Pac-Nor now has the 14/221 Walker available for those of you who are bored with the seventeens and twenties.

Dumb question from a guy with no experience below 17cal..

What kind of ballistics and stuff can you get with those 14cal cartridges?

A 14/221 Walker is a cross between the 14/222 Walker and the 221 Remington Fireball. According to the 10th edition of Cartridges of the World, the 14/222 Walker will push an 11 grain bullet from 4,200 to 4,400 fps. Don't know downrange performance numbers.

According to RCBS.Load, the 14/222 Walker has a 23.1 grain water capacity. The 221 Fireball has a 18.4 grain water capacity. That would reduce the case capacity about 20%. By some people's rule of thumb, that should reduce the velocity about 5% or about 200 fps with the 14/221 Walker.

Am having Pac-Nor make me the 14/221 now, but it will be a few months before the barrel, dies, bullets, etc. are here. Then there's the cleaning rod, brushes, patches, etc.

Need to find a little scope to go with it.

Am sure The Small Caliber News folks have played with it.

There is a fellow up in Kalispell, Montana, playing with 10 caliber barrels.

Do they make 14 Leupold's?

Found an 8 Eichelberger Pup reference tonight.

The 8-caliber could be the future of varmint hunting.

Who wants to go first ?

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Originally posted by Old Elk Hunter:
Do they make 14 Leupold's?

With quarter-inch tubes and 18mm objectives.