.14-222

.14-222
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 Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy 11.4 gr (1 g) HP 4,200 ft/s (1,300 m/s) 461 ft·lbf (625 J)

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.

See also

• List of rifle cartridges

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.