I think that there are fewer parts in a common home firearm (an AR-15, even bolt bolt action firearms) that this applies to, since the most complicated parts are in the bolt carrier group, where mass and density are generally desirable as far as I'm aware. I don't think that there are small arms parts that really benefit significantly from sintering vs machining in terms of weight savings.
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I think that there are fewer parts in a common home firearm (an AR-15, even bolt bolt action firearms) that this applies to, since the most complicated parts are in the bolt carrier group, where mass and density are generally desirable as far as I'm aware. I don't think that there are small arms parts that really benefit significantly from sintering vs machining in terms of weight savings.