Long Guns of the FBI

[Ben]

For anyone who gets "American Rifleman", this month's issue has an interesting story on log guns used throughout the history of the FBI. I had to look a few of them, like the Colt Monitor, up as I'd never heard of them before. As late as 1969 they were using Remington 760 pump guns.

[TechMan]

I read that article earlier this week, and I hadn't heard of the Colt Monitor as well.  I thought it was a fairly well written article but was pretty brief and I was wanting more.

[Frank Castle]

Henry Bowman shot trap with a Colt Monitor .

Unintended Consequences 

[AZRedhawk44]

Henry Bowman shot trap with a Colt Monitor .

Unintended Consequences 

I thought that was a BAR.  The open-bolt variety, not the new ones.

[Frank Castle]

The book said Colt Monitor

Page 243

[Balog]

Isn't that a version of the BAR? Also, I believe he shot trap with machine guns several times in that book.

[Gewehr98]

Yup, the Colt Monitor was a variant of the M1918 BAR, with pistol grip and Cutts Compensator.

[AZRedhawk44]

The book said Colt Monitor

Page 243

You are right.

Page 242 has reference to someone else shooting skeet with a BAR.

Page 244 has this, though:

"Hey, all of you!" Doyle yelled.  "Henry here's going to shoot some more trap with the BAR."

Is a Monitor a type of BAR?


ETA:  ah, G98 answered this.  Thanks!