unfortunately 3d printing whole guns isn’t all that much of a cost-saver. cheapest thing you can do is still the hardware store for a couple pipes that fit together around a shotgun shell.
but yeah, those special “your honor it’s not technically a machine gun” things sound fun if you have ammo money
How did the “super safety” end up shaking out, do you know? Did it ever get tested in court? Did some rando with a 3d printer actually completely wiggle out of the “no automatic guns unless you’re rich” rule?
idk if specifically the “super safety” has been tested but forced-reset triggers which are a slightly different thing got through ATF and a settled lawsuit.
i’m definitely not a lawyer but apparently “one shot per operation of the trigger” is the rule and mechanically resetting the trigger while you’re holding it down doesn’t count (neither do the safety nightmare “binary triggers” which shoot once normally and then shoot again on the way back to neutral).
probably they’re good unless your state bans them or somebody uses one in a mass shooting and trump bans them like bump stocks.
Iirc you can order parts kits that are everything that needs to be made out of metal, then mount them in printed bodies. It’s a little more involved than just buying one off the shelf, but cheaper. I’ve seen people on youtube build glocks and daggers this way
yeah but a printer plus $400 in filament for a glock is pushing “just buy a handgun” territory if you don’t already have the printer, and it’s pretty hard to cheat the cost of ammo unless your grandpa is already into reloading and has all the quipment.
there’s a history of uprisings beginning with improvised pipe shotguns and using those to capture better quality arms and materiel
if you’re feeling brave there are probably trucks around with “free gun inside” stickers on them (do not do this)
I do think those 3d ghost guns are pretty cool 😎
unfortunately 3d printing whole guns isn’t all that much of a cost-saver. cheapest thing you can do is still the hardware store for a couple pipes that fit together around a shotgun shell.
but yeah, those special “your honor it’s not technically a machine gun” things sound fun if you have ammo money
So true, its just kinda neat
How did the “super safety” end up shaking out, do you know? Did it ever get tested in court? Did some rando with a 3d printer actually completely wiggle out of the “no automatic guns unless you’re rich” rule?
Find the actual case before you get one, but I believe super safeties were ruled to be legal
idk if specifically the “super safety” has been tested but forced-reset triggers which are a slightly different thing got through ATF and a settled lawsuit.
i’m definitely not a lawyer but apparently “one shot per operation of the trigger” is the rule and mechanically resetting the trigger while you’re holding it down doesn’t count (neither do the safety nightmare “binary triggers” which shoot once normally and then shoot again on the way back to neutral).
probably they’re good unless your state bans them or somebody uses one in a mass shooting and trump bans them like bump stocks.
Iirc you can order parts kits that are everything that needs to be made out of metal, then mount them in printed bodies. It’s a little more involved than just buying one off the shelf, but cheaper. I’ve seen people on youtube build glocks and daggers this way
yeah but a printer plus $400 in filament for a glock is pushing “just buy a handgun” territory if you don’t already have the printer, and it’s pretty hard to cheat the cost of ammo unless your grandpa is already into reloading and has all the quipment.