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General Topics => Political Discussion => Topic started by: punaperson on September 12, 2018, 09:45:55 PM

Title: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: punaperson on September 12, 2018, 09:45:55 PM
I'm just sayin'...

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Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: RSN172 on September 12, 2018, 10:30:00 PM
In 1965 at age 15, I ordered a 7mm Mauser from Klein's Sporting Goods, the same place Lee Harvey Oswald got his rifle, and it was delivered to me by the USPS.  Paid $11 for the rifle and about $3 for postage.  It was the good old days as far as guns were concerned.
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: changemyoil66 on September 13, 2018, 10:00:22 AM
And at this time, there were little to no active shooters/school shootings, ect...So what changed?
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: oldfart on September 13, 2018, 10:03:15 AM
That was a lot of money at that time. But there's probably a lot of these floating around.
Where are they?
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: robtmc on September 13, 2018, 10:23:39 AM
In 1957-8 I used to be able to ride my bike to Rocky Mountain Fireworks and buy all the M-80s and Cherry Bombs I had quarters for.  All year long.

And then spend a fun day out in fields blowing shit up.
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: rklapp on September 13, 2018, 01:54:41 PM
Not to mention that the store was on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles. Looks like it was plowed over by the 101 highway.
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: changemyoil66 on September 13, 2018, 02:51:04 PM
Wait Cali sold an anti-tank gun?  They have fallen far.

What year was this ad?
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: rklapp on September 13, 2018, 05:21:25 PM
Before Reagan was the governor?
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: robtmc on September 13, 2018, 06:24:40 PM
California before a massive influx of NY'ers over a couple years was very definitely not liberal.  A couple severe northeast winters were the death of it.  In the 1970's as I recall.

Suddenly, NY license plates everywhere, NY delicatessens popping up, Barbara Boxer arrives, the end of all things.
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: punaperson on September 13, 2018, 07:04:28 PM
Quote from: changemyoil66 on September 13, 2018, 02:51:04 PM
Wait Cali sold an anti-tank gun?  They have fallen far.

What year was this ad?
The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Title: Re: The Good Ol' Days (1957): Anti-Tank Gun Via Mail Order... to Your Door! $189.50
Post by: macsak on September 13, 2018, 07:14:06 PM
Quote from: changemyoil66 on September 13, 2018, 02:51:04 PM
Wait Cali sold an anti-tank gun?  They have fallen far.

What year was this ad?

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