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Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle Semi-automatic rifle
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IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 4
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| Specification | IWI Dan | SIG SG 550 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | SIG Sauer AG (formerly Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft and Swiss Arms) |
SIG SG 550larger figure on 1 of 4
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1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
stock folded
Single sourcestock extended
Single source1,000 mm (39.4 in) (stock extended) 772 mm (30.4 in) (stock folded)[source]
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Single sourcec. 700 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1986–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm (SG 553R, SG 556R & SIG563R) .300 AAC Blackout (SG 553 BK and SIG563 BK) 6.5mm Creedmoor (SG 750) 7.62×51mm NATO (SG 750 and SG 751)[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Proprietary 10-, 20-, 30-round box magazines (SG 550 series & SG 560 series) STANAG magazines (SIG 556 series, SG 560 series, SG 550 series (with STANAG mag well)) AKM -pattern magazines (SG 553R, SG 556R) SG 750 series magazines (SG 750 and SG 751)[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Rear: rotating diopter drum with tritium night inserts ; front: hooded post with folding night post 540 mm (21.3 in) sight radius (SG 550)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1990–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Sinai insurgency 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1970s–1980s[source] |
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| No. built | — | 600,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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