Should I buy a Hudson H9?

crestoncowboy said:

Idk. Bren 10s? Grendel p30s I could get considerably more than I paid. If your wanting it for collector value it could be worth some. I wouldn't give new prices though. For a shooter....I wouldn't go near it

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I dunno about Grendel p30, sure it's not made anymore but George Kellgren is still around and there were rumors that Kel-Tec might make parts for the P30, but like i said there were rumors.

Absolutely not. Even if the company comes back under a different name or the design rights get sold off, you'll never get that gun serviced. Stay away and wait for a new iteration of it to show up in the future.

crestoncowboy said:

Guess carl doesn't follow cowboy action shooting at all.

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Carl was being sarcastic.

I could see H9's eventually becoming like AR's or 1911's in a way. Probably not in popularity but as in a bunch of different manufacturers making them with the coinciding variety of levels of quality and customer support.

bearcreek said:

Carl was being sarcastic.

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I'll admit I was at work when I said that and the noise makes watching a video impossible.

So, you were at "work" watching gun videos. You must be a government worker (an oxymoron if there ever was one).

No, i didnt actually click on it because I knew I couldn't hear it.lol. the sarcasm was lost in the captioned version. All I did was read it.
I'm the boss If my 60ish employees dont see me, they had a good productive day. That day was a very productive day, much high road and internet shopping. That particular day the 1cent hazmat at brownells and the clearence/free shipping on 180 gr .40 bullets at berrys got me.

Come to think of it I spent more than I made that day. Maybe it wasnt so productive.

Obturation said:

Hey all,
Buddy of mine bought an h9 last summer. With the news of their bankruptcy he wants to dump it quick. He said i could buy it for $700, a considerable loss. I like the gun but likely wouldnt shoot it much for fear of damage, so whats the point? Think these will appreciate in value or be doomed to be obsolete and worthless? Im inclined to believe it will not gain value but ive been wrong before and missed great deals .

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If you like the pistol and think you will enjoy shooting it... buy it! If your only interest in purchasing the pistol is as an investment...I would guess that you are more likely to loose money on it than make any signifigant money on it. If you like the pistol, enjoy shooting it and the price goes down... who cares?

I have many firearms 60-100 years old (mostly military) and the only parts I have had to purchase for any of them are springs. The Hudson H9 does not have a track record to really judge whether or not it will be a reliable trouble free pistol or a frame / slide cracker so it is a bigger gamble than a firearm that been around for quite a while with an established reputation.

Is the H9 a good pistol? You probably have more experience with the H9 than 95% of the people on this board... including me.

A gun with a "neat idea" built into it with discontinued production because of QC and capital issues, but which is a "good gun" if the specific example is in-spec? To be honest, that sounds like PRECISELY the kind of gun that is most likely to become a sought-after rare item in a few decades, especially if the whole notion of playing with internal geometry to get a lower bore axis continues to be explored. If one were interested in buying a gun for purely speculative reasons, and didn't have the money to lay out on high-end stuff, this seems as good a bet as any in terms of having a decent chance of seeing a meaningful, better-than-inflation return.

Or you could just go buy some securities.

Bren 10s

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Thats what i mean, ya never know.

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The Bren had pop culture on its side, being in a hit TV series.

For those who bought one, there may be some hope for certain parts. Looks like at least one, and possibly more, of the vendors that Hudson had making their parts is going to be selling off the rest of their inventory. The alloy frames might be something to look into.

https://www.guns.com/news/2019/03/27/troubled-hudson-h9-pistol-may-see-a-limited-rebirth
https://www.tacticalshit.com/hudson-bankrupt-now-what/

If you want one guy's honest opinion, if I had $700 burning a hole in my pocket right now, I would use it to originate a $3000 personal loan, payable over 36 months, and either:


1.) Buy a good to excellent condition M1 Garand. For any portion of the $3000 you have left, invest it in Coca-Cola Company common stock (or any long-established company, for that matter). Set up your dividend payout to re-invest half, so your payout increases continuously.

or

2.) Use the loan to purchase a pistol from CZ Custom. See #1 for any money left over.

Edit: I realized today, that I didn't per se answer the question...oops. So, no, I wouldn't buy a Hudson H9.