Ghost Gunner 2 moves AR production to the living room
3D pioneers Defense Distributed has taken gun manufacturing to the next level with the Ghost Gunner 2, a do-it-yourself CNC mill programmed to complete unfinished AR lower receivers. The company introduced the machine last week after spending two years upgrading the technology.
While building a gun at home may appeal to the self-reliant, the Ghost Gunner 2 is also another way for patrons to thumb their nose at government regulators. Referencing language used by a California lawmaker, the machine was designed so laymen could complete “ghost guns,” or unserialized AR rifles, in just a few mouse clicks. The $1,500 set-up includes the mill, mounting jigs, software, instructions and pre-loaded design files.
Although federal law permits unlicensed manufacturing of firearms, unfinished AR lower receivers toe the line. Businesses that sell unfinished lowers, or 80 percent receivers, can do so as long as they’re not pre-drilled, cast or dimpled. However, actually finishing one can be a sensitive issue.
The ATF issued Rul. 2015-1 early last year that said home gunsmiths must use their own tools to manufacture their own firearms. Because of the revision, “you kind of have to own your own equipment,” said Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, in a phone interview with Guns.com. He added that the Ghost Gunner 2 brings the building process down to an individual, consumer level.
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Response to Puha Ekapi (Reply #3)
...who made a very fine AR-15 receiver from a "0% billet" using a Bridgeport mill in his garage. Are they gonna ban these?
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I also know of another who made a very nice AK pattern rifle receiver from....wait for it....a shovel.
I've done 3 with no experience and just watched youtube videos on how to do them. If you do a drop in parts kit then all that is needed is cutting the rails on the receiver and drilling 3 pin holes and then putting the parts together.
If you decide on a match parts kit or buying match parts individually, then every part needs to be hand fit together. Still doable but you will need a lot more specialty tools to finish and it takes a great deal longer. But you get to fit the parts together perfectly and it is much more satisfying to complete one.
Stealth Arms makes a good jig for finishing a receiver by hand (plus a drill). Matrix Precision also makes very good 1911 jigs for finishing a receiver by hand. I have both. The matrix ones are more expensive but make it a lot easier to finish one by hand. There are jigs for using machine shop tools as well but I dont have a milling machine.
search for "mosinvirus" on youtube. He has videos where he makes several 1911's and gives very good step by step instructions
Here is the first one I did.
Thanks for the info. Nice looking pistol too 