Every thing is relative. The 1908 BSA Catalogue lists the least expensive sporting rifle for 165. A .303 Lee-Enfield Short Service rifle retailed for 97/6. The Lee-Enfield Magazine Military Carbines retailed for 135.

Courtesy of the Rifleman Org UKicon

https://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Rifl...logue-1908.htm