1964 (Found it)

[zackcarp]

My grandfather told me he shot an antelope with an old sportized Mauser out past 400. He said it was his favorite hunting rifle. He actually said he had quite a few after ww2. Sold them all and regretted it.

[Crazymonkey]

I'm not quite  as old as some of you guys 70s  baby  but I due remember  walking  into turners outdoors  and finding  sks ,Enfield  and such rifles on the racks still in cosmoline  for around  a hundred bucks . Also 1k rounds of 7.62x39 were 89 bucks on sale . Bought a sks and a AK back then and always  seemed  to have several thousand  rounds for each .

[bigorange]

3 minutes ago, Crazymonkey said:

I'm not quite  as old as some of you guys 70s  baby  but I due remember  walking  into turners outdoors  and finding  sks ,Enfield  and such rifles on the racks still in cosmoline  for around  a hundred bucks . Also 1k rounds of 7.62x39 were 89 bucks on sale . Bought a sks and a AK back then and always  seemed  to have several thousand  rounds for each .

Same here...I think $100 was expensive for sks then...also remember the local AFB in TN selling surplus M1s for about $100. I should have listened to my dad and bought one.

[PRDATR]

6 minutes ago, bigorange said:

Same here...I think $100 was expensive for sks then...also remember the local AFB in TN selling surplus M1s for about $100. I should have listened to my dad and bought one.

I can remember $69 for 1K rounds.

[muledeerarea33?]

It was $100 bucks or less up until the 90’s for a lot of ammo

[Edge]

I remember when I could fill up my gas tank for $100

[HorseHunter]

My Dad bought me my first deer rifle (Winchester 30-30 Mdl. 94AE) at Smitty's on Shea and Tatum circa 1984. 

I think about it every time I drive past that Fry's now.

That purchase was easier than buying cough medicine today.

[PRDATR]

44 minutes ago, HorseHunter said:

My Dad bought me my first deer rifle (Winchester 30-30 Mdl. 94AE) at Smitty's on Shea and Tatum circa 1984. 

I think about it every time I drive past that Fry's now.

That purchase was easier than buying cough medicine today.

Smittys was my goto store. The one on Stapley and McKellips had a Garden Center and the wife, me and daughter could have breakfast with change back from $10. I miss those pre Walmart Days.