Charles Newton is the Wildcatter par excellence.
Wildcatters are a passionate subset of firearms enthusiasts who develop custom-designed cartridges that are not mass produced, but instead made by individual shooters to serve a specific need that is not already met by the market.
Wildcatters live on the edge of innovation and experimentation. Charles Newton achieved the ultimate goal of wildcatting when his self-created rounds were officially manufactured by Savage Arms. Newton went from attorney to creator of the .22 Savage and .250 Savage, and eventual founder of Newton Arms.
Learn how it happened with Charles Newton: The Forgotten History of the Wildcatter Who Created the .22 and .250 Savage at Ammo.com.