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  • KelTec Engineer Says 3D printing used to Prototype .22 Magnum RMR30 Carbine

    01/15/2014 10:20:49 AM PST · by marktwain · 15 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 16 January, 2014 | Dean Weingarten
    Toby Obermeit shows the new RMR30 Carbine at the Shot Show in Las Vegas Kel-Tec extensively  used 3D printing to prototype the new RMR30 carbine, a .22 Magnum that uses the same magazines as the PMR-30 pistol.    The carbine has a retractable stock, a 16 inch barrel, and uses a straight blowback action, instead of the delayed blowback of the PMR-30 pistol.   The RMR30 required a redesign of almost the entire firearm, even though the magazines are interchangeable.   Here is a view of the RMR30 lower receiver alongside a PMR-30 pistol.  The changes were prototyped with 3D printing.  As...