Reply to post: Re: How about weapons designed for 3D printing?

If you think 3D printing is just firing blanks, just you wait

Nigel 11

Re: How about weapons designed for 3D printing?

I think the question is why try to make a gun barrel out of printed plastic, when machined metal is so much better (ie, so much less likely to blow the shooter's hand or face off, to say nothing of having rifling that's still there after the first shot).

I'm trying to think of any advantages a 3-D printer might give for the construction of bows or crossbows, but I can't think of any..

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