page_title: .338 Lapua Magnum
section_title: Law enforcement and military users
hierarchical_section_title: .338 Lapua Magnum / History / Law enforcement and military users
caption_attribution_description: עברית: רובה צלפים "ברק" 0.338 של צה"לEnglish: Israel Defense Forces Barak sniper rifle H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR
context_page_description: The .338 Lapua Magnum is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed during the 1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartridge for military snipers. It was used in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. As a result of this, it became more widely available. The loaded cartridge is 14.93 mm in diameter and 93.5 mm long. It can penetrate better-than-standard military body armor at ranges up to 1,000 metres and has a maximum effective range of about 1,750 metres with C.I.P. conform ammunition at sea level conditions. Muzzle velocity is dependent on barrel length, seating depth, and powder charge, and varies from 880 to 915 m/s for commercial loads with 16.2-gram bullets, which corresponds to about 6,525 J of muzzle energy.
  British military issue overpressure .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges with a 91.4 mm overall length, loaded with 16.2-gram LockBase B408 very-low-drag bullets fired at 936 m/s muzzle velocity. This round, fired from a L115A3 Long Range Rifle, was used in November 2009 by British sniper Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison to establish the then-new record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m.
context_section_description: The .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge is in law enforcement or military use with:
   Albania: RENEA—Sako TRG-42
   Australia: Blaser Tactical 2
   Bangladesh:Bangladesh Armed Forces-Accuracy International AWM
   Canada: Canadian Forces—C14 Timberwolf Medium Range Sniper Weapon System (MRSWS)
   Chile: Chilean Army - APR338 and PGM 338 Barrett Model 98B
   Colombia: TAP.
   Czech Republic — Sako TRG-42
   Denmark: Military of Denmark—Sako TRG-42
   Estonia: Military of Estonia reconnaissance units and special forces—Sako TRG-42.
   Finland: Finnish Defence Forces—Sako TRG-42
   France: French Army, GIGN and Commandement des Opérations Spéciales—PGM 338, Sako TRG-42, AWSM
   Georgia: Police and military - Accuracy International AWM and Sako TRG series, as well as Satevari MSWP. Domestic analogue .338 GBM produced by STC Delta
   Germany: Bundeswehr—Haenel RS9 designated as G29 in service with the special forces; replacing the G22, Erma SR-100, AMP Technical Services DSR-1, GOL Sniper Magnum
   Greece: Anti-Terrorist Unit EKAM—Sako TRG-41
   Hungary: Hungarian Police Security Service (Rendészeti Biztonsági Szolgálat) - Unique-Alpine TPG-1 (Taktische Prazisions Gewehr-1)
   Indonesia: Kopassus—Accuracy International AWSM
   Ireland: Irish Army—Accuracy International AWM
   Israel: Infantry - H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR  Special forces—McMillan Tac-338 and PGM 338, YAMAM—Barrett MRAD
   Italy: Sako TRG-42
   Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces—Accuracy International AXMC
   Malaysia: Pasukan Gerakan Khas—Accuracy International AWSM—Accuracy International AX338
   Netherlands: Dutch military—Accuracy International AWSM, Sako TRG-41
   Poland: GROM—Accuracy International AWM, 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów
   Russia: Alpha Group and SOBR—Accuracy International AWSM and Sako TRG-42
   Serbia: Special Brigade—Sako TRG-42.
   Singapore: PGM 338
   Slovenia: Military of Slovenia—PGM 338
   Spain: GOE—Sako TRG-41
    Switzerland: Sako TRG-42
   Turkey: Sako TRG-42,
   United Kingdom: British military—Accuracy International AWSM
   United States: US Navy Special Warfare—McMillan Tac-338
  The .338 Lapua Magnum has been designated a "cartridge of interest" by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). It is being groomed to replace the .300 Winchester Magnum and the .50 BMG for anti-personnel long-range service in the U.S. military. On June 17, 2008, the U.S. government issued a market survey to support a requirement for a Precision Sniper Rifle (PRS) to possibly replace the currently fielded Bolt Action SOF Sniper Systems MK 13 (.300 Winchester Magnum) and the M40 and M24 (7.62×51mm NATO) chambered to safely fire factory produced "non-wildcat" .338 caliber ammunition.
  On 7 March 2013, the Remington MSR was declared the winner of the Precision Sniper Rifle competition.  Remington announced that the MSR had won on March 8, and it was publicly confirmed on March 9.  This was followed by a $79.7 million contract for 5,150 rifles with suppressors, along with 4,696,800 rounds of ammunition to be supplied over the next ten years. The contract was awarded on 12 September 2013.  Remington Defense produces the sniper rifles and utilizes two other companies for other system components, with Barnes Bullets for ammunition and Advanced Armament Corporation for muzzle brakes and suppressors; all three companies are subsidiaries of Remington Outdoor Company.
caption: IDF Barak 338 - a militarized H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR in .338 Lapua Magnum caliber
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