"A man who goes by the name ctrlpew on twitter and Instagram has helped develop what could possibly be the cheapest pistol in existence. After he and a group of other keybase users saw that Hi-Point C9 parts kits were on sale for just $30, they joked about making the world’s cheapest gun ever even cheaper. Ctrlpew decided to borrow a C9 from a friend and got to work picking apart the internals to see how it works. In his words, the design actually lends itself perfectly to being 3D printed.
The Lopoint pistol might actually be better suited to the role of a modern liberator as the total print cost for the frame is $3, combine that with a $30 build kit and you have yourself a $33 print.
Total print time according to ctrlpew takes about 10 hours with a seasoned and skilled printer using an Ender 3 Printer which retails for about $225. Each roll of PLA+ Filament costs about $20. Less experienced printers have reported that the total print time can be up to 20 hours.
One downside to the recent buying up of Hi-Point C9 Parts kits is that they are now inflating in price. Ctrlpew said the first 4 parts kits cost right around $30 and now they are jumping in price on Gunbroker for about $80 to $100."
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/12/09/3d-printed-hi-point/
The Lopoint pistol might actually be better suited to the role of a modern liberator as the total print cost for the frame is $3, combine that with a $30 build kit and you have yourself a $33 print.
Total print time according to ctrlpew takes about 10 hours with a seasoned and skilled printer using an Ender 3 Printer which retails for about $225. Each roll of PLA+ Filament costs about $20. Less experienced printers have reported that the total print time can be up to 20 hours.
One downside to the recent buying up of Hi-Point C9 Parts kits is that they are now inflating in price. Ctrlpew said the first 4 parts kits cost right around $30 and now they are jumping in price on Gunbroker for about $80 to $100."
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/12/09/3d-printed-hi-point/