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Gun lovers download printable gun 50,000 times on its first day ...
New York Daily News ^ | May 7, 2013 | Christina Boyle and Bill Hutchinson

Posted on 05/07/2013 9:54:24 AM PDT by EveningStar

The first downloadable gun has gone viral.

The plastic firearm that can be churned out on a 3-D printer and easily assembled was downloaded at least 50,000 times Monday, according to the self-described anarchist who made it available for free online.

Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed, a collective of gun advocates, said the most downloads were done in Spain followed by the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; 3dprinting; banglist; guncontrol; printablegun; secondamendment
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To: txrefugee

Do some research on “maker spaces”. There are some community resources for such things.


41 posted on 05/07/2013 12:25:22 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: EveningStar

Want a copy?

Here you go:

http://defcad.org/liberator/


42 posted on 05/07/2013 12:28:58 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: cripplecreek

wake me up when we can start printing our own ammo.


43 posted on 05/07/2013 12:33:02 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: .45 Long Colt

you could make a spear.


44 posted on 05/07/2013 12:37:08 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: EveningStar
Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug
45 posted on 05/07/2013 12:44:57 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: EveningStar

What is the URL for getting the Distributed Defense file referenced in the article?


46 posted on 05/07/2013 12:54:29 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Kevmo

The link isn’t working anymore:

Well this is somewhat embarrassing, isn’t it?

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching, or one of the links below, can help.


47 posted on 05/07/2013 12:55:00 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: servo1969

Thank you, this link works.


48 posted on 05/07/2013 1:01:18 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: EveningStar

Come SHTF, a steak knife will get you a nice M-4, etc


49 posted on 05/07/2013 1:05:09 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: tbw2

It didn’t work for me either, but the admin of the website says there will be mirror sites in the near future. Patience, grasshopper...


50 posted on 05/07/2013 2:00:58 PM PDT by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: Sender

You are correct. They hate any form of freedom. They are Commies.


51 posted on 05/07/2013 2:39:37 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: ConservativeInPA

The supply of the unfinished lower receivers has pretty well dried up from what I can find.

The question to be considered is the act of drilling the receiver blank illegal in the state you live in. It is my understanding that in most it is not.

The only way I would be interested in building an AR type rifle is in 308 caliber. I am not at all interested in a 223. In my opinion the 223 is too light a caliber for anything I might use it for.

A heavy bullet for 223 is about 70 grains, 308 is commonly loaded with 180 grain bullets. There is a huge difference in impact energy with the 308 180 grain load than the 223 with 70 grain.


52 posted on 05/07/2013 2:49:37 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil
The only way I would be interested in building an AR type rifle is in 308 caliber. I am not at all interested in a 223. In my opinion the 223 is too light a caliber for anything I might use it for.

I somewhat agree with you. My next build is going to be an AR-10. I have a .30-06 hunting rifle and a .303 Lee-Enfield that will suffice for the time being. But one of the nice things about the AR-15 platform is reloading wicked fragmenting rounds. It is difficult to get the velocity up on a 180 gr. 7.62 round to make it fragment. You can get knock down power and expansion with 7.62. With all the body armor around these days, you need to think "hips and head" when targeting. Hips are full of arteries that are just waiting for fragmenting rounds. It immobilizes the target with a quick bleed out. I'm not saying that similar or better results can't be achieved with different targeting using a .308. I would say, I would rather have knock down power if a drug crazed target was rapidly advancing on me.

53 posted on 05/07/2013 4:55:47 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
The firing pin is also a detectable nail.

That's no ordinary nail. That's a high-capacity assault nail. They ought to be banned.

I haven't had this much fun since the Glocks started to get big. "Yeppers, I got me one o' them undetectable plastic cop-killing guns right here in the bag!" They'd know I was putting them on but they'd always look anyway. It was empty. "See, I toldya they wuz undetectable!"

54 posted on 05/07/2013 5:03:07 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: ConservativeInPA; Texas Fossil

I knew a guy about 15 years ago who finished a couple of 80% AR receivers. He then engraved a pic of Ren on one and Stimpy on the other for the S/Ns.


55 posted on 05/07/2013 5:14:14 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

They will have a hard time with that in a database. hee hee hee

I appreciate his humor. They need not see it anyway.

Free Men need not ask Permission.


56 posted on 05/07/2013 6:20:22 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: ConservativeInPA

30-06 is my favorite cartridge, but almost all 30 caliber cartridges can be loaded to be very effective.

I have a bullet mold that I bought for my 30-30 Winchester (170gr FP) that will work in a pinch in 308 and 30-06. After 2000 fps leading might be an issue depending on the barrel.

But the same can be said for a lot of pistol bullets. Most people do not know that 9MM, 380, 38, 357 all shoot the same diameter (lead) bullet. Some bullet molds will work in all 4 (not ideal for all).

When reloading supplies are low, as they are now, you can always improvise.


57 posted on 05/07/2013 6:43:32 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: servo1969

Bump


58 posted on 05/07/2013 6:45:00 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: FreedomPoster

By the way, I had no clue who Ren & Stimpy were. Had to look it up.


59 posted on 05/07/2013 6:46:49 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil
30-06 is my favorite cartridge

It is also one of mine. My most accurate rifle is a 20 year old Browning .30-06 A-Bolt with a BOSS and Leupold scope. I can bench rest groups under 1 inch at 300 yards. (Don't ask me to do that standing, LOL) Every deer that I have shot with it has immediately dropped, literally they didn't even take a step.

One of these days I want to get hold of a Remington 700 long action .300 Win Mag and build a M24 clone ... Just in case I want to reach out and touch someone.

60 posted on 05/07/2013 6:56:17 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
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