My last post concerning handguns was The Revolution Script's 300th post! It seems like only yesterday that I was just starting out with no clear vision or writing style. The blog has grown larger than I ever imagined. I would like to thank of the people in my life and in history who inspire me. Thanks to Saheim for all of his work, on and off line as my armorer.Thanks to all of my readers for all of their loyalty and their correspondence which fuel my revolutionary energy.
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Jul 13, 2009
Handguns: More than Just Small Guns
One of the many areas in which my gun collections/stockpile has been lacking is that I never, until recently owned a handgun. A sidearm is a vital part of any soldier's gear for a number of reasons; it can easily(but less accurately) be used with one hand; it can be more easily concealed on one's person; it is more suitable for close quarters than a long arm; it can be used in case of failure of your primary arm; etc. For all of those reasons and more, I recently bought a used Ruger GP100 in .357 magnum in the configuration pictured below.
My reasons for selecting this particular firearm were carefully thought out. Revolvers are by in large less likely to malfunction than auto-loaders and it is impossible for a round to misfeed as it is not being get from the magazine to the chamber. The long barrel makes for increased accuracy, which is important when you have to make six rounds count. Additionally because the gun chambers two very common calibers, .357 magnum and .38 special ammo will be easier to come by during the revolution. Finally I know Ruger makes fine firearms and the price was right. The revolver has exceeded all of my expectations. The fully shrouded barrel reduces recoil significantly, making even the heaviest .357 loads a breeze to shoot. The rubber grips with rosewood insets feels really nice in your hand and look pretty cool too. For what I can tell it very similar to the legendary Colt Python in form and function, which is a good thing.
Unfortunately I cannot give such a glowing review to the Ruger SR9 in 9x19mm, a pistol which a comrade of mine recently acquired. The gun is fun to shoot, fairly accurate and who can argue with a 17+1 magazine capacity. The SR9 is a polymer framed gun, developed by Ruger to compete is Glocks and all of the other polymer framed pistol such as the Springfield XD. My main problem with the gun, besides it's lack of originality is trigger, which is gritty and doesn't break well. I definitely enjoyed shooting it, placing accurate follow up shots was so much easier than with my Ruger or any .45 acp that I have shot. All in all it is a decent gun, but I would never buy one when I could spend a little more and get a used Glock, or a new one with military discount.
Another comrade recently purchased a Glock 19, also chambered in 9x19mm , the compact version of the the Glock 17. Having never shot a Glock before, I was extremely impressed with all aspects of the gun. The magazine capacity would be useful in many situations and the sights are extremely well designed and your eyes pick them up very quickly. One of my New Hampshire local, salt of the earth types commented that "Wow guy I love those sights, there just right there." Accurately placing successive shots with the Glock was even easier that with the SR9, thanks in large part to the trigger, which breaks like a double action revolver. Glocks are a modular systems so that most parts are interchangeable between models of the same caliber. For example all 9mm Glocks can accept magazines meant for other models, as long as they are the same size or larger. This means that Glock 26, the subcompact configuration, the smallest model can take any magazines while a full size Glock 17 can only take it's mags and hi-cap mags. 33 round Glock magazines, meant for the full auto Glock 18 can be used in any other Glock, although the long magazine protruding out the bottom of the gun makes it cumbersome and unwieldy. On top of all of this, the Glock has the reliablity of a double action revolver in a semi-auto package, which makes in even more desirable for the jungle bound revolutionary. Overall, I can see why they choose the motto "Glock Perfection." You can also read more about the Glock and how to maintain it on The Box o' Truth.
My reasons for selecting this particular firearm were carefully thought out. Revolvers are by in large less likely to malfunction than auto-loaders and it is impossible for a round to misfeed as it is not being get from the magazine to the chamber. The long barrel makes for increased accuracy, which is important when you have to make six rounds count. Additionally because the gun chambers two very common calibers, .357 magnum and .38 special ammo will be easier to come by during the revolution. Finally I know Ruger makes fine firearms and the price was right. The revolver has exceeded all of my expectations. The fully shrouded barrel reduces recoil significantly, making even the heaviest .357 loads a breeze to shoot. The rubber grips with rosewood insets feels really nice in your hand and look pretty cool too. For what I can tell it very similar to the legendary Colt Python in form and function, which is a good thing.
Unfortunately I cannot give such a glowing review to the Ruger SR9 in 9x19mm, a pistol which a comrade of mine recently acquired. The gun is fun to shoot, fairly accurate and who can argue with a 17+1 magazine capacity. The SR9 is a polymer framed gun, developed by Ruger to compete is Glocks and all of the other polymer framed pistol such as the Springfield XD. My main problem with the gun, besides it's lack of originality is trigger, which is gritty and doesn't break well. I definitely enjoyed shooting it, placing accurate follow up shots was so much easier than with my Ruger or any .45 acp that I have shot. All in all it is a decent gun, but I would never buy one when I could spend a little more and get a used Glock, or a new one with military discount.
Another comrade recently purchased a Glock 19, also chambered in 9x19mm , the compact version of the the Glock 17. Having never shot a Glock before, I was extremely impressed with all aspects of the gun. The magazine capacity would be useful in many situations and the sights are extremely well designed and your eyes pick them up very quickly. One of my New Hampshire local, salt of the earth types commented that "Wow guy I love those sights, there just right there." Accurately placing successive shots with the Glock was even easier that with the SR9, thanks in large part to the trigger, which breaks like a double action revolver. Glocks are a modular systems so that most parts are interchangeable between models of the same caliber. For example all 9mm Glocks can accept magazines meant for other models, as long as they are the same size or larger. This means that Glock 26, the subcompact configuration, the smallest model can take any magazines while a full size Glock 17 can only take it's mags and hi-cap mags. 33 round Glock magazines, meant for the full auto Glock 18 can be used in any other Glock, although the long magazine protruding out the bottom of the gun makes it cumbersome and unwieldy. On top of all of this, the Glock has the reliablity of a double action revolver in a semi-auto package, which makes in even more desirable for the jungle bound revolutionary. Overall, I can see why they choose the motto "Glock Perfection." You can also read more about the Glock and how to maintain it on The Box o' Truth.
Jul 5, 2009
Marx's Theory of the Extraction of Surplus Value Made (Overly) Simple
I was passed on this cartoon by my teacher of Marxist philosophy back in college. It helped me better understand the theory of the extraction of surplus value, as described in Das Kapital volume one. I just found it again online and decided to pass it on to you, my readers.
The Zapatistas' Women's Revolutionary Law
Often described as the revolution within the revolution, female members of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) had to fight to have this law passed and added to the Zapatistas' other revolutionary laws, a law which enumerated the rights that women in Zapatista communities enjoy. I believe that all revolutionary movement must have, among other things true gender equality as part of their revolutionary platform.
In their just fight for the liberation of our people, the EZLN incorporates women in the revolutionary struggle regardless of their race, creed, color or political affiliation, requiring only that they meet the demands of the exploited people and that they commit to the laws and regulations of the revolution. As well as, taking account of the situation of the woman worker in Mexico, the revolution incorporates their just demands of equality and justice in the following Women's Revolutionary Law.
First--Women, regardless of their race, creed, color or political affiliation, have the right to participate in the revolutionary struggle in any way that their desire and capacity determine.
Second--Women have the right to work and receive a just salary.
Third--Women have the right to decide the number of children they have and care for.
Fourth--Women have the right to participate in the matters of the community and have charge if they are free and democratically elected.
Fifth--Women and their children have the right to Primary Attention in their health and nutrition.
Sixth--Women have the right to education.
Seventh--Women have the right to choose their partner and are not obliged to enter into marriage.
Eighth--Women have the right to be free of violence from both relatives and strangers. Rape and attempted rape will be severely punished.
Ninth--Women will be able to occupy positions of leadership in the organization and hold military ranks in the revolutionary armed forces.
Tenth--Women will have all the rights and obligations which the revolutionary laws and regulations give.
Jul 4, 2009
Call to Action: Celebrate July 4th, End of Empire Day
Today, people around the United States celebrate the day that their "Founding Fathers" declared their independence from one empire in order to create the Amerikkkan empire. While millions of people are eating barbecued non-human animal corpses, watching TV, looking at fireworks and otherwise expressing their empty, misguided feelings of jingoistic patriotism, I call on all progressives and revolutionary leftists to co-opt this day as End of Empire Day, a day devoted to the destruction of Yanqui Imperialism and Anglo-Amerikkkan Neoliberialism/neocolonialism. So burn a flag, publicly decry U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Latin American, or in whatever way you choose contribute to the end of empire and the rise of the proletariat and all oppressed people of the world.
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