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The Gun Markets of Pakistan with Suroosh Alvi

Name: The Gun Markets of Pakistan with Suroosh Alvi
Description: A VICE report from 2011 in which Suroosh Alvi revisits the gun markets in Pakistan's tribal areas, a stronghold of the Taliban. It shows weapons being made and sold by hand and a country described as a powder keg.

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HN uses it as a visual reference for hand-built firearms and craft gunsmithing, especially in threads on 3D-printed and home-made guns.

A VICE report from 2011 in which Suroosh Alvi revisits the gun markets in Pakistan's tribal areas, a stronghold of the Taliban. It shows weapons being made and sold by hand and a country described as a powder keg.

“VICE video from 2011 on the same gun markets of Pakistan, I started following VICE after I saw that video.” (HN, 2020)

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@sumedh Sep 2020 Recommends

on HN thread The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass

VICE video from 2011 on the same gun markets of Pakistan, I started following VICE after I saw that video. [this video]

Documentary on Pakistan gun markets that led commenter to follow VICE

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@kelvin0 Oct 2014 Cites it

on HN thread The $1,200 Machine That Lets Anyone Make a Metal Gun at Home

Don't even need a CNC machine (or any hi tech device) to build lethal automatic weapons: [this video] Craftsmanship, experience and raw materials only are needed.

Shows hand-built weapons made in Pakistani gun markets

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@jhallenworld Jul 2018 Cites it

on HN thread Americans can legally download 3-D printed guns starting next month

Interesting! There are videos: [this video] [link] Of course firearms were made in pre-industrial times, and it's fascinating to see how: (just how do you chamber a gun accurately by hand?) [link] But how would a technologically savvy first world person do it? These days you can buy a "gunsmithing" lathe for your garage workshop. Check out this video by Shiraz Balolia, CEO of Grizzly Industrial (they sell Chinese made industrial equipment to home shop machinists): [link] I was going to link to Joe Pieczynski's excellent machining videos on how to make an AR-15, but it looks like there are new YouTube guidelines: [link] In any case, the information is widely available (and check out his other videos if you want improve your machining skills).

Shows how guns are made by hand in Pakistan

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