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A suppressor has no moving parts and serves only to baffle the expanding gas and reduce noise. It experiences relatively low heat and gas pressure. The components of a firearm have far tighter tolerances and must withstand significantly higher levels of pressure and heat. It's not even close to the same thing.


People have been building guns for hundreds of years with far inferior tools.


This technology is used to print engine parts for F1 car racing - http://www.eos.info/en/products/systems-equipment/metal-lase...

And it is only going to get cheaper - http://reprap.org/wiki/MetalicaRap




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