Day: December 2, 2007


Three Letters Re: Choosing a BOV

Hello Jim, et al, Reading Choosing a BOV by “Brian B in Iraq”, there are a few inaccuracies that I should mention. Some of the statements are definitely subjective, but I’ll leave those alone and just deal with the factual stuff: Regarding this statement: “These “first generation” Cummins trucks used a Bosch rotary injection pump (called a VE pump)….” This is incorrect. The First Generation trucks used, and use, the P7100 Injection Pump. The “Bosch pump” is the VP44, used in the Second Generation trucks. There’s a huge difference between the systems, and I’m not going to go into that, …


Six More Letters Re: New-Found Respect for .223 as a Potential Man Stopper

Note from JWR: The string is starting to degenerate into one of those endlessly-mired “Ford Versus Chevy” or “Revolver Versus Automatic” debates, so this will likely be the last batch of letters that I post on this topic. Hey Jim: The .223 versus.308 [debate] is interesting. I think that several factors should be examined when selecting a cartridge and weapon. Military and police snipers shoot .308 or bigger. Why? Killing power. all the hype about .223 boils down to this. It is a varmint round meant to shoot things under 50 pounds. Jeff Cooper described the controversy very succinctly. a …


Odds ‘n Sods:

“Florida Guy” sent us an article that clearly warns that the recession bellwether is starting to bah loudly:  Sears profit plunges 99 percent    o o o More bad news for the dollar as the UAE gets ready to dump it. (A hat tip to L.W. for send us that.)    o o o Eric S. suggested this article from Der Spiegel: Is Atomic Radiation as Dangerous as We Thought?    o o o Thanks to Hawaiian K. for sending this article from Harper’s: Six Questions for Chris Whalen on our speculation-based economy and the 2008 elections. This guy is …