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Old 03-14-2013, 12:46 AM
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A Model 29 was $140 between 1955 and 1960 -- price didn't go up, and our currency was stable. It's not that the price of ammo is going up necessarily, it's also that the value of money is going down. It's worthless paper.

In 1960 a Python was $125, and 5 grand was a good annual salary.
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