Spain must have had a powerful spring manufacturing lobby.

"Apply a light coat of oil to all moving parts" -One quart of oil later....

You've seen kraut space magic, but are you ready for Spanish dirt sorcery?

“Gun Jesus Has a Stroke”

M Kalashnikov: The complicated thing is making things simple. G Wilhelm: No.

"By the way, I didn't even mention that there's ball bearings in there." THERE'S WHAT IN THE WHAT NOW.

"disassembly starts easily to give you a false sense of security"

Ian finds man on his knees sobbing in a field. What happened he asks. It started malfunctioning and tried to fix it by field stripping this Llama Omni, the springs went boing and some of the ball bearing fell out. Ian gives a knowing nod and backs away slowly.

The Russians: "Simple things is better than big complicate." The Germans: "Complexity ist ze best way to ensure kvality." The Spanish: **insane giggling**

"So we got 12 rounds in there, how many witness holes should we put on the magazine?" "...maybe."

"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the springs: for it is the number of a Llama ; and their number is 13."

Bathtub gun: a gun you step into the bathtub, close the drain, and close the shower curtain before disassembly and cleaning.

Finally, a gun for the miniature collectors! Lots of fiddly small bits that are always in danger of being lost in the carpet are what we do best!

I imagine Wile E. Coyote taking it out of an "ACME" box and when he tries to shoot Road Runner, all 14 springs let go from all sides...

"false sense of security" Me: it can't be that bad Ian: "it has ball bearings" Me: 🤯

"THERE'S BALL BEARINGS INSIDE THERE! Who puts ball bearings in their pistol?!" I had to stop and rewatch that because I couldn't stop laughing. You know you messed up a pistol design when you get a reaction like that from a firearms expert/historian/engineer. I still can't make it through that portion of the video without laughing.

Gun Jesus: pronounce other strange and foreign gun names perfectly Also gun Jesus: has stroke pronouncing llama omni

“This has gone all quite wrong now....” sounds like the end of my last relationship

Her: "promise me you won't act weird in front of my family" Me: "no worries" Always me after 3 glasses of wine: 0:01

It actually look pretty nice :D

I had one of the 9mm “double stacks”. It was probably the most accurate factory DA/SA pistol I’ve ever shot. Was forced to sell it when my daughter decided to come 3 months early and hospital bills were more important than having an extra gun. Something few people ever mention is the Omni was an easy gun to shoot fast. The ball bearing make the hammer move very smoothly and the triggers are excellent. The looks aren’t what most people wanted then but the ergonomics are much better than you would think for just looking at it.

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Excellent review, I learned lots. I have a Llama 45 cal, and have to say it shoots very comfortably for a large caliber; tight groupings, great sights, and no jams. I field strip it, clean it, oil it, and put it back together. All is good. It's heavy but I'd have no issue using it in a pinch as it is so easy to shoot and make hits. If you see one at a good price , grab it.

Thanks,Ian. I have had an Omni 45 for many years and learned more about it from your work than in all those years. Your assessment is correct,complicated,bulky and strange looking. But mine is reliable,accurate and fits me well. I just hope it never breaks.

Llama company: we are going to call ourselves llama, because it means flame and its cool for fire weapons Ian: I'm just going to call them llama like those weird southamerican donkeys because it's easier

German Gun manufacturers: "we have very complex firearms" Llama: "let me introduce myself"

Ian: *doesn't want to touch the e-clips on the Omni because that's just asking for trouble* Also Ian: *fiddles with the extremely fragile bipod of a real FG-42, a gun which is worth more than his worldly possessions combined*

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ian appear genuinely intimidated by a disassembly before...

Ye, though I walk through the disassembly of the Omni of Llama, I will fear no e-clips: for thou art with me; thy guide rod and thy spring they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with gun oil; my workbench runneth over [with errant springs]. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of gun jesus for ever.

Thanks Ian. I've got an interest in Spanish pistols by virtue of owning an Astra Constable in .380. It's very well made, and I've never had a stoppage with it. It would probably be the last gun I ever sold. I'd like to have an Astra A-80 too.

00:00 to 00:05 This is why we love Ian. Reminds me of my first visit to a Pentecostal Holiness Church

"Disassembly starts easy here, to give you a false sense of security..." Ahh that made my morning. Reminds me of the fun times watching you disassemble the AK-53

Llama made some very nice revolvers back in the day I actually collect them they're not worth much people don't know what they are and I can usually pick one up for a song when I find it lol

That fan reflecting off the slide...

It's not easy to find this in Spain at all, lucky boy. PD: This gun was popular among bodyguards during the hard years of ETA.

I wonder what it shoots like. That $600 is REALLY expensive for the 80's.

Here's a llama, There's a llama, And another little llama, Fuzzy llama, Funny llama, Llama llama, Duck. Haven't thought about that song in about a decade

PPS-43: "I'm pretty happy my trigger spring does like 3 things at once." Llama Omni: "Mate, I've got like 6 trigger springs. My life is so complicated, you wouldn't believe."

I loved Llama's line of 'baby' 1911's in .22lr ,32, and .380 A lot of Major Manufacturers saw the dollar signs in an American market for 1911 designs and are now enjoying the success of those lines. Llama must have had a poor market research team and folded before they could capitalize.

I actually really like the look of the Omni. It's clearly meant to be modern without being yet another hunk of polymer.

"Sir, your llama just bit Ted Kennedy." "Well, good."

This is actually a cool pistol to me, because it is so complicated. As an engineering student I was taught to orthogonalize every component of a design and find a solution for it. This pistol is an amazing example on how that method works perfectly, but it doesn't always lead to the most easy to make, cost effective and efficient design. The upside is that everything about the separate components can be specified and calculated, giving you an easier way to design something new. Mechanisms we know now often have had decades to develop into the most simple as they can be, and can thus not necessarily be explained why they are made the way they are in terms of calculations or other scientific facts. Very interesting design!

"you can meet my llama" - chief keef, 2013

Ian - I cant thank you enough for all your uploads. Your dedication is respectable and appreciated.

"This gun has 13 springs." also "This was the last gun this company ever made." Gee I wonder why? Probably that smudgy finish "It has ball bearings in the pistol under all the springs!" Oh wow.

In Spongebob narrator voice: "Severäl minütes latör..."

Had one in the LGS i work at. Can confirm that the .45 uses standard 1911 mags. A good decision by Llama IMO.

This is the first time there was suspense if the gun was going to end up back together, what a thriller

I'm going to say that this would probably perform poorly in an InRange mud test.

They did the same thing with the double stack H&K P7 model as I recall. P7M13 is the model designation as I recall. Its an easy way to make a simple stack pistol into a double without alot of extra work. LOL wrote this before I heard Ian explain that exact same thing LOL. I really should finish the video before commenting because this always seems to happen LOL. Coming from a gunsmith and fellow lover of firearms history Ian does such a great job. He really covers everything and very very very seldom makes a mistake (which he corrects immediately)! I tell anyone who want to learn about firearms to watch Forgotten Weapons and InRange Tv! Hell at work if I need to explain something to a customer its typically easier to show them one of these videos LOL.

I've had a few Llama pistols go through my hands (I've owned two, one a beautiful 1911 semi-clone that would work okay some of the time ... for most of a magazine ... sometimes) and a Micro-Max .380 (kind of a mini 1911 in .380 that I still own that works fine). It seems to me, if you find a Llama pistol that works well, congratulations you have a nice pistol. But if you wind up with one that does not work, you have a paperweight.

Sig;that’s who puts ball bearings in their pistols. That go flying across the shop never to be seen again. Ask me how I know how LOL 😂

This is like spaghetti string coding in the form of a gun.

Yeah, we Germans and Dutch called it a Lama too (not "Ljama"). We liked their 1911 clones here in '80s-90s W.Europe because they were cheap, gunsmithable and compatible with all the cool US import 1911 aftermarket stuff. I don't remember this Omni, this was truly a forgotten weapon for me. Very cool video.

I feel like the designer owned the spring factory that supplied Llama with parts, there's no other explanation.

"who puts ballbearings in their pistols?!" someone looking for DIY grapeshot?

"letting the blue smoke out of your electronics" 😂😂🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

My only experience with Llama has been their low-end 1911s. My dad had a couple over the years. He wasn’t overly impressed by them either. That said, this pistol is pretty cool. I’d like to give it a try

I read the title of this as 'Oily Lamas' yeah, I'm still a little drunk from last night.

I've always wondered if there was ever a gun that was made overly complex for seemingly no reason, and I think I found it and I never expected it to be as late as the 80's.

intro almost gave me a stroke

I think it's pretty cool looking and can appreciate the the reasoning behind two purpose built trigger bars.

I can't help but wonder how many of these exist as a "bag of gun" in the bottom of peoples safes and sock drawers.

Llama Omni could, roughly translates to = Flame that lasts forever / Flame that lights everything up ; Pick your choice

Llama animals like to spit loogies Llama guns like to spit brass

I'm in love with the look of that finish. That would be a beautiful gun to have and never touch or disassemble.

That moment when Ian goes uh oh, when trying to reassemble your over complicated gun.

Ironically, I bought one of the Super Comanche IV 44 magnum revolvers new when they came out. It was actually a fine gun, nicely made and finished.

Well another pistol from my country hahahaha. Nice video as always mister McCollum :^D keep on like always, big hug from spain

A friend of mine got one of these in a nickel or chrome finish in 45 acp NIB in the mid to late 80's. The trigger was unrivaled.. the smoothest trigger in double action imaginable ! Accurate and reliable...wish I could have bought one , it was impressive !

Llama: We have made a double stack, DA/SA pistol with over 10 thousand finely pachined parts. It has a safety de cocker and some 14 springs, also very polished metal Glock: 3 pieces, 1 spring, plastic, take it or leave it

Amazing video! Thank you very much for putting up with the stressful disasembly process for us viewers to see. The interior looks like the one of an airsoft pistol with so many springs!

I wonder how many of these guns ended up as a handful of parts in the trash due to owner frustration trying to disassemble/reassemble?

This was interesting and I don’t think I would ever buy one, the complexity of the gun would drive me nuts! Thanks for all the information on the Llama Omni!

That opening, Hahaha! God help anyone with a stutter who has a Llama Omni anomaly...

I can imagine pistol owner lost his breath, while Ian disassembles gun.

I now have Ian's fingerprints on record. lol.

I was and am, a 1911 fan, but own many different types of guns in that caliber. I bought one of these in 45acp about 30+ years ago. One of the major gun magazines used to put out a yearly edition and in one story they tested a slew of 45's. I'd never seen an Omni in the flesh but had seen their two page ads touting how well designed and engineered they were. Well, after the magazine had done their testing, the Omni came out on top. I figured I'd give it a try, so I found a dealer with a new one and trading a pistol and a few hundred dollars got me one for myself. It shot well, accurate, reliable and handled great. Took me a bit to get use to transitioning from the double action first shot to single thereafter, coming from tears of shooting 1911's, but I got better at it. I still have it, shoot it occasionally, and I don't need to break it down any further than removing the slide for cleaning. I learned years ago that to try more than that was both unnecessary and foolish.

*when you're not sure if you heard what you think you heard, or the coffee hasn't kicked in yet

Long time electronic technician here. First time outside the industry I have heard "letting the magic smoke out". That hammer made me think of the TT-33.

I want to have a 3 gun setup of this, a g11 and a m1216. Because the best number of parts is yes

I own the LLama Omni in 45 ACP. It is very accurate and reliable and I bought mine in 1984 used at a very good price. I just shot it yesterday and it functioned flawlessly. I bought this way back when I knew little about firearms and probably wouldn't buy it today, however I'm glad I did. It's fun too shoot, but I'm afraid to shoot it often because if a part breaks it would cost more to fix than it's worth.

When It says "Gabilondo y Cía" It means "Gabilondo and company"

I have one of these. I used it as a carry gun back when I ran a gunshop and was doing weekend shows. I rather liked it. Can't say I had/have any complaints. I need to take it out again, it's been a few years.

Okay, I had to pause the video 5 seconds in so that I stop laughing.

Somewhere in the world, there's a Swiss watchmaker that's hired as a gun designer for a German company, watching gun Jesus' video, seeing so many springs and complications, and he's shouting "write that down. write that down".

This is EXACTLY the type of firearm that I'd like to collect - I totally dig EVERYTHING about this!!! ...but, hey, I'm also the guy who would like to have a Zip22 in my collection also, cuz reasons...

It started out so well

Is it called Llama cause it spits lead?

I used to be a Jaguar mechanic. I've seen photos of glass bottles of Lucas replacement wire harness smoke. Of course, it takes real skill to get the smoke BACK into the wires...

“This is why we can’t have nice things” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Field stripping the Omni is an armorer level task

"Llama" means "flame" in Spanish, their name comes from here, not from the south American animal

y'all Patreon dudes are heroes, you know that?

The Omni: Also known by its Spanish alphanumerical designation, P0R-QU3.

I've noticed that "E" clips are able to fly into other dimensions... good call on not removing them. Ian!

Alright, we got Star and Astra, what will you guys call your company? "name"

I have owned several Llama pistols, the largest was their .44 Magnum double action revolver. I owned that for three hours, after taking her to the range and firing some .44 specials and magnum rounds the gun failed miserably, she locked up and it took me over an hour to unload it and take it back to the gun show where I bought it. The dealer was great, he gave me a very sweet Cold Diamondback in return which was one of the best .38's I ever owned, at the time I was armed on duty with a Colt Trooper sort of the Gremlin of the Colt line which also failed me when I was in the police academy forcing me to complete the academy with one of their old S&W Model 10's. I did love the Diamondback but since, at the time our department required us to carry a .357 Magnum or .45 ACP on duty, or we just began seeing the 9mm's enter service I traded the thing off for a Mini 14 so I could stop shooting my 200th Year which was just beginning to appreciate in value with it's little brother the 10-22 with the same markings.

good grief that thing's more complicated inside than a Mauser C96 broomhandle. 13 springs? ball bearings?? E-clips??? it seems more like a first-draft shop prototype than a production piece

These videos keep reminding me of how old I am. I remember this gun and many more on the covers of Guns and Ammo and Shooting Times.