Interestingly, there were a couple of people here who like Llama, but in other posts they're slammed horribly. They're also out of business, along with Astra and Star.
For those who post only about guns for self-defense, you may be correct in your assessment of what works, but only for self-defense. Not everyone has EVERY gun that they own dedicated to self-defense. There are a lot of amateur plinkers, and even target shooters here. I've been known to buy a gun for the simple reason that it struck my fancy, and/or the price was right.
Having a gun is the first rule of self-defense in a gun fight. If we could guarantee that the criminals would leave us alone until we had then best we could find, everyone would be saving up for custom-engraved Korths, because it could take 30-40 years to get them. However, the bad guys don't give passes to their victims.
Most people won't fire a gun, for any reason, 10,000 times in 30 years. I constantly cajole owners of guns for home defense to get out and shoot 100 rounds a year. To most THAT'S a chore.
Every one of us has a level of financial ability that we operate under. Guns are tools for most people, and not everyone buys Snap-On, or even Craftsman or Blackhawk.
The man who posted load gun, fire gun, repeat, and check results had it right. I own Ravens, Jennings, and the odd Bryco and RG. None of them are intended for self-defense in my mind. However, they have all been reliable, without gunsmithing. Mostly in finding ammunition that they liked. My PT22 would jam on bulk ammo, but feeds Mini-Mags flawlessly. Then again, I've never had a paper target, or NECCO wafers shoot back.