7-29-18 Garand Picture of the Day - Gas trap

[Mark in Rochester]

Date taken: November 1938

Photographer: William Vandivert

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[Sarge1998]

Pic #2 his eyes are closed.

[browningautorifle]

Pic #2 his eyes are closed.

Quite the flinch...

[Bob Seijas]

That is probably a 4-digit rifle no higher than about 6000

[Allen Humphrey]

surprising amount of gas blowing back. Bolt is fully back I battery and the brass is only about 8" away from the chamber in mid air.

[browningautorifle]

surprising amount of gas blowing back.

I saw that too and wondered if that's characteristic of a gastrap...not having seen one firing... There's one at 2:43 firing and no signature like that. Again at 4:06.

[CINDERS]

Not sure I would like to fire the weapon like that in #1 either way its gunna hit your collar bone, probably get a good smack in the nose by the thumb as well.

[RCS]

Serial number 2126 was Canfield's gas trap, I believe the gas trap that was shooting is one of the new manufactured front end kits, which are made identical to the original

[browningautorifle]

I believe the gas trap that was shooting is one of the new manufactured front end kits

Yes, I'll bet. Can't see anyone shooting his original. Not when you see the one in the book by Pyle...destroyed because of a round firing pin I think it was.

[RCS]

Billy Pyle has had "gas trap" shooters at his personal range in Texas, every year they have a gas trap match. He told me they use LC 69 30 cal M2 ball. They
change out the firing pins to the later type and replace the keystone springs. All gas trap rifles are original not new reproduction. There is even a special gage
used to make sure the muzzle plug is in correct alignment with the bore. I understand they had another original gas trap shooter that just surfaced