Homemade MAC-10

Extension spring zip-shotgun

Currently the most prolific locally made shotgun design being seized in Brazil. Someone out there, or some group of people is churning out hundreds of these things.

Cartel grenade launcher factory raided

An illicit armaments factory which was raided by the Mexican army back in January. The operators were producing 40mm grenade launchers as well as grenades designed to be dropped from drones, the use of which are becoming more frequent.

Nigerian made pistol

Local single-shot pattern. Like the Indians, Nigerians also like chambering these things in anti-wrist calibers.

Homemade submachine guns seized (Chile)

Various homemade submachine guns seized from a gun maker in Chile last year.

ALERT – Privately Manufactured Firearms Numbers Rising in Alberta

Think Before You Print is a new Alberta Government initiative to raise awareness of the dangers of 3D Printed Firearms. Nearly 100 3D-printed firearms, handguns, and rifles were seized by ALERT as part of Project Reproduction. The Canada-wide investigation was being led by Quebec’s integrated team against firearms trafficking, known as EILTA.

Evidencia

Welded together bicycle frame parts turned into 12 gauge shotguns and The Devil’s Plant.

.380 Subguns

Bits of steel tubing welded together into pocket STENs and sold on the black market. It looks like these come with two mags each.

12g pipe revolver (Brazil)

Most likely comes with some issues as evident from the cartridge on the right.

The FGC-9 is about to get a whole lot easier to build

The ‘Nutty 9’ is an ingenious new and improved bolt design for the FGC-9 which consists of nothing more than four nuts and two bolts screwed into a printed connector piece. The only thing left for you to do is simply drill a hole for the firing pin, which could even be done with an old egg-beater drill. A handy printable jig is even included to stick your drill through so there is no measuring or anything else involved. Any kid in the world can now make an effective 9mm carbine, currently being used in war zones, quietly from the comfort of their bedroom.