Why the .338 Lapua Still Dominates in the Long-Range Sniping World

By Leroy Thompson

Some military snipers view the .338 Lapua Magnum almost as the “death ray” of the Global War on Terror. As good as the .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge is, however, it’s not a death ray. Its trajectory is so flat that some observers have called it laser-like, but it’s still not a death ray. And yet the .338 Lapua Magnum is very effective for long-range precision.

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