Thread: Price of firearms then and now?

When I left school in Invercargill in 1966, 303 ammo could be bought at a second hand shop for 2/6 a hundred,in a round container (25c). I remember thinking that I should buy lots but had reason or gun to do so. Referring to stories of transporting guns,a year back an old pistol shooting mate,when we were discussing the days of travelling to Trentham for UIT championships, told me of boarding the ferry at Chch wearing an ex army greatcoat with a 357magnum revolver in one pocket and a S&W .22 semi auto in the other. Went into his cabin and climbed into bed still wearing the coat. Another guy in the cabin asked if he was going to take off his coat for the night. "Nope" Can't do that no more--no ferry.