Yes the first was in a short x33 round then there were .280 variants and on into the 7.62. had the skulduggery not occurred the most think the T48 (FAL) would have beaten the T44 (M14) to be the Garand's replacement.
I've told you this on the old forum and at wevo, but I've gotta say it again. Your pics are phenomenal, like to a degree I feel like I should smell burnt gunpowder when I look at some of them!