Originally Posted by Muley Gil

Once upon a time, a college friend brought me a rifle that his dad wanted to sell. It was the Springfield that preceded the 1922. This one used adaptors shaped like .30-06 cartridges that held .22 Shorts. At one time, Dixie Gun Works had these adaptors.

Anyway, his dad wanted $90 for the rifle. I didn't have $90 to spend, so I sold it for $110 at a Birmingham AL gunshow. My friend gave his dad $90, he kept $10 and I got $10.

Later on, I found out just how much it was really worth!