.14-222 | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | USA | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Helmut W. Sakschek | |||||||
Designed | 1985 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent cartridge | .222 Remington | |||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .14 in (3.6 mm) | |||||||
Ballistic performance
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The .14-222 is a wildcat cartridge that was created in 1985 by Helmut W. Sakschek. It uses a .222 Remington case necked down to accept a .14 caliber bullet.
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References[]
- Lermayer, Ralph M. (July 2005). "The Mighty Midgets". Buckmasters GunHunter Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080210044526/http://www.gunhuntermag.com/features/051018Midgets.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- "14-222". The Reload Bench. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090213121018/http://reloadbench.com/cartridges/w14222.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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