The "good old days"

rolandtg · 06-28-2009, 08:40 PM

I picked some old copies of Guns magazine at an estate sale this weekend.
Now, I know $48 was a lot more in 1967 than now but still, wow.
I can see why the domestic gun industry lobbied so hard for the new gun laws in '68. Higher-res version here: http://www.ozarkmountainfolkfair.com/images/articles/

alvin · 06-28-2009, 09:38 PM

I bet if there is new GCA banning importation of surplus, my Century Arms will go somewhere. Today, quite amount of them are not much higher than the list price on this 1967 ad (different brands, of course). Tomorrow, who knows. Norinco stuffs were good example, before banning, they were dirt cheap. Now, a Norinco/Polytech AK easily goes $1k - $2k. So, investing into some Romanian, Yugoslavian, Russian, Bulgarian is probably better than investing into .... OK, I agree money is not the driving force of this hobby.

06-28-2009, 08:40 PM	#1
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 477 Thanks: 379 Thanked 258 Times in 113 Posts	The "good old days" I picked some old copies of Guns magazine at an estate sale this weekend. Now, I know $48 was a lot more in 1967 than now but still, wow. I can see why the domestic gun industry lobbied so hard for the new gun laws in '68. Higher-res version here: http://www.ozarkmountainfolkfair.com/images/articles/ Attached Thumbnails

06-28-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I bet if there is new GCA banning importation of surplus, my Century Arms will go somewhere. Today, quite amount of them are not much higher than the list price on this 1967 ad (different brands, of course). Tomorrow, who knows. Norinco stuffs were good example, before banning, they were dirt cheap. Now, a Norinco/Polytech AK easily goes $1k - $2k. So, investing into some Romanian, Yugoslavian, Russian, Bulgarian is probably better than investing into .... OK, I agree money is not the driving force of this hobby.