ARMED FORCES: The New Rifle
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Old Faithful. The observers at Aberdeen last week saw a much more rugged weapon in the new U.S. automatic. But it will be a long time before G.I.s get their hands on one. Cocking an eye at the British, who want to make their new piece the standard weapon for NATO armies, the Army announced that it would stick to its faithful old Garand for the time being. The U.S. has shipped huge numbers of Garands overseas, stocked warehouses with billions of rounds of ammunition. Its factories are tooled up and ready for mass production. The hard fact, said the Army, is that there is not enough time or money to retool and start all over again from scratch.
*In two models: the T-44, with the Garand's bolt action and receiver; the T-47, with the BAR'S.
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