[Rw]

I just found a decent deal on one of these, but i know nothing about Llama at all. Anybody got any info as to the quality/ reliability of them? This is a compact officers sized 1911. Also here is a link to a similar one on gunbroker
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=179336219

 

[mhead]

LLama is a defunct company out of Spain I just sold a LLama 1911 the other day . For the price . . . .which usually aint nuch they aint that bad , but the are not completely mil-spec . Alot of parts won't interchange and they have an external extractor .

 

[dnr1128]

Llama is/was a Spanish company. Linked is a thread on gunboards.com about spanish handgun quality. There is a whole section on that board dedicated to spanish companies.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?68737-Spanish-Handgun-Quality

 

[Rw]

Think im gonna pass on that one then, if it was standard 1911 type parts then i would get it. Sounds like it might be a pos.

 

[msredneck]

smart decision

Get you a cheap Springfield Mil-Spec G.I. and then go from there as funds allow

 

[bonedust75]

I saw some Llama slides at the gunshow and they seemed to be some good quality steel.

 

[Rw]

What its made of doesnt worry me really, im real good at spotting junk... it seems fairly well made. The parts availability is what i was wondering, i dont buy oddball stuff that i cant get parts for.

 

[bonedust75]

I understand man I just thought I would let you know.

 

[dnr1128]

I wouldn't buy a llama. Of the threee main spanish companies, Star and Astra were better than Llama. I have a star and I'd rather shoot it than my glock. But what I've heard about Llama leaves a lot of doubt.

 

[moredes]

Llama has a terrible reputation, and I think it's deserved. I've only handled one Llama, a 1911 my cheap-assed brother-in-law bought on some department store clerk's hype. "Junk" is a generous descriptor--ill-fitted parts, loose, and roughly finished. I'm not lookin' for a cosmetic queen at their prices, but as I recall, this one sample wasn't much to be happy about, and his price was $185 back in the day. Today, I wouldn't give ya $200 for the same gun. A real jammomatic, too. Mebbe if my BIL knew how to adjust an extractor, it mighta run better, but he's a know-it-all, and wouldn't lemme suggest it, so I'll never know if jamming was an extractor tuning problem.

 

[mhead]

The one I had and sold was as reliable as it could be , but it had the worst trigger on a 1911 I ever shot and it wasn't very accurate . I had thought about goin through it w/ new parts like I did w/my RIA until I researched it .

 

[SilentHitz]

Repaired one for a friend years ago, he used it for a tackle box gun on fishing trips. Had good luck with it, but parts were a PITA to find...you were wise to pass this one.

 

[Hammer]

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