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<blockquote data-quote="HackerF15E" data-source="post: 1185928" data-attributes="member: 9689"><p>Any reasonably competent gunsmith with the Kuhnhausen 1911 shop manual and a set of calipers and files (and a tap and die) can make a Llama work. As has been mentioned, sometimes it will take a more significant effort to make other 1911 parts work on it well.</p><p></p><p>But, that's always been the problem -- they didn't work out of the box due to some poor precision and QC in the manufacturing process. It unfortunately takes someone giving the entire pistol a once-over and fixing the defects to make it work, and that usually is more time/money/effort than someone is willing to give to a 'budget' pistol. One example that I had some experience with required the frame rails to essentially be re-milled because they were not straight or in spec, and also needed one of the MSH rails moved as it was also in the wrong spot. That is usually more effort than it's worth, but the guy who acquired this one was a machinist and had access to all the tools.</p><p></p><p>It would certainly be a good gunsmithing/metalworking learning opportunity to try and make it work. The shop manuals are available online, both in downloadable pdf as well as hard copies from Brownell's, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HackerF15E, post: 1185928, member: 9689"] Any reasonably competent gunsmith with the Kuhnhausen 1911 shop manual and a set of calipers and files (and a tap and die) can make a Llama work. As has been mentioned, sometimes it will take a more significant effort to make other 1911 parts work on it well. But, that's always been the problem -- they didn't work out of the box due to some poor precision and QC in the manufacturing process. It unfortunately takes someone giving the entire pistol a once-over and fixing the defects to make it work, and that usually is more time/money/effort than someone is willing to give to a 'budget' pistol. One example that I had some experience with required the frame rails to essentially be re-milled because they were not straight or in spec, and also needed one of the MSH rails moved as it was also in the wrong spot. That is usually more effort than it's worth, but the guy who acquired this one was a machinist and had access to all the tools. It would certainly be a good gunsmithing/metalworking learning opportunity to try and make it work. The shop manuals are available online, both in downloadable pdf as well as hard copies from Brownell's, etc. [/QUOTE]
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