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Old 02-18-2012, 01:54 PM
Ralph McLaney Ralph McLaney is offline
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Originally Posted by Gil Martin View Post
The May issue of "Guns & Ammo" has an article on this great rifle. The author picked one up in the mid-1950s for $40.00. The was about the going price back then. My how times have changed. I managed to find a pair in the 1960s for $37.50 each and wish I could have bought more. All the best...
Gil

Oh must I ruin such a story with facts about the devaluation of the dollar!

Yes, for knowledge must be shared!

A $40. purchase in 1955 would today require $338.29 to purchase! This is a 745% increase...so in many ways guns are cheaper today!

Nonetheless, David Henry Thoreau's dictum still holds true:
"The price of a thing is the amount of life you have to exchange for it."

Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value from 1913-2012

Last edited by Ralph McLaney; 02-18-2012 at 01:58 PM.
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