14 mm caliber

14 mm caliber
14.5×114mm cartridge next to a dollar bill
Firearm cartridges
14 mm

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets that are 14 millimetres (0.55 in) to 14.99 millimetres (0.590 in) in caliber.

The most famous military cartridge in the 14 mm caliber span is probably the Soviet/Russian 14.5×114mm cartridge, initially developed for various anti-tank rifles before WWII, and later on re-adopted as a heavy machine gun cartridge which continues to see widespread use in the 21st century.

Cartridges

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  • Length refers to the cartridge case length.
  • OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.
  • Bullet refers to the diameter of the bullet.

All measurements are in mm (in).

Dimensions Name Date Bullet diameter Case length Rim Base Shoulder Neck Cartridge length
14×22mmRF .56-56 Spencer 14 (.550) 27.22 (.875) 16.38 (.645) 14.22 (.560) - 14.22 (.560) 39.24 (1.545)
14×33mmR[1] Wänzl 14.28 mm (.5622 in) 32.42 mm (1.276 in) 17.48 mm (.688 in) 15.2 mm (.5984 in) N/A 14.85 mm (.5846 in) 44.38 mm (1.747 in)
14.7×51mm .577 Snider 1867 14.48 (.570) 50.8 (2.0) 18.97 (.747) 16.76 (.660) 15.29 (.602) 15.29 (.602) 62.23 (2.45)
14.9×94mmR .577 Nitro Express 1890s 14.8 (.582) 76 (3) 19.0 (.748) 16.8 (.660) N/A 15.4 (.608) 94 (3.7)
.600/577 Rewa 14.8 (.582) 76 (3) 20.4 (.805) 17.7 (.697) 16.4 (.646) 15.6 (.613) 97 (3.83)
.577 Tyrannosaur 14.86 (.585) 75.946 (2.99) 17.475 (.688) 17.475 (.688) 17.094 (.673) 15.596 (.614) 94.234 (3.71)
.585 Nyati 14.86 (.585) 70.866 (2.79) 14.88 (.586) 16.764 (.660) 16.510 (.650) 15.367 (.605) 89.535 (3.525)
14.5×114mm 14.5 mm Russian 1941 14.88 (.586) 114 (4.488) 26.95 (1.061) 26.95 (1.061) 25.5 (1.004) 16.5 (.650) 155.8 (6.134)
14.5×148mm 14.88 (.586) 148 (5.827) - - - - -
14.5×218mm 14.88 (.586) 218 (8.583) - - - - -
14.5mm JDJ 14.9 (.587) - - - - - -

References

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