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Except that many of the gun plans call for 3D METAL milling machines.
You are absolutely correct! I can now purchase a milling machine and produce an AR15 for under a 1/2 million each. Wow, what a deal. I guess I would have to paint it black for it to be scary though.
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Alright, there, Capt. Hyperbole.
We all can BUILD a CNC mill for and complete 80% for considerably cheaper than $.5M/ea
Hell, even buying a CNC mill itself ranges from the low 100’s+ and can take a slab to a working weapon for the cost of learning a skill, maintenance & electricity.
Hell, wasn’t the AK-47 to be cheap/easy to manuf. using tools around the home
http://jefenry.com/main/AK47Receiver.php
S*, I can run down to the local hardware store and buy enough piping to make a few manual (re)load for < $50.
Of course. Anyone can buy a used CNC mill or a new Tormach or similar for under $10K. If you know how to use it (meaning both design and fabrication skills) you can machine a gun out of conventional materials and when you fire it you won’t be relying on sintered metal or plastic.
The whole issue is about lowering the skill level (supposedly) so any idiot who can run a browser can make his own gun. That’s ridiculous. There’s another key point about detectability and evading laws which. The NRA position is correct in every regard.
As I’m sure that you’re aware, you can buy an 80% receiver for an AR-15 (AKA a “paperweight”) and then buy a gig and a router, all for less than $350 (a bit more if you want very high quality), and then you can make 100% AR lowers all day long. The router will need new bits perhaps every 20 jobs, and the jigs will wear out every 10-50 jobs (depending on quality), but the cost per lower ends up being WELL south of $100 each.
This is being done several tens of thousands of times per MONTH - and it drives many states and all gun-control freaks CRAZY, because no one has to register ANY of those items, ever.