Originally Posted by S99VG
I guess, conversely, you too could shorten the receiver for smaller cartridges. Thanks for taking the measurements.
The 32-20 mentioned by Fug has a shorter receiver, the existing example of that is a very neat looking compact design, I think it predated the long ones, it's the one depicted in the 1893 patent that was filed for in 1892 - patents/US491138

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