IWI Dan vs Vektor SS-77: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

BSmall arms

Vektor SS-77

General purpose machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Vektor SS-77SS-77

1.155 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

1.16mSS-77

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]

1 m

Mini-SS

Single source

1.155 m

SS-77

Single source

1155 mm ( SS-77 ) 1000 mm ( Mini-SS )^[source]

7.3kgfolding stock version

9.6kgSS-77

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.3 kg

folding stock version

Single source

5.9 kg

Mass

Single source

5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version^[source]

8.26 kg

Mini SS

Single source

9.6 kg

SS-77

Single source

9.6 kg (21 lb 3 oz) ( SS-77 ) 8.26 kg (18 lb 3 oz) ( Mini SS )^[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

550mmSS-77

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.5 m

Mini-SS

Single source

0.55 m

SS-77

Single source

550 mm ( SS-77 ) 500 mm ( Mini-SS )^[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]

—

600–900rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

600–900 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

600–900 rounds/min^[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 Vektor SS-77 configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	Vektor SS-77
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	General purpose machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	South Africa^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Denel Land Systems^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	—
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO ( SS-77 ) 5.56×45mm NATO ( Mini-SS )^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Gas-operated, open bolt^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	Disintegrating R1M1 link belt alternatively disintegrating M13 belt or non-disintegrating DM1 belt ( SS-77 ) Disintegrating M27 belt ( Mini-SS )^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	—
In service	—	1986–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	South African Border War Rwandan Civil War Kivu conflict^[source]
Designed	—	1977^[source]
Variants	—	Variants^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · South Africa

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IWI Dan

Vektor SS-77

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

General purpose machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

South Africa^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Denel Land Systems^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

—

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO ( SS-77 ) 5.56×45mm NATO ( Mini-SS )^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Gas-operated, open bolt^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Disintegrating R1M1 link belt alternatively disintegrating M13 belt or non-disintegrating DM1 belt ( SS-77 ) Disintegrating M27 belt ( Mini-SS )^[source]

Sights

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

—

In service

—

1986–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

South African Border War Rwandan Civil War Kivu conflict^[source]

Designed

—

1977^[source]

Variants

—

Variants^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · South Africa