.14-222

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.

.14-222
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Helmut W. Sakschek
Designed	1985
Specifications
Parent case	.222 Remington
Case type	Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.14 in (3.6 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 11.4 gr (1 g) HP 4,200 ft/s (1,300 m/s) 461 ft⋅lbf (625 J)

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. Retrieved 2009-01-05.