The .338 Lapua Magnum (eight.6×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm) is often a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It absolutely was formulated throughout the nineteen eighties to be a superior-driven, extended-assortment cartridge for army snipers. Because of its use in the War in Afghanistan as well as the Iraq War, the cartridge has become grea