Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed's spokesman and co-founder, the
company behind the project of creating the world's first
printable gun, took the popular printable lower out for a test
to see how many shots it can last. To make it clear, a
3D-printed gun means only the lower receiver is 3D printed. The
lower receiver holds everything together so according to the Gun
Control Act of 1968, it can be regulated as the entire gun
itself. The lower was first developed by Wisconsin-based
engineer and hobbyist Michael Guslick (aka HaveBlue) and
designed for an AR-15 rifle. The file is available for download
over at Thingiverse. The lower was printed on a Connex 3D
printer from Objet in Objet ABS-like material and the print was
completed in less than seven hours. (Images credit: WikiWep)
After completing the build with rest of metal parts, the team
was ready for heading out for a test. The result? The first
string of fire was just one round, which was fired without
incident. The weapon fired, extracted/ejected/returned