Red rocket (shotgun slug)

The Red Rocket is the humorous name youtube user "TAOFLEDERMAUS" Jeff Heeszel [1] gave to a 3D printed %60 solid shotgun projectile, or slug. It was printed using the Solidoodle 3 3-D printer.[2] The slug was created by an American named Tony Griffy.[3] [4]

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 penetrated a 2×12 piece of pine wood, and created a hole in a wire reel.[2]

See also
  • List of notable 3D printed weapons and parts

References
  1. "Terrifying" 3D PRINTED BULLETS - Spoiler: they aren't terrifying! ", youtube user "TAOFLEDERMAUS" Jeff Heeszel , may 19 2013 (
  2. 3-D Printed Shotgun Slugs Blow Away Their Targets, Wired, May 22, 2013. (archive)
  3. 3D Printed 12 Ga Shotgun Slug for taofledermaus, youtube user "ArtisanTony" Tony Griffy, march 24 2013 (
  4. 3D-Printed Bullets Exist, And They're Terrifyingly Easy To Make, huffingtonpost, May 23, 2013. (archive)
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