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noelf2 · May 31, 2015, 06:59 PM

^^ Cumulative rate of inflation from then to now is 339.8%. So your $20 then is $88 now, and if you count the sales tax you probably paid, you spent closer to $100 and that was probably for a kit, and not a finished gun. A finished gun would be closer to $175 in today's money...

May 31, 2015, 06:59 PM	#24
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	^^ Cumulative rate of inflation from then to now is 339.8%. So your $20 then is $88 now, and if you count the sales tax you probably paid, you spent closer to $100 and that was probably for a kit, and not a finished gun. A finished gun would be closer to $175 in today's money... __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither. Last edited by noelf2; May 31, 2015 at 07:05 PM.