IWI Dan vs PP-19 Bizon: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

PP-19 Bizon — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

PP-19 Bizon

Submachine gun

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

PP-19 Bizonstock extended / · source measurement 3

0.69 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+181%

PP-19 Bizonlarger figure on 0 of 1

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 22 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

690mmstock extended / · source measurement 3

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]

0.66 m

stock extended / · source measurement 1

Single source

0.69 m

stock extended / · source measurement 3

Single source

0.425 m

stock folded (Bizon)

Single source

0.46 m

stock folded (Bizon-2)

Single source

660 mm (26.0 in) stock extended / 425 mm (16.7 in) stock folded (Bizon) 690 mm (27.2 in) stock extended / 460 mm (18.1 in) stock folded (Bizon-2)^[source]

5.9kg

2.1kg

Mass+181%

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]

2.1 kg

Mass

Single source

2.1 kg (4.63 lb)^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.2kmEffective; 9× · source measurement 3

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.1 km

Effective; 9× · source measurement 1

Single source

0.2 km

Effective; 9× · source measurement 3

Single source

100 m (9×18mm Makarov) 200 m (9×19mm Parabellum)^[source]

737mm

230mmBizon-2 9×

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.195 m

Bizon

Single source

0.225 m

Bizon-2-01 9×

Single source

0.23 m

Bizon-2 9×

Single source

0.018 m

Makarov

Single source

0.019 m

Parabellum

Single source

195 mm (7.7 in) (Bizon) 230 mm (9.1 in) (Bizon-2 9×18mm Makarov) 225 mm (8.9 in) (Bizon-2-01 9×19mm Parabellum)^[source]

881m/s

380m/s9×19mm Parabellum

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

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

320 m/s

9×18mm Makarov

Single source

380 m/s

9×19mm Parabellum

Single source

320 m/s (1,050 ft/s) (9×18mm Makarov) 380 m/s (1,246.7 ft/s) (9×19mm Parabellum)^[source]

—

700–750rounds/min9×19mm Parabellum, 7.62×25mm Tokarev

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

680 rounds/min

9×18mm Makarov

Single source

700–750 rounds/min

9×19mm Parabellum, 7.62×25mm Tokarev

Single source

680 rounds/min (9×18mm Makarov) 700–750 rounds/min (9×19mm Parabellum, 7.62×25mm Tokarev)^[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 PP-19 Bizon configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	PP-19 Bizon
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Submachine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Russia^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	Victor Kalashnikov , Alexei Dragunov^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Izhmash^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	1996–present^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) 7.62×25mm Tokarev^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Blowback , closed bolt^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	64-round helical magazine (9×18mm Makarov) 53-round helical magazine (9×19mm Parabellum) (Bizon-2-01)^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	Open front post, rear flip-up notch^[source]
In service	—	1996–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Designed	—	1993–1995^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Vietnam

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IWI Dan

PP-19 Bizon

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Submachine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Russia^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Victor Kalashnikov , Alexei Dragunov^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Izhmash^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

1996–present^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) 7.62×25mm Tokarev^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Blowback , closed bolt^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

64-round helical magazine (9×18mm Makarov) 53-round helical magazine (9×19mm Parabellum) (Bizon-2-01)^[source]

Sights

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

Open front post, rear flip-up notch^[source]

In service

—

1996–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Designed

—

1993–1995^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Vietnam