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Remember the first 3D printed pistol? That's ancient news.
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/youtuber-3d-prints-world-first-rocket-launcher-and-fires-target
YouTuber 3D Prints "World's First" Rocket Launcher And Fires At Target
3D printing has revolutionized gun-making and has come a long way since the single-shot "The Liberator" pistol was available for download in 2013. Now entire semiautomatic pistol carbines can be entirely printed at home, and weapon-making appears to have graduated to rocket launchers.
Youtuber "Ordnance Lab" (also known as Ordnance Lab LLC and holds a Type 10 FFL) published a video showing what they say is the "world's first 3D printed rocket launcher."
"In this video we team up with D&S Creations, who have developed 3D printed rockets and rocket launchers. We test both a smaller caliber rocket and a larger one, along with a prototype for a shaped charge warhead. This is just the start of our working on 3D printed rockets. We have the launch and detonation figured out, now we need to work on getting the accuracy figured out," Ordnance Lab said in the video's description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnkXoB3b2W8&t=261s
https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1506660450083115016
Deterrence Dispensed, the controversial 3D-printed weapons syndicate (co-founded by JStark), has recently released a new project.
This is a 66mm recoilless launcher with shoulder rest attachments, allowing it to convert to a mortar on the go.
Within a decade, 3D printing weapons have evolved from single-shot pistols to semiautomatic pistol carbines to rocket launchers. How is President Biden's ATF going to counter people printing weapons at home? The simple answer is they can't unless they ban printers and polylactic acid (PLA) filament, which we believe will be impossible...
Maybe instead of sending Ukraine another $40 billion of high dollar weapons, we can just send them some 3D printers?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 09 2022, @03:18AM (3 children)
I kinda tend to agree with you. But, how much does a 3D printer cost, in comparison to equipping a machine shop? A brand new state-of-the-art printer is going to cost less than your machine shop, even if you equip the shop with bargain basement used equipment. Granted, you can turn out better quality products in the machine shop - but few people appreciate quality these days. Remember, almost everyone in America shops at Walmart, Target, K-mart, and similar, or they are shopping Amazon for Chinese imports.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2022, @08:48AM (2 children)
3-5 times. Seriously, you are an idiot, Runaway. Have you ever spun metal while the clock runs? Or just playing with the toys your employer buys for you, that you do not understand?
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Thursday June 09 2022, @10:19AM (1 child)
Cheap CNC milling machines are under a grand now. And if you know enough to build a gun, you'll get a much higher quality piece using one of them than you will 3-D printing one.
Any decently motivated metal worker - pro or hobbyist - has always been able to build a gun. Given cheap modern tools and on-line designs, that same moderately competent guy/girl can now build a fully automatic rifle in any calibre you like.
I was going to say "I'm surprised that there aren't videos on you-tube of people firing home-made 1200 rpm 0.22LR machine guns" but I just had a look and there are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Aw6-XSA7Q [youtube.com]
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(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2022, @10:47AM
At under $1000, you get a glorified engraver, not a CNC milling machine.