Red rocket (shotgun slug)
The Red Rocket is a 3D printed solid shotgun projectile, or slug.[1] made public around May 2013.[1] It was printed using the Solidoodle 3 3-D printer.[2] The slug was created by an American named Jeff Heeszel.[3]
The printer used to create the bullet retails around $800 as of September 2014, and it took the printer about an hour to produce the slug.[2] ABS thermoplastic material was used in the production of the slug.[2] During testing, the slug fired from a Mossberg 590 shotgun,[1] penetrated a 2×12 piece of pine wood, and created a hole in a wire reel.[2]
It is considered as the first 3D printed bullet, according to the creator each plastic slug was 3D-printed but a small lead shot was then added to give the bullet weight and enable it to travel and pierce the target.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Is this the first 3D-printed BULLET?, DailyMail, May 22, 2013. (archive)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 3-D Printed Shotgun Slugs Blow Away Their Targets, Wired, May 22, 2013. (archive)
- ↑ 3D-Printed Bullets Exist, And They're Terrifyingly Easy To Make, huffingtonpost, May 23, 2013. (archive)
