World’s first 3D-printed METAL gun successfully fires over 50 rounds

[Ares]

Solid Concepts has successfully produced what it claims to be the world’s first 3D printed metal gun. And unlike the Liberator before it, this one looks a whole lot closer to the traditional firearms you're used to seeing. According to its creators, the metal gun functions without issue and has already fired off over 50 rounds. Building it involved the process of laser sintering — which helped them manufacture over 30 individual components for the gun — and various powdered metals. The point of all of this, Solid Concepts says, is to provide yet more evidence of 3D printing's potential; that the technology of far more than making "trinkets and Yoda heads."

"You can't build this in your backyard"

But to be clear, and likely to the relief of law enforcement, this isn't something you can run out and do yourself. "There are barriers to entry that will keep the public away from this technology for years," said Scott McGowan, the company's VP of marketing, In a statement to The Verge. Those include a prohibitively high cost for the equipment involved and the expertise required to actually pull off the printing.

"We’re proving this is possible, the technology is at a place now where we can manufacture a gun with 3D metal printing," says Kent Firestone, Sound Concepts' VP of additive manufacturing. And to quell any concerns that it's a haphazard or reckless project, Firestone claims that his company is currently "the only 3D printing service provider with a federal firearms license."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ZYKMBDm4M&feature=player_embedded

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ZYKMBDm4M&feature=player_embedded

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/7/5077718/worlds-first-3d-printed-metal-gun-fires-over-50-rounds

[General of Darkness]

Awesome.

[Hypertiger]

Now all you need is a 3 D printed Hypertiger to use the new toy...and you will be set.

Until that happens...This is all that you get.

[Twisted Titan]

Thing looks like a Desert Eagle.

[Hypertiger]

I like building buildings on top of as much explosives I can whip up.

Then holding peace conferences in them...Without me there of course.

But of course that is considered a so called call crime against humanity if you try to stop crimes against Humanity that are legal from being committed...which is evil of course according the game of real chess you all are playing.

thou shall not kill...is to protect them from you...not you from them ultimately.

Gives evil the first strike capability every time.

you all are powerless...evil

Powerful people...are good.

You worship them.

Until they begin killing you all awake...then you have a hard time dreaming you are awake.

[madfranks]

There are barriers to entry that will keep the public away from this technology for years

Watch for this technology, or this aspect of it, to become illegal before these barriers to entry are overcome.

[steyr_m]

whatever, see if you can feed that beast in a couple years... Why do you think they're going after ammo in a big way

[midnight rambler]

Thing looks like a Desert Eagle.

Actually it's essentially a 1911/Govt. Model, note the inscription of the slide and frame at 0:03 in the video.