Leave it to CNN

[BillK01]

I'd like to print me up a Larue PredatOBR in 7.62.

 

[Pete99004]

Why do these moron's insist on copying guns? Do they hope the negative notoriety will be picked up by the media and stimulate investment? I for one have all the guns I need but I could use a nice fully functional robot copy of an 18 yr. old girly.

Yea...but then she would open her mouth, say something, then you would be totally bummed.

Pete

 

[Steve in Vermont]

On a serious note regarding the ability to manufacture guns (with a printer) this is only the beginning. Within criminal circles there is already a black market for guns. Even if the government were to severely restrict guns I can imagine criminal gangs setting up their own "printing" operation and turning out all the guns they need. For ammo, they would reload in bulk. The prices would skyrocket and be paid for with drug money. The average law abiding citizen would be SOL.

 

[rwsmith]

A model 1911 in 1899?

That is called forward thinking. It's a great strategy in war to use weapons of the future. Or maybe they had some really advanced prototypes.

 

[timn8er]

Why do these moron's insist on copying guns? Do they hope the negative notoriety will be picked up by the media and stimulate investment? I for one have all the guns I need but I could use a nice fully functional robot copy of an 18 yr. old girly.

I'll stand in that line...or wait! Is it going to be a Karma?! Put my name in, & don't forget Jimmy, as he may still be in Texas!

 

[rog8732]

CNN? They still broadcasting news?

I believe even CNN says they broadcast "entertainment",and certainly not soiled by facts.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Hey, This is CNN, I'm sure they enlisted the services of Sherman and his way back machine to verify their source before the gun was invented.

Peabody & Sherman / Fairytale Rapunzel - YouTube

p.s. Note Peabody was pro-gun and advertized it to his audience back when free speech was allowed!

 

[Wee Hooker]

On the flip side, wouldn't it be cool to be able to print up any gun you wanted at any time?? Be still my heart!

 

[Fishslayer]

CNN? They still broadcasting news?

They used to broadcast news?

 

[zzzippper]

They did say that they were quoting the company, but they could have done some fact checking there:

"The printed pistol is a replica of an M1911, a weapon that was widely used between 1899 and 1902, during the Philippine-American War, the company said."

 

[ChuckS1]

Late to the party, but isn't CNC almost the same as 3D printing?

 

[zzzippper]

The end result is the same but not exactly how you get there. In CNC you start with a big chunk of metal and cut away everything you don't want. In 3D printing you start with a digital image of what you want and build (print) it from there. Plastic printing is fantastic for non-durable parts.

Late to the party, but isn't CNC almost the same as 3D printing?

 

[GaryS]

I went to the original story on CNN and it words the Philippines part slightly differently. It seems that whoever wrote that article got their .45s mixed up. Wasn't it the .45 Long Colt that was used in the latter stages of that war?

The video version doesn't mention that at all.

While this may be the first mostly metal firearm built with a 3D printer, there have been at least two others built from polymer. One was a single shot pistol in I believe .22LR. The other was an AR15 lower built from polymer.


The big deal about 3D printing is that prices inevitably will come down. As printers and media get less expensive, people will be able to print a lot of items at home or in small shops.

I'm not a lawyer, but I seem to recall that a person can make a firearm for their own personal use without needing a manufacturers license from the ATF. Imagine if you could make your favorite real or "wish list" firearm at home. As long as you never sell it or offer to make one for someone else, you'd likely be on safe ground.

Or, what if you could make a replacement barrel for the Model 19 that suffered from flame cutting?

You could make parts for that classic car as well.

How about this? You need a part for a firearm. You go to the company's web site, order it, pay for it, and then drive over to the local 3D printing center and pick it up. I can see FedEx Office and companies like Staples getting into that market for that.

I think that 3D printing is going to have a great future as the hardware and media improve and develop.

 

[ChuckS1]

Read the article... So when did the US fight a war with The Phillipines? Well, at least CNN has its journalistic credentials on full display so we all know sloppy journalism when we read it.

 

[JcMack]

I went to the original story on CNN and it words the Philippines part slightly differently. It seems that whoever wrote that article got their .45s mixed up. Wasn't it the .45 Long Colt that was used in the latter stages of that war?

Ask Merril, I think he was there

 

[GaryS]

Ask Merril, I think he was there

Harsh, but funny.

 

[GaryS]

Moro Rebellion. Which took place after Spain ceded the Philippines to the US at the end of the Spanish - American War. The Moros were Muslims who didn't like US rule. They didn't like the Spanish either and this was just a continuation of that fight.

Read the article... So when did the US fight a war with The Phillipines? Well, at least CNN has its journalistic credentials on full display so we all know sloppy journalism when we read it.

 

[BobC357]

I just need a way to 3D print ammo!

 

[rbmcmjr]

Any metallurgists in here know if "laser sintered" is a process similar to MIM?

 

[raymo2u]

Mim is totally different, thats metal injection molding-liquid metal injected into a mold and the product is made. Laser sintered is the metal being fused together to create the item.

Talking to you from his Samsung Galaxy S4