The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a civilian, police, and
2 PARA sniper on operations in 2008; the L96A1 at his side can be distinguished from the later Arctic Warfare series by its squarer buttstock and lack of a flash hider, with most examples also having a front sight post.
The Swedish Prickskyttegevär 90 variant introduced cold weather upgrades (Prickskyttegevär 90B pictured)
Sniper of the Peruvian Armed Forces equipped with an Arctic Warfare rifle
Swedish Prickskyttegevär 90 with accessories
.338 Lapua Magnum
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The.338 Lapua Magnum is a Finnish rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed during the 1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartridge for military snipers. Due to its use in t
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
…but Accuracy International also made variants of the sniper rifle - the AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) chambered in either .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum, and the AW50 (Arctic Warfare .50 calibre) chambered for the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO). The sniper rifles are mounted with a muzzle brake in order to…
.338 Lapua Magnum cartridge next to a .338 Norma Magnum
Left to right; .308 Winchester (7.62×51mm NATO), .300 Winchester Magnum (7.62×67 mm) and .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm) cartridges showing their dimensional differences
A Royal Dutch Marine ejects a shell casing from his Accuracy International .338 Lapua Magnum sniper rifle
IDF Barak 338 - a militarized H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR in .338 Lapua Magnum caliber