FX-05 Xiuhcoatl vs IWI Dan: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

FX-05 Xiuhcoatl

Assault rifle Carbine

BSmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FX-05 XiuhcoatlLength

0.74 m

Length source ↗

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FX-05 Xiuhcoatllarger figure on 1 of 2

Muzzle velocity+9%

IWI Danlarger figure on 1 of 2

Length+73%

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 23 rows sourced on both sides

740mm

1.28m

Length+73%

All recorded figures & sources

0.74 m

Length

Single source

1 m

Assault Rifle stock extended /

Single source

0.5 m

mm stock folded

Single source

0.76 m

stock folded Carbine stock extended /

Single source

Assault Rifle : 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended / 740 mm (29.1 in) stock folded Carbine : 760 mm (29.9 in) stock extended / 500 mm (19.7 in) mm stock folded^[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]

56mm

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.056 m

Width

Single source

56 mm (2.2 in)^[source]

4.05kgAssault rifle

7.3kgfolding stock version

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.05 kg

Assault rifle

Single source

3.85 kg

kg (Carbine)

Single source

4.05 kg (8.9 lb) (Assault rifle) 3.85 kg (8.5 lb) kg (Carbine)^[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

0.2–0.6kmEffective; approx with sight adjustment

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.2–0.6 km

Effective; approx with sight adjustment

Single source

200–600 m approx with sight adjustment^[source]

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

460mmBarrel length · source measurement 1

737mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.46 m

Barrel length · source measurement 1

Single source

0.273 m

Barrel length · source measurement 2

Single source

460 mm (18.1 in) 273 mm (10.7 in)^[source]

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

760–900rounds/minCarbine

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Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

760–900 rounds/min

Carbine

Single source

720–850 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

720-850 rounds/min Carbine : 760-900 rounds/min^[source]

956m/s

881m/s

Muzzle velocity+9%

All recorded figures & sources

956 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

956 m/s (3,136 ft/s)^[source]

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

FX-05 Xiuhcoatl and IWI Dan configuration
Specification	FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	IWI Dan
Type	Assault rifle Carbine^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Mexico^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2008–present^[source]	—
Used by	Mexican Armed Forces^[source]	—
Wars	Mexican drug war^[source]	—
Designed	2005^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército^[source]	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]
Unit cost	10,000 Pesos (US$520 - 2019)^[source]	$9,000^[source]
Produced	2005–present^[source]	2014–present^[source]
No. built	44,000 (2005) 111,000 (2014) 121,000 (2018) 212,350 (by 2022)^[source]	—
Variants	Assault rifle Carbine Short Carbine Sharpshooter^[source]	—
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]
Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine^[source]	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	Iron sights Picatinny rail for mounting aiming optics on receiver Removable integrated optical sight/carry handle^[source]	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]
Designer	—	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

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FX-05 Xiuhcoatl

IWI Dan

Type

Assault rifle Carbine^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Mexico^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

2008–present^[source]

—

Used by

Mexican Armed Forces^[source]

—

Wars

Mexican drug war^[source]

—

Designed

2005^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército^[source]

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Unit cost

10,000 Pesos (US$520 - 2019)^[source]

$9,000^[source]

Produced

2005–present^[source]

2014–present^[source]

No. built

44,000 (2005) 111,000 (2014) 121,000 (2018) 212,350 (by 2022)^[source]

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Variants

Assault rifle Carbine Short Carbine Sharpshooter^[source]

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Cartridge

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

Action

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

30-round detachable box magazine^[source]

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

Iron sights Picatinny rail for mounting aiming optics on receiver Removable integrated optical sight/carry handle^[source]

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

Designer

—

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]