Thread: Price of firearms then and now?

Greetings All,
My first new rifle, a M700 ADL, in .308 cost $243.00 in the late 1970's. We had purchased a new car in 1974 which cost $3,900.00. Today an equivalent rifle can be had for around $1,000 but the car would be $35,000.00. There were few calibre options in the late 1970,s compared to today when there are masses. And scopes, most today would not put a 1970's scope on their .22 these days.
GPM.