Any Llama .45 owners

[DustyVermonter]

Does anybody have any experiences with Llama pistols? What's your overall opinion of them, good or bad?
I have this full size Llama .45 1911 (style) clone and I can't find any grips or replacement parts for it anywhere, does anybody know where to get grips for them?
I am not sure what the exact model is, does anybody have any ideas of what the model name is, as I said before it is a full size (5in.) Blued .45acp that looks almost identical to a 1911. Will most of the parts interchange with the 1911? I know the grips are not interchangable, I am just looking for any and all information regarding these pistols. It is a good reliable, accurate shooter but finding info online is near impossible. I asked Grips4guns.com to make some custom with the Zorro "Z" on them due to its spanish origin, and due to the fact I watched black and white Zorro absessively as a kid, but they declined. Does anybody know of any custom grip makers that would be up to the task, or is it just such a cheap out of date pistol that it would not be worth the trouble to have custom grips made for it? Like I said I know nothing about these pistols and any history, feedback would be appreciated. Also, the original grips for them are kind of strange looking, I am looking for basic flat panel(1911) style grips for it.

 

[rattletrap1970]

I have the 1911 pattern 9mm XI-A. I think it's a great gun. Very reliable and surprisingly accurate for having no work done to it at all. I also have an Especial in .32 ACP and .380 which works like a dream too. A lot op people will knock Llama Guns, but I have yet to shoot a bad one myself.

 

[bannockburn]

I think the full size Llama in .45 was the Model IX-A. Not sure about custom grips but I think, maybe, that M1911 type magazines can be used in it, but are somewhat loose in the magwell. Back in the day, when Colts were the only game in town (and very hard to come by), some folks bought Llamas as an alternative M1911 style pistol. They were readily available and priced less than a Colt Government.

What you might have also heard back then was that Llama had problems with improper heat treatment (also known as "soft steel"); while others had issues with overall fit and finish, and functionability.

 

[DustyVermonter]

Yea, its great so far although I haven't really fired too, too many rounds through it. Its definitely not on the highest quality side of things, what with the plastic extractor and all but so far I have not been disapointed. It does take my SAI GI M1911 mags and my 8rd Chip Mcormick mags with no problems. It is surprisingly accurate that's for sure.

I actually did acquire this gun because I didn't have the means of getting the M1911 I wanted right off the bat and I had a serious 1911 void I wanted to fill so I settled for this in the meantime. I did finally get my GI M1911 and I have to say, they realy are two different animals, that's for sure, but still I like it.

 

[MICHAEL T]

Company closed door few years back Some 1911 parts fit hammer trigger sear and so on. Their not well thought of today. back in 60's were well made But that got lost somewhere .
parts are beginning to get hard to find extractor on my last Llama wouldn't go 400 rounds before breaking. Also plunger tube breaks I fix one last time and sent down road in a pawn shop. .Give me a choice between a Llama and a Hi Point Hi Point will win every time
I have owned 3 Llama's late 1960's Great pistol. Early1990's so/so 2004 pure junk.