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Nowadays, 3d Printed Guns Are Quite Reliable (middletonmade.com)

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I've fired hundreds of rounds out of my Glock 19 Schnitzel without issue.

And I understand that not everyone can get their hands on a high quality "real" parts kit, but it's not just frames that have come a long way. But even the single shot guns have gone a long way!

I've got a Harlot with a dime breech that I've put dozens of (admittedly .22 short) rounds through. You can build one of those for like $20-$30.

There's plenty of other awesome builds that can withstand hundreds or even thousands of rounds, made out of good ol' PLA+.

Balancing my desire to post cool photos with my OpSec desires. Might set stuff up for it soon.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

programming-communism

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where would one get such files? And are there resins durable enough for this application?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Odyssey seems to be the spot for files. Check out the fosscad subreddit for new designs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's plenty of other awesome builds that can withstand hundreds or even thousands of rounds, made out of good ol' PLA+.

also consider giving PETG a shot (pun intended), it's not much more difficult to work with than PLA and its varieties, and it's more durable

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

PETG tends to have more flex to it than PLA+, which can be an issue if a design wasn't made with that in mind. I've played around with stuff like PA-CF, but PLA+ is cheap.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

true! I mostly use PETG because I'm normally making woodworking jigs and fixtures, so the flex is actually desirable, PLA is hard but brittle, so it tends to shatter under certain loads

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We are long past the days of the one shot and it breaks liberator pistol.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the-doohickey will always have a special place in my heart tho

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Someday we'll make a better the-doohickey

It's gonna be lighter than a pistol, have wider spread than a shotgun, the range of a sniper rifle, the fire rate of an automatic and every member of the ruling class will be terrified of it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

PLA

wait what, i can print a gun out of pla?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, most of it. For the parts that need to be metal, you can order "replacement" parts. Guy in the gun store clued me into this as a money saving trick.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

is there a list of replacement parts available so that i can avoid buying them? I'm a law abiding citizen

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Well, for a Glock that'd be a Lower Parts Kit, a slide (with barrel), locking block, and rails.

For some guns, like the HiPoint C9, a kit usually has all the replacement parts you need.

The specific parts you need can usually be found in the instructions for the 3d print files.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can make the part that is legally considered a gun. There is one guy that made a completely PLA gun, but it used special custom ammo.

There's multiple designs that just need a trip to the hardware store to complete.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

dang, a pla lower receiver

what a time to be alive