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Offline Shorty

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Holy devalued dollar!
« on: January 21, 2004, 01:27:04 PM »
'Just got my latest Cabelas Shooting catalog.  The Italian made guns are going through the roof!  $1,099 for a '73, $999.99 for a '66, $1,099.99 for a Henry!
I gave $400 for my Henry (that was 14 yrs ago), and $600, just a few years ago, for my '66s.  At this rate, domestic makers will rule. :wink:
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2004, 03:41:24 AM »
For a long time the strength of the dollar has increased prices of our exports and decreased prices of other's imports - thus the "reign" of the European copies.  However, they still are set up to make them and esentially no one here is.  For a while, anyway, we'll have to pay the higher dollar cost, at least until someone here gets tooled up to make them.  

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Offline Calamity Jane

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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2004, 06:54:58 AM »
Whal, I gotta admit, I'z kind'a likin this! I'z been buyin up US$ fer me summer's shootin State-side - so ya could say that I'z helpin support the 'Mercian dollar by buyin up as much as I kin afford  :shock:
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2004, 08:55:31 AM »
I suspect some measure of the huge price increases are related to Italy going over to the use of the Euro as thier new standard exchange media. Seems like I saw an article recently about the sudden inflation there after they dropped the use of the Lira!?!?!
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2004, 12:43:34 AM »
Yeah, BUT  it sure does make all of mine worth a LOT more!!!!  May even have to increase the insurance coverage!!    :)
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2004, 12:37:24 AM »
Yeap, Uberti 1860 Armys went up from 185 to 220 on the wholesale price, double dang it. :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
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