r/canadaguns • u/DarkHeroes5 • 28d ago

Misc Old picture from Cabelas

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Right when before my license came in and was looking at what to buy, anyone else have old pictures from Cabelas or gun stores showing what we had at the time?

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u/Cornpop_Cat 28d ago

I remember when a Chinese SKS was going for 189 on Black Friday, wish I'd picked up a dozen

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u/EnvironmentalFox7532 28d ago

Me too, even Home Hardware had them for $199 back in the day and a crate of ammo for $299.

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u/SoldiersofChristBR 26d ago

I didn't know home hardware ever carried guns, never seen any have them.

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u/EnvironmentalFox7532 26d ago edited 26d ago

Most small towns in more rural area that had a home hardware sold guns and ammo at one time. Use to be able to buy ammo there when I was kid. Had to be 12 and have a letter from the Local RCMP and parents permission. Small town I’m from was population 900 in town, and everyone knew who you were. Use to ride to town on my bike, stop at home hardware, pick up ammo for my 22 and 410 and then go hunt rabbits and grouse.

I’ve been hunting since I was 8 or 9 by myself on family land we had back then. My mother use to tell us make sure you take your compass, matches and hatchet when you go out to play even. Good times and ways that are as alien to most people these days.

Our sears, home hardware and drugstore were all in one 3 story building and they sold everything from Tylenol, guns, fishing gear to building supplies, appliances and even some furniture other than flat packed sawdust stuff.