Benelli Supernova vs IWI Dan: Specs Compared

Benelli Supernova — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Benelli Supernova

Pump action shotgun

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Benelli SupernovaLength · source measurement 1

1.016–1.2573 m

Length source ↗

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 21 rows sourced on both sides

1.016–1.2573mLength · source measurement 1

1.28m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.016–1.2573 m

Length · source measurement 1

Single source

1.016–1.2573 m

Length · source measurement 2

Single source

40-49.5 in. (1,016.0-1,257.3mm)^[source]

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded^[source]

3.63kgMass · source measurement 2

7.3kgfolding stock version

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.265865 kg

Mass · source measurement 1

Single source

3.628739 kg

Mass · source measurement 2

Single source

3.22–3.63 kg

Mass · source measurement 3

Single source

7.2 lbs. - 8 lbs. (3.22kg - 3.63kg)^[source]

7.3 kg

folding stock version

Single source

5.9 kg

Mass

Single source

5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version^[source]

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1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.4572–0.7112mBarrel length · source measurement 2

737mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.4572–0.7112 m

Barrel length · source measurement 1

Single source

0.4572–0.7112 m

Barrel length · source measurement 2

Single source

18-28 in. (457.2-711.2mm)^[source]

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

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881m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Benelli Supernova and IWI Dan configuration
Specification	Benelli Supernova	IWI Dan
Type	Pump action shotgun^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Italy^[source]	Israel^[source]
Designed	mid 2000s^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Benelli^[source]	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]
Unit cost	Upwards of $500^[source]	$9,000^[source]
Produced	2006-present^[source]	2014–present^[source]
Variants	Nova^[source]	—
Cartridge	12- gauge shotshell^[source]	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]
Action	Pump-action^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	4+1, 7+1 internal magazine^[source]	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	Mid: Metal bead Front: Red bar^[source]	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]
Designer	—	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · France Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Thailand	—

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Benelli Supernova

IWI Dan

Type

Pump action shotgun^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Italy^[source]

Israel^[source]

Designed

mid 2000s^[source]

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Manufacturer

Benelli^[source]

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Unit cost

Upwards of $500^[source]

$9,000^[source]

Produced

2006-present^[source]

2014–present^[source]

Variants

Nova^[source]

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Cartridge

12- gauge shotshell^[source]

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

Action

Pump-action^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

4+1, 7+1 internal magazine^[source]

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

Mid: Metal bead Front: Red bar^[source]

day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]

Designer

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Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Thailand

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