Winchester Price List 1972

And guys were probably complaining that was to much.

$26 bucks for 8lbs of 540 was too much. 1,000 primers and 8 lb jug of powder over $40 dollars.

To put it into perspective, in 1972 my sister bought a Rem 788 in .243 with a 4X fixed scope for $105. In 1976 I bought a Rem 870 for $179.

I don’t think 1,000 primers and 8 lbs of powder would cost you 40% of a rifle these days.

Maybe I’m wrong?

troy fairweather said:

And guys were probably complaining that was to much.

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1972, that looks expensive if you factor in inflation

average salary 1972 $11,000
average salary 2019 $51,00


if you think about it. $8/1,000 in 72 vs. $30/1,000 in 2019.

Let look at the average house hold income

1972 = $11,000
2019 = $68,000

thats 6.18x inflation

so if my uneducated statistic in economic 095, that 1972 $8/1k primer should would be $49/1k

twarr1 said:

Came across this today. Winchester price sheet from 1972. Primers less than a penny a piece!View attachment 997389
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Looks right... $53/K for primers.


We won't see those prices ever again, though. Probably also won't see $6000 two bedroom, bath-and-a-half homes on 1/8th acre, either. Times change.

twarr1 said:

These are MSRP from Winchester. Retail was probably less. I remember paying 95 cents for 50 rnd boxes of .22 about 1972

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My first car was a '72 Chevelle coupe with the racing cam 5 liter (307 CID). I paid $400 for it, used, in 1977. $400 for a 5 year old car with fewer than 20K miles on it.

If you know where I can get a Chevelle like that today, please let me know. I'll go as high as $500!

GeoDudeFlorida said:

Looks right... $53/5K for primers.
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We won't see those prices ever again, though. Probably also won't see $6000 two bedroom, bath-and-a-half homes on 1/8th acre, either. Times change.

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Correction: look at the OP ad. It’s $8.25 per / 1,000 not 5,000

GeoDudeFlorida said:

Looks right... $53/5K for primers.
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We won't see those prices ever again, though. Probably also won't see $6000 two bedroom, bath-and-a-half homes on 1/8th acre, either. Times change.

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Their 3 new primer factories coming online this summer. So I can see Primers cheaper than ever ... SOON!

Mark_Mark said:

Correction: look at the OP ad. It’s $8.25 per / 1,000 not 5,000

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Mea culpa. Corrected. I thunk it right and typed it wrong.

$53/K is what a lot of people said they'd never pay because it was scalping, and robbery and just plain WRONG! ...remember?

GeoDudeFlorida said:

Mea culpa. Corrected. I thunk it right and typed it wrong.

$53/K is what a lot of people said they'd never pay because it was scalping, and robbery and just plain WRONG! ...remember?

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people can pay what they want... ME, I’ll pass, waiting got $28/1,000 !!!

twarr1 said:

These are MSRP from Winchester. Retail was probably less. I remember paying 95 cents for 50 rnd boxes of .22 about 1972

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I remember paying $6.99/brick of 500 - in the 1980s

I remember when fried chicken was $2 (out the door) for 2 pc, taders, roll and hot sauce

Seems not too far off before the stupidity took control

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Seems not too far off before the stupidity took control

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primers were $7 in 1984?

Mark_Mark said:

primers were $7 in 1984?

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No .22lr which I mentioned above; primers were between .02 and .03 each depending on type and brand

George P said:

No .22lr which I mentioned above; primers were between .02 and .03 each depending on type and brand

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.22 in 1996 was $10 a box of 500

Wow! Look at these over prices gun from 1911