Thread: You can now 3D-print a DIY pistol in New Zealand for just a few hundred dollars - sho

Originally Posted by systolic

You can now 3D-print a DIY pistol in New Zealand for just a few hundred dollars - should we be worried?


US President Donald Trump tweeted on August 1 that he was "looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public", adding that he "already spoke to the NRA," and that 3D printing a firearm "doesn't seem to make much sense".

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In 2014, Pennsylvania machinist Michael Crumling designed and built bullets specifically designed for the Liberator, which he called ".314 Atlas" rounds.

Atlas rounds have a much thicker casing than usual, as well as a lead projectile inserted deep inside the casing, somewhat like a cannon, rather than sitting on the tip of the casing.

The design mitigated all of the pressure of the explosion, channelling it out of the barrel - Crumling successfully fired 19 rounds of the custom ammo through a Liberator he had printed at home.

Trump summed it up pretty well.

As for the machinist, he is making ammo cases, really long cases, with a metal barrel lining included for the "plastic" guns. Duh!
This whole thing is a hysterical joke, like Russian hackers supposedly interfering with US elections!