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.
