Three Letters Re: Advice on Generators?

Dear Mr. Rawles, On the subject of generators, I was wondering what your thoughts were on fuel. Recently, the municipality I live in equipped it’s municipal buildings with large generators powered by propane. My thought was that a wiser choice would have been diesel. My reasoning was: Propane can only be provided by large trucks with specialized equipment or by smaller, but heavy, containers. In a situation where the roads may be blocked or impassable, a propane truck would not be able to get through. It’s hard to convince a propane dealer to come out with his truck for a …




Letter Re: M1 Garand En Bloc Clip Ejection–Modify or Leave it As-Is?

Jim: I’d like you advice on buying the Holbrook “Thumb Saver” modification device for M1 Garand Rifles. Do you have any experience with this device or thoughts on it? The following is John Holbrook’s description of his Thumb Saver Device. It has been advertised in Shotgun News for a long time. The Device is a replacement for the GI op[erating] rod catch and it stops automatic bolt release when loading a clip. It also prevents auto clip ejection when the last round is fired. With it installed, the Garand operates much like the M14/M1A. When a full clip is inserted …




Odds ‘n Sods:

DV forwarded this one: Goldman Sachs guru warns of war-debt failure — Is America becoming a global credit risk?   o o o Thanks to B.H. for sending us this: Ammo Makers Prepare for Drop in Demand    o o o J. from East Tennessee Sterilizer Service sent us what might be the answer to the honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) mystery: A Spanish researcher blames an Asian parasite    o o o The Army Aviator sent us this one: Economist: World Is One Hedge-fund Collapse Away From Crisis. The article begins:”The problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage market could …