Say hello to the Maxim machine gun, it has been serving us for 141 years. Are there any guns or weapons that are very old but still serve a purpose in modern militaries? Post pics, talk about elderly weapons.

>>63974449 (OP)
Muh dick
>Service: since the dawn of times - now

>>63974449 (OP)
They say the Vickers once fired 5 Million rounds in one go. No idea if it's true but if you keep feeding it water and ammo and don't mind the rifling being gone after the first 100,000 shots then there's no reason to think it'll stop.

>>63974515
No, it included barrel swaps. Even the best steel has a fatigue limit.

>>63974449 (OP)
>1922
This gun will still be used by door gunners during the 1st Martian Revolt. Mark my words

>>63974449 (OP)

>>63974515
If you're in a situation where you need to fire 5 million rounds, I doubt that you are going to be too concerned on if there is still rifling left in the barrel.

>>63974569
The Keyholing increases stopping power.

>>63974449 (OP)
Mosin Nagant rifles began service in Imperial Russia in 1891. They're still currently being issued to soldiers in the Ukraine War today.
It's honestly impressive how these rifles that are often nearing 80 years old are still perfectly usable today.

>>63974682
What I have always wondered about that, is it out of necessity? Is it lack of resources, or is it an abundance of Mosins? For what reason are they still fielding the rifle? The use case that comes to mind from my perspective is that maybe a highly accurate bolt action rifle is still valuable at a long range? 850 meters with correct optics vs 350 meter range of an AK-47 and the 600 meter range of an M4 Carbine. Not to say that there aren't other rifles that could contend with it that the Ukrainians are using- of course. Maybe everyone having the option to engage even further was seen as beneficial? Otherwise I just don't see the point.

>>63974915
They made like 17 million mosins. I bet less than half that were actually exported to the US. They probably have well over 10 million mosins that they can scope and use as snipers.

>>63974559
why would it want to die
it's probably having a grand old time

>>63974915
>>63974949
Also worth noting there are mountains of 54r available in storage.

>>63975025
Ah, the gun that you can give to everyone and always have ammo for is better than no gun at all.

>>63974515
Ironic. Meanwhile the German Spandau was only rated for 1000 shots before breaking down and being unusable due to inferior German machining and quality

>>63974915
7.62x54r is a motherfucker of a round and it’s cheaper to supply mosins than sv98s

>>63974915
they make good snipers, most people see bolt actions in general as acceptable for sniping so why wouldn't the mosin be a good choice? sure its old as shit but you dont need something too fancy to do the job

>>63974449 (OP)
There are still Martini-Henrys and Springfield Trapdors serving as line throwing guns.

>>63974535
M2 is now on matched barrels that don't need headspace and timing. Which makes me a little sad, because I liked setting headspace and timing.

>>63974449 (OP)
Anyone know when they stopped producing Maxim MGs? I would think it would be before WW2 seeing as how Vickers bought them out well before WW1.

Although I can see sillyness with Russia building more into the cold war.

>>63974449 (OP)
>not using an 11.5 PSA AR
fuddslop

>>63974449 (OP)
The Ukes use twin and quad mounted maxims to fire at drones since ammo is plentiful and the guns can keep firing forever

>>63974569
I want to be there. I want to be there behind the gun when we fire five million rounds into whatever foe assails humanity. I want to switch places with my buddies, sleeping, eating and feeding the gun, men and machine working together as one, all to the sound of the gun's steady staccato, like a clock ticking down slowly but surely the time that we have left on our station. One last bulwark against terror, sending fire into darkness to keep the world behind us safe one bullet at a time longer.
And when the belts dry up, when we can't scrouge up loose rounds from ammo cans we tossed away so carelessly earlier, when the gun finally goes silent for the last time, I want my heart to give out, for there would be nothing to give it rythm anymore.

>>63975534
They don't. They need to be hand picked for accuracy, match x54r is like hen's teeth. Only reason they were dece t in WWII is because they are bullet proof and the Soviets managed to copy the right aspects of more industrialized countries's optics and their manufacturing limitations turned out to beneficially proclude a lot of the issues that came with more complicated scopes.
>>63975064
0/8, lurk for a year.
>>63975828
It was a test fire when they were being retired. There are reports of front line guns in WWI firing hundreds of thousands of rounds during the course of a battle.

>>63975930
>Soviets managed to copy the right aspects of more industrialized countries's
Soviets copied and licensed as many Leitz and Carl Zeiss products they could.

>>63975930
>0/8, lurk for a year.
Ironic. The newfag always finds a way to reveal himself.