what to do with a llama 9mm and a jennins 22 auto

braindead0 · March 2, 2002, 05:20 PM

These are my wifes (purchased way before we got married, the llama was her dads). I'm thinking junk....

I took the llama out and shot a couple of rounds through it, with one trigger pull...figured it's in bad shape. But I went to a gun show (small one, Tallmadge ohio) and saw people selling llama 9mms for $400-$600..couldn't believe it.

As for the jennings, it actually seems to be fairly well made for a puny little .22. But I suspect it's not worth keeping around, I'm thinking next time there's a $100 for any gun buyback I should dump both.

Any thoughts?

IRock · March 2, 2002, 05:29 PM

Maybe you can use them as a down payment on quality firearm.

Mark IV Series 80 · March 2, 2002, 05:39 PM

When they have a "Gun Buy Back" program in your town, you could turn these two guns in and donate the money to the NRA!

braindead0 · March 2, 2002, 05:39 PM

Well, considering the double shot from single trigger pull... I don't know if I'd want to trade that llama in... Except maybe to the guy selling no-name auto pistols at the gun show for $75-$120, I don't gnow what they were but I certainly wouldn't shoot them. ;-)

johnwill · March 2, 2002, 06:57 PM

Depending on which model the Llama is, it may be fixable, but there's no hope for the Jennings, it's pot metal junk, and it'll always be junk.

**Art Eatman** · March 2, 2002, 07:21 PM

I had a Jennings; sorry metal, but dimensionally correct. It always functioned. Good to keep in some out-of-the-way place around the house, "in case".

I had a Llama .380 auto, some 20 years back. It worked okay. I always thought of taking the Dremel to it, grinding off all the sharp edges; just never got a round tuit. I'd guess you might just replace the sear; maybe the hammer as well. At any rate, check it out. It's another to put in a bookcase or some such, "in case".

, Art

Navy joe · March 2, 2002, 07:21 PM

I find the small Jennings pistols to be ideal weapons... 4-6 ft. surf, they anchor the bait perfectly when surf-fishing.

C.R.Sam · March 2, 2002, 09:36 PM

Used a Llama a little. Functioned. No thrill and no problems.

Sam

laynlow · March 2, 2002, 10:08 PM

If that Llama was a tad heaver, it might be suitable for a boat anchor, but I bet it would make a great paper weight now!

Jim Keenan · March 2, 2002, 10:14 PM

Well, you can always use the Jennings for target practice. You tie it to a tree as a target and shoot at it with something decent.

The Llama could be fixed; it will never be a top quality gun, but they usually worked well for a while as a light duty pistol. But if you can sell it for anywhere near $400, sell it! Quick!

Jim

Coronach · March 2, 2002, 10:24 PM

Remove firing pin, spike chamber, paint handles red. Instant trainers.

Mike

braindead0 · March 3, 2002, 12:05 AM

The Llama is really beat up, there's quite a divot taken out of the ring that hangs off the bottom of the barrel (not sure what the technical term is), and gouges in the metal of the frame near the chamber. And some other mechanical damage. Not even sure how it could have happened.

Good news is my wife likes the GP100, so there's hope ;-)

Archie · March 3, 2002, 12:15 AM

The Llama is a quandry. They weren't bad guns, but quality control was iffy. Getting replacement parts could be a problem, you might try Gun Parts or Sarco.
If fixed, it would be a good "beater" pistol. Put it in the fishing box or the tool box on the pickup.

The Jennings. Well, you could use it for a fishing weight, but I think it'll dissolve in salt water.

braindead0 · March 3, 2002, 08:39 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, I think the jennings will be dumped as the next buy back. I think I'll strip the Llama and make a list of parts, try to find them and see if it's gonna cost less than $100..

johnwill · March 15, 2002, 06:48 PM

I doubt I'd spend $100 on the Llama, you can buy a really nice Bulgarian Mak for $109 plus shipping, don't throw good money after bad.

joebogey · March 15, 2002, 10:09 PM

I'm utterly amazed that some of you would even consider throwing a Jennings in the water like that. Think of the poor little fishes that have to live with that crap!

Hal · March 16, 2002, 05:00 AM

joebogey,

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theberettaman · March 16, 2002, 09:45 AM

I had a llama 9mm several years ago. It was a Model B,made in about 1972,and was quite a nice shooter.It was very heavy and not many aftermarket goodies were available,but overall for the $200.00 bucks I paid for it I could'nt complain.It was my first foray into 1911 type guns and after taking it apart to see how it worked,I didn't get it back together right and it went full auto on me once.I thought about keeping it that way but of course when I bragged about it to the guys and they wanded to see it,I couldn't get it to do it again,so I put it back right.The worst thing about it was that it got me hooked on 1911's and I've cussed it ever since!!If you like it keep it and if you ever need some tradin fodder you'll have something to sweetin the deal.

Richard · March 17, 2002, 02:08 AM

I have a Llama Especial and the only thing wrong with it is I am prone to hammer bite when shooting it. Ian Hogg says the Especial is among the best 9mm service pistols ever made. Regards, Richard

March 18, 2002, 11:47 AM

If you can get $100 for the Jennings, go for it. They cost less than that new. As for the Llama, why get rid of it? If you must, sell it at a gun show. They are great little guns. If all you want is $100 for the Llama, stop by here and I'll have the cash and a smile ready.

March 2, 2002, 05:20 PM	#1
braindead0 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Canton, Oh Posts: 897	what to do with a llama 9mm and a jennins 22 auto These are my wifes (purchased way before we got married, the llama was her dads). I'm thinking junk.... I took the llama out and shot a couple of rounds through it, with one trigger pull...figured it's in bad shape. But I went to a gun show (small one, Tallmadge ohio) and saw people selling llama 9mms for $400-$600..couldn't believe it. As for the jennings, it actually seems to be fairly well made for a puny little .22. But I suspect it's not worth keeping around, I'm thinking next time there's a $100 for any gun buyback I should dump both. Any thoughts? __________________ DoD# 2223 Meum scapha volitare plenum anguillae

March 2, 2002, 05:39 PM	#4
braindead0 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Canton, Oh Posts: 897	Well, considering the double shot from single trigger pull... I don't know if I'd want to trade that llama in... Except maybe to the guy selling no-name auto pistols at the gun show for $75-$120, I don't gnow what they were but I certainly wouldn't shoot them. ;-) __________________ DoD# 2223 Meum scapha volitare plenum anguillae

March 2, 2002, 07:21 PM	#6
Art Eatman Staff Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 16,803	I had a Jennings; sorry metal, but dimensionally correct. It always functioned. Good to keep in some out-of-the-way place around the house, "in case". I had a Llama .380 auto, some 20 years back. It worked okay. I always thought of taking the Dremel to it, grinding off all the sharp edges; just never got a round tuit. I'd guess you might just replace the sear; maybe the hammer as well. At any rate, check it out. It's another to put in a bookcase or some such, "in case". , Art __________________ "You're from BATFE? Hey, great! I use all your fine products!"

March 2, 2002, 07:21 PM	#7
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,589	I find the small Jennings pistols to be ideal weapons... 4-6 ft. surf, they anchor the bait perfectly when surf-fishing. __________________ FY47012

March 2, 2002, 10:14 PM	#10
Jim Keenan Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 10,956	Well, you can always use the Jennings for target practice. You tie it to a tree as a target and shoot at it with something decent. The Llama could be fixed; it will never be a top quality gun, but they usually worked well for a while as a light duty pistol. But if you can sell it for anywhere near $400, sell it! Quick! Jim __________________ Jim Keenan

March 2, 2002, 05:29 PM	#2
IRock Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2001 Posts: 283	Maybe you can use them as a down payment on quality firearm.

March 2, 2002, 05:39 PM	#3
Mark IV Series 80 Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2001 Posts: 540	When they have a "Gun Buy Back" program in your town, you could turn these two guns in and donate the money to the NRA!

March 2, 2002, 06:57 PM	#5
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,457	Depending on which model the Llama is, it may be fixable, but there's no hope for the Jennings, it's pot metal junk, and it'll always be junk.

March 2, 2002, 09:36 PM	#8
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,876	Used a Llama a little. Functioned. No thrill and no problems. Sam

March 2, 2002, 10:08 PM	#9
laynlow Member Join Date: February 27, 2002 Location: OK Posts: 86	If that Llama was a tad heaver, it might be suitable for a boat anchor, but I bet it would make a great paper weight now!

March 2, 2002, 10:24 PM	#11
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,151	Remove firing pin, spike chamber, paint handles red. Instant trainers. Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

March 3, 2002, 12:05 AM	#12
braindead0 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Canton, Oh Posts: 897	The Llama is really beat up, there's quite a divot taken out of the ring that hangs off the bottom of the barrel (not sure what the technical term is), and gouges in the metal of the frame near the chamber. And some other mechanical damage. Not even sure how it could have happened. Good news is my wife likes the GP100, so there's hope ;-) __________________ DoD# 2223 Meum scapha volitare plenum anguillae

March 3, 2002, 12:15 AM	#13
Archie Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2000 Location: Long Beach, P. D. S. R. California Posts: 1,807	Hmmmm. The Llama is a quandry. They weren't bad guns, but quality control was iffy. Getting replacement parts could be a problem, you might try Gun Parts or Sarco. If fixed, it would be a good "beater" pistol. Put it in the fishing box or the tool box on the pickup. The Jennings. Well, you could use it for a fishing weight, but I think it'll dissolve in salt water. __________________ There ain't no free lunch, except Jesus. Archie Check out updated journal at http://archiepreacher.livejournal.com/

March 3, 2002, 08:39 AM	#14
braindead0 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Canton, Oh Posts: 897	Thanks for the suggestions, I think the jennings will be dumped as the next buy back. I think I'll strip the Llama and make a list of parts, try to find them and see if it's gonna cost less than $100.. __________________ DoD# 2223 Meum scapha volitare plenum anguillae

March 15, 2002, 06:48 PM	#15
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,457	I doubt I'd spend $100 on the Llama, you can buy a really nice Bulgarian Mak for $109 plus shipping, don't throw good money after bad.

March 15, 2002, 10:09 PM	#16
joebogey Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2000 Posts: 211	I'm utterly amazed that some of you would even consider throwing a Jennings in the water like that. Think of the poor little fishes that have to live with that crap!

March 16, 2002, 05:00 AM	#17
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 5,994	joebogey, not to worry,,here in NE Ohio we have some pretty good,, , , ,, , ,, crappie fishing

March 16, 2002, 09:45 AM	#18
theberettaman Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2001 Location: N.E. Oklahoma Posts: 496	I had a llama 9mm several years ago. It was a Model B,made in about 1972,and was quite a nice shooter.It was very heavy and not many aftermarket goodies were available,but overall for the $200.00 bucks I paid for it I could'nt complain.It was my first foray into 1911 type guns and after taking it apart to see how it worked,I didn't get it back together right and it went full auto on me once.I thought about keeping it that way but of course when I bragged about it to the guys and they wanded to see it,I couldn't get it to do it again,so I put it back right.The worst thing about it was that it got me hooked on 1911's and I've cussed it ever since!!If you like it keep it and if you ever need some tradin fodder you'll have something to sweetin the deal.

March 17, 2002, 02:08 AM	#19
Richard Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 1,303	I have a Llama Especial and the only thing wrong with it is I am prone to hammer bite when shooting it. Ian Hogg says the Especial is among the best 9mm service pistols ever made. Regards, Richard

March 18, 2002, 11:47 AM	#20
PreserveFreedom Guest Posts: n/a	If you can get $100 for the Jennings, go for it. They cost less than that new. As for the Llama, why get rid of it? If you must, sell it at a gun show. They are great little guns. If all you want is $100 for the Llama, stop by here and I'll have the cash and a smile ready.