Thread: Old school hunting

I had a Midland 308 for a while; kicked like a bloody enraged bull! Far more felt recoil than the M77 .270 ir any other 308 I'd used. It must've been a stock shape thing, even with a recoil pad.... I got rid of it asap. But I did tell the buyer that it booted like hell and that's why I was selling it.

It was a different time; but wages were different too. Take the Ruger for $434. When you consider I was being paid about $60-70 in the hand; that M77 was damn expenxive! We are now in a golden age when it comes to the cost of buying good and generally inherently accurate rifles...

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

It was a different time; but wages were different too. Take the Ruger for $434. When you consider I was being paid about $60-70 in the hand; that M77 was damn expenxive! We are now in a golden age when it comes to the cost of buying good and generally inherently accurate rifles...

look at the zkk 308 @ $168 = 3 weeks wages and a cz 600 today @ $1769 only a week and a half wages (for me)
but as an apprentice starting at 50% of tradesman rates or there abouts if i was qualified at the time we could say double the take home pay to get an equivelent rate so just roughly $100 per week makes the zkk about a week and half wages...... so not that different?

Originally Posted by scotty

look at the zkk 308 @ $168 = 3 weeks wages and a cz 600 today @ $1769 only a week and a half wages (for me)
but as an apprentice starting at 50% of tradesman rates or there abouts if i was qualified at the time we could say double the take home pay to get an equivelent rate so just roughly $100 per week makes the zkk about a week and half wages...... so not that different?

$168 in 1970s dollars is the same as $3,328 in todays dollars for CPI. Wages it's over $5k. ( https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/monetary-po...ion-calculator )

Early 60s in Timaru,the army had a rego day and display on at the army hall.We went as high school kids do,maybe join the army.Was looking at a Bren gun,as i had read about them in my weekly army magazine.Soldier said come over and pick it up,get to see what its like to carry.Well it was bloody heavy,i got it to waist high off the ground and put it back down.Must of been about 30lbs of steel in it,really steel.No plastic of today with 3 shot mags and SS barrels.

AH, nostalgia ain't what it used to be!

Greetings,
One thing that is well below old prices is chronographs. Over 30 years back (1991) I bought an Oehler 35P chronograph which cost $849.00. They are still made today, possibly upgraded a bit and cost in NZ roughly $1700.00. In the latest NZ Hunter Greg reports favourably on the new Garmin chronograph, cost $1,200.00. The damned thing is small enough to put in your pocket which beats my 4 foot screen spacing and tripod. The 35P is safe in my cupboard though as it works for me and the proof channel gives me confidence in its output. Yes it is cranky about light conditions but being retired I can wait for the right conditions.
Regards Grandpamac.

Winchester 30/30s have held value well.in today's market they still worth more than many others new price.

Greetings.
I think that we underestimate the level of inflation. The property I mentioned in my earlier post was purchased in 1971, about the same time as bumblefoots price list. It was sold, with some improvements, in 1996 for $120,000.00 and the current Capital Value is $760,000.00. We bought our 8 ha block in 1992 for $58,000.00. Currently the Land value is $790,000.00. In 1974 we bought a new car for $3,900.00. An equivalent new car today is on the thick end of $40,000.00.
GPM.

great thread changing subject slightly we all talk about the good rifles we had or still have but what about the dogs - mate bought a Brazilian converted Mauser back late seventies .308 cheap as - asked me to zero it for him - bugger me the foresight was 3mm at least out of line to bore - when the FS decided to issue .223 some jumped on the Ruger Mini Matic looked the deal for goat culling - big mag semi auto but the damn things just would not shoot pity as looked well made - then there was Sportco enough said - BSA CF2 a culling mate wrapped his around a kanuka after umptenth jam up -

my grandfather bought a brand new latest model top of the line Ford motor car for the price of one bale of wool.......
be lucky to by a push bike for that now...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

my grandfather bought a brand new latest model top of the line Ford motor car for the price of one bale of wool.......
be lucky to by a push bike for that now...

ha how many bales was it for a Lada

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

ha how many bales was it for a Lada

they were swapped for surplus cheese n butter if my memory serves me correctly....government to government type deal???

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

my grandfather bought a brand new latest model top of the line Ford motor car for the price of one bale of wool.......
be lucky to by a push bike for that now...

You are lucky if you can get someone to buy wool now.

Mark 2 Zepher or Concil was about 700pds brand new.1959( Dodge (kingsway?) was about 2000pds.