3D Printing for Air Gunners ?

[Blackrider]

I know very little about 3D Printing but I find it interesting if only to discover more about its practical usage so I wondered what components could be produced in relationship to aiguns and could we as airgunners benefit from it ?

Synthetic stocks for pistols comes to mind but full length stocks possibly not due to their length unless someone had a very large expensive printer.
However, maybe stock parts on the lines of the AA TDR's could be made ?

Yesterday I read up on how centrepin fishing reels can be made which was interesting !

Any thoughts ?

[Neil54]

The Brocock S6 indexing pawl is made of plastic and is no longer available.

I am sure one could be 3D printed.
I have looked at 3D printers and found there is more to printing than meets the eye.

[Blackrider]

The Brocock S6 indexing pawl is made of plastic and is no longer available.

I am sure one could be 3D printed.
I have looked at 3D printers and found there is more to printing than meets the eye.

Mostly all about plastics, polymers and resins material wise isn't it Neil ?

[Hsing-ee]

On the auction site and elsewhere on the interweb I have seen pistol grips, front sights, and a few other bits like rearsight blanking plates.

Of the various offerings only the blanking plates look OK.

I think unless its a cheap fix then it is better to have a part made from wood, steel, alloy or brass. That resin stuff or whatever it is doesn't really have any aesthetic quality.

[Blackrider]

On the auction site and elsewhere on the interweb I have seen pistol grips, front sights, and a few other bits like rearsight blanking plates.

Of the various offerings only the blanking plates look OK.

I think unless its a cheap fix then it is better to have a part made from wood, steel, alloy or brass. That resin stuff or whatever it is doesn't really have any aesthetic quality.

Yes, I initially thought of pistol grips then I thought off rails and mounts but possibly not, however rotary magazines may work ?

[Hsing-ee]

Yes, I initially thought of pistol grips then I thought off rails and mounts but possibly not, however rotary magazines may work ?

They might, but as I think magazine rifles are barbaric, I would not know!

Seriously though, unless it was a really simple one, probably better to pay for OEM.

[ashf9999]

As it’s all over the Beeb tv news today, Let’s just hope the wording of the proposed bill to make ownership of plans/blueprints (so not just the actual weapon bits, as was previously the case) for 3D-printed guns only encompasses illegal weapons, and they don’t f-up the wording and make legitimate bits for legal airguns an imprisonable offence.

I suspect the multitude of Labour MPs will be instructed to jump on the ban bandwagon, so it better not include legit applications.

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3877

[Blackrider]

As it’s all over the Beeb tv news today, Let’s just hope the wording of the proposed bill to make ownership of plans/blueprints (so not just the actual weapon bits, as was previously the case) for 3D-printed guns only encompasses illegal weapons, and they don’t f-up the wording and make legitimate bits for legal airguns an imprisonable offence.

I suspect the multitude of Labour MPs will be instructed to jump on the ban bandwagon, so it better not include legit applications.

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3877

Good point, thanks for posting !

Read the above and the Beeb article, you're probably correct in saying it will get through and that's the end of that !

[angrybear]

As it’s all over the Beeb tv news today, Let’s just hope the wording of the proposed bill to make ownership of plans/blueprints (so not just the actual weapon bits, as was previously the case) for 3D-printed guns only encompasses illegal weapons, and they don’t f-up the wording and make legitimate bits for legal airguns an imprisonable offence.

I suspect the multitude of Labour MPs will be instructed to jump on the ban bandwagon, so it better not include legit applications.

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3877

Have you previously read the firearms act ?
What you can/cannot make is already quite strict if you're not a RFD.