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Sports Afield Gun Annual
ojr
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When Mum passed away I grabbed most of my fathers[ who passed in the mid eighties] hunting books,
Most pertained to New Zealand but there was the odd American magazine in there.
Guns and Hunting {June 1965, 50 cents} for example and one with the above title of
Sports Afield Gun Annual 1967 Edition, @ 75Cents
It an interesting read, there are several articles in there eg, ballistic info as known, long range shotgunning, muzzleloaders, info on what collectables were worth, as well as current prices for Shotguns , Rifles and Handguns, all good stuff.
Especially interesting to me was the prices of rifles.
For example a
Sako Forester l-579 action went for the princely sum of $132.38 for the standard model brand new, I sold one one with a borfus barrel a couple of years ago for 1K.
A Remington BDL though was 17 dollars more at $149.98, the magnums $164.95
Savage Model 99f, calibre 308, 284 etc @ $137.50
Standard Savage 110 @ $124 magnums $134.
Standard winchester M70 @ $149.95 , I imagine this would be the push feed model
Weatherby MKV at $315 and up.
These are of course USD
Anyone have any idea how to translate that into today's prices?
What would have been the average wage then and compared to now.?
Let's talk mainly blue collar to mid professional wages/ salary in 1967
Most pertained to New Zealand but there was the odd American magazine in there.
Guns and Hunting {June 1965, 50 cents} for example and one with the above title of
Sports Afield Gun Annual 1967 Edition, @ 75Cents
It an interesting read, there are several articles in there eg, ballistic info as known, long range shotgunning, muzzleloaders, info on what collectables were worth, as well as current prices for Shotguns , Rifles and Handguns, all good stuff.
Especially interesting to me was the prices of rifles.
For example a
Sako Forester l-579 action went for the princely sum of $132.38 for the standard model brand new, I sold one one with a borfus barrel a couple of years ago for 1K.
A Remington BDL though was 17 dollars more at $149.98, the magnums $164.95
Savage Model 99f, calibre 308, 284 etc @ $137.50
Standard Savage 110 @ $124 magnums $134.
Standard winchester M70 @ $149.95 , I imagine this would be the push feed model
Weatherby MKV at $315 and up.
These are of course USD
Anyone have any idea how to translate that into today's prices?
What would have been the average wage then and compared to now.?
Let's talk mainly blue collar to mid professional wages/ salary in 1967
The flight was uneventful, which is what one wants when one is transporting an Elephant.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
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Reuters, Dec 2020.
Skip the ladies underwear section, of course.
After President Kennedy was assassinated, things change, and mail order guns became a thing of the past.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
that must have been a very good wage in the 60's.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
"There are several instant price rate calculators available online when you search for them in Google; just set the year, amount of money and voila! "
I didn't even know I could do such stuff
Damn,
Thanks Antonio and others,.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
BTW, years ago I used to have a reprint of the 1929 Bannerman's Catalogue (New York City military surplus store). They used to sell stuff that would make your head spin at prices that will make you sick. The company owned sooooooooo much stock from armies around the world that when Bannerman built his "Castle" on a private island on the Hudson River they used surplus Civil War Springfield actions as rebar. Stories say they had BARRELS of those rifles around the store, basically pick your own for just a few dollars.
I used to go by the ruins of the place every day on a train to New York City and EVERY day I was tempted to buy a canoe and row out to the island to explore, BUT it's not a good idea. the place is crumbling so very unsafe and a lot of historians say there are tons of unexploded ordinance buried around the island.
If you have some time google him. It's a fascinating story.
Apparently there are tours going on now!
In it's heyday and now...