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To: sasquatch

I somehow doubt that they made a barrel, properly chambered for the round, on a 3D printer or am I a decade behind the times? Question?


3 posted on 06/25/2025 5:22:59 AM PDT by pingman ("Step right up! Get your free helicopter ride, courtesy of Pinochet Air!")
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To: pingman

Found this:

https://armamentresearch.com/polymer-3d-printed-barrel-successfully-tested/


4 posted on 06/25/2025 5:30:30 AM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: pingman

I believe 3d printing sinter metals has been possible for some time, but I don’t believe it’s currently at a more industrial level. Even if you could 3d print a barrel out of sintered metal, you’d still have to at the very least finish ream the chamber to size. How that barrel would hold up to even a few rounds of suppressed fire is something that would probably be questionable, blowback is a thing with suppressors.


6 posted on 06/25/2025 6:10:01 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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