Gepárd anti-materiel rifle vs IWI Dan

ASmall 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

Gepárd anti-materiel rifleLength

1.57 m

Length source ↗

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Gepárd anti-materiel riflelarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+23%
Mass+197%
Range+67%
Barrel length+49%

IWI Danlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

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 24 rows sourced on both sides

1.57m

1.28m

Length+23%

All recorded figures & sources

1.57 m

Length

Single source

157 cm (62 in)^[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]

17.5kg

5.9kg

Mass+197%

All recorded figures & sources

17.5 kg

Mass

Single source

17.5 kg (39 lb)^[source]

5.9 kg

Mass

Single source

7.3 kg

folding stock version

Single source

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

2kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+67%

All recorded figures & sources

2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

2.5 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

2,000 m (6,600 ft)^[source]

2,500 m (8,200 ft)^[source]

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

1.1m

737mm

Barrel length+49%

All recorded figures & sources

1.1 m

Barrel length

Single source

110 cm (43 in)^[source]

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

12.7mm/14.5mm

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Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

12.7 mm

/14.5mm

Single source

12.7mm/14.5mm^[source]

1,000m/s14.5 mm

881m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

860 m/s

12.7×108mm

Single source

1,000 m/s

14.5 mm

Single source

900 m/s

50 BMG

Single source

900 m/s (3,000 ft/s) (.50 BMG) 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) (12.7×108mm) 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) (14.5 mm)^[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

Gepárd anti-materiel rifle and IWI Dan configuration
Specification	Gepárd anti-materiel rifle	IWI Dan
Type	Bullpup anti-materiel rifle^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Hungarian People's Republic^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1990–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Users^[source]	—
Designer	Engineer Major Ferenc Földi^[source]	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]
Designed	1987–1990^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Sero International Kft.^[source]	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]
Produced	1991–present^[source]	2014–present^[source]
No. built	123 M1, M1A1, M1A2; over 200 M1-M6^[source]	—
Variants	M1A1, M1A2, M2/M2A1, M3, M4, M5, M6^[source]	—
Cartridge	12.7×108mm B32, .50 BMG , 14.5×114mm (M3)^[source]	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]
Action	M1 Single shot 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M2 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M3 Semi-automatic 14.5×114mm M4 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M5 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M6 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	M1 : Single-shot M2 , M3 , M4 , M6 : Semi-automatic 5-round detachable box magazine M5 : Bolt-action 5-round detachable box magazine^[source]	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	12× scope^[source]	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]
Unit cost	—	$9,000^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · India Reported operator · Mali	—

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Gepárd anti-materiel rifle

IWI Dan

Type

Bullpup anti-materiel rifle^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Hungarian People's Republic^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1990–present^[source]

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Used by

See Users^[source]

—

Designer

Engineer Major Ferenc Földi^[source]

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Designed

1987–1990^[source]

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Manufacturer

Sero International Kft.^[source]

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Produced

1991–present^[source]

2014–present^[source]

No. built

123 M1, M1A1, M1A2; over 200 M1-M6^[source]

—

Variants

M1A1, M1A2, M2/M2A1, M3, M4, M5, M6^[source]

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Cartridge

12.7×108mm B32, .50 BMG , 14.5×114mm (M3)^[source]

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

Action

M1 Single shot 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M2 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M3 Semi-automatic 14.5×114mm M4 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M5 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M6 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

M1 : Single-shot M2 , M3 , M4 , M6 : Semi-automatic 5-round detachable box magazine M5 : Bolt-action 5-round detachable box magazine^[source]

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

12× scope^[source]

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

Unit cost

—

$9,000^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Mali

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