How to Build an Unregistered Glock with Hand Tools at Home

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[Black_Rifle_Gunsmith]

Good morning, Free Republic. Today I'm giving you all a nice little guide on how to really annoy the governm- I mean, exercise your 2A right to build an unregistered Glock handgun at home, using basic hand tools. States like Washington have recently banned certain homemade firearms and gun-making kits like the 80% Glock frame, and 3D-printed firearms. We discussed the bill a few weeks ago, but to recap: Bill SHB 1739 effectively bans "undetectable" firearms:

"Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, own, buy, sell, loan, furnish, transport, or have in possession or under control, any machine gun, bump-fire stock, undetectable firearm, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle."

"'Undetectable firearm' means any firearm that is not as detectable as 3.7 ounces of 17-4 PH stainless steel by walk-through metal detectors or magnetometers commonly used at airports or any firearm where the barrel, the slide or cylinder, or the frame or receiver of the firearm would not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the part when examined by the types of X-ray machines commonly used at airports." In speaking with different manufacturers, I've learned they have interpreted this bill as an effective dead-end for selling polymer gun-making kits in the state. This sets a worrying precedent.

Manufacturing a Glock frame blank (or any other firearm receiver or frame blank) into a finished unit effectively constitutes the making of a firearm per the ATF and Gun Control Act of 1968. This practice has long been legal, but that may change soon across the country. Bill H. R. 7115 was introduced a few months ago at the Federal level, and aims to enact similar restrictions like Washington's legislation:

"To prohibit the sale, acquisition, distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and machine-gun parts kits and the marketing or advertising of such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic communications, to require homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes."

Naturally, most of us really don't agree with this. So, here's a nifty guide on how to build a Glock handgun at home using one of these very kits.

If you have questions about bills and gun control like this, want to talk about your own gunsmithing experiences, or simply want to contribute to the conversation, please do.

[Lurker]

Thanks. I’m not a fan of Glocks, I prefer the XD and XDS in 45 line myself, but I’m strongly considering putting a couple of 9 mil Glock clones together just for funsies.

They might come in handy sometime.

L

[BuffaloJack]

Thanks, but you couldn’t pay me enough to fire a 3D printed firearm of any kind. I do not want to play at being Wile E. Coyote.

[CharlesOConnell]

The government can detect Firearms through from the street through your walls, before Trump, the Department of Justice was nationalizing large Urban police departments on the basis of the suppression of police racism and the government was giving police forces unlimited amounts of military Ordnance. If the government decided to confiscate all firearms, they could probably do it in a month.

[marktwain]

Thanks, but you couldn’t pay me enough to fire a 3D printed firearm of any kind.

These are not 3D printed guns.

[SunTzuWu]

Bookmark.

[Black_Rifle_Gunsmith]

I actually have to admit I agree with you, Lurker. I’m a big fan of 1911s and Sigs, but I always wanted a compact striker-fired polymer, just to see how it feels. I was surprised at how easy it is to complete these frame blanks with snips. Pretty much cut the slide rails perfectly, I only had to sand for a moment or two with 800-grit to make it buttery smooth.

[marktwain]

If the government decided to confiscate all firearms, they could probably do it in a month.

They have neither the will nor the ability.

Your opinion is at the level of fantasy.

[wastoute]

It would be one bloody gd month and IMHO we would prevail.

[RandallFlagg]

If the government decided to confiscate all firearms, they could probably do it in a month.

How? It'd be logistically impossible. There is one member of law enforcement for every 19,000 of us. Not to mention the fact that the second they tried it, the short war would be in full swing.

[Lurker]

Both Mrs. L and I are mighty partial to our Kimber 1911s and those are our “go to” pistols. But they’re a bit too large for EDC so we stayed with the .45 caliber and got the XDS for our EDC pieces.

But if things ever do go sideways having a couple of Glock 19s available is the logical thing to do. They’re frigging everywhere, 9mm ammo is plentiful and relatively inexpensive even in decent self defense loads. The only things holding me back are the fact that the grip angle means all new muscle memory and that means a **** load of practice.

The other thing is we’d need to lay in a whole bunch of 9 mil ammunition and dies and projectiles. The floorboards at the Lurker Compound are close to creaking as it is.

Then there are holsters and spare mags (at least 10 per), and other assorted accoutrements. We damned near went broke buying Kimber magazines. LOL.

Thanks for the post. It was informative.

Enjoy your day.

L

[Carriage Hill]

No thanks. My 2 Kimber 1911 .45cal ACPs and ‘75 Colt Trooper MKIII .357mag do just fine. Had a G32 .357SIG and didn’t like it; sold it to a neighbor, thru my FFL.

[nevadapatriot]

Go to 5dtactical.com and save about $100 for your full kit

[Lurker]

Thanks. I’ll check them out.

L

[Zathras]

I sleep better knowing “Ms Kimber” is in the house.
I used to own a Glock but my 1911 is the only thing I shoot now.

[Lurker]

“I sleep better knowing “Ms Kimber” is in the house.”

Around here it’s “Mrs. Kimber”. LOL. Mrs. L likes things real pretty so she picked this one:

https://www.kimberamerica.com/stainless-raptor-ii-45acp

Wasn’t inexpensive but it is worth every single penny.

L

[Mathews]

Yep... Mr Kimber rides where ever I go. Pro-Carry II... love that pistol.

[Scooter100]

just go to a gun shop and buy separate upper and lowers. Some assembly required. No background check. Robert is your father’s brother (Get it? Bob’s your Uncle, never mind)

[GreyHoundSailor]

No, they couldn’t do it in a month. ‘The Goobermint’ doesn’t even know who owns what, or where it’s stored. Better bring a Ground Penetrating Radar to my neck of the woods.

[backwoods-engineer]

Please educate yourself. This is NOT a 3D printed firearm.

In the United States, only the frame of the pistol is considered "the firearm" by the government. The frame of a Glock is plastic. The Polymer80 is an epoxy-like polymer that sets up inside a mold, to create a frame that accepts standard Glock parts.

The barrel, chamber, trigger group, striker, etc. are all standard Glock parts that you can purchase and have shipped to your home, if you live in a free state (not NY, NJ, IL, MA, RI, HI, CA, OR, WA, etc.).