Back in the mid 90s a tin of Eley Wasp was about £5. The equivalent price now is £11.40. 2 years ago you could buy a tin of .22 JSBs (which are better) for less than that. The current price of pellets is mad.

I remember buying an airsporter S in roughly 1990 for £180. Equivalent value of £180 now is £408, which can get you a pretty good springer.

Sure you can pay £1500 for an air rifle now, but air rifles like that didn't exist until the 90s.

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