IWI Dan vs M2 Browning: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

M2 Browning — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

M2 Browning

Heavy machine gun

Credit

Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

M2 BrowningLength

1.654 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

M2 Browninglarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+29%
Mass+544%
Range+50%
Barrel length+55%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 21 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

1.65m

Length+29%

All recorded figures & sources

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]

1.654 m

Length

Single source

1.429 m

AN/M2

Single source

1,654 mm (65.1 in) 1,429 mm (56.3 in) (AN/M2)^[source]

5.9kg

38kg

Mass+544%

All recorded figures & sources

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]

38 kg

Mass

Single source

28 kg

AN/M2

Single source

11 kg

barrel weight

Single source

58 kg

with tripod and traverse and elevation mechanism (T&E)

Single source

38 kg (84 lb) 28 kg (62 lb) (AN/M2) 58 kg (128 lb) with tripod and traverse and elevation mechanism (T&E) 24 lb (11 kg) barrel weight^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+50%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

1.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

7.4 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1,800 m (2,000 yd)^[source]

7,400 m (8,100 yd)^[source]

737mm

1.14m

Barrel length+55%

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

1.143 m

Barrel length

Single source

0.91 m

AN/M2

Single source

1,143 mm (45.0 in) 910 mm (35.8 in) (AN/M2)^[source]

881m/s

930m/sin manual

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

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

930 m/s

in manual

Single source

890 m/s

(M33 ball), 78 ft (24 m) from muzzle

Single source

2,910 ft/s (890 m/s) (M33 ball), 78 ft (24 m) from muzzle 3,050 ft/s (930 m/s) in manual^[source]

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1,200–1,300rounds/minAN/M3

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

750–850 rounds/min

AN/M2

Single source

1,200–1,300 rounds/min

AN/M3

Single source

450–600 rounds/min

M2HB

Single source

450–600 rounds/min (M2HB) 750–850 rounds/min (AN/M2) 1,200–1,300 rounds/min (AN/M3)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

IWI Dan and M2 Browning configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	M2 Browning
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Heavy machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	United States^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	John Browning^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Active Fabrique Nationale General Dynamics Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. U.S. Ordnance Former Manroy Engineering Sabre Defence Industries Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company High Standard Firearms Savage Arms Corporation Buffalo Arms Corporation General Motors Corporation Frigidaire AC Spark Plug Saginaw Steering Gear Division Brown-Lipe-Chappin Divisions Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company Springfield Armory Wayne Pump Company ERMCO Ramo Manufacturing Rock Island Arsenal^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	1921–present (M2HB/M2A1)^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Short recoil-operated^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	—
In service	—	1933–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	World War II 1947-1949 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Colombian conflict Dominican Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Operation Urgent Fury Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025) Iran–Iraq War Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Rwandan Civil War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Operation Uphold Democracy War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War (2011–present) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Designed	—	1918^[source]
No. built	—	3 million^[source]

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IWI Dan

M2 Browning

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Heavy machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

United States^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

John Browning^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Active Fabrique Nationale General Dynamics Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. U.S. Ordnance Former Manroy Engineering Sabre Defence Industries Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company High Standard Firearms Savage Arms Corporation Buffalo Arms Corporation General Motors Corporation Frigidaire AC Spark Plug Saginaw Steering Gear Division Brown-Lipe-Chappin Divisions Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company Springfield Armory Wayne Pump Company ERMCO Ramo Manufacturing Rock Island Arsenal^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

1921–present (M2HB/M2A1)^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Short recoil-operated^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)^[source]

Sights

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

—

In service

—

1933–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

World War II 1947-1949 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Colombian conflict Dominican Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Operation Urgent Fury Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025) Iran–Iraq War Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Rwandan Civil War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Operation Uphold Democracy War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War (2011–present) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designed

—

1918^[source]

No. built

—

3 million^[source]