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Llama .45
misterfoot21
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Hi Folks,
Here's an interesting one! A buddy of mine recently purchased a Llama Max-I 45 C/F SN#0704-013XX-99 that shoots great, feeds fine
and otherwise seems to work well. The catch here is that my friend is a meticulous fellow and has discovered that removing the bushing after 50 or so rounds requires a large hammer*just kidding*. As it turns out, it appears that the muzzle end of the slide was never hardened. The locking lug on the bushing is mushing its mating surface in the slide causing mushrooming, thus jamming the works up and making it difficult to disassemble. He has taken a file to the slide to enable the reassembly of the pistol but shouldn't have to. My questions to you are; Anybody else seen this? Anybody familiar with a fix or will the slide require replacement and who would have that and at what cost. Since he purchased the gun used we have no reason to assume that there is any kind of warranty. Does anyone out there have any experience dealing with Llama?
I have included the best image I could get. It does though show where the groove is being distended toward the muzzle by the lug.
Thanks for looking,
Paul
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Here's an interesting one! A buddy of mine recently purchased a Llama Max-I 45 C/F SN#0704-013XX-99 that shoots great, feeds fine
and otherwise seems to work well. The catch here is that my friend is a meticulous fellow and has discovered that removing the bushing after 50 or so rounds requires a large hammer*just kidding*. As it turns out, it appears that the muzzle end of the slide was never hardened. The locking lug on the bushing is mushing its mating surface in the slide causing mushrooming, thus jamming the works up and making it difficult to disassemble. He has taken a file to the slide to enable the reassembly of the pistol but shouldn't have to. My questions to you are; Anybody else seen this? Anybody familiar with a fix or will the slide require replacement and who would have that and at what cost. Since he purchased the gun used we have no reason to assume that there is any kind of warranty. Does anyone out there have any experience dealing with Llama?
I have included the best image I could get. It does though show where the groove is being distended toward the muzzle by the lug.
Thanks for looking,
Paul
[img][/img]
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