The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Llama pistols ??? about quality and price?

shurshot · January 29, 2012, 06:54 PM

I would say he is asking 3x as much as they are worth. I have never seen any .380, 9mm or .45 Llama semi auto pistols that I would have paid more than $50.00 for. I just didn't (and don't), care for them, as they felt cheap, although a friend had one once, a .45 pistol, 1911 copy and it was very accurate. But I wouldn't buy it, as he wanted $200, which was $150 more than I valued it at, and that was 20 years ago. There are plenty who disagree and love Llama pistols. I don't. Then again, I love Taurus handguns, and many on here despise them. Many don't like Astra pistols, but one of the most accurate little 9MM's I ever shot or owned was an Astra A-80, a Sig copy. I should have kept that one too...

To each their own.

That being said, I WAS very impressed with a .357 Llama Commanche 6" revolver another buddy had about 25 years ago, and I DID want that one, but was broke at that time and couldn't afford it. Nice bluing, locked up tight, quite accurate... I have been keeping an eye out for another ever since.

January 29, 2012, 06:54 PM	#30
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	I would say he is asking 3x as much as they are worth. I have never seen any .380, 9mm or .45 Llama semi auto pistols that I would have paid more than $50.00 for. I just didn't (and don't), care for them, as they felt cheap, although a friend had one once, a .45 pistol, 1911 copy and it was very accurate. But I wouldn't buy it, as he wanted $200, which was $150 more than I valued it at, and that was 20 years ago. There are plenty who disagree and love Llama pistols. I don't. Then again, I love Taurus handguns, and many on here despise them. Many don't like Astra pistols, but one of the most accurate little 9MM's I ever shot or owned was an Astra A-80, a Sig copy. I should have kept that one too... To each their own. That being said, I WAS very impressed with a .357 Llama Commanche 6" revolver another buddy had about 25 years ago, and I DID want that one, but was broke at that time and couldn't afford it. Nice bluing, locked up tight, quite accurate... I have been keeping an eye out for another ever since.