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    An American gunsmith has become the first person to construct and shoot a pistol partly made out of plastic, 3D-printed parts. The creator, user HaveBlue from the AR-15 forum, has reportedly fired 200 rounds with his part-plastic pistol without any sign of wear and tear.


    An American gunsmith has become the first person to construct and shoot a pistol partly made out of plastic, 3D-printed parts. The creator, user HaveBlue from the AR-15 forum, has reportedly fired 200 rounds with his part-plastic pistol without any sign of wear and tear.

    HaveBlue’s custom creation is a .22-caliber pistol, formed from a 3D-printed AR-15 (M16) lower receiver, and a normal, commercial upper. In other words, the main body of the gun is plastic, while the chamber — where the bullets are actually struck — is solid metal.

    The lower receiver was created using a fairly old school Stratasys 3D printer, using a normal plastic resin. HaveBlue estimates that it cost around $30 of resin to create the lower receiver, but “Makerbots and the other low cost printers exploding onto the market would bring the cost down to perhaps $10.” Commercial, off-the-shelf assault rifle lower receivers are a lot more expensive. If you want to print your own AR-15 lower receiver, HaveBlue has uploaded the schematic to Thingiverse.

    HaveBlue tried to use the same lower receiver to make a full-blown .223 AR-15/M16 rifle, but it didn’t work. Funnily enough, he thinks the off-the-shelf parts are causing issues, rather than the 3D-printed part.
    "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

    "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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    No doubt we will return to the days of the panic that surrounded Glocks when they were first introduced.
    Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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    • #3
      Unless you have a CNC machine too it's a very academic exercise. Think about the plastic parts on the steyr, less durable versions could be printed but you'll still need a barrel/housing group etc etc
      Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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      • #4
        You can create designs on CAD software and email it to companies who specialise in adapting those designs to 3d printing. Recently developed processes allow titanium sintering of 3d printed components and complete assemblies. A quick google search will give more info.
        "The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"

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        • #5
          Can you print a spoon?

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          • #6
            Yes.... yes you can.
            "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

            "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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            • #7
              Originally posted by trellheim View Post
              Yes.... yes you can.
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                successful beta of 3d homeprinted mag for ar15 ..... Pandora should be the codename IMHO

                VideoThe high capacity magazine--illegal for sale under a proposed law--that Defense Distributed 3D-printed and tested. Five months ago, the group of homemade gun enthusiasts known as Defense Distributed set out to create a lethal firearm that could be downloaded and 3D-printed entirely from scratch, circumventing all gun control laws. But as [...]
                "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

                "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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                • #9
                  Can it make a spring?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Schmigs View Post
                    Can it make a spring?
                    People have designed 3d printable springs that weren't all that effective, but they'll figure it out soon. In the example trellheim posted they used commercial magazine springs.
                    Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                    • #11
                      OK first pics up from Defense Distributed

                      The 3D-printed gun that Cody Wilson calls the "Liberator." Click to enlarge. (Credit: Michael Thad Carter for Forbes) Eight months ago, Cody Wilson set out to create the world's first entirely 3D-printable handgun. Now he has. Early next week, Wilson, a 25-year-old University of Texas law student and founder of the non-profit group [...]


                      had to put a lump of metal in to make it detectable.
                      "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

                      "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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