Ebalosus 
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...except that nigh all the modern designs take that into account, and things like material strength and heat tolerances are noted in the development phase. All the pressure-bearing parts are metal, and the high-use parts are either reinforced or a printed in materials like Zytoel.
The idea that you need metal printers to produce viable firearms is a complete meme, and will cause the likes of Ivan or Ctrl-Pew or JRod to roll their eyes at you.
Remember, if a plastic part breaks on a 3DP firearm, it only costs a couple of dollars worth of plastic (if that) to replace it. With a 3DP metal part breaks, it’s in the hundreds of dollars mark.
Build commie blocks!
...except that nigh all the modern designs take that into account, and things like material strength and heat tolerances are noted in the development phase. All the pressure-bearing parts are metal, and the high-use parts are either reinforced or a printed in materials like Zyt
The idea that you need metal printers to produce viable firearms is a complete meme, and will cause the likes of Ivan or Ctrl-Pew or JRod to roll their eyes at you.
Remember, if a plastic part breaks on a 3DP firearm, it only costs a couple of dollars worth of plastic (if that) to replace it. With a 3DP metal part breaks, it’s in the hundreds of dollars mark.