r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/floydsmoot May 25 '22

Not knowing much about 3D printing, would this gun just confiscated in Winnipeg be totally printed or need to buy parts from the US? How about the barrel?

Winnipeg police seize 3D-printed handgun in drug raid

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/winnipeg-police-seize-3d-printed-handgun-in-drug-raid/ar-AAXIPnG?li=AAggNb9

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u/CanadaGunsMod May 25 '22

The gun shown has a printed lower. The rest of the parts are available without a license in Canada, you wouldn't even need a PAL.

This is why we don't typically allow 3D printing posts here, unless it's a basic accessory. The optics of the whole thing is massively damaging for the sport. 3D printed lowers on cheap printers are garbage that will literally break with shot #1, but good printers can produce lowers that will withstand sustained use.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro May 26 '22

Why are they downvoting you? You always add to the conversation.

Hmm, maybe I am seeing why politics is limited to this cesspool thread.

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u/CanadaGunsMod May 26 '22 edited May 26 '22

I'm the mod, it comes with the territory. That's why I do this under an alt and not my main.

Edit: I'd personally love to have free reign on 3D printed stuff here. Inrange recently had a makers' match that was really cool. I have two printers next to me chugging along all day making various things. You SHOULD be able to print a Glock lower, if you have your RPAL, and call in and register it. That should be 100% within the scope of the license. However, the government (and to a large extent, the general public) doesn't like that and in the interests of keeping us off the news, we're being deliberately limiting on it.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro May 26 '22

I don't disagree.