[Joe Portale]

The quick and dirty of it. I bought a used Llama 1911 clone in .38 Super as a project gun. The gun shoots okay, that's all I can say. My plans are to work on the gun as a summer project and try to take from okay to good or decent. There are no dreams of a high performance race gun, I just want a good shooter.

Right now, the gun is a real rattle trap, everything is sloppy and loose. The bushing even wobbles in the slide. I checked with a couple other web sites and by the serial number, the gun is supposed to be one of the "better" made models...can't tell that from the machine marks on the innards.

Well, it seems that I am confusing myself with all the bad things that keep popping up about Llamas. Then, I'll hear how people snatch them up as fast as they show up in the used case at the gun shops. Please offer your opinions.

Thanks.