Finnaly shot my Llama today

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I finnaly shot my Llama IX-A and it is accurate and MORE reliable than my Kimber custom II Aside from all the Llama haters I am very satisfied with this gun and I will rate it 6 out of 10 sence it's a entry level 1911:neener:
 
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I'm glad to hear that your happy with the results thus far with your Llama IX-A. And not all of us are "Llama haters"; it's just that some of us have had less than satisfactory experiences with Llamas in the past. Maybe something about being "once bitten, twice shy"; such that we might feel the need to warn other shooters about the various pitfalls and problems that we have encountered with certain manufacturers. I hope everything works out well with your Llama, and keep us posted as to your experiences with it.
 
Thanks bannockburn, I love it. It does have more recoli than my Kimber custom II but I assume that's because of it's a bit lighter. Ill be sure to to post on range reports and hopefully find a darn camera.
 
Sometime ago I found a little LLAMA Mini-Max 1911 Sub compact double stack. I figured it would be great for a CCW weapon and it didn't hurt that it was inexpensive. I couldn't (nor could the LLAMA gunsmiths) get to fire more than 5 rounds w/o either o FTF or a FTE. I polished the feed ramp, used factory Hardball, and sent it back for repair twice all to no avail. I traded it back to the shop where I got it for a Glock 27 and never looked back. I didn't get hurt too bad on it I only lost $50.00 as the shop owner and I had been fighting this thing since I bought it. I don't begrudge him the $50.00 either, it was a fairly inexpensive learning experience. I'm sure there will be some that will say I was limp wristing it, to that I say I didn't have any problems with the Glock, and I have a Colt Officers now that I don't have any problems with. That LLAMA was the only gun that I have ever had that I had those problems with. So, I think I can safely say it was the gun, not he shooter. To their credit, they did try to make it right 2 different times, and I do appreciate that. But for me, I will never buy another LLAMA product.
 
Dang, that's too bad. I think the Mini Max might be the 50/50 deal everyone is talking about. So far it has been 50/50 posts on the Mini Max Llama compact 45acp. I can say with experience the Llama IX-A is a good shooter and mine is reliable.
 
I bought a Mini Max Llama and had problems with failing to eject. I thought it would be a good CCW but:

1) It felt like I was carrying a brick.
2) It was not reliable.
3) Spare mags cost $50.
 
Does your IX-A look anything like this? Damn nice pistol, tack-driver, never had any problems...Kudos on yours....:)
P.S. Never liked LLama grips, the plain wood...Added some nice Australian Black snake...
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Constantine-p89, Glad you like the Llama, I had a Max-I and it never failed
me inany way.
I started out with a Llama in .380acp, still have it and use it for CCW
it has more than 8,000 rounds thru it.
The Max-I I traded for a Witness. 45

Wish I never did that!
 
The first 1911 I ever owned was a Llama ( I called it Dhali) the gun was fairly accurate. but the metal was soft . some one was able to fire the thing with the safety on and the gun literally fell apart in his hands. I wish you luck W/ yours I will NEVER own one again
 
Magyar never ceases to amaze me with his collection of oddball pieces...
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Varoadking, I'm going to name you my official biographer even though I get battered & bruised along the way...:D

Where do you get such grips as the above black snake and the ostrich on your HSc?
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One of my hobbies is dabbling in exotic skins for belts, wallets, hatbands, etc. and naturally gravitated to holsters/grips..Not to difficult, but locating nice skins for a decent price is the main obstacle...
Thanks for asking...:)

but you might want to see if M1911 mags will fit and function in your Llama.
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No, they don't work....Unfortunately, the LLama has only limited parts that are interchangeable with the 1911....
 
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Mad Magyar, YES that is the SAME gun as I have but you have a better magazine and some very cool grips. I have found 1 place, a guy on ebay sells the grips for this gun but you may have to do a little work with a dremel tool.
 
Constantine-p89

Over the years, those are probably the two biggest complaints I've heard about Llamas; that the steel was too soft and that the magazines were poorly made. Keep on an eye on the barrel lugs, the breech face, and the hammer/firing pin for any excessive wear or peening. I don't know if it will work, but you might want to see if M1911 mags will fit and function in your Llama.
 
I shot a friends llama yesterday....its looked like this

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:neener::evil:

Shoot well and god bless
 
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