• The Bullet That Could Make 3-D Printed Guns Practical Deadly Weapons
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[IMG]http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/High-speed-Shot1.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3d-gun-07.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE] Crumling says that allows [B]a home-printed firearm made from even the cheapest materials to be fired again and again without cracking or deformation[/B]. And while his design isn’t easily replicated because the rounds must be individually machined for now, it may represent another step towards durable, practical, printed guns—even semi-automatic ones. “It’s a really simple concept: It’s kind of a barrel integrated into the shell, so to speak,” says Crumling. “Basically it removes all the stresses and pressures from the 3-D printed parts. You should be able to fire an unlimited number of shots through the gun without replacing any parts other than the shell.”[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.wired.com/2014/11/atlas-314-3-d-printed-guns-bullets"]Source[/URL]
I dunno, having to use rarer, more expensive ammo that's made by hand with more metal kind of defeats the purpose of a cheap and easily made gun.
Or... I can purchase some brass fittings from a local store, as well as a pack of strike anywhere matches, make some ammo, and forge a lead bullet. Simple shit really :v:
Huh, making the casing have its own little bit of rifling to compensate for the shorter barrel... Despite the nightmare it might mean for gun legislators, that actually sounds kinda smart, if a bit more expensive to make.
[QUOTE=ironman17;46419025]Huh, making the casing have its own little bit of rifling to compensate for the shorter barrel... Despite the nightmare it might mean for gun legislators, that actually sounds kinda smart, if a bit more expensive to make.[/QUOTE] Not really, people who legally aren't allowed explosives or firearms is already an issue, this doesn't really make it any worse, especially since 3D printers are rare and expensive.
I'd have better luck cutting a length of PVC pipe, stuffing one end with gunpowder, the other with pennies, lighting it, and hoping I hit something.
OK, now lets see if we can 3D print those.
This reminds me of the inserts you can get for shotguns, only with the round built into it.
[QUOTE=Deng;46419068]I'd have better luck cutting a length of PVC pipe, stuffing one end with gunpowder, the other with pennies, lighting it, and hoping I hit something.[/QUOTE] You'd probably hit something. With the fingers that contraption blows off.
[QUOTE=Deng;46419068]I'd have better luck cutting a length of PVC pipe, stuffing one end with gunpowder, the other with pennies, lighting it, and hoping I hit something.[/QUOTE] Isn't the desecration of US currency a felony? :v:
[QUOTE=Deng;46419068]I'd have better luck cutting a length of PVC pipe, stuffing one end with gunpowder, the other with pennies, lighting it, and hoping I hit something.[/QUOTE] Or the classic steel pipe shotgun.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;46419156]Isn't the desecration of US currency a felony? :v:[/QUOTE] No it isn't it is only a felony to fraudulently destroy money(melting it down for the base metals for example), otherwise those souvenir coin rollers wouldn't exist everywhere.
[QUOTE=deadoon;46419172]No it isn't it is only a felony to fraudulently destroy money(melting it down for the base metals for example), otherwise those souvenir coin rollers wouldn't exist everywhere.[/QUOTE] actually there's an amendment to that bill that specifically allows for defacement of coins using suvineer presses
[QUOTE=Sableye;46419181]actually there's an amendment to that bill that specifically allows for defacement of coins using suvineer presses[/QUOTE] Can you quote that amendment? I have never heard of it and it is referenced nowhere. [url]http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Coins/Pages/edu_faq_coins_portraits.aspx[/url] [QUOTE]This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the U.S. Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent.[/QUOTE]
wouldn't it just be totally easier to print a gun with a metal barrel?
so they are no longer 3d printed guns but 3d printed gun handles for actual pipe guns amazing "disposable" printed guns are fucking stupid, useless, and ridiculous
[QUOTE=Sableye;46419224]wouldn't it just be totally easier to print a gun with a metal barrel?[/QUOTE] 3D printed metal tends to be brittle, and the machines for it cost a hell of a lot more, plus metal detectors would pick those up, which is the reason why everyone's worried about plastic guns.
Why are there people actively trying to make the world [i]more[/i] dangerous
[QUOTE=proboardslol;46419368]Why are there people actively trying to make the world [i]more[/i] dangerous[/QUOTE] Because we gotta return to a man's time. Back when the life expectancy was 28 and everyone's name was Ugthar the Barbarian.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46419243]so they are no longer 3d printed guns but 3d printed gun handles for actual pipe guns amazing "disposable" printed guns are fucking stupid, useless, and ridiculous[/QUOTE] I could see somebody getting caught so easily using a 3D printed gun. If detectives discovered a printed gun was used to murder somebody, the suspect list would shrink like eskimo balls. How many people do you know that have a 3D printer? When was the last time you have seen a 3D printer irl?
[QUOTE=axelord157;46419440]I could see somebody getting caught so easily using a 3D printed gun. If detectives discovered a printed gun was used to murder somebody, the suspect list would shrink like eskimo balls. How many people do you know that have a 3D printer? When was the last time you have seen a 3D printer irl?[/QUOTE] Not to mention the records on your computer you used to download the file, and the websites you visited to teach you how to make it work...really you are better off going to a pawn shop and paying in cash.
At current expenses I dont see why someone would 3D print guns. It is easier to just make small pin guns or just pick one up illegally. If you can buy one legally why go for 3D printed, if not then printing or buying you are in trouble.
I'm more amazed by how nice the gif looks.
So, it's basically a gun with a <1cm barrel. Sounds about as accurate as a Nerf gun. This is America. There are guns EVERYWHERE. Anyone can get one with minimal effort or expense. Why the hell would you screw around with 3d printed junk guns?
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46420484]So, it's basically a gun with a <1cm barrel. Sounds about as accurate as a Nerf gun. This is America. There are guns EVERYWHERE. Anyone can get one with minimal effort or expense. Why the hell would you screw around with 3d printed junk guns?[/QUOTE] The same reason it started in America. We are exporting our freedom clearly. In otherwords, most of the guys who work for DefCad are apart of a libertarian background, and want to prove the gun regulation does jackshit to prevent firearms in the blackmarket, and therefore limiting civilian ownership of firearms is rather pointless. [editline]5th November 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=matt000024;46420113]I'm more amazed by how nice the gif looks.[/QUOTE] Probably would be better as a webm
in a way it kind of reminds me of the nagant and how the gas seal works in the revolver where the cartridge completes the seal, anyone have a schematic of the round?
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46420484]Why the hell would you screw around with 3d printed junk guns?[/QUOTE] ...Because the technology will presumably improve? Because there are people with an interest in pushing what can be done with 3D printing, and the legal repercussions it will have for society?
Honestly at this point it's cheaper to make a pipe gun with 12ga shells. You could make a functional firearm for under $30 in plumbing parts that uses conventional ammunition. I would be much more concerned with that, however with that being said with most being single shot it's not really something that appeals to criminals.
I still await the day when someone opens a museum dedicated to improvised/homemade weapons. With all the firearm sitting in police stations around the world, you are bound to come across some fantastic examples which would be better off to show the ingenuity of mankind.
We're going to be royally fucked once metal 3D printers become commonplace. Then 3D printed guns would become a problem outside of america. [editline]6th November 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=proboardslol;46419368]Why are there people actively trying to make the world [i]more[/i] dangerous[/QUOTE] Because "de gubbamint is gunna take our guns and instate socialist sharia law, i need muh guns to stop them"
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