Peoples Opinions on this...

[Kanwar88]

Why would they buy a $2000 dollar printer to make none functioning lowers? They are criminals they would just steal or smuggle the actual firearm for much cheaper.................

Stolen guns from home owners only account for 10-15% of crimes committed with firearms, while majority of them are smuggled in or bought from crooked dealers. My point being they do look for a steady and reliable stream of weapons. I am not going to pretend to know the economic cost benefit analysis that a criminal goes through, but $2000 for a printer can print you a steady stream of firearms. Unfortunately, I've known someone in organized crime, and they do look for the least risk option when it comes to procuring weapons.

And again I will say, they would still have to at this point source the other parts that cant be printing like the barrel or bcg, but my argument is that one day those things will be possible. And this is what scares antis. And again I am not for banning of any printers, I think this is a great advancement in technology and look to purchase one for myself.

 

[Kevin M.]

Neat that we have the ability to 3D print the lowers now.

It is still a big misnomer on how affordable it is though, the guy is using a near $30,000 3D printer to make the most recent lower from what I have read.

You can buy under $1000 worth of tools at Harbour Freight or similar, and with a bit of know how, make an aluminum lower of far higher quality and durability.

Just my .02

 

[wgamble89]

Neat that we have the ability to 3D print the lowers now.

It is still a big misnomer on how affordable it is though, the guy is using a near $30,000 3D printer to make the most recent lower from what I have read.

You can buy under $1000 worth of tools at Harbour Freight or similar, and with a bit of know how, make an aluminum lower of far higher quality and durability.

Just my .02

He's using an expensive printer from when it was bought a long time ago, the ones under a grand can print in just as good of quality now.

 

[wgamble89]

What is the legal implications of printing an AR receiver/lower (or any receiver)?

Is it illegal to print one?
Illegal to own one without registration?

Is it legal for conversational piece print one that is not 100% complete therefore NOT useable.

It is legal here to print one so long as you have your Rpal, you need to melt into it or print on a serial and register it same as an aluminum one, non-registered ones are in the same standing as any other non-registered restricted.

As for a conversation piece it would be the same as an aluminum one it only counts as a firearm if the CFO says so, so that could be a solid block or at 80% again same as it's metal equivalent.

 

[Conte]

As far as their trigger technique goes, they probably just slapped in a cheap heavy pull beater just to test, in which case, your fingers going to get tired pulling that 100 times in a row that fast, especially if you're not used to it. They need to drop a G-3gun in that thing.

Meanwhile, I could fathom a future where you need a special license to own an operate a 3D printer.

 

[Gurkha]

Slap that trigger, yee haw!

Lol, that was my first thought.

 

[Traveler]

It has an A2 front sight post without bayonet lug which makes me sad.
Also with the price of .223 in the states now that was $200 dollars on a test. Wow I really need some coffee this morning depressing thoughts lol