Posted May 16, 2018 3:48 pm by Comments

By Patrick Sweeney

Cy and Lauren Hudson innovated a low bore axis,  striker system with handling attributes of a 1911.

Cy and Lauren Hudson innovated a low bore axis, striker system with handling attributes of a 1911.

“Longer, lower, wider, the ’49 Hudson is the car for you.” That advert predates me, but growing up in the motor city, it had to have been aired again sometime after 1949, because it is burned into my memory.

Post-­World War II, the Hudson Motor Car Company was in competition with the big three auto names. Hudson produced lightweight, high-­horsepower cars, and even dominated the then-­new racing sport called NASCAR, winning more than their fair share of races from 1951 through 1954.

Well, there’s a new Hudson, and they make pistols. Like the car company, they are making something the big guys are not: an all-­steel 9mm with a striker system. You may think, Ho-­hum, move along. Well, think again.

The controls are all in their expected places. However, the takedown plate is that trapezoid push-button rotating lever located above and forward of the 1911-ish trigger.

The controls are all in their expected places. However, the takedown plate is that trapezoid push-button rotating lever located above and forward of the 1911-ish trigger.

Aside from its all-­metal construction, the new Hudson H9 9mm striker system is …Read the Rest

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