanks in part to some die hard witness fans omitting that fact and my infrequent internet use at the time, I wasted several hundred dollars on a defective handgun, some accessories and the shipping back to the importer for the repair. then I had the pleasure of dealing with eaa.
I?m not trying to ?convince? you or anyone else of anything, the experience posted earlier was just a factual account of the problem I had. you?re under no obligation to believe it, just as I?m not obligated to believe anything you post. the big difference is I?m not using the insulting remarks, personal attacks or sarcasm to browbeat others into conforming to my point of view. all of which makes some of the previous claims/posts suspect and their authors no longer concern me.
