Semi-automatic gun, almost entirely printed on a 3D printer

Carpenter from West Virginia, hiding under the pseudonym Derwood, presented to the public "95%" printed on a 3D printer semi-automatic pistol, named Shuty-MP1. In the gun there are some simple metal parts - for example, springs, striker head, barrel. Everything else is printed on a PLA Fusion F306 printer .


Battle check
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Creating and debugging the project took the carpenter almost a year. The very first version contained much more metal parts that needed to be machined and welded together. Derwood, on the other hand, was striving for such a version of the pistol, which, according to him, "anyone could have made."



Derwood belongs to a group of FOSSCAD enthusiasts who are keen to popularize 3D printers by uploading 3D models of various devices to the network. There are no Shuty-MP1 print files on the network yet.


Assembling weapons

While the model is not yet perfect - the author said that after about 18 shots, the plastic around the barrel begins to melt if it is not specifically cooled.

US law allows anyone to make firearms on their own - a license is required only for sale or transportation.

The story of 3d-print weapons began in 2013, when another famous free-arms enthusiast, Cody Wilson, printed the world's first plastic pistol, the Liberator . Wilson is the founder of the Defense Distributed group. In particular, this company became famous for the release of the notorious automatic milling machine, the main purpose of which is the manufacture of the receiver - the most complex part of the AR-15 rifle.