EAA Girsan Witness 2311 Tabletop Review and Field Strip

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0:00 EAA Girsan Witness 2311 Tabletop Review and Field Strip
0:49 In the Box
1:57 Magazines
2:23 Notes from the Manual
5:16 Fit, Finish, & Features
7:44 Trigger Talk
8:57 Back to Fit, Finish, & Features
12:56 Field Strip
15:47 Chamber Fit
17:25 In the Range Video
19:31 Thank YOU Patrons!
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@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Full Review, Specs, and Pricing: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/eaa-girsan-witness-2311

@TheRadulykan 8 ай бұрын

Man I think that's a good looking pistol! Thank you very much for the review 🙂

@Lakanen263 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video.

@lens7859 8 ай бұрын

Looks good

@petermonck5448 8 ай бұрын

Excellent article. Thanks. 👍🙏😎

@nimbly1693 7 ай бұрын

My Tanfoglio (from Italian Firearms Group) I bought new from Bi-Mart in Lincoln City didn't come with any lock.

@tommynobaka 7 ай бұрын

Girsan makes great products. My Regard MC is a craftsman handgun. You can tell it's made with care

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't touch a Turk product with yer ma's 10' pole

@lizzapaolia959 8 ай бұрын

Another outstanding video. We find your videos educational as well as entertaining. We thank you again...... We're sort of interested in this pistol 🤔. Since it's not German nor European manufactured who knows. My husband and I are collectors of German and other European firearms..... We like the engineering and craftsmanship...... God bless 🙏

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that you're open to learning about guns outside of your norm.

@JohnScheppler 8 ай бұрын

I've had a few Girsan pistols and found them to be good guns for the money. I'd be interested in how this compares to the Springfield to see which is the best budget 2011.

@kevinallies1014 6 ай бұрын

The trigger on this gun is hot garbage. The sear spring is way too heavy and actually too long for the gun. Mine was pulling at somewhere around 12 lbs. I am waiting for a new sear spring to see if the gun is actually going to run well. I have a Girsan MC1911, MCP35 and MC Regard and all of them are great guns. The Witness 2311 may turn out to be a great gun but as of now it isn’t.

@OL-Tom 8 ай бұрын

Just picked one up on GunBroker for just over $900. Already have 3 other hi cap guns. It's another range play for me. Definitely going to upgrade the optic

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Aside from auto adjust, I've not encountered any issues with the included dot.

@gixsix6270 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait to hear Teya's impression on this 😁🙏

@anthonyguidas2012 8 ай бұрын

Nice to see a company making a more affordable version of this platform, hope it does well on the range.

@rowdyrager-9403 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a sweet piece

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 5 ай бұрын

Rubbish

@adamadams6740 8 ай бұрын

I keep going back and forth between trying one of these and getting the RIA Tac ultra.anyone have any suggestions?

@curtmccauley898 8 ай бұрын

Mine still has a 10 pound trigger pull after 500 dry fires and 150 rounds shot through it. Shoots ok but trigger is terrible and the Prodigy mags do not work well with mine it will go to slide lock with the last round still in the mag every time.

@stever8776 8 ай бұрын

Wilson parts and a little fitting by a good gunsmith can do wonders for a trigger! And it doesn't cost much. If you want to save more they make the drop in sear and hammer. You will need to polish the trigger bow.

@kevinallies1014 6 ай бұрын

@stever8776 The trigger bow is not a huge issue in this gun because the lower frame is polymer (which is what makes it a 2311) I polished mine and it made no difference. The sear spring is hot garbage. I tried to tune it but to get any sort of results out of it induced intermittent hammer follow so I am waiting on a new spring.

@stever8776 6 ай бұрын

@@kevinallies1014 I didn't realize the frame was polymer. My Girsan HP clone is steel. I also have a Sarsilmaz SAR K2 45. IMHO it's an improved version of the CZ97. Unlike the 97 it has a light rail and a better trigger. It also uses Mecgar 13 round magazines instead of 10 round CZs. Just saw that someone is making rails you can screw on to CZ97. Similar to the rails the Marines put onto their MARSOC 1911s Cheers I'm a big fan of the CZ75 pistols; I have a CZ75 Compact, a CZ85 ( the tactical version of the CZ75) and the New CZ Shadow 2 Compact with an aluminum frame IMHO The CZ75 is an improved version of the Hi-Power

@JD-tn5lz 8 ай бұрын

A 9mm polymer framed Turkish 2011 wannabe...meh is an understatment. However...I highly recommend the RealAvid multitool for everyone's workbench and range bag😁 There's always just at least one little tool you don't want to look for in the middle of a project and that multitool is a real timesaver for that one quick application.

@adamadams6740 8 ай бұрын

Wish this had a full length dust cover .but if this thing runs good I can live without.

@moonie2465 6 ай бұрын

Does that come in 10mm

@stever8776 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for table top Seems like the gun is a bit rough but under $1k... so?

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

And the range experience continues that trend. I draw what I think is a fair conclusion in the article.

@redeye8526 8 ай бұрын

rmsc footprint ?

@stevenkennedy4130 8 ай бұрын

Bet it's better than the Springfield. Thanks for the share!!

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 5 ай бұрын

Keep dreaming little Stevie

@stevenkennedy4130 5 ай бұрын

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 try not to be such lil batch yourself. Friend.

@sg696 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. You did a great job showing all of the important aspects of that gun. That being said, and as a poor person this gun should appeal to, it is evident to me why the quality 2011’s cost so much. By the time you get this gun to a standard one would expect from this type of gun, you might as well have bought the Staccato. I know you will show us the range performance, and it will probably do ok, I just see this being a huge headache and disappointment. If the cost cutting results in a clearly inferior product, then it is not really saving you anything, and it just robs more of your time and enjoyment. I have been down this road before, so I will pass on this one.

@_lWhite 4 ай бұрын

Do you know by chance if you can convert the Girsan 2311 to a bull barrel?

@GBGuns 4 ай бұрын

A gun smith might be able to

@dl154p6 8 ай бұрын

Not that this comment belongs in this wonderful gun review, but I wonder if Oracle Arms is going to come after EAA for using "2311"???

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

I don't think they can since this is the "Witness 2311"

@hopewilliams6705 8 ай бұрын

Have you had experience with the live free armory Apollo 11?

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

No, I've rescheduled out to LFA but they haven't responded.

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 5 ай бұрын

Have you had experience with Apollo Creed?

@hopewilliams6705 5 ай бұрын

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 one time at band camp

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 5 ай бұрын

@@hopewilliams6705 why was Creed at your band camp? Sounds odd 🤔

@_Jashawuh 8 ай бұрын

I think the live free armory apollo 11 looks alittle better for the under 1k market.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

It appears so, but they have yet to respond to our channel. Companies that don't want to be on this channel often have a reason.

@_Jashawuh 8 ай бұрын

@@GBGuns Man.. A company of their size should be jumping at the bits to send you a gun to review... If you have a quality firearm this is the type of review you want on the internet. Thorough and professional.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I've found that when companies don't want to work with me it's either because they don't respect the channel and audience or they have something to hide. Believe it or not there are a few companies out there who have asked specifically NOT to be on the channel. In my own off-camera testing I learned why. Rather than burn those companies I try to give them a chance to fix things, that way everyone gains: better products, happier customers. I'm not implying this applies to LFA, they've simply ignored my attempts to contact them.

@curtmccauley898 8 ай бұрын

Maybe the backlog of preorders to fill starting from June has something to do with it? Thank you for the work that you put into your table top and shooting reviews.@@GBGuns

@DDDYLN Ай бұрын

Please mention the caliber in your video title. 10mm 2011s often have a different design.

@GBGuns Ай бұрын

That's mentioned, along with all specs in the article this video is part of. This is not a stand-alone video.

@DDDYLN Ай бұрын

@@GBGuns do the 10mm Girsan 2311's have a front bushing for disassembly, or is he recoil spring captured in the slide, like RIA 2011's? I own an RIA 2011 10mm, and it's a PIA to disassemble.

@GBGuns Ай бұрын

@@DDDYLN I don't know, I don't have a 10mm 2311

@buggin1951 8 ай бұрын

I have only limited experience with Girsan firearms, and have found them to be okay. Only okay. Save up for something better, it won't take much.

@JD-tn5lz 8 ай бұрын

EXACTLY. Save up and buy something you can be proud of. Not a "look at this Yugo dressed up like a Kia😂"

@stever8776 8 ай бұрын

@@JD-tn5lz bought one of their Hi Powers. With some replacement parts by Cylinder and Slide it has a great trigger pull. Better than original Browning. Cylinder and Slide think wel enough of these that they will do their works package on them. That's a pretty high compliment!

@buncha5651 8 ай бұрын

Double stack 1911,s are pointless when the country you are in has a 10 round magazine limit.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Aside from ergonomics and easier reloads, yes.

@user-pu8yl5ue4f 8 ай бұрын

New camera?

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

No, why do you ask?

@user-pu8yl5ue4f 8 ай бұрын

The image looks much better than I remember from past videos. A cup of coffee this morning maybe helped.@@GBGuns

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

@user-pu8yl5ue4f I upgraded cameras a year or so ago, maybe you've been watching older videos, or maybe the star aligned and the lighting worked.

@user-pu8yl5ue4f 8 ай бұрын

You're right: the stars. Seattle rain.@@GBGuns

@wardroland270 8 ай бұрын

Thanks GB. Great job. Good info. God bless. LETS GO BRANDON

@BLACKWOLF-1911 8 ай бұрын

This 2011 craze makes me laugh. They crapped all over the 1911s but give them a double stack with more rounds their all over it.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

I think it's a different crowd, one that wasn't around for the 1911 Vs Glock era of internet debates.

@tray22 7 ай бұрын

Also that manual safety has to go. Carry hammer back no dafety because what if you forget to thumb the safety off. Only your finger can make the gun go off 😂

@Cysticspyke 7 ай бұрын

@@tray22tell me you've never shot a 1911/2011 without saying you've never shot a 1911/2011

@tray22 7 ай бұрын

@Cysticspyke I was being flippant about the dumb stuff glock fan boys say. I am well verse in 1911s, not as much as 2011s but I grew up shooting a browning hi power, which is really the first 2011.

@Cysticspyke 7 ай бұрын

@@tray22 fair play

@StevenRogers-hw9dj 8 ай бұрын

I made myself a promise to never buy any firearm from Turkey, and it's working out quite nicely. Good video though.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Pretty easy to not buy something. Why not?

@StevenRogers-hw9dj 8 ай бұрын

@@GBGuns 1. A sizeable percentage of the Turkish guns I've handled were junk. 2. I don't support Islamic fundamentalist dictatorships. 3. There is always a better alternative that was made in the USA.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

I totally agree with not buying from state-run companies of countries you don't agree with, that's why I stick to the private companies as best I can; to support the citizens stuck living in those places. Which guns were junk?

@StevenRogers-hw9dj 8 ай бұрын

@@GBGuns I looked at the Tristar Cobra III Walnut last year and it had a bad catch in the middle of the stroke, the finish looked like it had been applied with a roller, fit and finish were substandard, and it felt generally cheap. A friend bought a Girsan 1911 several months ago and it failed every 2nd or 3rd shot when we took it to the range. The Stoeger semi-auto I looked at was so rickety and rattley I wouldn't dare try to shoot it. The Canik seems decent, but I have never seen one that wasn't a 9mm, and I don't use 9mm.

@newpeupyoass 8 ай бұрын

Who was it that decided that all modern 1911s require that full length guide rod? This is clearly a conspiracy from "Big Steel" to use more metal.

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

Lol, my guess is armies of reddit commenter. Fortunately, this one comes out easily.

@charles17508 7 ай бұрын

Wow I really don't like that they don't run plus p a 9mm should be able to run anything from Hardcast Buffalo bore to liberty 50 grain plus p or plus plus p .I'm not a big fan of 2011 anyways seems like a little backwards in the evolution of handguns .

@GBGuns 7 ай бұрын

Why would you want or need +p from a 4.25" barrel? The point of +p is to ensure the projectile reaches a decent speed so it can perform as intended. For example in 9mm any barrel shorter than 4" is too short for many rounds to get adequate speed (SAMMI spec for 9mm is a 4" barrel and so that's what most ammunition is manufactured for).

@charles17508 7 ай бұрын

@GBGuns it's just some bullets come plus p only and when I shoot plus p out of say a glock 19 it's more power house round than a none plus p .

@charles17508 7 ай бұрын

@GBGuns so plus p only matters if your shooting 4" and under ??

@GBGuns 7 ай бұрын

@@charles17508 Generally for 9mm, yes. I wrote this explanation about +p ammo a while back becuase there are a lot of misconceptions out there: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/p-ammo-what-is-it-good-for Another one you may be interested in is seeing what different barrel lengths do to ammo because it's both possible for a defensive round to go too slow to work and too fast to work as intended: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/defensive-pistol-barrel-length-ammo-selection