First 3D Printed Rifle Fired Successfully in Canada

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A Canadian 3D tinkerer is the first to fire a 3D printed rifle ‘successfully’, but only if you have a low threshold of what constitutes successful. The printed rifle was fired 12 times before a bullet was put through the barrel and that shot split the receiver and barrel. Back to the drawing board, eh? :D
 
There is no threshold low enough where that could ever be considered successful. You can get the same results hitting a bullet with a hammer.
 
^that

Barrel splitting when firing a .22LR is kind of major failure.
 
Printing technology will get better. Even buying small cnc is not that much.
 
The only 3D printed part in Cody's design in the lower receiver; the rest of the firearm is not 3D printed.
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That is the actual part of the firearm with the serial number and must go their the particular states process for purchasing it. The rest of the AR-15 is considered accessories and parts.

Would be pretty neat if they could refine the material and process in order to make them durable.
 
i would call this a great start. ya it failed after 12 rounds, but it is a start.
 
Gonna be interesting when you start seeing the cad files for other patents like Iphone cases, hand tools, and other electronic parts start hitting the torrent scene. Corporations are gonna lose it.
 
Ski said:
Gonna be interesting when you start seeing the cad files for other patents like Iphone cases, hand tools, and other electronic parts start hitting the torrent scene. Corporations are gonna lose it.
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Said cad files shouldn't take more than 15 minutes with an experienced CAD designer to produce.
 
pheonix991 said:
Said cad files shouldn't take more than 15 minutes with an experienced CAD designer to produce.
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True that... even less to modify it just enough so it's different enough...

Once those CAD files become commonplace and typical blocks start appearing everywhere... oh interesting times ahead indeed...
 
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