.14 Squirrel

[lorinorm]

Just finished building a .14 Squirrel and thought I would post a couple pics for fun.

 

[J_Hensley]

That’s a new one to me. Never heard of such a thing. What kind of velocities are you getting with this guy?

 

[Hal]

Thats One Sexy little mother…. Leads to a lot of questions???
What bullet, how many grains something that small use . What velocity?
Who makes the small hole barrels, cleaning rods, brushes?
Any groups.

Thanks for sharing.

Hal

 

[L.Sherm]

No 14 but I did load for a family members 17 squirrel in a Martini, very interesting cartridge. I cant remember exactly my load data because I sent it back with everything for it but it was somewhere around 8.0 grains of AA1680 I used.

 

[Tommie]

Cool action. I think the 307 is a sleeper.

 

[lorinorm]

I have only fired a couple of test rounds through it so far. They were a 10 grain bullet over 7.5 grains of 1680. Can only guess at velocity but it should be near 3500. It takes parts and people from all over to build a .14 but it can be done. This is my third one on a XP-700 platform. The others are a .14 Hornet and a .14/221

 

[J_Hensley]

I want to put together a .14 after seeing this. I love small bore fast cartridges.

 

[Woodchk]

Just finished building a .14 Squirrel and thought I would post a couple pics for fun.View attachment 1729020View attachment 1729021

Do you have anymore pictures ?

 

[lorinorm]

What would you like pictures of? Just let me know

 

[Woodchk]

What would you like pictures of? Just let me know

Of your 14 Squirrel above I have a 14/221 Walker XP100 and was wanting to do another 14

 

[lorinorm]

Hope these are good enough

 

[TRSR8]

I have only fired a couple of test rounds through it so far. They were a 10 grain bullet over 7.5 grains of 1680. Can only guess at velocity but it should be near 3500. It takes parts and people from all over to build a .14 but it can be done. This is my third one on a XP-700 platform. The others are a .14 Hornet and a .14/221

So who’s doing quality .14 barrels these days?

 

[Woodchk]

Hope these are good enoughView attachment 1729576View attachment 1729577

Great this is the one Marty did at Twisted Barrels ?

 

[linebaugh]

Very cool. If you start shooting groups or figure out velocity and such please keep this post updated. Im fascinated with smaller cartridges and Im not sure it gets much smaller.

 

[lorinorm]

Marty cut, contoured, and chambered the barrel blank for me. He has done three .14 barrels for me.

 

[L.Sherm]

Who makes the 14 cal barrels?

 

[lorinorm]

I got all three of mine from Don Unmussig in Virginia

 

[rickiesrevenge]

Is it a coned bolt nose?

 

[lorinorm]

No, the bolt nose is not coned. The barrel has a small cone cut on it that allows the extractor to catch the rim. That is a sako style extractor. I have called you before my first .14 build. Thank you again for the help

 

[longbow]

So SWEET !