Project Updates: Halo Magnum and RE-45 Pistols

Here's a quick update on a popular project and an introduction on a new one! We'll be hitting the range soon with these and other projects!

[@booliganshootingsports]

READ BEFORE COMMENTING: Tired of being asked the same questions so I'll pin a comment here: 1. "Why don't you just use an MOS slide to mount the cover?" Because physics. An MOS slide would only attach it at the rear, whereas the majority of the mass of the slide cover is at the front. An MOS slide mounting interface would add nothing to the stability of the slide cover and would only serve to limit the types of slides this can attach to. The solution I've come up with (extended rear plate with a crosspin through both the plate and the cover coupled with a steel front sight sandwiching the cover between it and the slide) should be incredibly sturdy, but that's part of what we're testing. 2. "Make it in .50 GI/10mm/375SIG/etc" Large caliber printed Glock frames aren't yet up to my standards of safety and reliability. When they are able to be printed safely, then we can look at larger calibers. 3. "Make it in a SIG 320/Hi Point/CZ75/etc." I'm tired of being told by people that the SIG is the better option since you don't need an FFL to buy a grip module. Yet they're forgetting that you need an FFL to buy the FCU in the first place, defeating the whole purpose. You're printing the frame anyways, what benefit is there to having a separate internal component that's serialized? There really is no benefit other than ease of printing and selling grip modules which, gasp, I have ZERO interest in doing. I don't sell printed objects, I design things and you print them yourself. Which leads me to: 4. "I don't have a printer but you should make me one." So buy a 3D printer. The printer capable of making this costs under $200. Someone making and selling these is committing a federal felony most likely, and if they have an FFL and are selling them serialized as an 07 manufacturer, they are probably charging you more than $200. Which is why you make it yourself. That covers the 4 most common questions I'm getting on this project. Read this before commenting please.

[@bearlylegal1737]

Not sure if this is something you'd be interested in, but a lot of 3D printing channels have been casting prints in brass, could be a cheap way to prototype a comp that won't explode and melt immediately.

[@PeculiarTendencies]

Thanks for the clarity, was just about to ask if there was a legal avenue you (you specifically) could pursue to sell them. I'm surprised you don't have an interest in selling them as I am sure there is a market, but at the end of the day that's your life and interests lol. EDIT: Also you've done a really good job on this. Nice work!

[@booliganshootingsports]

@@PeculiarTendencies yeah, it really comes down to this being a side hobby for me. I’m already very well employed and have zero interest in starting a retail operation, especially one requiring an FFL, with copyright questions, and with frequent government interference, lol.

[@ryanhartley5737]

@@booliganshootingsports I am just curious, as I am thinking of getting into 3D printing for the intent of manufacture of accessories and general firearm prototyping, if you could elaborate a little on why the large frames are not up to safety standards. Is it to do with recoil energy vs. strength of the medium you're printing in, or are there other factors you are concerned with? Just interested in picking your brain a little. Thanks!

[@booliganshootingsports]

@@ryanhartley5737 it’s mainly that. Because of the necessary frame geometry, you are limited in how much you can bulk up the frame to accommodate material deficiencies. There are designs in progress though.

[@TheButterAnvil]

Literally going to buy a g19 just for this. Fantastic

[@booliganshootingsports]

Best part is that you won't need to. You print the "firearm" and just install parts. So no need to buy the whole gun first.

[@TheButterAnvil]

@@booliganshootingsports so hyped

[@xSP3CTREx]

Next stage 3D print spring jigs and mags etc. try as self-built as possible. I'm checking out metal-working equipment to cut out the middle man lol

[@luckystranger4312]

Same

[@booliganshootingsports]

@@xSP3CTREx that’s easy stuff, we’re already doing that.

[@bl00dh4nd5]

I think Jeff Goldblum would approve. Absolutely loved the re-45, favorite gun of Titanfall 1-2

[@Shep01]

Noticed that too quite funny

[@tylerbowman1505]

Titanfall first. All for the 6-4!

[@somerandommen]

Fr that shit with the Kraber was the best load-out to make people angry.

[@arp2303]

Hell yeah, that with the Volt

[@somerandommen]

@@arp2303 I could never learn the Volt

[@sixtofive]

I like where these are going! I'm partial to the Halo Magnum, but they're both turning into awesome looking projects. You can never make things 100% safe, so you might as well make them 100% fun!

[@RustyShackleford556]

No fucking way! Titanfall is my single favorite game in existence and never did I think that any weapon from the game would ever be replicated as a real firearm, mainly because of its relatively small and niche community. Might buy a Glock just for these prints.

[@Didymus-vz6uy]

It's a Springfield XD for the RE45, not a glock

[@AKGirthQuake]

Springfield Xd buddy, you get a glock for this build you might have some problems haha

[@corvusdesign1230]

@@AKGirthQuake However, a glock would probably be a good base for the Smart Pistol

[@RavenDrakearud]

"This is just a range toy. No one is gonna carry this." Fucking. Watch me.

[@Blazzes1001]

The reason that nobody makes pistols with the sick cutlass hand and trigger guard like halo is that it would count as a forward grip, thus, making it an NFA regulated SBR. THANK YOU ATF FOR DESTROYING MY SCI-FI DREAMS!

[@booliganshootingsports]

That’s… not true at all. A trigger guard is a trigger guard and a vertical grip is a vertical grip.

[@Blazzes1001]

@@booliganshootingsports A trigger guard that extends down the length of a pistol grip may have the length to be considered one by an organization bent on exerting arbitrary authority

[@booliganshootingsports]

The design and marketed use of any part of a gun is taken into account when interpreting its intended purpose. It’s a trigger guard. It’s shown and used and advertised exclusively as a trigger guard. It wouldn’t even work as a vertical grip as there isn’t room for both your support hand and your trigger finger. It’s completely a nonissue.

[@Blazzes1001]

@@booliganshootingsports thanks for the information

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

You are amazing. Love seeing someone just run with things like this. Your rough prototypes are wet dreams

[@Trigger444x]

Halo Magnum is a dream come true, as a Halo fan since 2001! There's also several canonical variants on the design to work from. The Halo 3 ODST variant would be pretty snazzy. I'm pretty sure at least one gun maker has custom machined a Halo Magnum before, which you could probably order for thousands of dollars and a lot of paperwork. But what a time to be alive, when tech allows things like this to be 3D printed at home. It's mind blowing! From a purely educational and informational perspective, of course!

[@herbderbler1585]

That Magnum is the kind of thing I would love to send back in a time machine to my 20-year-ago self. It's no less cool now, but back then the idea that you want a fully functional Halo pistol so you just design and print it yourself, that would have absolutely blown my mind.

[@MrDmthomp32]

Both of these look fantastic from a design perspective. I can’t wait to see how the G19 functions with the overlay of a plastic cover. That will be interesting for sure! Your confidence in CAD is really starting to showcase your creativity!

[@burialgoods]

Super stoked for that Halo magnum

[@andrewlopez6195]

I like that you addressed the trigger guard and the fact that you do want to keep the gun game accurate. Like you said its a range toy, if you own this gun you know to be more cautious with its operation. Just like power tools, you mess around or don’t understand the operation and you can get seriously hurt. Great build and great channel.

[@rosshall8067]

This is so freaking cool dude. Keep up the effort, like seriously this brought a smile to my face.

[@daltronium_4781]

I can’t believe how amazing the CE magnum looks, I’m in love

[@Aye_Aye_ron_e]

That RE45 is super interesting and looks great. Very curious about the 3D printed compensator reliability. Keep up the innovation!

[@H_00_K-IA]

This frames are both amazing! The little and the bigger details in the hanguards, in case of Magnum in the slide... This is an outstanding job Sir and I hope, as probably everyone who saw what you can do up to this point, that you'll surprise us with more of what you'll unleash! Have a good day/night. Just on little thing for the sake of my insanity, Titanfall 2 came out in 2016 and that's when Ryan Lastimosa (3D Art Director for Respawn Entertainment) presented automatic pistol RE-45 as a secondary weapon for Pilots (well, it was also in the game of Titanfall 1 as RE-45 Autopistol... but guess we won't need to worry about that one in any conceivable future). The latest model was implemented to APEX Legends in 2019 and made by Corwin Paradinha, with major adjustments to frame, slide and the sights. They are significantly different, however there are three parts which are present in both models: -the big muffler/recoil compensator thingy in the front, -mounted holographic sights, -extended magazine. Guess I'm gonna stop myself here. Edit: Also please take a look at Hammond P2016 frame from TF2 or P2020 from Apex, both are worth considering. Or I'm just talking for myself cause those were always my favourite.

[@lucasblanchard47]

I play a lot of Destiny 2, and seeing your projects makes me want to see a Destiny 2 sidearm pistol build. A couple that come to mind are “18 Kelvins” and “Buzzard” (mainly because they already look like customized Glock style pistols) I’ve also seen a “Dead Man Walking” kit for Airsoft replicas. Not sure how it would hold up on a real pistol though. Keep up the great work, much love from Texas!

[@Chwarzerd]

Seeing a punching out or travelers chosen would be cool too

[@lucasblanchard47]

@@Chwarzerd yeah!

[@eddiemoons2906]

That RE-45 is so dope! Excited to see if that compensator holds up…

[@BMUU666]

Def all about the Magnum! Altho I am biased, as I don’t play Apex or Titanfall. And have been playing Halo since CE first came out, and played on PC. It looks GREAT. Can’t wait to try the final render. Also, your work on the comp on the RE-45 sounds solid. I think people will really like that it’s easily replaceable. Only failure I could think of for the comp (so long as there’s no impact related failure) would be just it getting worn down from heat/gases/heavy charged rounds overtime. I know from experience that comps (or other muzzle devices) can get wicked hot (like burn thru canvas or gun cases hot). But making something easily replaceable I think is the most logical way to go about being able to balance both function & form.

[@jobarton3734]

That comp would be a good reply to the boomer idea of “can’t shoot semi handguns while pressed against somebody”

[@marcusborderlands6177]

There are products out there called stand off devices for handguns that solve that exact problem.

[@bobbieboone1804]

Halo mag all the way I have literally had dreams of that being a real gun. Thank you for making my dreams come true

[@FBobby]

I would totally carry that with a custom Kydek rig. :) Btw. LOVE the Doc Holliday quote in the background.

[@mynameisnotlarry7149]

Love what you're doing. The world needs more "just for fun" guns.

[@jimmyhoffa2816]

Gotta compliment the pillows there lol.

[@booliganshootingsports]

Life, uh, finds a way.

[@AmattEUR]

@@booliganshootingsports must go faster

[@Yrocsrelles]

The comp is so damn cool! I'd love to see one/make one that can be attached to the rails underneath

[@feraligatorade99]

Holy shit I asked for an RE45 on your last video Absolute madlad

[@booliganshootingsports]

Yep, pretty sure your comment was the inspiration for that project.

[@feraligatorade99]

@@booliganshootingsports as soon as I can find a parts kit, definitely printing this!

[@beaudinpinard2431]

I like how the end of the muzzle sticks like it’s wearing a costume

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

Wish you would have done the halo job based on a G21 frame

[@booliganshootingsports]

We don't have safe and reliable 3D printed G21 frames yet.

[@JustAnotherPaddy]

@@booliganshootingsports good lord I’d donate mine for the endeavor and even commission the work. The aftermarket gives ZERO love for the G21. I’d love to the the G21 get the ‘Oblivion’ Tom Cruse sidearm makeover as well

[@TheRealWilliamWhite]

@@booliganshootingsports is anyone working on one?

[@AviationJeremy]

Definitely interested in the magnum, but the integrated compensator/stand-off device on the RE45 is a very cool touch.

[@WickedCrispy]

For extra extra extra strength you could maybe get a milled slide for an RMR and have the top cover fit down into it internally with a couple screws to hold it there, too, maybe.

[@danoid7998]

That halo magnum is so sick. Id gladly pay you for an stl file lol

[@junqalope]

Keep up the good work. These are great!

[@Cryzk_]

Open carry the magnum to assert dominance but you gotta do it while cosplaying as 117

[@Just-the-Gameplay]

that windows ding at 1:06 gave me PTSD

[@Triple259772]

Damn I kinda want a version with the extra trigger guard so I can carry it. I really like the super long beaver tail

[@FORDboy357]

If you continue development on the RE9 (and subsequently the RE45) and get comfortable with the platform, I would LOVE to have a big chungus frame for my XDM 10mm

[@CaptainPantys]

Jeff Goldbloum and a Halo Magnum? New favorite channel lol

[@SuperFirstL]

I'm going to correct you mainly for facts. The RE-45 came first to Titanfall then moved on to titanfall 2 and Apex legends in that same order the games were made. Other than that they both look spot on and I can't choose as I'm a major fan of both. 10/10

[@booliganshootingsports]

Yeah, I got my timelines mixed up.

[@kingmasterlord]

Designs are looking good, things are really going to get crazy once we start looking at Mass Effect weapons

[@mrowoofers101]

The Halo Magnum is stunning enough. But a REEEEE-45? I am getting vibes where the odds are in our favor.

[@kcscustom9759]

This is so sweet lol I love halo It was the first game I really got into when I was younger.

[@everready19373]

That pillow is disturbing.....

[@booliganshootingsports]

Jeff Goldblum pillow reminds us all every day that life, uh, finds a way.

[@MrEagle981]

Booligan, there has been a lot of talk about the balance between safety and visual accuracy around the trigger guard situation with the Magnum, and I had a thought last night. What if you had a piece that was pinned to the front of the hand guard and can pivot into/out of position under the trigger, which would allow for users to have a normal trigger guard or full-visual-accuracy all in one frame design. Just food for thought. Really hoping to build one of these someday!

[@billsummy2412]

WOW ... AWESOME 😀😀😀😀

[@ab5olut3zero95]

For your RE45, you may consider using an extended barrel and have the ‘comp’ just be for looks IOT avoid the blast destroying the comp. you’ll have to figure out the channel for the barrel movement up/down during cycling, but that should be easy to print or even mill around.

[@booliganshootingsports]

Yep, that’s one of my backup plans

[@AdaSoom]

This is honestly amazing work keep it up. Also if you wanna do more guns from video games you gotta do Dvas pistol from overwatch next.

[@Dennis-wd8np]

Was gonna print a basic glock frame but now I need it all

[@meateryeeter9021]

bolt look really cool but definitely like the re-9 without the compensator more for some reason

[@noodelnecropolis7609]

Imagine robbing a bank and someone who conceal carries pulls out the halo magnum

[@kriss3401]

What I'd love to see would be a body kit for something like the hemlok

[@bradleykurtz2605]

"Carry conceal" *shuffles uncomfortably*

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Man that halo glock looks like a whole lot of fun to shoot

[@comeoutandpla]

Halo, mainly because my frames are needing the slide covers 😆. Both are great designs. Thanks again for doing these remixes/reimaginings

[@картошка-т5э]

Small correction, apex legends came after both titanfall 1 and 2 awesome gun though, looking forward to printing one

[@booliganshootingsports]

Ah, figured that was backwards

[@keymind117]

"And later on from Titanfall" HOOOOLD up there bucko! Titanfall came first.

[@booliganshootingsports]

My brain is full of useless knowledge and my game release dates get mixed up sometimes 😉

[@Eluderatnight]

The trigger guard is the same as swiss winter rifle style for gloves.

[@punxride024]

Magnum is sick but there should definitely be a remix with a normal trigger guard. Or even both

[@ft.grantclan8555]

Really interested in your work, thank you for sharing btw.

[@kreeper4207]

Would love the re9 for the g19

[@ladieszmahn2183]

Love the stuff man great work. A few buds of mine are working on a battle rifle. Would love to brain storm with you to see what you think.

[@killgriffin]

Man I gotta get a 3d printer, that Halo magnum looks sweet. Not really something you can 3d print, but I wish there was a way to get Wesker's Samurai Edge frame for the Beretta 92, it's a sexy looking gun.

[@vamthedestroyer]

You could even extend a little ramp beneath that trigger. Think; an AR-15 grip with the one finger groove. I don’t think it would diminish the aesthetic, but it should shut those people up.

[@death31313]

Really cool, how difficult would it be to convert the files for the magnum frame to large frame specs. It would be amazing to put a .50 GI slide on that thing.

[@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly]

I love both Halo and Titanfall but I'm definitely going to have to go with the M6 Magnum.

[@jburgmedia]

The new version looks bad ass

[@mr.nobody5109]

Nice work,very beauty

[@micahdixson7764]

Halo magnum is purely awesome

[@justinreed4733]

Can you go over your splicer settings and what filament you're using?

[@rogerharrington2584]

Need to make some futuristic style 1911’s or add on’s like the RE45.

[@TheRealWilliamWhite]

3011 IvantheTroll

[@kevinroberts781]

On the halo pistol, add 3-4 2 inch spikes on that hand guard. OR make the front of it a sharp blade 4 inches long.

[@feraligatorade99]

Could you put a rail (glock or picatinny) on the magnum lower and then attach the front shroud to that? It would probably be more accurate to the in game magnum, because the front part doesn't move with the slide. No idea how stable it would be though.

[@clarkneedsaweapon]

Very very cool man 🥃🍻

[@Senator-Wary]

I want to build an RE-45 based on a block 80% kit mostly try to nail down the colors and some of the general shape I'll call it the RE-9 (since it'll be 9mm)

[@THEZPCIPROJDCECT]

Any idea if this would be doable with resin printing? I know that some printers can use industrial resin that is made to be used for high stress sports. Also are you just using normal filament or something special?

[@brodyscarlett5527]

That's a cool range toy

[@thebbqbandito2868]

Can’t wait for the Bolter from Warhammer 40k

[@SuperGorillaGlue]

you ever thought about integrating the meprolight bullseye front sight into the halo pistol?

[@stephenpolaski663]

Unnecessary bulk but i get it, doing it for fun, its a halo icon. For the front grip, if you extend it down maybe a half inch or even 3/4 just the front half of the grip you could put the grip gaurd down lower to fit your hand, down side is it would only accepted exstended mags.

[@machinedragonnero7740]

My personal favorite is going to have to go to the re9 I definitely would love to have guns like that especially some custom modelones

[@fablethefox]

I really want that halo magnum frame

[@kansaspartan7625]

Can you design the halo pistol frame around the Glock 21? That way we can put the guncrafter industries .50 gi slides? Making it just that much closer to the in game gun lol

[@micahdixson7764]

I also like the other Im not as familiar with the games but its certainly a piece I would love to have.

[@feraligatorade99]

What if you could chamber the magnum in 50GI

[@scottdpugnificent]

I think that frame size also works with 10mm and 45acp so i concur.

[@giovannicarrasco147]

For the RE 45 you should have gotten an FN tactical as base. Iron sights resemble the 45 already.

[@400zombienation]

The re45 looks great! Smart pistol next?

[@Uncleprepper1]

The RE-9 hands down!

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

Check out the Steyr M9, it has a lower profile barrel and would look really slick as the halo magnum

[@a1phamalestud]

Hell yeah RE45 is 🔥

[@Bl4ckD0g]

As I like both Halo and Titanfall, I want em both, but I'll always be partial to the Magnum.

[@justinbellio2285]

what about adding a steel liner through the compensator To protect from an overpressure event

[@dillonrios4391]

I want one in 50 g.i. 🤩

[@randylee5925]

Should try it with a G17 full size pistol would be sick Halo magnum in a G17

[@winosur1349]

Would love to see a halo ODST version

[@zakarytinkle8012]

Could you make the “silver ghost” Resident Evil 4 handgun? That would be sweet. Damn near impossible though I think.

[@axelkusanagi4139]

What would be closest to the Seburo Pistol from Ghost in the Shell?

[@CaptainGrief66]

Finally a good reason to buy a Glock, awesome work man

[@robbiewood68]

I haven't seen an answer anywhere here or your other social media options, so sorry if you have addressed it. Given that you are using the front sight both as a mounting point and a sight, is there anyway to have a cutout near the back of the slide to have the adjustable rear sights visible?

[@booliganshootingsports]

It would reduce the structural integrity, and they’d be completely the wrong height. It has an integrated rear sight notch.

[@Coyote-6]

"From Apex Legends, and later from Titanfall." Blasphemy!

[@CP_BlessedDad]

I'm more a fan of the Halo magnum. What do you think of a Glock 40 variant in 10mm?