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.

2021年5月8日 · J. Garanda的设计团队开发了几十个M1型自动装填步枪，从根本上来说是一个新项目。 早在1946年，就已经研制出具有新架构和新弹药筒的实验性T31步枪。 美国陆军士兵使用M1 Garand大型自动装填步枪

2010年2月8日 · 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. Weapon weighs approximately 8.7 lbs. without accessories.

2021年5月8日 · J. Garand demonstrates the second version of the T31 rifle The updated version of the T31 was supposed to receive a completely new automation. Instead of diverting gas from the muzzle into the casing, it was proposed to use a more familiar and well-tested scheme with a gas chamber and a piston of a smaller section.

2020年3月17日 · Garand’s design was dubbed the T31 and it used a bullpup style, featuring a 20-round magazine and selective-fire capability (with a projected 600 rpm cyclic rate). The magazine of the design would be the only part of the T31 to move forward as it became the magazine used in the T44 rifle, that would ultimately become the M14.

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.

2015年2月26日 · It incorporated many advanced features. 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. The stamped serial number 1 seen here on the Garand T1 receiver, the beginning of the gas-operated Garand rifles. Was this page helpful?

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 …

2011年3月27日 · Developed by Remington, Garands already in the field could be converted using a replacement fire control system. You can see the selector switch directly above the trigger. The T31. Everything needs a bullpup variant! An offshoot of the T20E2, the T36 was chambered in .30 T65/7.62x51mm NATO.