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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year agoStrictly speaking, if you want a reliable firearm you are much better off getting one made out of steel than composite plastics.
minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoMost 3D printed guns use commercially available parts for the pressure bearing components. A 3D printed Glock uses a slide and barrel bought from Glock. The only 3D printed part is the frame, which is the only part that has to be serialized.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI did a p80 build and would consider it more reliable than anything made in layers, and it is still collecting non existent dust in a safe cause of its issues. But Glocks are considered the gold standard of reliability and they are plastic lowers.
Strictly speaking, if you want a reliable firearm you are much better off getting one made out of steel than composite plastics.
Most 3D printed guns use commercially available parts for the pressure bearing components.
A 3D printed Glock uses a slide and barrel bought from Glock. The only 3D printed part is the frame, which is the only part that has to be serialized.
I did a p80 build and would consider it more reliable than anything made in layers, and it is still collecting non existent dust in a safe cause of its issues. But Glocks are considered the gold standard of reliability and they are plastic lowers.