Yes, but do you remember going to Army surplus stores and seeing eight rounds of 30-06 anno in the M-1 "en bloc" clips for a dollar. They sat in displays right by the cash register.
PS; if you remember this you must be almost as old as me. LOL...
No, I don't remember the Garand enbloc clips at the counter, but I do remember seeing Springfield 03A3s in a “general” store stacked vertically in a barrel, muzzle down, at $29.95 each, no paperwork, pay your money and go. They were only one generation away from the then current military rifles. I also remember an NRA special deal to members of a limited number of M1 carbines, at $18 each. We tried to get some, but they were all gone. (We did get some of the $29.95 Springfields, we sporterized them, I still have one.
I bought my first pistol at 16 or 17 (I forget which side of the birthday it was) across state lines for cash, with no ID, though my father was with me. A perfectly legal sale just before GCA 68 went into effect. He knew I was looking, saw a good deal in a store across the border, and took me there to buy it. I still have it, a Colt Woodsman. It cost me $60, and was the sport and target model.