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Re: MSG /Spencer rifle/carbine
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Make sure you are measuring it in the right place. The measurement starts at the front of the breach - not from the back of the frame.

If its a 22inch barrel at /.52cal , then its a M1860. If its a 22inch at .50cal then its a M1860 Alteration.

If its 20inch then its a M1865.

John Walsh

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