World's First 3D Printed Metal Gun Shoots 50 Rounds

[LarryP]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062246/ ... ounds.html


A 3D printing services company has built a fully functioning, semi-automatic pistol and shown that it works just as a traditionally manufactured gun

[Bignuts]

50 bmg next.

Brett

[gunsmith]

Wow, even the barrel and it's rifling are not machined but 'printed'

[Randygmn]

I read on another gun forum that these are for sale. Only $12,000.00

[shooter115]

Kinda cool to imagine where the technology will be in 5 years........if big brother doesn't come in and squash it that is.

[Rip Van Winkle]

This was discussed a couple month ago on another forum. If you watch the video at about 1:37 the pistol isn't cycling properly. The slide is stoping about an inch out of battery before closing. I can't find it now but I also seem to remember there being a problem with the bore needing machining.

Definitely cool technology, but I don't think it's ready for prime time yet.

[Lumpy]

Still, eventually we'll reach the point where banning guns is going to be like trying to ban bathtub gin.