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IWI Danlarger figure on 0 of 3
Steyr HS .50larger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Steyr HS .50 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Anti-materiel rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Austria[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Steyr Mannlicher Defense Industries Organization (Iranian copy) Golan Rifle Plant (Syrian copy)[source] |
| Unit cost |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,370 mm (54 inches)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source881 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.
$9,000[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 2004[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | .50 BMG .460 Steyr[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Bolt action[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Single shot (HS .50, HS .460) 5 round detachable box magazine (HS .50 M1)[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Russo–Ukrainian War (2014–present) 2014 Gaza war Gaza war[source] |
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| Variants | — | HS .460 HS .50 M1[source] |
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| Calibre | — | .50 BMG[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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