Gun show prices

[Sam squanch]

Sick people fear me- I’m a insurance deductible!!

 

[FishDFly]

How much were you making an hour at your work place in the mid 60s?

 

[swamperkk]

Cutting grass as a teenager

 

[AFord]

How much were you making an hour at your work place in the mid 60s?

I was making between $3.75/hr. to $5.00/hr.

 

[SDSmlf]

When was a pound of DuPont powder $2.10?

 

[Dale Lilly]

When was a pound of DuPont powder $2.10?View attachment 80199

I have a 1928 one pound can [empty] from Dupont, marked in grease pencil $1.25

 

[appalichian hunter]

A long time go

 

[rickystl]

I have a 1928 one pound can [empty] from Dupont, marked in grease pencil $1.25

I remember in 1962-1964 that same one pound can was $2.00. I seem to recall during that time that everything that cost 5-cents (candy bar, bottle of soda, etc.) all went to 10-cents. Seemed like it was over night.

 

[Dale Lilly]

In 1944 [I believe] milk was delivered to your door for 8 cents a quart. When it went to 10 cents dad said we'd have to find something else for breakfast.. Polecat

 

[B P Arn]

Wah, ah member back when the rainbows wus in black an white; they hadn't come out with the colored ones yet...

 

[AFord]

I remember in 1962-1964 that same one pound can was $2.00. I seem to recall during that time that everything that cost 5-cents (candy bar, bottle of soda, etc.) all went to 10-cents. Seemed like it was over night.

I had a local Liquor store that sold cans of 'no name' sodas at .10 cents a can. The sales tax started at .11cents, so they raised the price to .11cents plus .01 cent tax. I usually drank RC Cola, 16oz bottle for .14cents.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Biggest raise I ever got was when returned soda bottles went from 2 cents each too a Nickle, when I had spare time me and the dog would wander around the roads and collect them. Needless to say my expenditure of 22 shells went up a bit also.

 

[JCKelly]

About 1954 - 1955 gun stores in Penna consistently sold du Pont black powder to this trustworthy Teenager for 75 cents/pound

 

[vintovka]

Went to recent show and it was an eye opener. The former friendly nature of show goers and table sitters has been replaced by out right nastiness and suspicion. Theres a sense a fear about everyone.

 

[Sam squanch]

Guess everyone thinks everyone else is an ATF agent……

 

[springfield art]

Cheaper production. Brass is much easier to machine than steel.

They have no advantage in fact they "stretch out" of shape after lots of use whereas the steel doesn't.