Gun Help - Finding gun mentioned in old thread...

[Cluricaun]

Someone here once posted a pic of a .22 pistol which I believe was from the 1950's that looked rather futuristic, in a 1950's way. Very sleek and ray gun looking.

I have the hankerin for a new .22 auto and wanted to see if I could find one.

[Duke of Rat]

The Colt Woodsman Target (http://colt22.com/1mt.jpg) is semi-modernistic I guess.

[Cluricaun]

True enough, but this wasn't a huge brand like a Colt or a Ruger. This was the first time I'd ever heard of or seen the pistol.

[Cyberhwk]

Nevermind, didn't see the '50s requirement.

[2nd Law]

Undoubtedly not the thing you're looking for, but whenever someone says something like "futuristic pistol" I think Gyrojet (http://www.genitron.com/unique13.html).

[Amp]

I believe the pistol you are looking for is a Whitney Wolverine (http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/01/whitney-wolverine-range-report.html).

[Cluricaun]

Well hey now, Amp went and found it. Thanks for bumping me on this one, that's exactly the pistol I was thinking of. Thanks again!

[Amp]

Just a word of caution. If you are thinking about buying this gun try and find a range that will let you rent one first or buy an original one and not the re-issue. I tried one out a few weeks ago when I was looking for a .22 for my son and it jammed every single time. The store manager said it was the worse piece of crap he had ever seen. I settled on a used Ruger MK II instead.

[Cluricaun]

Only an original will do, but I'll heed that advice. Gunbroker.com has no current listings. Any suggestions on somewhere else to look on-line?