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  2. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, the U.S.-based group Defense Distributed disclosed plans to design a working plastic gun that could be downloaded and reproduced by anybody with a 3D printer. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The Liberator is a physible , 3D-printable single shot handgun , the first such printable firearm design made widely available online.

  3. Homemade firearm - Wikipedia

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    Under U.S. federal law, the creation of a firearm for non-commercial purposes (i.e., personal use) has, almost without exception, been unlicensed and legal.Since the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, however, anyone intending to manufacture firearms for sale or distribution is required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, and each firearm made is required to bear a unique serial number.

  4. List of 3D-printed weapons and parts - Wikipedia

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    Oceania Defense has made three variations of the 5.56mm/.223 suppressor so far: the 556-45 Samson (an AR-15 suppressor designed to operate on semi auto Short-barreled rifle to 12.5" barrels), 556-SBR (designed for hard use on 10.5" barrel for AR-15 firearms in 5.56mm/.223 ammunition) and 556-45 Suppressor (direct thread on suppressor which ...

  5. Silencer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the ...

  6. Heckler & Koch Mark 23 - Wikipedia

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    It uses a different suppressor (due to 16 x 1mm left handed threading, as opposed to 16 x 1mm right-handed on the MK 23). An even more compact pistol than the USP Tactical for counter-terrorist and special forces use is the HK USP Compact Tactical, which has its own optional LAM. The USP-CT is lighter and is capable of fitting a suppressor ...

  7. MAC-10 - Wikipedia

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    The suppressor, when used with a Nomex cover, creates a place to hold the firearm with the secondary hand, making it easier to control. During the 1970s, the United States placed restrictions on the export of suppressors, and a number of countries canceled their orders as the effectiveness of the MAC-10's suppressor was one of its main selling ...

  8. FGC-9 - Wikipedia

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    The gun's name is an initialism for "Fuck Gun Control", where the "9" refers to its 9mm cartridge. [8] Released with accompanying documentation to aid its production and assembly, as well as the production of suitable ammunition, the FGC-9 is premised on the idea of undermining worldwide gun control.

  9. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    M designates common V threads (like for instance metric threads); Sq designates square threads; Tr designates trapezoidal threads; The shank length is not always the same at the thread length, which is the case if the insert has a threadless portion (sub-shank)