In 1976 when those guns were less than $100 I was in the Army. My base pay was $273 a month. After taxes I took home about $90 every two weeks.Well we aren’t “back in the day” anymore. Lever guns aren’t cheap anymore and they are flying off the shelf. Levers have basically doubled in value in the past 3-4 years.
Ruger looks to have done a dang good job since they took over Marlin. Looking forward to picking one up.