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Re:Gunsmith Uses 3D Printer To Make A Rifle by mc32 on Thursday July 26, 2012 @05:08PM (#4298749)
People could --but to what degree of success? A gunsmith, yes, but any yobbo at home? They might fire once, they might explode.
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Re:Gunsmith Uses 3D Printer To Make A Rifle by nsxwolf on Thursday July 26, 2012 @09:52PM (#4299629)
That's why I'm putting it more like 20 years out. Eventually there will be printing technology that will provide the tolerances required for a complete gun that doesn't blow up in your face.
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