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I have a 1916 first model Newton , in the rare 35 Newton Caliber , all original and unaltered, , no stock cracks , even have the original sling and the correct leather take down case .My Bolt peep seems to be missing the tiny screw in aperature .It views now like a Ghost ring . Has anyone here made or know who could machine me a good copy of the screw in piece ? Are there any Newton Collectors , shooters here ? I am amazed these great guns do not have their own forum . Thanks

I once had a Newton missing the aperature and was able to screw in the smallest Lyman ( could have been a Marble's) aperature available. It worked. An old 256 I had was missing the aperature and someone had forced in the base of a rimfire shell ( 25 RF?) and puched a small peephole in it to work as an expedient. I never bothered to improve on that. You're fortunate to find a .35 in that condition. The original sling should be not leather but a web sling.

Contact the folks at "Apertures 'N More". I bet they can fit you out with what you need.

Wills, welcome to the forum.

If you will post the the diameter and TPI I'll look through my aperture box (must have a 50-100) and I'll see if I have one that will fit your rifle. When I get a rifle that has one I pull it off, likewise with any slings.

THANK YOU !!! WILL MEASURE TOMORROW AND POST

I forgot to add , yes the sling is a clip on web material , its the original sling with the correct name on it as well , I forget it at the moment . Bit its the same as mentioned in the Newton Book .

There is a gentleman who makes replica Rigby cocking piece sights, who can be reached at rusty42marlin@yahoo.com. He has had two Newton cocking piece sights of mine for some time now, using one as a model for reproducing the missing parts on the other. One, I believe, has a screw-in aperture. You might contact him on the off chance that he might be able to reproduce one for you.

I am not too impressed by the sights. They appear to be pretty wobbly. My Newtons generally came scoped: several with Redfield Sr. Mounts and Zeiss Zielklein scopes. My Model 1922 Newton is fitted with an early Lyman Alaskan scope.

Also, I believe Lyman 48 sights can be made to fit 1916 Newtons. At least one of mine is D&T for a receiver sight and the wood has been patched where one was removed.

The 35 Newton should be an interesting cartridge to load an shoot/hunt with,do you intend to do so?.
Mike

The .35 Newton is very similar to the old wildcat .35-.338 (sometimes referred to as the "belted Newton") and the .358 Norma Magnum. My only problem with the caliber has nothing to do with the cartridge itself, but with the weight of the Newton rifle chambered for it.

To me the rifle is unconscionably light for such a powerful cartridge. Moreover, Newton rifles chambered in .30 Newton and .35 Newton, which do not have split stocks, seem to be the exception, rather than the rule.

Newton seems to have designed his rifle stocks with the .256 Newton in mind, and made no concessions to the increased recoil of his larger bore creations.

xausa,
Thats the great thing about handloading, you could load it to 9x57/35 Win. levels. 8x68 or 375 Ruger cases should work better than belted cases.
Mike