[coneten]

I have handled this pistol a few times in a local gun shop and today decided to take the bait. I am not sure if the finish is brushed chrome or stainless. The barrel is blued. The slide is marked LLAMA MINI-MAX .38 SUPER. The pistol is in excellent condition..except for the EP'd police evidence number on the right side of frame. These pistols sure pack some weight. Will post pics later.

 

[springerlover2]

I have one of those dual tone super 38's and it is a super shooter, except for the trigger!! Need to get it smoothed up like a couple of the others I have, and it made a large difference. Just need to get to it. Too many projects!!

 

[coneten]

These caliber pistols were very popular in Mexico due to ammo restrictions. After reading a lengthy discourse about "stainless" Llamas it seems as if the animal is a myth.

 

[coneten]

pic of Llama .38 super

I am not finding out much about the .38 SUPER MINI MAX. The blue book does not even mention a MINI MAX in this caliber.

 

[Los Adaes]

Your is the 1st Mini Max I have ever seen chambered in 38 super. What year was it made?

 

[coneten]

Your is the 1st Mini Max I have ever seen chambered in 38 super. What year was it made?

If the last two digits in the serial number sequence mean anything it was made in 1998. This was a police confiscation and has the evidence number EP'd on the right side of frame..other than that the pistol is in very good order. I kind of thought it was unusual in .38 super and when I started to do the research did not find much.

 

[coneten]

One good thing..Colt mags work. They just protrude a bit more from bottom of mag well. Still not finding out much about this pistol as far as numbers produced.

 

[coneten]

I have been communicating with Henry Morris who has a site dedicated to Llama pistols. He states that with Llama pistols there are numerous exceptions to the rules. His data is collected from previously published information. My MINI MAX .38SUPER is uncommon. Mr. Morris has graciously allowed me to share the link to his web site. http://llamafirepower.com/

 

[WA9BYR]

Nice one in my favorite caliber.

However to clear up one time honored myth the 38 Super is and has long been illegal in Mexico. In fact it is one of the few calibers specifically prohibited in the SEDENA list, available on the internet and the subject of numerous threads in the Mexico Armado forum. Contents are, of course, in Spanish but lists as "prohibida" both 38 Super y 38 Commando (?). The largest semiautomatic pistol which may be licensed is 380 auto.

The 38 Special revolver may be registered but not the 357 mag.

I have always wondered where the "38 Super/Mexico" story started and hear it whenever I take one of my 38 Supers to the range.

Anyway, good shooting.

 

[WA9BYR]

http://www.sedena.gob.mx/pdf/leyes/ley_rfa.pdf

The Mexican laws governing firearms ownership.

 

[coneten]

legality in Mexico

Thanks for the information. There is so much info on the internet that supports the legality of this .38 Super caliber and it is good to read something official. In my part of the world we have a large population of immigrants from Mexico. When you see them in gun shops their first question is "Do you have a pistol in .38 Super."

 

[WA9BYR]

The 38 Super is great. We owned a ranch on the Rio Grande in West Texas. We would take bets on hitting basketball size rocks in the river 100 yards away. I could walk 38 Supers in within 5 or 6 rounds.

Yeah, the story about 38 Supers being legal in Mexico goes back to when I was there in college. I'll be 65 next month and they were illegal then and now. Gun rags print it and it's a common myth.

Just got back from Mexico City. Those crooks running the place will eventually outlaw everything except stealing everything for themselves.

 

[indiucky]

Nice one in my favorite caliber.

However to clear up one time honored myth the 38 Super is and has long been illegal in Mexico. In fact it is one of the few calibers specifically prohibited in the SEDENA list, available on the internet and the subject of numerous threads in the Mexico Armado forum. Contents are, of course, in Spanish but lists as "prohibida" both 38 Super y 38 Commando (?). The largest semiautomatic pistol which may be licensed is 380 auto.

The 38 Special revolver may be registered but not the 357 mag.

I have always wondered where the "38 Super/Mexico" story started and hear it whenever I take one of my 38 Supers to the range.

Anyway, good shooting.

Maybe Hollywood? There was a Tab Hunter movie in the 60's that took place in Mexico. The name of the film is "38 Super Colt" and has the distinction of being one of the few films (Winchester 73 is another) of having the specific name of a firearm in the title. Hollywood has also ruined generations of double action revolvers by showing how to close the cylinder by slamming it shut.

Here is the link to the film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065049/

 

[coneten]

movie quote

There is a quote in the movie "Salton Sea" with Val Kilmer, about the MINI MAZ .38 SUPER. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235737/.

 

[tramp7810]

spurrier rules yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Gunorea]

It's all mine now.

 

[Clyde]

Nice one in my favorite caliber.

However to clear up one time honored myth the 38 Super is and has long been illegal in Mexico. In fact it is one of the few calibers specifically prohibited in the SEDENA list, available on the internet and the subject of numerous threads in the Mexico Armado forum. Contents are, of course, in Spanish but lists as "prohibida" both 38 Super y 38 Commando (?). The largest semiautomatic pistol which may be licensed is 380 auto.

The 38 Special revolver may be registered but not the 357 mag.

I have always wondered where the "38 Super/Mexico" story started and hear it whenever I take one of my 38 Supers to the range.

Anyway, good shooting.

Current law - but at one time just about all Central and South American countries prohibited .45 ACP for civilian ownership, but allowed .38 Super, meaning guns in that chambering were popular.

While i don't know, i rather suspect .38 Commando is .38 S&W/38-200 (the old british round), often found as a chambering in Colt Commando revolvers. While it is their country and they can do as they please, one of the things i find offensive (and that term is sued after consideration) about Mexican laws are the nit-picking and cruel firearms statutes. Which can be readily circumvented by those with a bit of money for the mordida, plus a bit of influence.