Llama 9mm

[Phaetos]

I also found at the same shop a Llama 1911 frame 9mm, with
Stoeger on the frame. They want $300 for that. If it is good prices, I will try to put them both on layaway.

 

[Mad Magyar]

If you gather some more info, like Model #, or some letter/#' by the trigger guard; can give you some more useful information...I've had a few Llama's and have a good reference book on their pistols...
BTW, the $300 is a little high even if it is in good shape...

 

[wally]

Llama is out of business. I'd not buy one unless I could shoot it first to be sure it worked... QA/QC was spotty at best when they were in production. They were about $250 new around here when in production.

--wally.

 

[MICHAEL T]

Friends don't let friends buy Llama

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I've got one -- that came to me by way of a respected 1911 gunsmith, who claimed that the Stoeger Llamas (unlike later ones) were well made with a high level of attention to detail (as demanded by the importer). I had to replace the hammer and sear on mine -- which was fine, as you can use standard 1911 parts if you replace both, but if you're replacing just one or the other, you must use Llama parts. I'm told most other parts are compatible, but I'm not expert. Mine shoots well.

Well, made, accurate, reliable, HEAVY. But $300 is probably $100 too much, and you'll have a hard time getting your money back if you ever want to sell it. (Mags for the 1911 Colt will work, but if you can find Llama 9mm mags, they work better.) Pachmyar made rubber grips; I found a set.

 

[Phaetos]

Thanks for the info guys. I was thinking more of just a curio kind of thing. $300 is a bit much for a curiosity. It didn't seem all that heavy compared to other 1911's I've handled. It actually seemed rather light, in fact I would say lighter or close to the same as the Walther P1 that was right next to it.

 

[obxned]

$300 for a used gun is better spent on some other make.

 

[98C5]

Llamas can be made into a good reliable pistol. I had an older Llama 45 which was polished nickel. Pretty gun.However, it was just my car gun. Heavy as hell, but it was a tack driver. Could it have been a fluke? Maybe. I polished the ramp and cleaned up the trigger a little. Shot everything I loaded in it. Llamas are a crap shoot, but if a little effort is put into it, it can be reliable.

BTW: $300 is a little high, unless it is the polished nickel. The Stoeger Llama's are the better of all the Llamas FWIW.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

The P1's I've handled had alloy frames. They were relatively light guns. The Lllamas (Stoeger) I've held were heavy steel. (The one I've got always gets comments when someone shoots it about how heavy it is, and how light the recoil feels.)

 

[Plink]

Walt is right, the Stoeger Llamas were pretty good guns. I have one in .38 super that has been flawless through thousands of rounds. All original parts. $300 is way too pricey for a Llama though. $150-200 tops sounds more in line.