The .338 Lapua Magnum (eight.six×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm) can be a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It absolutely was made through the 1980s as being a higher-run, very long-selection cartridge for navy snipers. On account of its use inside the War in Afghanistan and also the Iraq War, the cartridge has become greatly readily availa