6 . ▁ ▁Further ▁tests ▁by ▁the ▁SR B ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁which ▁included ▁rif le ▁designs ▁by ▁Brow ning , ▁Col t – B row ning , ▁Gar and , ▁H ole k , ▁Ped ers en , ▁Rhein met all , ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁an ▁incomplete ▁one ▁by ▁White , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁recommendation ▁that ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁( dro pped ) ▁. 3 0 ▁gas - oper ated ▁Gar and ▁be ▁res umed , ▁and ▁a ▁T 1 E 1 ▁was ▁ordered ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Tw enty ▁gas - oper ated ▁. 2 7 6 ▁T 3 E 2 ▁Gar ands ▁were ▁made ▁and ▁competed ▁with ▁T 1 ▁Ped ers en ▁rif les ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁. 2 7 6 ▁Gar and ▁was ▁the ▁clear ▁winner ▁of ▁these ▁tri als . ▁The ▁. 3 0 ▁cal iber ▁Gar and ▁was ▁also ▁tested , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁T 1 E 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁with ▁a ▁crack ed ▁b olt ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁A ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁meeting ▁recommended ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁. 2 7 6 ▁cal iber ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 5 ▁T 3 E 2 s . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Gar and ▁red es igned ▁his ▁b olt ▁and ▁his ▁improved ▁T 1 E 2 ▁rif le ▁was ▁re