.14-222

{{Short description|Rifle cartridge}}

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|designer=Helmut W. Sakschek

|design_date=1985

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|parent=.222 Remington

|case_type=Rimless, bottleneck

|bullet=.14

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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.

See also

References

  • {{cite web

|url = http://www.gunhuntermag.com/features/051018Midgets.htm

|title = The Mighty Midgets

|accessdate = 2009-01-05

|last = Lermayer

|first = Ralph M.

|date = July 2005

|publisher = Buckmasters GunHunter Magazine

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080210044526/http://www.gunhuntermag.com/features/051018Midgets.htm#

|archivedate = 2008-02-10

|url-status = dead

}}

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Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges

Category:Wildcat cartridges

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