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Ok, not quite. .....but 94 pieces of Speer, 30 Newton brass for .20 apiece is damn close!!
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Anybody load 30 Newton for a first model Newton rifle?
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I've used a first model Newton chambered forthe 30 only last three elk. I use 8x68S brass to form the Newton case. 200gr partitions and 7828 is what I load. Neat old rifles.
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This first model is chambered for the 256 Newton
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Great Pictures! I have one of each as well elkchsr, no scopes tho. The 30 Newton I have was my Great-grandfathers, he bought it new from the Newton Arms Company.
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WOW! Just awesome! That is a huge score. I've used a first model Newton chambered forthe 30 only last three elk. I use 8x68S brass to form the Newton case. 200gr partitions and 7828 is what I load. Neat old rifles. Awesome pictures! I have never thought about forming the Newton brass from 8x68S and have been using 375 Ruger brass.. How many steps to make the Newton brass from the 8x68S?
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Thanks! To make the Newton Brass, I just run the 8x68S brass into the FL die, trim, and shoot. Buffalo Arms also has 30 Newton brass in stock. http://www.buffaloarms.com/30_Newton_Cases_it-160039.aspx?TERM=NewtonI would love to find and original Newton peep site. Both of my rifles were drilled and tapped when I got them. I found the 256 at a local shop and somebody had re-barreled it to 30-06. I had a 1-8 twist lilja barrel put on. It's nowhere near original, but I really enjoy hunting with it.
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My great grandfathers 30 Newton has the Newton cocking piece sight, my .256 does not but I bought this one with a damaged base. I don't yet know how I'm going to fix it.
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I bet you could find a machinist that could make a new base for it.
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This first model is chambered for the 256 Newton Did you have to track this one for a long ways? ;o)
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The shot was about 220 yards and he was standing dead center between the ruts of a two track road. It was about the smallest buck I've shot in a long time, but all I could see when I looked at him was jalape�o and cheese kielbasa . At the shot he ran about 30 yards in a circle and died about 2 feet from where he was standing when I pulled the trigger. When I walked up to him you could see a piece of lung sticking out the bullet hole. This deer and an antelope were both shot with a 123gr Scenar. Both died quickly with massive blood trails. Neither bullet exited but everything inside was jelly. I can't complain about how fast they died, but as a guy who grew up on Nosler partitions I'm still a little uneasy about how the Scenars worked.
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