So I bought a 3D printer...

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Kanwar88

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I recently purchased a 3D printer, and with all the AR-15 printed lower news, I was thinking about printing one myself and registering it. I have some questions though, can I register without a make (official manufacturer)? Also, can I print magazines? I know this topic has been discussed before but there wasn't a clear answer I could find, I was under the assumption the RCMP would need to approve it?

Thank you in advance CGN, and I posted here instead of legalise as I feel I'll get more responses here, feel free to move thread.
 
Alright, I will call the CFO monday,but I have a feeling they will give me some skewed BS. Feel like I should talk to a lawyer instead.
 
Make the mag so it only holds five. Print it so it has an internal block. ..but make it as long as a 40 rounder

Heck....make copies of surefire 60 rounders and drum mags!!!!
 
My original intention was to do .50 Cal mags, workaround beowulf, but I know there are other people already trying to do this on CGN but making them in China and importing them. I feel like I would be asking for trouble if I did that...As of now im just firing up the printer and i'll keep you posted.
 
Is it even worth the trouble? Remember, you're dealing with a firearm! (translation: you could get seriously hurt when the part fails - and it will !)


This whole 3D printing thing appears to produce worse quality than the cheapest Norinco ever built, lol...

:rolleyes:
 
Kanwar88 said:
My original intention was to do .50 Cal mags, workaround beowulf, but I know there are other people already trying to do this on CGN but making them in China and importing them. I feel like I would be asking for trouble if I did that...As of now im just firing up the printer and i'll keep you posted.
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Just make sure you design and manufacture it for the 50 Beowulf and that alone.... then it's legal 100 percent but because you plan on using 223 I would be careful.

If you want the questions answered call the CFO and do extension 1090. I asked them about importing a rifle with no FRT because they're waiting for a sample of the GSG STG 44 they have no FRT because they have never seen the rifle so it doesn't exist so I asked what if I bought one from the states and brought it up here because right no it's classified as nothing they said it's a catch 22 because you may or may not get in trouble for it if someone sees you shooting it at a range. I said well it meets all the detention for a non restricted they said it maters if it's like the original full auto or converted auto version so it is and isn't until they see it and if I ship it from the border they might hold onto it until they get a classification and they might send it to the lab to prove what it is. I also asked well what If I wanted to make a rifle my self they said well if you make it like something else ie using parts from certain firearms it may or may not be classified as the original rifle for example if you use a mauser action it's a mauser rifle then their eyes it gets funny when it falls into semi auto firearms.

So if I make something completely new and it has no classification I just need to submit pictures of how the firing mechanism works explain how it works and they will ask for more details or approve it with pictures alone but with semi autos they like to have a closer look. So if I made a lever action rifle with the lever on top for example it would be 1 of a kind and they would approve it but I do that with a semi auto they will want a closer look. If you print a lower up ask them how to register it as a restricted frame they will do it and it's legal for you to do it.
 
What I would almost recommend is print some "AR pistol mags" and make them for 10 rounds, with the "other half" (the part that is between the LAR mag and standard cap mag) like wireframe or some such. That'd be cool enough to have, and since it's for a "pistol" you can do 10 rounds and still have it the size of the 30 rounder.
 
Mandown! said:
Cost??
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It costs 2300$ for the Replicator 2
$2700 for the 2X
im thinking of upgrading, depends on my research grant.

762mm said:
Is it even worth the trouble? Remember, you're dealing with a firearm! (translation: you could get seriously hurt when the part fails - and it will !)
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You bring up a good point, I could do a stress analysis of PLA plastic, I believe the tensile strength is high enough but the modulus of elasticity and glass transition temperature is low, so Im more worried about it deforming..., I cant remember all the details off the top of my head. But anyways, I have access to some structural testing programs at my school along with state of the art material testing equipment, but i dont plan on reinventing the wheel, and I can run it through there and see.
 
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