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Lapua also designed a 16.2-gram (250 gr) .338 caliber lock base B408 full metal jacket bullet, modeled after its .30 caliber lock base bullet configuration. The result was the .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge which was registered with C.I.P. ( Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives ) in 1989.
The .338 Norma Magnum was designed to improve upon the .338 Lapua Magnum when loaded with 19.44 g (300 gr) Sierra very-low-drag bullets in magazines and actions that restrict the .338 Lapua Magnum's maximum cartridge overall length.
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It is still used by a few shooters, who produce the cases from .338 Lapua Magnum cases by reshaping the shoulder and neck, and handloading it with .30 caliber bullets. [ 2 ] Up to the C.I.P. decisions and tables edition 2007 the .300 Lapua Magnum was rated at 470.00 MPa (68,168 psi) P max piezo pressure, This very high outdated P max has been ...
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 8-to-9 ... .338 Lapua Magnum: 8.585 (.338) 69.20 (2.73) 14.93 (.588) ... .33 Winchester: 8.59 (.338) 54 ...
Non C.I.P. conform British military issue overpressure .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges with a 91.4 mm (3.6 in) overall length, loaded with 16.2 g (250 gr) LockBase B408 very-low-drag bullets were used in November 2009 by British sniper Corporal of Horse (CoH) Craig Harrison to establish a new record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat ...
The MG 338 was planned to have a similar weight to the M240 but, with the .338 Norma Mag, deliver terminal effects on targets similar to that of the .50 BMG. [11] [12] Programs for acquisition of .338 Norma Mag ammunition began in 2018. [13] [14] Acquisition of the weapon system began in 2019. [15] The MG 338 was first unveiled at AUSA 2018. [16]
In January 2009 the Finnish ammunition manufacturer Lapua published Doppler radar tests derived drag coefficient data for most of their rifle projectiles. [1] [2] The predictive capabilities of the custom mode are based on actual bullet flight data derived from Doppler radar test sessions. With this data engineers can create algorithms that ...