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[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago

...can you even get off 3 shots with a 3D printed gun? I figured all 3d printed guns worked like 1, 2, gun breaks

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago

it's just a 3d printed frame

nearly all 3d printed guns need at least some metal (afaik there's only one completely metal free, and it uses custom ammo), so why not just use Glock metal?

[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

With a little patience you can make full on AR10s.

It isn't terribly difficult to make a rifled barrel with electrolysis.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was like that at first, but these days the standard practice is to use metal bolts, barrels and inserts for the parts that have to be strong. There were and probably still are fully printed guns like you describe, but it's far more common for a 3d printed piece to be a hybrid of plastic frame and purchased or machined metal parts

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Yes, the video guy even has automatic 3D printed guns.

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