Red rocket (shotgun slug)
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The Red Rocket is the humorous name youtube user "TAOFLEDERMAUS" Jeff Heeszel [1] gave to a 3D printed %60 solid shotgun projectile, or slug. It was printed using the Solidoodle 3 3-D printer.[2] The slug was created by an American named Tony Griffy.[3] [4]
The printer used to create the bullet retails around $800 as of September 2014, and it took the printer about an hour to produce the slug.[2] ABS thermoplastic material was used in the production of the slug.[2] During testing, the slug penetrated a 2×12 piece of pine wood, and created a hole in a wire reel.[2]
See also[]
- List of notable 3D printed weapons and parts
References[]
- ^ "Terrifying" 3D PRINTED BULLETS - Spoiler: they aren't terrifying! ", youtube user "TAOFLEDERMAUS" Jeff Heeszel , may 19 2013 ([1]
- ^ a b c d 3-D Printed Shotgun Slugs Blow Away Their Targets, Wired, May 22, 2013. (archive)
- ^ 3D Printed 12 Ga Shotgun Slug for taofledermaus, youtube user "ArtisanTony" Tony Griffy, march 24 2013 ([2]
- ^ 3D-Printed Bullets Exist, And They're Terrifyingly Easy To Make, huffingtonpost, May 23, 2013. (archive)
Categories:
- Ammunition
- 3D printed firearms
- Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2013