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1974
Butchdog2
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Digging through some old Guns Illustrated books, Marlin Golden 39A, 109.95
Winchester 9422, 109.95
Colt SSA, 194.95
Super Bearcat, 54.00
Remington 788, 99.95
Lord I am getting to be an antique.
Working for about 2.00 an hour and 2 little ones in diapers, not much gun money for sure.
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I remember those days,especially the little money part.
Looked a little deeper, Colt Python, 199.00 and most all center fire ammo around .30 a round.
I was just getting out and did not make enough as an E5 to buy most of the items listed.
1974 I was in my second year of community college. Dirty Harry movies were out and a local gun shop had a new S&W 29. I asked to see it and the owner said " Show me $350 and I'll let you hold it."
I never went there again. I now own five of them .
The same book has an article about the making of the 9422.
Pictures of some Winchester employees, set up man, foreman, and quality control person.
Anyone out there that might know who they were? Should have been taken around 1970 to 1972.
One of the lead men who helped design the 9422 went on to become the president of Winchester.
I have a couple of the items that were presented to him in recognition of his work at that time.
Very low serial numbers and out of the custom shop to say the least.
I was working for a whopping 1.35 a hour it may have been 1.65 I remember getting a rase about then
but bought my fist guns at Woolworth, a marlin 30-30 for 89.00 and a universal m1 carbine for about the same price and had mom split the price for dad a Christmas present they had Mossberg 16 ga pumps for 69.00
I still have dads 16 ga the others are long gone
kid in my class at high school ( 74 -75 time frame ) he had a couple python pistols at that time I thought what a waste of money ( another great moment for me )
My archery hunting buddy from high school (1970) brought by a Herters catalog...Colt Python...$209.00...I stated...What the hell do we need a handgun!!! 😣...
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