A Tale Told in 8 SHOT Shows
For the record, this was not a factory option from Hudson (Photos: Chris Eger)
I was on the scene when the H9 had its first debut back at SHOT ’17 as well for the introduction of the updated H9A the following year. Sadly, I also covered the pistol’s demise along with its parent company in early 2019 – a short but spectacular run. This downfall came immediately after Hudson failed to appear at SHOT that year.
Shortly after came a federal bankruptcy sale, with several Billie Hudson’s patents acquired by Daniel Defense, followed by market research pointing at the Georgia-based black rifle maker seriously looking to reboot the pistol.
Fast-forward to SHOT ’24, and the new Daniel Defense H9 has made its return to the market.
More in my column at Guns.com.
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