3D Printed Gun being fired 9 times Video at Defense Distributed

[Dean Weingarten]

This video was found at Defense Distributed. It shows the test firing of the Lulz Liberator, a $25 3D printed pistol. It is only 30 seconds long, so it has been edited to only show the firing. The video loads quickly.

Defense Distributed labels it as "For Australia".

Link to Gun Watch and the Video

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Based on the time lapse and the setting sun, I would say that reloading is exceptionally slow.

The gun also seems to have a bit of trigger creep.

 

[danez71]

And the sights are terrible too..

 

[Dean Weingarten]

That is funny!

 

[Double Naught Spy]

And the sights are terrible too..

Sorry, I thought it was one of those natural pointing guns.

 

[danez71]

So.... Tell me about it.

Is it all plastic except for the spring(s) and firing pin?

And, what caliber is it firing?

 

[M-Cameron]

So.... Tell me about it.

Is it all plastic except for the spring(s) and firing pin?

And, what caliber is it firing?

its a firearm printed entirely on a 3D printer.....everything is plastic except for the firing pin, and that is only to comply with US law...

i believe theyve made them chambered in .32acp and .22lr.

 

[Dean Weingarten]

I think it is in .380/ 9X17. The springs are plastic. It has some metal pins/bolts that are hardware store stuff, and the fireing pin is a nail.

 

[clutch]

The support frame made out of 8020 proves he is a real engineer.

 

[Manco]

Based on the time lapse and the setting sun, I would say that reloading is exceptionally slow.

That's probably because the expanded cases dig into the chamber, which somewhat conforms to them, making them difficult to extract.

The gun also seems to have a bit of trigger creep.

Additionally, the trigger and some other parts apparently change color from white to black after four shots.

 

[Aikibiker]

This article from Forbes explains everything: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...with-cheap-3d-printer-fires-nine-shots-video/

For the people that don't have the time to read the article here is a short summary:

This Liberator like all the others I have seen was chambered in .380 ACP. Some of the internal parts failed during firing so they were replaced. Reloading requires a hammer to pound out the spent casing. The only reason they stopped shooting was because it got dark. This version of the Liberator has a rifled barrel. The guy that printed this one out used a much cheaper printer and plastic then Cody Wilson did for the first one.

My thought for distribution of the files legally: Cody Wilson has an FFL and has been selling 3d printed AR-15 lower receivers and 30 round 3d printed AR magazines to make money. Since as an FFL he can access NICS, he could sell actual Liberator pistols to US citizens. He could also perfectly legally include a copy of the plans for the Liberator pistol the customer is buying since the DOS's problem is distribution over the internet to non-US citizens this is a good work around. What the customer does with the plans after he gets them is up to him. Also this new version of th eLiberator seems better the the original, I wonder if Cody Wilson and the guy from the article could work something out.

 

[Willie Sutton]

^^

Or someone else can just host the files for download out of Kazakstan.


Willie


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[Lee308]

Seems like a lot of trouble for a zip gun.

 

[M-Cameron]

Seems like a lot of trouble for a zip gun.

truth be told, it is.......but thats not the point.

the point is to show how pointless most firearms laws actually are...

3D printers arent going away, and the technology gets better and cheaper every day....

and while this gun is little more than a zip gun, it wont be long before technology improves enough to the point that an average person can print something pretty decent.

now making a gun has always been legal, but unless you have some mechanical aptitutde, you arent going to get anything more than a pipe with a nail in it.......with a 3D printer, it lays the groundwork so even the most mechanical inept can make a decent pistol.

within 10 years, 3D printers are going to be common and cheap enough where just about anyone who wants one will have one, and the technology to print somewhat robust firearms will likely be existent.

 

[MikeJackmin]

I'm honestly impressed that the plastic chamber endured that many shots. I didn't think I'd be seeing that for quite some time.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Additionally, the trigger and some other parts apparently change color from white to black after four shots.

LOL, talk about attention blindness on my part. So the gun fired 9 times, but apparently had at least one parts overhaul in the process.

 

[Aikibiker]

^^

Or someone else can just host the files for download out of Kazakstan.


Willie

Doing that directly would put the creator of this "LulzLiberator" between a rock and a hard palve with regard to ITAR which is not something you want to mess with. Selling ten thousand actual pistols with the plans included spreads that risk quite a bit. Even if he and Cody Wilson were to be arrested there is no way they could possibly be convicted even after the plans end up on file servers in every countr yin the world.

 

[Balrog]

No Jams, so that means its better than most Kimbers.