Meet The 'Liberator': Test-Firing The World's First Fully 3D-Printed Gun

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by ZOA NOM

no, just good enough to be reliable, and attractive enough for folks without a lathe/mill (pretty much most people)

that's the beauty of home manufacturing, you can print as many as you like, and modify them, and pick lots of cool colors for the kids


did you look through the website? the guy fired 600 rounds through a printed AR-15 receiver without any issues. The technology isn't going away.

making a receiver isn't that interesting. thats not a very hard or demanding part to make. the hard parts to make in a gun are still easier to make/modify, and higher quality, from your local hardware store.

[911_Dude]

Originally Posted by matt711

I predict that the primary use of 3D printers in the future will be 30 year old "kids" living in their parents basement "printing" sex toys and action figures... of William Shatner.

That made me laugh

[ZOA NOM]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

making a receiver isn't that interesting. thats not a very hard or demanding part to make. the hard parts to make in a gun are still easier to make/modify, and higher quality, from your local hardware store.

Well, the hard parts aren't the parts controlled by serial numbers, so they can be purchased and attached, as in the case of the AR receiver

[911_Dude]

It doesnt matter how crappy the printed guns are. It will still be the weapon of choice for anyone needing a one shot shooter, that doesnt know a machinist, or how to use a screwdriver, to easily sneak into a place that is overtly looking for concealed guns.

I just had a great idea to go with this gun- Carbon fiber casings and glass shot bullets. You heard it here first folks.

[ZOA NOM]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

I just had a great idea to go with this gun- Carbon fiber casings and glass shot bullets. You heard it here first folks.

NOW we're cookin with gas... I like the way you're thinkin

[cashflyer]

1) Print guns
2) Take guns to buy-back program
3) Profit!

[jyl]

Is it in fact true that the material used in the printed gun is not visible in an airport x-ray? Seems it must be reasonably high density plastic.

[krystar]

Originally Posted by jyl

Is it in fact true that the material used in the printed gun is not visible in an airport x-ray? Seems it must be reasonably high density plastic.

the plastic isn't. however the company that's making them to sell is inserting a metal slab into their guns so it is metal detectable.

even though the main body is plastic, the hammer spring, the firing pin and the ammo consisting of the lead bullet, copper jacket, gunpowder, and primer cup are all still metal.

[ZOA NOM]

Originally Posted by krystar

the plastic isn't. however the company that's making them to sell is inserting a metal slab into their guns so it is metal detectable.

even though the main body is plastic, the hammer spring, the firing pin and the ammo consisting of the lead bullet, copper jacket, gunpowder, and primer cup are all still metal.

The company is not selling them. This is a political exercise to demonstrate the absurdity of gun control legislation.

[legion]

Big Brother steps in.

Pentagon scrubs 3D gun plans from Internet, says designer | Fox News

“[Defense Distributed's] files are being removed from public access at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense Trade Controls," read a banner atop the website. "Until further notice, the United States government claims control of the information.”

[jyl]

Pffft. Gyro jet. A plastic rocket launcher is even easier to make than a plastic firing chamber. As for the projectile, it can be a flechette and penetrate through shape rather than sheer kinetic energy.