IWI Dan vs RG-6 grenade launcher: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

RG-6 grenade launcher — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

RG-6 grenade launcher

Revolver grenade launcher

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin allow to use this picture in Copyright Policy · 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 Danstock folded

1.03 m

Length source ↗

RG-6 grenade launcherstock folded

0.52 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+98%
Muzzle velocity+1052%

RG-6 grenade launcherlarger figure on 1 of 3

Mass+5%

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 26 rows sourced on both sides

1.03mstock folded

520mmstock folded

Length+98%

All recorded figures & sources

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded^[source]

0.52 m

stock folded

Single source

0.69 m

stock extended /

Single source

690 mm (27 in) stock extended / 520 mm (20.5 in) stock folded^[source]

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145mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.145 m

Width

Single source

145 mm (5.7 in)^[source]

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280mmin combat /

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.28 m

in combat /

Single source

0.2 m

in travelling

Single source

280 mm (11 in) in combat / 200 mm (7.9 in) in travelling^[source]

5.9kg

6.2kg

Mass+5%

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]

6.2 kg

Mass

Single source

6.2 kg (13.67 lb)^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.4kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.4 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

400 m (1,300 ft)^[source]

737mm

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Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

881m/s

77m/s

Muzzle velocity+1052%

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

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

76.5 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

76.5 m/s (251 ft/s)^[source]

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16–18rounds/min2 rounds/sec (rapid fire) sustained

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

16–18 rounds/min

2 rounds/sec (rapid fire) sustained

Single source

2 rounds/sec (rapid fire) 16-18 rounds/min (sustained)^[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 RG-6 grenade launcher configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	RG-6 grenade launcher
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Revolver grenade launcher^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Russia^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	TsKIB SOO Valery Nicolayevich Telesh^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Tula Arms Plant^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	1994–present^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	40 mm caseless grenades^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Double action^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	6-Round, Revolving , Swing Out-Type Cylinder^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	folded, ladder-type rear sight^[source]
In service	—	1994–present^[source]
Used by	—	Russia^[source]
Wars	—	First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukraine War^[source]
Designed	—	1993–1994^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Mongolia Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Syria

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IWI Dan

RG-6 grenade launcher

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Revolver grenade launcher^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Russia^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

TsKIB SOO Valery Nicolayevich Telesh^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Tula Arms Plant^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

1994–present^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

40 mm caseless grenades^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Double action^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

6-Round, Revolving , Swing Out-Type Cylinder^[source]

Sights

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

folded, ladder-type rear sight^[source]

In service

—

1994–present^[source]

Used by

—

Russia^[source]

Wars

—

First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukraine War^[source]

Designed

—

1993–1994^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Mongolia
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Syria