3D Imura Hybrid Revolver 2.0 printed, Test Firing Soon

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- An Imura revolver, 2.0 has been designed by that intrepid 3D engineering designer, Wayfairy. He had to redesign the system, but the prints have been done and the prototype has passed the basic, non-firing function tests. From 3dprint.com:

One particular member of the community, known as ‘Wayfairy,’ has taken a particular interest in the Imura story. In fact he has set out to create a 3D printable gun honoring the incarcerated gun manufacturer, called the ‘Imura Pistol.’ Basically what he has done is take the original .38-caliber Zig-Zag revolver that had led to Imura’s arrest and revised it, making several key changes, designing a new gun from the ground up.

The major question is whether it will withstand the tensile forces that tend to separate the cylinder from the barrel and drive the case to the rear.

As you can see, the design is a hybrid, using metal tubing and 3D printing, that takes advantage of some of the best of both materials and technologies.

The gun itself uses .22 long rifle ammunition, and a .225″ ID 316 or 308 stainless tubing from McMaster. As for its appearance, …read more

Source:: AmmoLand