IWI Dan vs Smith & Wesson M&P15: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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BSmall arms

Smith & Wesson M&P15

AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Smith & Wesson M&P15extended

0.889 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 2

Mass+93%
Barrel length+82%

Smith & Wesson M&P15larger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 17 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

889mmextended

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]

0.813 m

collapsed

Single source

0.889 m

extended

Single source

813 mm (32 in) (collapsed) 889 mm (35 in) (extended)^[source]

5.9kg

3.06kg

Mass+93%

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]

3.06 kg

Mass

Single source

3.06 kg (6.74 lb)^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

737mm

406mm

Barrel length+82%

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.406 m

Barrel length

Single source

406 mm (16 in)^[source]

881m/s

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Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)^[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 Smith & Wesson M&P15 configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	Smith & Wesson M&P15
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	United States^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Smith & Wesson^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	5.56×45mm / .223 Remington^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	10-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazine ( STANAG 4179 )^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	—
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Rate of fire	—	Semi-automatic^[source]

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IWI Dan

Smith & Wesson M&P15

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

United States^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Smith & Wesson^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

2006–present^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

5.56×45mm / .223 Remington^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

10-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazine ( STANAG 4179 )^[source]

Sights

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

—

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Rate of fire

—

Semi-automatic^[source]