An Ad from when America was a free country

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Re: An Ad from when America was a free country

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RoyGBiv wrote:Neato thread.!

1929, $200, includes compensator.

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Nice find.

According to an online calculator, that $200 would be $2,722.49 today with an inflation factor of 1261.2%
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RX8er wrote:
RoyGBiv wrote:Neato thread.!

1929, $200, includes compensator.

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Nice find.

According to an online calculator, that $200 would be $2,722.49 today with an inflation factor of 1261.2%
Just based on inflation (and I suspect the real number would be much higher if the index actually measured inflation), but given technological advances, if it was still legal to own it would probably be cheaper today than it was back then.
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New production semi-autos are around 1500.
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