The .338 Lapua Magnum (eight.six×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm) is often a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It absolutely was produced in the course of the 1980s to be a superior-powered, extended-array cartridge for military snipers. As a consequence of its use in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War, the cartridge has become widely a