I've never heard all that much good about the Llama auto's.
I owned one in .38 Super years back, and it was ok. Would only work with ball ammo...which meant .38acp, as the only 'Super' round made at the time was Remington hollowpoints. The Llama hated hollowpoints!
I kept it for a year or so and bought something better.
My retired pal shows up with a small .32acp Llama bought at a gunshow a few months ago. I looked the model up, but forgot what it was(XIII, orIIIX moot point). Came in the box, near new looking. Stoeger imported. Probably from the 1960's or so.
There is a reason the old pistol is near new in the box. Reason being that it's a ***!
He tried to shoot it, but its got a broken grip safty spring. like a 3 fingered 1911 grip safty/sear/trigger/disconector spring, only small.
Pal wants me to fix it. I take it apart(like a month ago), sure enough, the part of the leaf spring for the grip safty is busted off/gone. Pistol looks like new inside. Close to new outside. No model markings. No model markings on the box. I figure out what it is and look for parts....and look for parts....call Popperts, Jack First, Bob's, Numerich, Hoosier's...waste of time.
Get to thinking about it...pistol should still work, just have a floppy grip safty. The internals are just miniture 1911 style parts.
I put the giblets back together, and it does work...after a fashion. Not only is the grip safty spring busted, somethings jacked with the safty lever too! Have to hold it down for the hammer to drop. I pull it apart again. All looks good, no wear, nothing marred/broken. Put it back together. Same.
Dawns on me the slide stop/safty detent tube is loose. The part just screws on the Llama, not staked like a Colt 1911. I tighten the tube and it don't help....the safty isn't properly fitted in this near new looking old *** pistol.
I think somebody busted the grip safty spring off trying to rectify the trigger/safty issue, thinking the grip safty was the problem. It ain't! I took the grip safty clean out, and it's the safty lever gives the trigger it's hitch.
I just can't work up much enthusiasm to go filing on the safty mechanism. If I want a grip safty spring, I will have to make one. It's a cute little hunk-O-&#it!
Needs a safty refit and I suspect the lever detent tube is misplaced on the frame. Parts will have to be made, repaired, refitted. I would do it myself if I owned it. However I really don't care to monkey with another man's safty parts.
No particularly competent gunsmiths around here, and it ain't worth spending much on. I'm done with it, out of my league, plus I'm peo'd at the thing!
What do I tell my buddy?...."Hey pal...you been screwed"...."Here you go. It's broke"...."Great paperweight"....What?
I have to be subtle...'cause I think he paid like $175 for this nice looking, 99%, in box paperweight.