3-D printed guns

[HokieKev]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...firing-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-gun/

 

[abean4187]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...firing-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-gun/

The only thing I really like about this is that is drives gun grabbers crazy. Outside of that, I would be very reluctant to use an all plastic firearm.

Although the message of, “You will never be able to take guns off our streets” is a nice concept.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...firing-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-gun/

Never going to become reality in the sense that you'll have a strong, durable, long lasting firearm.

Maybe mock something up to fire a few times, but that's it.

That plastic goo, soup stuff is as brittle as, well, peanut brittle when it hardens.

Gives the anti's something to talk about though.

I still get a kick out of Chris Mathews (MSNBC) equating the Boston Bombers with Gun Owners. Just can't make this stuff up.

 

[vcaddy05]

Never going to become reality in the sense that you'll have a strong, durable, long lasting firearm.

Maybe mock something up to fire a few times, but that's it.

That plastic goo, soup stuff is as brittle as, well, peanut brittle when it hardens.

Gives the anti's something to talk about though.

I still get a kick out of Chris Mathews (MSNBC) equating the Boston Bombers with Gun Owners. Just can't make this stuff up.

Never say never. This technology is extremely new, and improving all the time. It certainly could get to that level one day, and even now, could be strengthened to work as a serviceable lower receiver.

 

[Inigoes]

Never say never. This technology is extremely new, and improving all the time. It certainly could get to that level one day, and even now, could be strengthened to work as a serviceable lower receiver.

Glock fielded the technology 30 years ago

 

[rmiddle]

Never going to become reality in the sense that you'll have a strong, durable, long lasting firearm.

Maybe mock something up to fire a few times, but that's it.

That plastic goo, soup stuff is as brittle as, well, peanut brittle when it hardens.

Gives the anti's something to talk about though.

I still get a kick out of Chris Mathews (MSNBC) equating the Boston Bombers with Gun Owners. Just can't make this stuff up.

You are correct the current generation of 3d printers aren't strong enough but what about the next generations. Also people keep forgetting about those small pretty cheap CMC that are starting to come out. Many of the smaller gun manufactures already use the bigger CMC's to create many of there parts. It isn't a big leap to see something like a receiver being built using one of those? Granted under SB281 that would be illegal but when has that stopped the bad guys.

Thanks
Robert

 

[Gryphon]

I think this is great! It gives Schumer, Feinstein, Bloomberg, OweMalley, OweBama and the rest of the anti-Constitutional gun grabbers something else to spend their time and money on . . . banning printers and common nails as potential weapons of mass destruction . . . for the children of course

 

[NB1214]

dupe of a dupe of a dupe

 

[agstevens05]

Not strong enough but give it time. The price for them is now down to $1500 from what i hear. Maybe in 5 years it will be better and cheaper.

 

[Hit and Run]

Not strong enough but give it time. The price for them is now down to $1500 from what i hear. Maybe in 5 years it will be better and cheaper.

If a market exists for 3-D printers, they we get better and cheaper as with any cutting edge technology.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

I'm calling for background checks when purchasing 3-D printers.

 

[DanGuy48]

Now if we could just get a printer that uses carbon nanotubes instead of plastic goop..how about deposited diamond bore and rifling? As long as we're going to dream....

 

[gungate]

In reality all you need to print is the receiver. The rest can be purchased over the counter. But I also think the CNC machines are more of a threat since you can do it all in metal.

 

[bcbg]

I personally have a 3d printer of the REPRAP variety. It is really quite amazing what even the low cost ones can produce. The concept of a 3d printed gun is not far fetched at all, at the moment it is the durability that is an issue. DEFCAD's goal was a 3d printed gun that can fire one shot, and they accomplished that in just 8 months.

The reason we are only now seeing these technologies come down in price is not because they are state of the art, it's because the broad patents are running out from when 3D printing was first developed. This is allowing the cost to come way down.

The big impact here is just that it can be done, not that it is a good idea or reliable. Does it help the 2nd Amendment fight going on? I really don't know. What I do know is that it will have an impact on future legislation. For better or worse.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

In reality all you need to print is the receiver. The rest can be purchased over the counter. But I also think the CNC machines are more of a threat since you can do it all in metal.

I was a Machinist for 16 years. Ain't nobody gunna drop $50,000.00 on a CNC Mill to bang out an untraceable AR lower.

More like buy a bunch legal lowers and use an old Bridgeport to mill the numbers off of them to make them untraceable.

ATTENTION POLICE or BIG BROTHER: I'm not saying I'm going to do this.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

I personally have a 3d printer of the REPRAP variety. It is really quite amazing what even the low cost ones can produce. The concept of a 3d printed gun is not far fetched at all, at the moment it is the durability that is an issue. DEFCAD's goal was a 3d printed gun that can fire one shot, and they accomplished that in just 8 months.

The reason we are only now seeing these technologies come down in price is not because they are state of the art, it's because the broad patents are running out from when 3D printing was first developed. This is allowing the cost to come way down.

The big impact here is just that it can be done, not that it is a good idea or reliable. Does it help the 2nd Amendment fight going on? I really don't know. What I do know is that it will have an impact on future legislation. For better or worse.

It will have no impact on future regulations.

Making is making is making.

Not allowed to make without a license. You can make for yourself, but you have to register it and you cannot offer it for sale.

The means by which a lower is made matter not.