A loaded 3D-printed handgun has been unearthed by police during a raid on a sophisticated methamphetamine lab in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Police say a man with links to a bikie gang was arrested and is expected to be charged following a Thursday morning swoop on the Mudgeeraba property.

An example of a 3D printed plastic handgun.

"Throughout the bushland we've discovered about 10 different `hidey-holes' with different bits of lab equipment and paraphernalia and what looks like chemicals," Detective Inspector Brendan Smith said.

AAP