Originally Posted by moosemike
Times have changed! In 1995 I ordered a new 700 BDL left hand .22-250 and if I remember right it was only $485 then.
I bought a new 700BDL in .308, back in 1977, for full retail, $189.99 IIRC. It was under $200, anyway. Complete with leather sling, too.

Yeah, times have changed. I make more money now, too.

You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.