Wilkinson Arms Linda 9mm pistol
Looking for information on the Wilkinson Arms Linda Model 9mm pistol? Does anyone know about these? How well made are they? Are they accurate?
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They are big and bulky. I don't know about accuracy, the one I saw didn't look very well built. Some guy at a gun show was trying to get $1800 for it. 0 -
First let me say Welcome To GB. I have some information for you. Wilkinson Arms made a pistol and a carbine. He named them after his daughters. The pistol was named Linda and the carbine Terry. They were manufacured out of Parma ID. The hand gun and the carbine were very well made. When Wilinson Arms went out of business it was purchsed several years later by Northwest arms. This person took the remainder of the Linda receivers and manufacured pre ban carbines from them. The pistal is just a tad too large for me but I own one of the carbines and it is a great shooter. My 2 cents. [8D]
Greg
Former Marine
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GAP1916's info is correct, (with the exception of the spelling of the word "pistol". The Linda uses standard 9mm (9X19MM) ammo. it is a straight blow back design. The barrel has a barrel nut for removal of the barrel for cleaning. The top has a built in rail for mounting optics. The standard mag held 31 rounds.
Well made, the guns never quite found their niche. I sold the guns and their magazines years ago. I still have some of the mags yet today, but the guns have been unavailable for years now.
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i just saw a linda pistol for 475 on another site, not an auction site, just a site i'm sure most us go to. and there was a terrie carbine, a linda carbine, and a linda pistol. three different guns and every one of em looks the same but stocks and some really wierd barrels. cody
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I know a little bit about the Linda's as I have 2) of them. They are the best shooting handgun I have ever shot. Yes they are big & bulky & even kinda ugly. Definitely an "assault" type look. I love shooting either of mine in the company of gunners who don't care for the looks of them. I have Aimpoint 3000's on both & they both shoot the same. Excellent !
You'd have to shoot with me to even believe them.
I have a load with cast bullets (125 conical) that is unreal.
With the Aimpoints, it will shoot the black out of a target @ 25 yds.
Bowling pins,3" steel @ 100 yds and most anything in between with zero hold-over.
I attribute most of it to the 8 5/16" barrel and the fact that the bolt telescopes over the OD of the barrel as it chambers.
I'd love to put a "terry" length barrel in it (shortened to 15")
I plan to have JDJ do that someday with one of his Shilen's.
As to what I know about Wilkinson history:
Ray Wilkinson (deceased) was the main-man.
I talked to him on phone a few times 15 years ago.
Yes on the Daughters deal....Linda,Terry,Sherry (22rf)
He originally was in gun-valley ... Covina,ca.
The first guns were so marked.
Then he moved to Parma,Id.
My original Linda is a Covina with 00xxxx serial#
My other one is ALSO a 00xxxx serial# but is a Parma.
I have a friend who also has a 00xxxx from Parma.
Mine is the only Covina I have actually handled, but there are surely more around.
I have influenced several around here to buy these guns.
However, around '88 or '89 they were fatlady-housed out @ around $349
These guns serial#'s start with 88 or 89.
My friends got some of these...they look the same...but are cheapened-up.
They are NOT equal to the 00xxxx guns in functionality.
Wilkinson elimated a few machine-cuts in the bolt for one.
This made it cheaper to make, but weakened the extractor.
Also the free-bore in chamber is shorter.
My loads (125 conical) stick in the rifling @ ly OAL.
The cheaper bolt won't extract an unfired round...to flimsy.
The older guns,have a stronger extractor that is re-inforced with a T-bar...newer one eliminated the T-bar.
Old ones have Williams rear sites (adj)
88 89 ones have a piece of tin with a hole in it.
I have more fun with my "good" ones than most of my guns.
They'll shoot.
9mm's are my .22's
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Do you still have the mags and if so would you like to sell them?quote:Originally posted by lrarmsx
GAP1916's info is correct, (with the exception of the spelling of the word "pistol". The Linda uses standard 9mm (9X19MM) ammo. it is a straight blow back design. The barrel has a barrel nut for removal of the barrel for cleaning. The top has a built in rail for mounting optics. The standard mag held 31 rounds.
Well made, the guns never quite found their niche. I sold the guns and their magazines years ago. I still have some of the mags yet today, but the guns have been unavailable for years now.
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2) The fellow in question is not longer an active member.
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