IWI Dan vs Marine Scout Sniper Rifle: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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BSmall arms

Marine Scout Sniper Rifle

Designated marksman rifle

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Marine Scout Sniper RifleLength · source measurement 1

1.07315 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 3

Mass+30%
Range+71%

Marine Scout Sniper Riflelarger figure on 1 of 3

Muzzle velocity+2%

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 22 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

1.07mLength · source measurement 1

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]

1.07315 m

Length · source measurement 1

Single source

1.073 m

Length · source measurement 2

Single source

42.25 in. (1073 mm)^[source]

5.9kg

4.55kg

Mass+30%

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]

4.55 kg

Mass

Single source

10 lbs (4.55 kg)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Crew

Single source

1^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.6–0.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.6–0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

600 m - 800 m^[source]

737mm

610mmBarrel length · source measurement 2

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.6096 m

Barrel length · source measurement 1

Single source

0.61 m

Barrel length · source measurement 2

Single source

24 in. (610 mm)^[source]

881m/s

900m/s

Muzzle velocity+2%

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

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

900 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,953 ft/s (900 m/s)^[source]

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5.6mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

5.56 mm

Caliber

Single source

5.56 mm (.223 in)^[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 Marine Scout Sniper Rifle configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	Marine Scout Sniper Rifle
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Designated marksman rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Philippines^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Emmanuel T. Feliciano and Colonel Jonathan C. Martir ( Philippine Marine Corps )^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Philippine Marine Corps (historical) Government Arsenal (current)^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	1996^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	20 - 30 round STANAG Magazines .^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	Any Picatinny rail -compatible scope/sights^[source]
In service	—	1996–present^[source]
Used by	—	Philippine Marine Corps Naval Special Operations Group^[source]
Wars	—	Anti-guerrilla operations in Visayas and Mindanao^[source]
Designed	—	1996^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

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IWI Dan

Marine Scout Sniper Rifle

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Designated marksman rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Philippines^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Emmanuel T. Feliciano and Colonel Jonathan C. Martir ( Philippine Marine Corps )^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Philippine Marine Corps (historical) Government Arsenal (current)^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

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Produced

2014–present^[source]

1996^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

20 - 30 round STANAG Magazines .^[source]

Sights

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

Any Picatinny rail -compatible scope/sights^[source]

In service

—

1996–present^[source]

Used by

—

Philippine Marine Corps Naval Special Operations Group^[source]

Wars

—

Anti-guerrilla operations in Visayas and Mindanao^[source]

Designed

—

1996^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]