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  • Kopsis response is spot on. Handguns are not typically the easy first build you want to start with.

    I know its not as exciting as some of the other builds, but please start with some variant of the harlot. To keep it a bit more exciting, download "BLC Presents the Harlets" which is a mega pack containing all their options. The harlot is largely modular, so in many cases you can mix and match parts to build something unique.

    The reasons you should start with one of these are: They force you to get familiar with 3d2a concepts like working with barrel liner, and printing parts that move against each other. They force you to calibrate your printer. They also have good documentation that covers troubleshooting of all the common issues. And finally, the stakes are lower, both from a financial standpoint (harlot kits start around $20) and from a health standpoint, that if you blow one up in your hand, its much less likely to hurt you than something larger.

    Once you have not just completed building, but testing(Firing!) your harlot, move on to a more complex build. I highly recommend one of Kaewon's builds (Baby Barrett, M4Gery, Wisp, etc) as they are generally all easy to print, assemble, and get working well, and they all look fantastic

    If you're dead set on building a handgun, the YH22 or SY22 are both good options for fully printed builds. You can think of the SY22 as a deluxe version of the YH22... the SY22 is based on the YH22, but with many enhancements made for an overall fantastic build.

    If you haven't already, check out the builds section of my site. You'll likely find something you hadn't seen before that you want to build!

  • Unsure. I believe the outer shell shape should be authentic to a real one, but outside of the pins that hold it together being the same size, I don't have any first hand knowledge that any parts will be compatible, interchangeable, or usable from a real one

  • Goodies

    Jump
  • Figured builders need some fuel ya know

  • My advice is to print something 22. There are multiple established and beta tested fully diy 22 builds. Almost everything by Kaewon (baby barrett, m4gery, etc), or the SY22, or yh22 both went through betas and are fully printable.

    But I'm probably biased. Kits available for all these builds at my username dot com

  • Out of the box, I don't think so..but it uses an AR FCG, so likely possible with some extra work

  • Already available for pre sale, kits will ship when or just before files drop. Link at bottom of op

  • Yes. In the link at bottom of op

  • It works. You need to print it slow and hot, follow best practices

    Every time I tried anything with a liner it blew up. Use the printed rifled barrel. That's what it was designed for

    Id say it leans more on the disposable side. Things like the "hammer" wear out after 75 -100 shots

  • Not a point, but do file the sides, reducing the tip to about 1/2 width leaving a flat front.

    What spring are you using for fire pin?

  • No more so than any other primarily printed build. Kaewon has also iterated on the bolt over time, adding things like the SCS bolt face and breach face and extractor.

    Generally speaking on a build like this, you need to make sure the extractor moves freely, make sure there are no edges of the bolt face that will catch on the upper, file the feed ramp>liner smooth, and i usually knock off any sharp edge in the 12 oclock position that might catch a round while feeding..... basically make sure everything is smooth

    I haven't personally built an ez22, but I've done 6 complete builds of kaewon's designs all of which were loosely based on that bolt