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Nowadays, 3d Printed Guns Are Quite Reliable (middletonmade.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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 5 months ago

[-] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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] 16 points 5 months ago

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 5 months ago

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 5 months 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] 9 points 5 months ago

PLA

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

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

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 5 months ago

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 5 months 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 5 months ago

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 5 months ago

dang, a pla lower receiver

what a time to be alive

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

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

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