The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm or eight.fifty eight×70 mm) is often a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It absolutely was created through the 1980s as being a higher-run, very long-array cartridge for navy snipers. Resulting from its use while in the War in Afghanistan as well as the Iraq War, the cartridge is now widely availa