anser2 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Lets be honest guys cartridges are still cheap in real terms. When I started shooting in the late 1960s a box of Eley Impax was 19 shillings - 95 pence in todays money. I was working in a shop for £5.00 a week so one box of shells was just under 20% of my weeks wage. If you are spending £5 a box today thats still only 2.5% of an average guys take home pay packet of around £200. So in real terms cartridges are 17.5% cheaper than 40 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Lets be honest guys cartridges are still cheap in real terms. When I started shooting in the late 1960s a box of Eley Impax was 19 shillings - 95 pence in todays money. I was working in a shop for £5.00 a week so one box of shells was just under 20% of my weeks wage. If you are spending £5 a box today thats still only 2.5% of an average guys take home pay packet of around £200. So in real terms cartridges are 17.5% cheaper than 40 years ago. Ever thought about becoming a politician? Or are you already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 fair enough mate but the cost of living is spiralling leaving less for hobbies and luxuries.my shotgunning is hit on the head ,i `m concentrating on my rf and fac air. much cheaper to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Lets be honest guys cartridges are still cheap in real terms. When I started shooting in the late 1960s a box of Eley Impax was 19 shillings - 95 pence in todays money. I was working in a shop for £5.00 a week so one box of shells was just under 20% of my weeks wage. If you are spending £5 a box today thats still only 2.5% of an average guys take home pay packet of around £200. So in real terms cartridges are 17.5% cheaper than 40 years ago. I remember those days too. I worked on a Saturday job in shop and was paid One pound ten shillings or £1.50 in today's money. The real comparison though anser2 is in what these things cost in the United States. We pay at least double what they do for many gun related products. Deals with single importing companies who become the UK single source, allow massive uncompetitive ripoff. The fact that we may have paid even more than twice the real cost in the past does not mean that today's prices are good value by world standards. UK consumers are often cheated by retailers who price American made products as dollar for pound. You can buy Levi jeans in New York for a tenner that retail here at five times the price. Same issue with European cars as we all know. If you buy your Audi or VW in Germany you can save 25% so it seems. It is time we buyers rose up and stopped the cynical exploitation that has been going on here for more than a generation. We must be stupid to have allowed it for so long. Edited July 21, 2008 by Evilv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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