The good old days...

When I started driving beer was just under $8/dozen, and I think the stubbies were worth 10 cents each for refund. Didn't take that many empties and you had enough for a full case again. :d
 
Looking at the prices from 28 years ago, guns are actually getting cheaper over the years.

Probably because of much higher volume these days and advanced in technology ( cost saving )

A 962 AR15 is like 1600 right now. That is a really lousy investment that only keeps up with the inflation rate.
 
I concur. It's pretty funny as the freight is 17 bucks which is pretty close to a similar size and weight package would ship for today plus $5 bucks. Some ARs are going for less these days ne c'est pas?
 
I had a NR AUG that cost a small fortune, IIRC about $1700 in 1984/85. The AUG was cool, but the Bushmaster was a better coyote gun and only cost $800-ish back then. Had a NR Galil too. The good old days, but the good stuff was expensive.
 
I bought an used AR 15 SP1 in 1984 for $369US when I lived in New England. Flew back to Canada 1 year later. I asked Air Canada what the procedure was for travelling with the AR. I was told as long as the bolt is out of the rifle and it was unloaded I could fly with it. So I put the rifle in my baggage and put the bolt carrier in my carry on. Arrived in Canada, declared the firearm, showed customs the FAC, they checked to make sure all was legit and I flew on to Ottawa.
Used to hunt groundhogs with it.........then C68 happened :(
 
We used to have an annual pumpkin shoot, Hip firing folding stock Galil, AK's,Mini's etc.
With standard cap mags, that was a lot of fun!!
I wish the younger folks could try that now.
 
koldt said:
Ummm, there has been "Restricted" firearms since approx. 1935, and even with the advent of the FAC in 1978, there were a lot of restricted and then new grandfathered, now 12.2 class.

And it wasn't long after this receipt, that ARs were changed to Restricted class, but to then later change back to non-restricted, and then yet again, re-classified as Restricted.

That cost would be commensurate with today's pricing for an average AR/C7 rifle.
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Classifications came in with LPC (Trudeau I) bill c150 in 1969.
 
greentips said:
Looking at the prices from 28 years ago, guns are actually getting cheaper over the years.

Probably because of much higher volume these days and advanced in technology ( cost saving )

A 962 AR15 is like 1600 right now. That is a really lousy investment that only keeps up with the inflation rate.
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In general firearms are hobby expenses not investments, they just don't depreciate as badly as cars/trucks.
As toys go, they do alllow for resealable recouping of some value.
But someone will ignore "in general" and points to some rare examples.
 
Even if we have better property rights, it is still an expense.
Investment means it will generate ROI, after inflation adjustments, vast majority of guns don't.
Only very few collector type items will (most people cannot afford), besides some rare random speculative items (If you bought a crate of K31 just before the price went up and sold it right after).
 
$962.55 in 1989 adjusted for inflation is about $1649.36 in today's dollar, Armseast currently has the Colt LE6920 listed for sale at $1440.

If you took that $962.55 and bought 3 oz of gold back in 1989 it would be worth $4758 today.
 
I bought my first handguns from this place. I got two 38 Enfield tankers. $38 each. Then I bought an Indian ishapore for $169 bucks.
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the shop closed after the owner shot & killed an aboriginal man through the door. Later was found that the owner was with the KKK.
also.... just before the store closed, The muskody Indian Band Van pulled up and bought enough FN rifles to fill it ! Wonder what ever became of all of them ?
 
lone ranger said:
I bought my first handguns from this place. I got two 38 Enfield tankers. $38 each. Then I bought an Indian ishapore for $169 bucks.
fnrifle001.jpg


the shop closed after the owner shot & killed an aboriginal man through the door. Later was found that the owner was with the KKK.
also.... just before the store closed, The muskody Indian Band Van pulled up and bought enough FN rifles to fill it ! Wonder what ever became of all of them ?
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If the owner was a member of the KKK , and had shot an aboriginal man ; I am surprised that he would sell firearms to a First Nations Reserve . I guess money is truly the universal language . :rolleyes:
 
koldt said:
Ummm, there has been "Restricted" firearms since approx. 1935, and even with the advent of the FAC in 1978, there were a lot of restricted and then new grandfathered, now 12.2 class.

And it wasn't long after this receipt, that ARs were changed to Restricted class, but to then later change back to non-restricted, and then yet again, re-classified as Restricted.

That cost would be commensurate with today's pricing for an average AR/C7 rifle.
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So they bounced back and forth from restricted to non and back again? I didn't know that... odd.
 
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