FN MAG vs IWI Dan: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

FN MAG

General-purpose machine gun

Credit

FN Herstal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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

FN MAGLength

1.263 m

Length source ↗

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FN MAGlarger figure on 1 of 4

Mass+100%

IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+1%
Barrel length+17%
Muzzle velocity+5%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 95 rows sourced on both sides

1.26m

1.28m

Length+1%

All recorded figures & sources

1.263 m

Length

Single source

1,263 mm (49.7 in)^[source]

1.28 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FN MAG and IWI Dan configuration
Specification	FN MAG	IWI Dan
Type	General-purpose machine gun^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Belgium^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1958–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Users^[source]	—
Wars	Congo Crisis Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Six-Day War Nigerian Civil War Vietnam War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War The Troubles Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Liberian Civil Wars Gulf War Sierra Leone Civil War Burundian Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Spillover in Lebanon Russo-Ukrainian War

Designer	Dieudonné Saive , Ernest Vervier^[source]	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Designed	1950^[source]	—

Manufacturer	FN Herstal Colt Canada Fabricaciones Militares Heckler & Koch U.S. Ordnance Ordnance Factory Board Royal Small Arms Factory Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Produced	1958–present^[source]	2014–present^[source]

No. built	200,000+^[source]	—

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

Action	Gas-operated long-stroke piston , open bolt^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system	Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt^[source]	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights	Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade^[source]	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]

Unit cost	—	$9,000^[source]

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