The good old days

[brockel]

Wish things were still around this price. Never see that again

 

[nhenry]

Found some 25 caliber NBT in my dad’s drawer that were marked $5 for 100. I wish every day I could live that

 

[BuzzH]

The good old days...my Grandfather had the perfect saying for the "good old days".

My Grandpa Hettick, circa 1987:

"The only good thing about the "good old days" was my youth, don't let anyone bullshit you otherwise".

The price of those bullets is still pretty sweet though...

 

[shannerdrake]

I have a jug of Triple 7 that I think says $14.99 on it. It goes for $40 now.

I’ll see if I can post a pic.

 

[Southern Elk]

Hard to read but $9.86 and $7.97

 

[Sask hunter]

Hell during Covid I bought federal blue box steel for $11 a box after rebates. Now prices have almost doubled

 

[Nick87]

Bought some 20 gauge winchester 7.5 game loads for the oldest for dove season the other day.$10.50 per box. I remember buying a case for that when I first started driving.

 

[Don Fischer]

A brother gave mw a flat of 12ga Win field loads a year or so ago. Problem is I haven't had a 12ga in years. I gave them to a friend. He though it was a pretty good deal. price sticker on the box's was under $3.75!

 

[Steelsearchin]

I wish this old box of $3.35 308s could talk! Gramps has been gone 26 years this november, and im sure these were old when he passed.

 

[Hickory1991]

I wish this old box of $3.35 308s could talk! Gramps has been gone 26 years this november, and im sure these were old when he passed.

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Those are circa 1960’s to early 70’s.

 

[buffybr]

Two years ago I got critized for buying primers through our gun club for $30/1000 when the local Sportsman's Warehouse was selling them for $24. There was also no limit on how many cases or sleves of 5,000 that you could buy. Now I see them advertized for up to $30/100 and many places will limit you to one case of 1,000.

Right now many of all reloading compenents are also unavailable, and I haven't seen any small pistol primers anywhere.

 

[noharleyyet]

Had a small town smith do some work for me. It was a relatively inexpensive labor and material item so I told him to add a box of Wby Mag Select 100g TTSX .257 that I noticed on the shelf to the bag. Coughed a little, signed the cc charge, and walked out. The ammo was 95 bucks.

 

[MThuntr]

How do these prices adjust for inflation?

Not knowing the age of the 308 ammo I chose 1970

 

[noharleyyet]

How do these prices adjust for inflation?

Gouge'ingly...

 

[Ben Lamb]

Had a small town smith do some work for me. It was a relatively inexpensive labor and material item so I told him to add a box of Wby Mag Select 100g TTSX .257 that I noticed on the shelf to the bag. Coughed a little, signed the cc charge, and walked out. The ammo was 95 bucks.

Rounded shoulders means premium prices, cowboy.

I'd rather pay the extra to my gun club for components than a box store. My gun club feeds my habitat much better than any store.

I've got some boxes like this from the 70's, 60's & 80's. That bucket of bullets had about a 10-15% failure to fire rate for me. Same with the cheap federals. Cheap is relative, I guess. I still buy the CCI mini mags or stingers instead of the bulk packs. More accurate, more consistent and fewer FTF's. I also shoot like I'm Scrooge these days. one lump of ammo per day, no more, less is preferred.

 

[noharleyyet]

Rounded shoulders means premium prices, cowboy.

I'd rather pay the extra to my gun club for components than a box store. My gun club feeds my habitat much better than any store.

I've got some boxes like this from the 70's, 60's & 80's. That bucket of bullets had about a 10-15% failure to fire rate for me. Same with the cheap federals. Cheap is relative, I guess. I still buy the CCI mini mags or stingers instead of the bulk packs. More accurate, more consistent and fewer FTF's. I also shoot like I'm Scrooge these days. one lump of ammo per day, no more, less is preferred.

The first rule of gun club is you don't talk about gun club...

What's a gun club?

 

[Ben Lamb]

The first rule of gun club is you don't talk about gun club...

What's a gun club?

Cedar Rod & Gun Club

Cedar Rod and Gun club offers shooting sports and facilities to the northern Michigan sportsman

www.crgc.org

Here's the Texas version:

 

[44hunter45]

Rounded shoulders means premium prices, cowboy.

I'd rather pay the extra to my gun club for components than a box store. My gun club feeds my habitat much better than any store.

I've got some boxes like this from the 70's, 60's & 80's. That bucket of bullets had about a 10-15% failure to fire rate for me. Same with the cheap federals. Cheap is relative, I guess. I still buy the CCI mini mags or stingers instead of the bulk packs. More accurate, more consistent and fewer FTF's. I also shoot like I'm Scrooge these days. one lump of ammo per day, no more, less is preferred.

When I cleaned out my dad's place a couple of years ago my old Ruger Mkii 678 came back to me. I had bought it 1984 then given it to my dad. $140 NIB in 1984. Along with it were several bulk boxes of Federal and Remington "Golden Bullets". $5.50 for 550 on the Federals, I couldn't find a price tag on the Remington box.

Good old days indeed. One of these bulk boxes was bound to die on a day at the rock pit with a Mkii and a 10/22. I remember going to the GAS STATION or HARDWARE STORE and paying 79¢ for a 100 Mini-Mags.

Gun safe? you rich or something? Or .22 and .30-30 hung right by the front door and the house was never locked.

Both my 678 pistols are jam-o-matics with the Golden Bullet loads. I have two because I couldn't live without the one I gave my dad.
Federal bulk works ok. CCI mini-mags are the best by price. Almost any Eley (when I could get it) would punch dime size holes if I did my part.

 

[mtmuley]

I can hear my Grandfather bitching as he bought these. The Winchesters price is hand written. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

Modern good old days. Price is upper right corner. mtmuley