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ATF 3D Printed Gun Exploded When Tested

Comments are disabled for this video. Hmmm... why they would they disable the comments for this youtube video. :eek: Couldn't tell if the barrel had any blockage in it to cause the back half to explode. ;)
 
The case that came out of the wreckage looked like a 9mm to me. You can't fire high pressure rounds from that junk. The original design fires .22 lr, barely.
 
dgingeri said:
I bet this was staged just to warn people away from 3d printed guns. It would be just like the government to try that. It's not a very effective strategy, which is a hallmark of government policies.
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I would not doubt this being the case.
 
I would not fire a gun in which any component exposed to chamber pressures was not rated to them as well, and to meet those pressure ratings ABS would need to be extremely thick. reliable 3d printed guns are coming but they will be made with desk top cnc's and other equipment that can work with metals.
 
The ATF has a reputation of being bottom-of-the-barrel Keystone Cops amongst the government law enforcement agencies, so it's no surprise (not that the other agencies are paragons of virtue and competence.)
 
Smashing Young Man said:
The ATF has a reputation of being bottom-of-the-barrel Keystone Cops amongst the government law enforcement agencies, so it's no surprise (not that the other agencies are paragons of virtue and competence.)
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Hey man, it happens. You burn a few dozen women and children to death here, you use a sniper rifle to kill an unarmed woman holding a baby there...I mean, hey, nobody's perfect.
 
Stiletto said:
First of all, many 3d printers can be had for less than the normal price of a rifle, even less than the price of most handguns.

Secondly, my mentioning the ammo shortages was an attachment for the point that your snarky comment about difficulty finding firearms demonstrated clear lack of knowledge about availability.
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Ever been to a pawn shop? I think your being 'picky'
 
googling "3d printer' a batch on the right ranges from $ 879 to $2700
Surfing Cabelas' centerfire tactical rifles gets me a selection of 30 ranging from $ 799 to $ 2700

I have 2 Cabels' within driving distance, I guarantee I can get a rifle and 1000 rounds today.
 
aaronspink said:
so .380 auto doesn't count as small arms ammunition?

http://www.guns.com/2012/11/27/ploycase-ammunition-now-shipping-380/
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I spoke with Paul Lemke at Ploycase and asked why they’d begun with the .380. Lemke says that the .380 ACP has the highest SAAMI tolerances. In other words, if Polycase case meet the SAAMI standards with their .380, they can do any handgun ammo.

And Lemke says Polycase has an “ambitious ramp-up schedule.” They’ve launched the .380 ACP. Their .45 ACP will debut at the SHOT Show, a trade show in Las Vegas, in January, and they’re tooling up for a 9mm release sometime in the summer of 2013.
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Their explanation for starting with .380 is bullshit, so I immediately doubt they can do much of anything.

They never did launch .45 or 9mm, because they're full of shit and it would never work.
 
Stiletto said:
Yeah, I've been to many pawn shops. What am I being 'picky' about?
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If you note the post immediately after the one you quoted, I suggest your are 'cherry picking' an inexpensive 3D printer and ridiculously expensive assault rifle with a fairly unique ammo.

This does not reflect the majority of available weapons and if I drove store to store looking for 7.62x39 ammo I could fill a dump truck in short order.

Your argument the 3D printing is a easy and cheap alternative to traditional purchase of AR type rifles is UNTRUE
 
weebling1 said:
If you note the post immediately after the one you quoted, I suggest your are 'cherry picking' an inexpensive 3D printer and ridiculously expensive assault rifle with a fairly unique ammo.
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I didn't cherry pick any 3D printer. The "ridiculously expensive assault rifle with a fairly unique ammo" I was referring to was your standard AR-15 from Colt, Bushmaster, DPMS, or any other mainstream rifle manufacturer, which can be had for around one to one and a half grand, and the ammo was 5.56mm AKA .223 which is anything but unique. So what the hell are you even talking about?

This does not reflect the majority of available weapons and if I drove store to store looking for 7.62x39 ammo I could fill a dump truck in short order.
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Yes, if you wanted, you could drop 500-600 on a surplus AK from Eastern Europe(not an AR). I could also point out that you can get your hands on a semi-auto Ruger Mini-14 for a few hundred, or even an SKS for less than that(both not ARs). But then, that would be cherry picking, wouldn't it? Instead, I referred to the most commonly known and demonized "black rifle", of which there are millions in the US.

Your argument the 3D printing is a easy and cheap alternative to traditional purchase of AR type rifles is UNTRUE
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I never argued that 3D printing was either an "easy" or "cheap" alternative to traditional AR rifle purchases, so why are you debating a claim you completely made up? All I pointed out is that we have had periods of shortages of both weapons and ammunition, and in the case of such an event, 3D printing could become very useful for those who need to get their hands on weapons that have even temporary functionality. If you don't like that observation, too bad.
 
*sigh*

I took this:

Stiletto said:
Actually, if you knew anything about the firearms market, AR-style rifles were extremely difficult to get and very expensive for extended periods over the last few years. Same with the repeated ammunition shortages.
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as your position on the subject of 3D printers. I attempted to debate it with you.

Sorry if I misunderstood your observation as an argument position.
 
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