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Nowadays, 3d Printed Guns Are Quite Reliable

I've fired hundreds of rounds out of my Glock 19 Schnitzel without issue.

And I understand that not everyone can get their hands on a high quality "real" parts kit, but it's not just frames that have come a long way. But even the single shot guns have gone a long way!

I've got a Harlot with a dime breech that I've put dozens of (admittedly .22 short) rounds through. You can build one of those for like $20-$30.

There's plenty of other awesome builds that can withstand hundreds or even thousands of rounds, made out of good ol' PLA+.

Balancing my desire to post cool photos with my OpSec desires. Might set stuff up for it soon.

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We are long past the days of the one shot and it breaks liberator pistol.
- will always have a special place in my heart tho
  
  Someday we'll make a better
  
  It's gonna be lighter than a pistol, have wider spread than a shotgun, the fire rate of an automatic and every member of the ruling class will be terrified of it
There's plenty of other awesome builds that can withstand hundreds or even thousands of rounds, made out of good ol' PLA+.

also consider giving PETG a shot (pun intended), it's not much more difficult to work with than PLA and its varieties, and it's more durable
- PETG tends to have more flex to it than PLA+, which can be an issue if a design wasn't made with that in mind. I've played around with stuff like PA-CF, but PLA+ is cheap.
  
  true! I mostly use PETG because I'm normally making woodworking jigs and fixtures, so the flex is actually desirable, PLA is hard but brittle, so it tends to shatter under certain loads
PLA

wait what, i can print a gun out of pla?
- Yeah, most of it. For the parts that need to be metal, you can order "replacement" parts. Guy in the gun store clued me into this as a money saving trick.
  
  is there a list of replacement parts available so that i can avoid buying them? I'm a law abiding citizen
- You can make the part that is legally considered a gun. There is one guy that made a completely PLA gun, but it used special custom ammo.
  
  There's multiple designs that just need a trip to the hardware store to complete.
  
  dang, a pla lower receiver
  
  what a time to be alive
Where would one get such files? And are there resins durable enough for this application?
- Odyssey seems to be the spot for files. Check out the fosscad subreddit for new designs.

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