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.
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They did shut down Napster.
IF you have any intention of selling it.
I have from time to time thought about building a big bore rifle with long range accuracy. My first thought was a Ruger No. 1, but have heard a lot of horror stories about barrels.
I already have a model 71 348 Winchester. That is a thumper. Kicks like a mule, but 250 grains at 2300 fps really has the knockdown. I recently found some new brass for it and some Hornady 200 gr. FTX Leverevolution bullets for it. Have not loaded them yet but am looking forward to shooting that.
Looking it up on the ATF website, I think it was because it was a semi auto pistol.
Single shot would have been ok. But they strongly recommend that you get it registered, or you may have legal issues if it is found.
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