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| Subject: Listen up, anarcho-capitalists: First 3D-printed metal gun Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:46 pm | |
| A Californian engineering company says it has produced the first metal gun made on a 3D printer, releasing a video showing the firearm scoring repeated bullseyes in successful tests.
But Solid Concepts, which describes itself as a world leader of 3D printing services, said making the classic 1911 shotgun did not come cheap, requiring a lot more than a souped-up desktop printer.
"It functions beautifully," it said of the gun, in a blog accompanying the video clips. "Our resident gun expert has fired 50 successful rounds and hit a few bull's eyes at over 30 yards (27.4 meters)."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/powerful-and-here-to-stay-us-firm-claims-first-3dprinted-metal-gun-20131111-2xava.html#ixzz2kOLclmla |
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