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Let me preface this with I DO NOT LIVE IN CALIFORNIA anymore and when I did I machined a few 80% AR lowers (yes, in 2014) before it became a major pain in the ***. It took some time and definitely some skill skill to do the precision machining, especially without a very expensive milling machine. In many cases, and at certain times, it was more expensive to machine an 80% frame than it was to buy a stripped frame. Times have changed in just 10 years.
I have been 3D printing for a couple of years. The 3D printing technology has gotten good enough that printers are capable of printing some very strong materials and with such precision that printing high quality frames (handguns, ARs, etc) is super cheap and easy. And since the frame is the (nationally) regulated part, it is disrupting the firearm landscape and super quickly. Since the Defense Distributed case the number of sites hosting 3D printable frame designs is in the dozens not including all the mirrors of those sites. The genie is out of the bag and there is no putting it back in.
"Gost Guns" will be ubiquitous in short order because the designs are prevalent and can be printed on a cheap printer in hours. For example, I just printed a G45 (G19 slide/G17 handle), and a G26 frame yesterday, and I am printing a G19 fame right now. It probably cost me $2 per frame in plastic and electricity, and less than $300 ( a bit more for Glock OEM parts) each and 30 minutes to finish them off. I'm not saying that they are Glock quality or reliability, but as a backup SHTF firearm, it will be a lot better than a HiPoint.
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I know it would be illegal (Federal Law) to print frames and sell them, but how about giving them away?
FJB, FGN, FKH, and F gun grabbers.
I have been 3D printing for a couple of years. The 3D printing technology has gotten good enough that printers are capable of printing some very strong materials and with such precision that printing high quality frames (handguns, ARs, etc) is super cheap and easy. And since the frame is the (nationally) regulated part, it is disrupting the firearm landscape and super quickly. Since the Defense Distributed case the number of sites hosting 3D printable frame designs is in the dozens not including all the mirrors of those sites. The genie is out of the bag and there is no putting it back in.
"Gost Guns" will be ubiquitous in short order because the designs are prevalent and can be printed on a cheap printer in hours. For example, I just printed a G45 (G19 slide/G17 handle), and a G26 frame yesterday, and I am printing a G19 fame right now. It probably cost me $2 per frame in plastic and electricity, and less than $300 ( a bit more for Glock OEM parts) each and 30 minutes to finish them off. I'm not saying that they are Glock quality or reliability, but as a backup SHTF firearm, it will be a lot better than a HiPoint.
20241105_142832.jpg
I know it would be illegal (Federal Law) to print frames and sell them, but how about giving them away?
FJB, FGN, FKH, and F gun grabbers.
