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Andy Greenberg<\/strong> When high tech gunsmith group Defense Distributed test-fired the world\u2019s first fully 3D-printed firearm earlier this month, some critics dismissed the demonstration as expensive and impractical, arguing it could only be done with a high-end industrial 3D printer and that the plastic weapon wouldn\u2019t last more than a single shot. Now a couple of hobbyists have proven them wrong on both counts.<\/p>\n One evening late last week, a Wisconsin engineer who calls himself \u201cJoe\u201d test-fired a new version of that handgun printed on a $1,725 Lulzbot A0-101 consumer-grade 3D printer, far cheaper than the one used by Defense Distributed. Joe, who asked that I not reveal his full name, loaded the weapon with .380 caliber rounds and fired it nine times, using a string to pull its trigger for safety.<\/p>\n The weapon survived all nine shots over the course of an evening, as you can see in the YouTube video below. (The clip was filmed by Michael Guslick, a fellow Wisconsin engineer who helped Joe with his tests and who is known for printing one of the first working lower receivers for AR-15 semi-automatic rifles.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:54 pm<\/p>\n Tags: constitution<\/a>, gun rights<\/a>, technology<\/a><\/p>\n
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