Pretty much what Jim said. A round of 25 was $1.00-1.25. I bought an Ithaca 4E Knick for about $650 out the door in '65, and a Browning Lightning Trap was $410 a year later. The new Winchester Mark V target loads of about that time (polyetheline wrapper) were $3.50-3.60 and that price was unchanged from the previous unwrapped, fiber-wadded shells they replaced.
Nowadays I can pay anywhere from $3-9 per round of 25 (trap & skeet), depending on private or public, and what the range owner thinks his targets are worth, but most of the ranges will charge about $5. Sporting clays are $15-20/50, with most courses working toward the lower end.
Personally, I think its a lot more affordable today. I can reload for the exact same dollars it cost to buy new shells 55 years ago and targets have similarly come down in price. The really big payoff is I don't have to put cash on the table for a new gun!
