In the 1958 GUN DIGEST the basic Remington 721 is listed at $95.25, the "standard" Model 70 Winchester at $129.95. This may not seem like much, but it's the same difference as between rifle costing $500 today and one costing $682.
The Savage 99-EG is listed at $113.65. The lowest grade of Weatherby Mark V was $265.
I have some old AMERICAN RIFLEMANS from that period but ain't going to drag them out right now. I do remember magazine ads in the early 60s that had SMLEs for as little as $10-15, military Mausers for $20, and Springfields of various kinds from $30 to $40.
I got my M721 .30-'06 in '54, and my Dad paid Sears & Roebuck $88 for it. I also picked up a surplus M94 Swede 6.5X55 carbine a couple of years later for $15 IIRC.
I still have the actions of both rifles.
jim
LCDR Jim Dodd, USN (Ret.) "If you're too busy to hunt, you're too busy."
