IWI Dan vs M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

Assault rifle / Carbine Squad automatic weapon Designated marksman rifle (M38 DMR)

Credit

US Marine Corps Training Command · 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 ↗

M27 Infantry Automatic Riflewith adjustable stock

0.84–0.94 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 1 of 2

Barrel length+76%

M27 Infantry Automatic Riflelarger figure on 1 of 2

Muzzle velocity

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

0.84–0.94mwith adjustable stock

Length

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]

0.84–0.94 m

with adjustable stock

Single source

36.9 to 33 in (940 to 840 mm) with adjustable stock^[source]

—

79mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.079 m

Width

Single source

3.1 in (79 mm)^[source]

—

240mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.24 m

Height

Single source

9.4 in (240 mm)^[source]

7.3kgfolding stock version

4.4kgloaded weight with sling

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

3.6 kg

Empty

Single source

4.4 kg

loaded weight with sling

Single source

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

3.6kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.7 km

Effective; area target

Single source

0.55 km

Effective; point target

Single source

3.601 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

550 m (600 yd) (point target) 700 m (770 yd) (area target)^[source]

3,938 yd (3,601 m)^[source]

737mm

419mm

Barrel length+76%

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.419 m

Barrel length

Single source

0.279 m

for RWK

Single source

16.5 in (419 mm) 11 in (279 mm) for RWK^[source]

881m/s

884m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

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

884 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2900 ft/s (884 m/s)^[source]

—

700–900rounds/minCyclic rate

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

700–900 rounds/min

Cyclic rate

Single source

36 rounds/min

Sustained rate

Single source

Cyclic rate: 700–900 rounds/min Sustained rate: 36 rounds/min^[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 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Assault rifle / Carbine Squad automatic weapon Designated marksman rifle (M38 DMR)^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Germany / United States^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	Heckler & Koch^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Heckler & Koch^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	US$1,300^[source]
Produced	2014–present^[source]	2010–present^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	30-round STANAG magazine^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	Typically Trijicon ACOG , flip-up rear rotary diopter sight and front post^[source]
In service	—	2010–present^[source]
Used by	—	United States Marine Corps^[source]
Wars	—	War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Operation Inherent Resolve^[source]
Designed	—	2008^[source]
No. built	—	14,100^[source]

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IWI Dan

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Assault rifle / Carbine Squad automatic weapon Designated marksman rifle (M38 DMR)^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Germany / United States^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Heckler & Koch^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Heckler & Koch^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

US$1,300^[source]

Produced

2014–present^[source]

2010–present^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

30-round STANAG magazine^[source]

Sights

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

Typically Trijicon ACOG , flip-up rear rotary diopter sight and front post^[source]

In service

—

2010–present^[source]

Used by

—

United States Marine Corps^[source]

Wars

—

War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Operation Inherent Resolve^[source]

Designed

—

2008^[source]

No. built

—

14,100^[source]