Scrap metal weapons manufacturing (Queensland, Australia)

“While the search of a Mount Nathan property allegedly uncovered a domestically made shotgun and pistol, seven domestically made firearm barrels, plans and items used to manufacture firearms, as well as ammunition.

The investigation was brought to QPS attention by the Australian Border Force, which identified items of interest being imported through air and sea cargo between 2018 and 2023. A 72-year-old Mount Nathan man has been charged with one count each of unlawfully possessing Category H weapons and manufacturing Category H weapons whilst not licenced (handgun). “- Queensland Police

Year of Sauna for Tech Entrepreneur and Family Man who ran Massive FGC-9 Factory

“Calculated, a gun was printed per week, which means that at least 17 guns could have been completed, the prosecutor estimates.

Veikka Joki-Erkkilä has a serious criminal past. He has received several suspended prison sentences for financial crimes.

In addition to the suspended sentence, he has been sentenced to several hundred hours of community service. One absolute verdict has come. That too was taken care of by community service.

In the case, three others were charged with, among other things, firearm crimes and aiding and abetting them. Charges against one were dismissed. Two men were sentenced to 70 fines of six euros per day.” IS

9mm Glock

A copy of a Glock lovingly hammered together from sheet steel which was seized by police in the Philippines in March.

Homemade firearms seized in New Zealand

A selection of homemade firearms recently seized by police in New Zealand including a box tube M11 SMG copy and a paltik style shotgun.

MK3 DIY Sheet Metal Auto Pistol (Myanmar)

A copy of the MK3 DIY Sheet Metal Self-loading Pistol manufactured by Myanmar PDF.

Improvised MAC-11 SMG (Brazil)

A homemade box tube type MAC copy seized in Brazil. It was apparently in the process of being sold for 5000 Brazilian Real (Around $1000 USD).

Production of the FGC-9 rifle led by SSTF Youths (Myanmar)

“KMN (Mizzima). Sagaing Division The head of the SSTF told Mizzima that five young members of the Salingyi Special Task Force, based in Sallingyi Township, were able to successfully manufacture the FGC 9 long gun. FGC 9, MK II – Stingray edition is a semi-auto gun that can shoot around 100 meters and uses 9mm ammunition. The head of the SSTF said that technicians are needed to continue producing advanced guns, and knowledgeable people are needed for the revolution.”

7.62×39 Semi Auto Carbine made from a Paintball Marker

Here’s a very tidy gun sent in by a reader. It is an entirely homebuilt straight blow-back semi-auto carbine in 7.62×39 (firing from a closed bolt) using a common model of paintball marker for the body and trigger group. Apparently it was originally posted in a thread on a now defunct European firearms forum.

The write-up was as follows:

“straight blowback, and quite heavy because of the additional weight added to the bolt, attached above the actual bolt, in the separate tube above, which houses the springs required to return the assembly while the lower tube houses the bolt and firing pin and its spring assembly. Unfortunately, smoothbore.

It was a Professor Parabellum design, adapted to the magazine and ammunition that was available. Fired twice from vice so far, operating as expected”

Bolt details:

The gun uses unmodified AK magazines:

Below is the original ‘BT Delta’ MP5 style model of paintball marker the gun utilized:

Here’s a similar pistol based on the same plans posted a couple of years back.

Expedient SMG (NSW Police)

An expedient SMG seized by NSW Police after a recent drug related raid.

The Tuk Tuk Warrior

10″ barrel 12 gauge side-by-side made in Thailand. Apparently the asking price was $350.