Thread: rule of 3

Greetings All,
What a blast from the past. It's hardly surprising that we boomers regard, with some amusement, the younger generations sighting in dead on at 100 and dialing for everything beyond that. Gary Joll in his 1968 book gives drops for a 200 yard zero for a range of cartridges then in use. My copy cost $3.00 shortly after it was published. My first centre fire rifle was a Parker Hale converted no 1 Lee Enfield with a new barrel which cost $29.50 about 1968. The first new rifle was a Remington 700 ADL in .308 W that cost $243.00 in about 1976. A few years earlier we had bought our first house for $9,000.00. The .308 is still here but the .303 and house were sold years ago.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

My first centre fire rifle was a Parker Hale converted no 1 Lee Enfield with a new barrel which cost $29.50 about 1968.

I remember seeing 303 Jungle carbines listed from a surplus store in the back of one of dad's monthly farming mags. Probably about 1978-ish. They were new and $26 each.... They also listed WW2 Brit army packages with gas mask, helmet etc all included. Also ex-Vietnam war US Army Alice-packs. They cost $22 and I was trying to save for one by possum trapping on the farm. Never saved enough for it......