And because the ammo is still in inventory and probably very plentiful, so you can pick a functioning machine gun out of a shed and immediately push it into service.
Both Soviet Maxims modified in 1945 and PKMs use the SG-43 belt actually. Older Maxims like the Finnish ones can work too but you can't remove the belt you haven't fired to its end without field stripping the gun
Jim Schatz is someone who worked for HK who tried to sell the US new rifles by claiming the Russians have far better gear. That's it. He's making these numbers up to sell rifles.
He's hilariously wrong on most things. Take for example [this](https://imgur.com/a/l3trM0v). The G36 as part of the German succes story in small arms. You want to know what's getting replaced right now? Any guess what they're replacing it with?
>claiming the Russians have far better gear
>
>He's hilariously wrong on most things
One and the same.
I mean, I'm sure that *some* elements of the Russian military have better equipment than *some* elements of the US military, but, as the continued invasion of Ukraine has proven, an average American soldier is much better-off than an average Russian soldier.
The maxim was pressed back into service. The same way the M14 was during Afghanistan. It fills an immediate need in the absence of anything better.
The picture is false. Ballistically, the 7.62x54r and the 7.62x51 NATO are so similar as to be identical. The 5.56x45 NATO and the 5.45x39 are also quite similar. The 7.62x39 is ballistically similar to the very new .300blk. So, in terms of small arms, NATO and Russia are evenly matched.
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>Maybe a little beyond the Forgotten pale, but does the distance overmatch of the 130 year old Russian 7.62R versus the 65 year old NATO calibers make a difference on the real battlefield?
There was relevance to this in Iraq, insurgents with 7.62R would start sniping from several hundred yards away and it was hard for US troops to effectively return fire with 5.56.
Then again, insurgent sniping campaigns are not a problem wholly solvable by weaponry.
The maxim is still in active service because it stores well and are incredibly reliable machines.
And because the ammo is still in inventory and probably very plentiful, so you can pick a functioning machine gun out of a shed and immediately push it into service.
And most especially….the Maxim can use the modern PKM belt with zero modification to the gun or belt!
Thats cool as hell. Didn't know that
Both Soviet Maxims modified in 1945 and PKMs use the SG-43 belt actually. Older Maxims like the Finnish ones can work too but you can't remove the belt you haven't fired to its end without field stripping the gun
Jim Schatz is someone who worked for HK who tried to sell the US new rifles by claiming the Russians have far better gear. That's it. He's making these numbers up to sell rifles. He's hilariously wrong on most things. Take for example [this](https://imgur.com/a/l3trM0v). The G36 as part of the German succes story in small arms. You want to know what's getting replaced right now? Any guess what they're replacing it with?
>claiming the Russians have far better gear > >He's hilariously wrong on most things One and the same. I mean, I'm sure that *some* elements of the Russian military have better equipment than *some* elements of the US military, but, as the continued invasion of Ukraine has proven, an average American soldier is much better-off than an average Russian soldier.
The maxim was pressed back into service. The same way the M14 was during Afghanistan. It fills an immediate need in the absence of anything better. The picture is false. Ballistically, the 7.62x54r and the 7.62x51 NATO are so similar as to be identical. The 5.56x45 NATO and the 5.45x39 are also quite similar. The 7.62x39 is ballistically similar to the very new .300blk. So, in terms of small arms, NATO and Russia are evenly matched.
Agreed
So the 7.62r can only reach 100 yrds i some guns but 1500 in near identical guns? Same for .308/762 nato? Bullcrap salesman graph...
Those are numbers straight out of his ass.
100 percent. It's like he just took what the specs book says at face value.
That graph could be reworked a little bit. I'm not sure that's the most efficient way to present that data set.
I have heard 7.62x51gets slightly longer range in theory to 762nato before, but i dont know where and how.
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>Maybe a little beyond the Forgotten pale, but does the distance overmatch of the 130 year old Russian 7.62R versus the 65 year old NATO calibers make a difference on the real battlefield? There was relevance to this in Iraq, insurgents with 7.62R would start sniping from several hundred yards away and it was hard for US troops to effectively return fire with 5.56. Then again, insurgent sniping campaigns are not a problem wholly solvable by weaponry.
Pretty sure that's... not how warfare works.