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First Print (self.general)

submitted 2 months ago by ncdmatty to c/general

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Looking for recommendations on what would be a good first project. I've got a Bambu X1C so I can print with pretty much any material.

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[–] TheShittinator 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How DIY do you wanna go? Easiest is typically Glocks and M-11/9 builds because the territory's well-tread, most comprehensive total-DIY project is easily the FGC-9 MkII, but you'll be tooling up for ECM, which is a fairly tall upfront cost of time and discipline.

[–] ncdmatty 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Don't need to go crazy on the DIY. I'd really like to build something like the FGC9 but I'm not sure I have the technical know-how in order to do it. Assuming by ECM you mean electrochemical machining, no I don't think I've got the necessary capital or space for such a project.

[–] TheShittinator 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gotcha. In that case: any Glock build if you want a handgun, any M-11/9 build if you want a carbine. You can also do an AR lower, but if you've built a rifle up from a stripped lower before, it's not really any different.

If you want goofy, the Recession Ruger and 3011 are wacky and still surprisingly competent guns.

[–] ncdmatty 2 points 2 months ago

I'm quite interested in building my own PCC so I will look into the M-11/9. Thanks!