2013年2月22日 · The T31 was John Garand's entry in the post-WW2 light rifle program - an innovative but unsuccessful bullpup design.

The T31 is a prototype bullpup automatic rifle designed by John Garand. A light rifle program was initiated in 1945, where a new infantry rifle was to be developed using the new T65 cartridge, which would be developed into the 7.62×51mm NATO bullet.

2010年2月8日 · U.S. RIFLE GARAND T31 “BULLPUP” .30 (T65E1) SN# 2 Manufactured by Springfield Armory, Springfield, Ma. – Limited prototype experimental select-fire weapon shoulder weapon; never went into production. Lightweight, selective full and semiautomatic rifle with an in-line stock in an attempt to reduce recoil. Cyclic rate of fire 600 rpm.

2021年5月8日 · Having developed several dozen versions of the M1 self-loading rifle, the design team of J. Garanda took up a fundamentally new project. Already in 1946, an experimental T31 rifle with a new architecture and a new cartridge was created. American Army soldier with M1 Garand Large self-loading rifle

In his last major project before retiring, John Garand developed the innovative T31. Using the T65 cartridge and having selective fire capability, the T31 project had been suspended by the time of Garand's retirement in 1953. The T31 magazine, however, was retained and eventually used in the T44 program.

2020年4月14日 · John Garand himself designed a prototype that was designated the T31, and Jonathan will now be able to add a section on that rifle!...more. At the same time that the British were working on the...

2022年3月24日 · The T31, for all its innovations, was an experimental rifle that had its fair share of problems to work out. Most significantly, the very large volume of the gas cylinder allowed the muzzle gases a great amount of time and space to cool and deposit carbon.

Garand was eager to maximise the length of the weapon’s barrel and decided to use a bullpup layout. While not weighing less than 7 lbs the T-31 was the lightest of the Light Rifle program weapons weighing 8.7 lbs. The rifle used a gas trap system, similar to Garand’s earlier designs, to …

2015年2月26日 · U.S. Rifle Garand T31 "Bullpup" .30 (T65E1) SN# 2 SPAR917 John Garand may be seen here shouldering his final advanced rifle design, the T31 (T is the initial for TESTING), in the company of Armory engineers and staff.

2011年7月7日 · The T31 rifle development program was begun in March 1947. This weapon, designed by John Garand was a lightweight, selective fully and semi-automatic rifle with an in-line stock.