Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivqgd9d wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:23 PM

Reply to comment by Donotaskmedontellme in 3D-printed weapons: Interpol and defense experts warn of ‘serious’ evolving threat by mossadnik

I don't know, and I would like to know. I have been researching the topic for quite a long time now, and manufacturing a reliable, consistent quality cased ammo with primer and propellant is very difficult. You can write theory how you can "just do some NC and reload and shoot", but it's far, far from that.

Something that may occasionally go off and shoot a low powered projectile does not count.

Donotaskmedontellme t1_ivqgnf1 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:25 PM

Cased ammo is pretty difficult but only because of the primer. If you don't intend to reload or go any bigger than 5.56 then 3d printed plastic casings are serviceable, but for a muzzle loader there's recipes online for black powder from scratch, and lead can easily be melted into a mold for shot.

Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivqhbbx wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:29 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/reloading/comments/yjht7t/diy_primer_cupping_tool_is_probably_mostly_ready/

https://www.reddit.com/r/reloading/comments/xqjf17/are_there_reasons_why_modern_primer_anvils_are/

I am actually pretty involved in the subject. Also, I won't care about muzzle loaders, they were phased out for obvious reasons and would be of little effect in modern day, melee weapons would likely be better option.

BP does not suit automatic weapons, and it's 1/3 of NC power.

SouthEasternGuy t1_ivsk4rc wrote on November 10, 2022 at 8:12 AM

The gun that killed Shinzou Abe was a muzzle loader so don’t necessarily discount how effective they can be. For posterity reasons, I do not recommend killing anyone at all, ideally no one dies even in self defense but the world isn’t like that. Please use gun knowledge responsibly

Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivtuerp wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:53 PM

Like I stated, assassination is another matter compared to combat or self defense. If you get one shot and miss it, you are essentially going full melee. With automatic gun, you have a lot bigger margin of error.