chews-your-name t1_ivpmjpw wrote
Can't they print bullets? Guns don't kill people, it's how they fire bullets
CthuluTheGrand t1_ivpxwfp wrote
Gunpowder can be manufactured at home and I'm sure it's not that hard to import empty shells. I'm sure there will be (if it does not already exist) plans for 3D printed shotguns using mad max style ammo that can very easily be made at home.
Far too late to do anything about this. Everything is too available for those that really want to do it.
gh0stwriter88 t1_ivrzxzr wrote
You don't even need bullets... round balls will do.
KRed75 t1_ivs32yb wrote
Guns can easily be made to fire bullets without the case. I made bullets out of lead when I was 8 at a civil war museum. Cartridge ammunition just made things standardized and much easier to fire and reload a weapon.
Departure_Sea t1_ivpthvl wrote
No. Primers (what make the gun go bang) are made by highly delicate manufacturing processes using some real nasty chemicals. There are only a few factories on the world that actually create primers.
Donotaskmedontellme t1_ivpw0hy wrote
No primers in Black Powder muzzle loaders.
Departure_Sea t1_ivpwkiq wrote
You'd be wrong, unless you're talking about flintlocks which haven't been in wide use for 100 years.
Donotaskmedontellme t1_ivpwqcg wrote
How about the gun just used to assassinate a former Japanese Prime Minister? Homemade black powder ignited with a battery.
Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivqh07h wrote
Lol single shot guns don't count. Yes, those can be built from scratch, but they are pretty much as effective as melee weapons.
Black powder does not also suit in automatic weapons, it leaves over 50% solid residue, which will foul the mechanism and cause a jam quickly. It also has 1/3 of power of smokeless propellants. There is formulation called ammonpulver which is based on ammonium nitrate, and is currently being researched as a substitute for NC.
SouthEasternGuy t1_ivskju1 wrote
As effective as melee weapons? Shinzo Abe had no vitals after 10 minutes
If someone is essentially gone that fast, that’s extremely effective as a weapon. It took hours to declare him dead by doctor but he was actually dead the entire time
Shocked the whole world
Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivtu65u wrote
Single shot assassin guns are a totally different animal than combat weapons. The guy could have lodged a diy grenade at Abe, worse yet, do it Middle East style.
ttkciar t1_ivpogfb wrote
> Can't they print bullets?
Not yet, no, but that might change.
The hardest part of making ammunition is the lead azide primers. Their chemistry has to be just right, and they need to be machined to moderate precision.
Advanced-Payment-358 t1_ivqgrtm wrote
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 proudly present. Also, the primer composition used is H-48, that is chlorate based primer. It was used primarily to the 50's, and some countries like soviet bloc used it far beyond that, and it's proven and reliable.
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