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If it's only 3d printed plastic, yes. Most "3d printed guns" are like Glocks. Metal for the important bits, plastic for everything else.
Hypothetically you could 3d sinter print a chamber but I doubt it would survive more than 3 shots, and would more likely just become high velocity shrapnel through your hand.