Caracal pistol vs IWI Dan: Specs Compared

Caracal pistol — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Caracal pistol

Semi-automatic pistol

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

Caracal pistolCaracal F

0.178 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 25 rows sourced on both sides

178mmCaracal F

1.28m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.167 m

Caracal C

Single source

0.178 m

Caracal F

Single source

0.16 m

Caracal SC

Single source

178 mm (7.0 in) Caracal F 167 mm (6.6 in) Caracal C 160 mm (6.3 in) Caracal SC^[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]

28mmCaracal F and C

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.028 m

Caracal F and C

Single source

0.0235 m

Caracal SC

Single source

28 mm (1.1 in) Caracal F and C 23.5 mm (0.9 in) Caracal SC^[source]

135mmCaracal F

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Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.122 m

Caracal C

Single source

0.135 m

Caracal F

Single source

0.112 m

Caracal SC

Single source

135 mm (5.3 in) Caracal F 122 mm (4.8 in) Caracal C 112 mm (4.4 in) Caracal SC^[source]

0.79kgCaracal Enhanced F

7.3kgfolding stock version

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.7 kg

Caracal C

Single source

0.79 kg

Caracal Enhanced F

Single source

0.75 kg

Caracal F

Single source

0.65 kg

Caracal SC

Single source

790 g (28 oz) Caracal Enhanced F 750 g (26 oz) Caracal F 700 g (25 oz) Caracal C 650 g (23 oz) Caracal SC^[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]

104mmCaracal F

737mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.09 m

Caracal C

Single source

0.104 m

Caracal F

Single source

0.086 m

Caracal SC

Single source

104 mm (4.1 in) Caracal F 90 mm (3.5 in) Caracal C 86 mm (3.4 in) Caracal SC^[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

Caracal pistol and IWI Dan configuration
Specification	Caracal pistol	IWI Dan
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	United Arab Emirates^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2007–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Users^[source]	—
Designer	Wilhelm Bubits^[source]	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]
Designed	2005^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Caracal International LLC^[source]	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]
Produced	2006–Present^[source]	2014–present^[source]
Variants	Variants^[source]	—
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm .357 SIG .40 S&W^[source]	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]
Action	Short recoil , locked breech^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	18-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal F) 16-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal F) 15-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal SC)^[source]	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	Fixed iron sights^[source]	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]
Unit cost	—	$9,000^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · United Arab Emirates	—

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Caracal pistol

IWI Dan

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

United Arab Emirates^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

2007–present^[source]

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Used by

See Users^[source]

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Designer

Wilhelm Bubits^[source]

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Designed

2005^[source]

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Manufacturer

Caracal International LLC^[source]

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Produced

2006–Present^[source]

2014–present^[source]

Variants

Variants^[source]

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Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm .357 SIG .40 S&W^[source]

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

Action

Short recoil , locked breech^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

18-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal F) 16-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal F) 15-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal SC)^[source]

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

Fixed iron sights^[source]

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

Unit cost

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$9,000^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates

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