I went to handgun Heaven and looked at the LLama. I had my Kimber Micro .380 to use for comparison. I also looked at the
RIA Baby Rock. If money is an issue, go with the Baby Rock. It felt considerably better. However, I have gotten used to my .380 pistols being lite. I was surprised by the weight of both the Baby Rock and the Llama. I should have taken my Colt .380 government for comparison.
They also had the Browning 1911-380 there. It felt like quality where the Llama and the Baby Rock didn't (again, with the Llama being at the true bottom of the scale).
I realize there are some complaints about the Browning 1911-380. However, I tend to question forum reviews of .380 pistols. the trouble is the extreme anti .380 bias. when some people hear .380 they have a knee-jerk reaction, '. . . .380? they're all junk!. . . Oh, a .380, well, it might be okay for a girl. . . Those things are all blowback and they jam all the time. . ." I can go on; but forms of that seem to come out when people start talking about .380 pistols.
The result is that it becomes hard to turn forum comments into anything useful.
As for my .380 pistols. I carried a Colt .380 Government Model for several years. Then I took a job that required a 9mm ans a minimum. Of all the odd things, the Sheriff was okay with my makarov. So it actually was my duty pistol for about three years (the Makarov was lighter, and easier to keep concealed than my 1911 and the Hi-Power). Then I left the country for about a decade (at that point my daughter decided that the Makarov was hers). When I came back it just wasn't convenient for me to go pick up my Colt, so I got a Glock 42. The Glock 42 is just a hard gun to like. There is nothing to dislike about it, it is a gun that evokes no emotions whatsoever.
It still wasn't convenient to go back and get my Colt, so I purchased a Kimber .380. It is a great .380. Yes, it needed some out of the box work (I really don't understand Kimber, for such a well regarded, and expensive, brand, I cant see why seem to have such poor quality control). The slide stop was engaging when the magazine wasn't empty. I filed on the slide stop and now it works fine, it is accurate and just feels good.
the problem was that while doing some training drills I had several cases where I forgot to release the safety. The result is that the Glock 42 is my current carry gun.
I also purchased a Walther PK380. I realize that this forum is very down on the PK380, but I have no real complaints with it.my only issue is that it is a large pistol for a .380. There is nothing wrong with that, the Beretta 84/85 along with the Zenith MC-14, mentioned above, are about the some size. However, it is bigger than I want to carry. The result is that it is primarily a range gun. I have the Colt back; however, it does nothing better than the Kimber.
So, .380: Colt Government Model, Kimber Micro, PK380, Glock 42. . . none of them are bad. All shoot well and are reliable. As long as one sticks to brands known for quality, it would be hard to pick a bad one.