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Old 10-19-2007, 12:13 PM
Cluricaun Cluricaun is offline
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Gun Help - Finding gun mentioned in old thread...

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.
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Old 10-19-2007, 12:21 PM
Duke of Rat Duke of Rat is offline
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The Colt Woodsman Target is semi-modernistic I guess.
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Old 10-19-2007, 12:42 PM
Cluricaun Cluricaun is offline
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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.
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Old 10-20-2007, 03:11 AM
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Nevermind, didn't see the '50s requirement.

Last edited by Cyberhwk; 10-20-2007 at 03:11 AM. Reason: IO error.
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Old 10-20-2007, 04:23 AM
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Undoubtedly not the thing you're looking for, but whenever someone says something like "futuristic pistol" I think Gyrojet.
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Old 01-14-2008, 10:12 PM
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I believe the pistol you are looking for is a Whitney Wolverine.
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Old 01-15-2008, 08:19 AM
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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!
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Old 01-15-2008, 12:56 PM
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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.
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Old 01-15-2008, 01:15 PM
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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?
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