The IWI Dan is an Israeli bolt-action

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manufactured by

Israel Weapons Industries Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly the Magen division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. It was founded in 1933. Formerly owned by the State of Israel, the Small Arms Division of IMI was pr ...

(IWI). It is named after ancient city of Dan. The rifle is chambered for the powerful

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cartridge and its main purpose is long-range sniping, and limited anti-material applications as well. The IWI DAN has sub- MOA accuracy at range of 1200 meters. The rifle was designed by Dr.

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with cooperation of the

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and is manufactured by

and marketed worldwide.

History

The DAN is unveiled at the 2014 Eurosatory convention.

References

External links

IWI DAN 338 Bolt Action Sniper Rifle
on IWI website {{IMI IWI smallarms Bolt-action rifles

DAN Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...

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