The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm) can be a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It had been formulated throughout the 1980s like a substantial-driven, prolonged-selection cartridge for armed service snipers. As a consequence of its use during the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War, the cartridge has become widely avai