Re:3D Printed Revolver
by DrScump on Thursday November 26, 2015 @10:57PM
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... just like a bunch of hicks with Kentucky rifles couldn't be of any use against the greatest military power the world had ever known to that point (1770s), with its vast navy, cannon, artillery, and mercenaries.
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It's no longer the 1770's. If you wish to engage in revolution with a bunch of plastic guns and low power bullets be my guest but it's your funeral.
A Glock is also largely made of plastic, but the barrel is made out of steel. Presumably this is because they would like to be able to fire it many times and because this greatly reduces the risk of injury to the user of the gun.
It's hard to cut useful rifling into anything but metal or ceramic.
A revolution mainly just takes strength of numbers; it's different from a war. The Berlin Wall fell without a shot, for the most part. And there's an awful lot of killing going on in urban areas of Israel right now with just blades. Likewise, 9/11 was accomplished with just tiny blades.
> Likewise, 9/11 was accomplished with just tiny blades
tiny blades and the idea that you shouldn't fight back.
Could be useful for getting through metal detectors for an assassination. All you need to do is get the bullet through and you can hide that in a cap or a shoe.
I've seen that movie.