I have not heard anything negative about the current production Gov't model MAX-I Llama .45 ACP's. I had one back in the 1980's myself as a plinker. It shot accurately and reliabily. It out performed other .45 ACP's, like Auto-Ordnance, Thompson, Norinco's, in the crowd I shot with at the time. Of course it is no Kimber, Wilson, or Brown, but there again it is 1/4 to 1/2 the cost. I have considered getting one myself just to tinker with for a plinking .45 ACP.