I have an old Llama 9mm, belonged to my Dad so that's why I keep it around. That and it isn't worth much except sentement.
Anyway, the gun has always been a jam-o-matic. I wrote it off as being a POS Llama.
It has come to my attention that it may not be chambered for 9mm Luger but 9mm Largo. Roll marks on the slide say 9m/m 38.
I've not been able to find much about the Largo, none of my reloading manuals have any data at all. Found some on the net and I see that Largo & 38 super are close to the same OAL case length.
This may explain the jamming if the 9mm Luger is that much shorter than the Largo the round may go so far into the chamber that the extractor can't pull it back out.
How can I tell for sure if what caliber this thing is and if it does turn out to be Largo can I safely shoot 38 super in it?
Anyway, the gun has always been a jam-o-matic. I wrote it off as being a POS Llama.
It has come to my attention that it may not be chambered for 9mm Luger but 9mm Largo. Roll marks on the slide say 9m/m 38.
I've not been able to find much about the Largo, none of my reloading manuals have any data at all. Found some on the net and I see that Largo & 38 super are close to the same OAL case length.
This may explain the jamming if the 9mm Luger is that much shorter than the Largo the round may go so far into the chamber that the extractor can't pull it back out.
How can I tell for sure if what caliber this thing is and if it does turn out to be Largo can I safely shoot 38 super in it?