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T3E2 Trials .276-Caliber Garand

T3E2 Trials .276-Caliber Garand

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Published on April 1, 2016
Duration: 25:06

This video showcases the T3E2 trials variant of the .276-caliber Garand rifle, a prototype developed for US Army testing in 1932. It details the competition between John Pedersen's toggle-action rifle and John Garand's gas-operated design, both chambered in Pedersen's .276 cartridge and utilizing 10-round en bloc clips. This specific rifle, serial number 15, was one of twenty made for field trials. Although the Garand design was initially favored, General MacArthur's veto of the .276 caliber, due to logistical and economic concerns regarding existing .30-06 ammunition stockpiles, led to the adoption of the .30 caliber M1 Garand. The video highlights this particular .276 caliber T3E2 Garand as a "sweet-handling piece of machinery."

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