3D printed weapons

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3D printed weapons SabinyAK 02-06-25 20:02:35 No.5795

How garbage are 3D printed weapons?
i was under the impression they were mostly dogshit as for making a 3D printed weapon that wouldn't blow up in your hand after 6-18 shots you'd need machined parts that could effectively seal the gasses and even so it'd probably just do you good for like 50 shots at best

but i just heard the FGC-9 actually requires no machined parts and you can essentially buy these online disguised as anything else just like estrogen goes disguised as skin care products from online pharmacies

as well as apparently airsoft springs can work for the magazines if you can't get glock ready parts?

how stable could this design actually be?

also why did Russia and Cuckraine started carrying 3D printers to print AP mines and shit? knowing how long 3D models can take wasn't it easier to just carry literally any kind of molds?

did they stop doing that? or did they just hope they could rely on the redditwaffen division?

Anonymous 26-09-25 12:46:51 No.5921

There have been some solid advancements in the filaments they use to print these so to my understanding they are getting more reliable. Something to keep in mind is that the original AUGs components are mostly manufactured with polymers, hypothetically you could probably print most of the parts to assemble one. If we arent already to the point of viable 3d weapons then we're like right there.

t. Nogunz and no printer

Anonymous 05-10-25 21:24:54 No.5935

the FGC-9 has some metal parts: barrel, shaft collars, bolt, springs and fasteners. but the machining is indeed quite minimal, apart from the barrel. don't try to 3D print the chamber itself, that's extremely retarded and only barely viable for something like a .22. but even then most designs call for an inner metal sleeve (5.5mm ID steel tubing). even the simplest zip gun is probably more safe than a fully plastic chamber + barrel

Anonymous 09-10-25 07:18:55 No.5945

Metal printing and hardening needs to become economically feasible for the hobbyist, then we are talking. Everything else until then is a nothing burger.

Anonymous 11-10-25 21:37:09 No.5954

>>5945

I don't know if metal printing/hardening could ever be economically feasible for any hobbyist, the energy requirements would have to be enormous.

I think people tend to forget that guns are pretty oldass technology that you don't really need any high-tech industrial equipment to make. Guns were handforged and handbored for hundreds of years before modern industry developed and now it's even easier to make one - quality steel is plentiful and cheap, you can use simple small forge and hammer for shaping/hardening, power tools for cutting/drilling, arc welder for joining parts, etc.

Anonymous 20-10-25 12:31:59 No.5961

Just wanted to leave this here
https://youtu.be/mdOXzwlTrlM?si=3KSdkNgiWFVxpdl6

SabinyAK 21-10-25 17:49:31 No.5963

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what are some alternative methods to using expensive machinery for making steel parts?

so far i've only found this for barrels

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/08/13/make-a-factory-quality-9mm-rifled-barrel-in-your-kitchen-using-salt-water-and-electricity-ecm

not sure how far printing molds and then casting is useful when building something for a weapon but yeah.

>>5954

this, but how does someone build a workshop from scratch for this? machinery is expensive and if you want something that doesn't blow up on you after a bit there might be better ways than roughing it with power tools.

mostly thinking about that electromachining technique but for let's say we find something for receivers and whatnot

i can live with 3D printers just being useful for furniture and magazines maybe sights, i wonder if you could make your own sight with it.

Anonymous 22-10-25 01:20:34 No.5965

Printing guns is so easy now, check out the gatalog/ctrl+pew/guncadindex

Anonymous 24-10-25 15:06:40 No.5972

File: 1761318399960.pdf (17.15 MB, 174x255, Metallurgy for the Non-Met….pdf)

Basics of metallurgy.
Use Chrome Moly Vanadium or 416R stainless for barrels.

Anonymous 24-10-25 15:07:42 No.5973

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