Llama .380?

azguy · 04-20-2004, 07:23 PM

My brother-in-law showed me his .380 Llama he just bought, he said he bought it for $80.00. It is suposed to be Hecho en Espanol (made in Spain) but when I looked it up on the web all I found was a company from South America? It looked like a small 1911. What's the deal I had never head of them before? Are they any good? Did he get a good deal?

Bookman · 04-21-2004, 03:11 PM

LLama made guns in Spain for many years. They were one of only three companies that Franco allowed to build guns after the revolution.

LLama pistols don't have a good reputation, quality-wise. Many (not all) had feeding/ejecting problems. On the other hand, some LLama guns were OK. LLama made a lot of guns over the years and quality varied greatly.

$80 would be a very good price for a .380 LLama that worked. The design was solid (disassembly is much like the 1911) and the guns were generally safe to shoot.
That being said, I'd never trust my life to a LLama unless I had put many rounds through it. I saw too many bad ones back in the 1970's.

Anyone else have an opinion on LLama pistols?

ScottD · 04-21-2004, 07:11 PM

Poor fit and finish. Though they shoot, I would not trust my life either with one. My 2 cents? Junk!

niemand · 07-26-2004, 07:47 PM

Previous Poster correct, quality variable. Having re-enforced that, upon testing, if functional, good show!

Took One of these, created "Minature Race-Gun" right to Scale Model of "Bo-Mar" Back-Sight inletted in Slide. New Barrel, extended, "Compensator", Nickle (Electroless) on Frame, Slide Maganese-Phospahte "Parkerising".

Why? With Correct Loadings (Longer Barrel better for Ballistics, Original "Mag-Safe" Prototypes in My Shop developed for Joe Zambone) Would "Outclass" Ballistically most any .45acp Factory Loading, in Energy/Terminal Effect.

Was also fun! Created "Full-Race I.P.S.C. Rig" for wear. Go to Match, watch "Double-Takes".

Back to point. Should Machine Miss-Its-Function, not complex to Repair/Tune.

Good buy at $80.00!

sniper762 · 07-26-2004, 09:37 PM

Never had any experience with any except 45 cal 1911 look a likes. Terrible gun. never got it to fire a full magazine without jamming.

Big Dog · 07-27-2004, 08:03 AM

Definitely a "Hit or Miss" deal with the Llamas. My buddy tried two new .45ACP pistols - both had serious ejection issues. A local gunsmith claimed to have a fix for them, but my friend switched to SA.

Another guy here at our range had one that functioned flawlessly - I shot it, and it was accurate and reliable. He sold it before I could make an offer, dang it!

ezearln · 09-06-2007, 03:43 PM

Owned both the Llama .45 (almost GI) and the midget .22. Only issue I ever had with either was with the short extractor on the .45 (the pin came out!) fixed that and never ever had another issue. Lost both in the divorce though, wish i had em back.

04-20-2004, 07:23 PM	#1
azguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 144	Llama .380? My brother-in-law showed me his .380 Llama he just bought, he said he bought it for $80.00. It is suposed to be Hecho en Espanol (made in Spain) but when I looked it up on the web all I found was a company from South America? It looked like a small 1911. What's the deal I had never head of them before? Are they any good? Did he get a good deal?

04-21-2004, 07:11 PM	#3
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	Poor fit and finish. Though they shoot, I would not trust my life either with one. My 2 cents? Junk! __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

07-27-2004, 08:03 AM	#6
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,421	Definitely a "Hit or Miss" deal with the Llamas. My buddy tried two new .45ACP pistols - both had serious ejection issues. A local gunsmith claimed to have a fix for them, but my friend switched to SA. Another guy here at our range had one that functioned flawlessly - I shot it, and it was accurate and reliable. He sold it before I could make an offer, dang it! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

09-06-2007, 03:43 PM	#7
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	Owned both the Llama .45 (almost GI) and the midget .22. Only issue I ever had with either was with the short extractor on the .45 (the pin came out!) fixed that and never ever had another issue. Lost both in the divorce though, wish i had em back. __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

04-21-2004, 03:11 PM	#2
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 750	LLama made guns in Spain for many years. They were one of only three companies that Franco allowed to build guns after the revolution. LLama pistols don't have a good reputation, quality-wise. Many (not all) had feeding/ejecting problems. On the other hand, some LLama guns were OK. LLama made a lot of guns over the years and quality varied greatly. $80 would be a very good price for a .380 LLama that worked. The design was solid (disassembly is much like the 1911) and the guns were generally safe to shoot. That being said, I'd never trust my life to a LLama unless I had put many rounds through it. I saw too many bad ones back in the 1970's. Anyone else have an opinion on LLama pistols?

07-26-2004, 07:47 PM	#4
niemand Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1	Previous Poster correct, quality variable. Having re-enforced that, upon testing, if functional, good show! Took One of these, created "Minature Race-Gun" right to Scale Model of "Bo-Mar" Back-Sight inletted in Slide. New Barrel, extended, "Compensator", Nickle (Electroless) on Frame, Slide Maganese-Phospahte "Parkerising". Why? With Correct Loadings (Longer Barrel better for Ballistics, Original "Mag-Safe" Prototypes in My Shop developed for Joe Zambone) Would "Outclass" Ballistically most any .45acp Factory Loading, in Energy/Terminal Effect. Was also fun! Created "Full-Race I.P.S.C. Rig" for wear. Go to Match, watch "Double-Takes". Back to point. Should Machine Miss-Its-Function, not complex to Repair/Tune. Good buy at $80.00!

07-26-2004, 09:37 PM	#5
sniper762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NorthCarolina Posts: 176	Never had any experience with any except 45 cal 1911 look a likes. Terrible gun. never got it to fire a full magazine without jamming.