Hi Point pistols are kind of a running joke in the gun industry. In some regards for good reason. But, something I have always liked about Hi Point is that they stand by their product. Oh, and employed out of work auto workers when they started up. That makes my inner nationalist laborist Dixiecrat all happy inside.
And Hi Points, when they run, can be a good gun for the fellow who only has 169.95 plus tax to spend on a hand gun. That's gonna be the sunday story, but I digress.
Hi Point also makes a pistol caliber carbine. In .380 ACP, .40 S&W, 9x19, .45 ACP, and 10mm Auto. And damn, their carbines run. And run well suppressed, too. The cool thing about the .45 ACP version is that it can be modified to take -1911 magazines. So, a supressed .45 carbine that takes the same mags as your pistol is pretty damn cool. And it won't break the bank. Oh, but that trigger is God awful. And that bolt is a heavy bastard. Oh, and don't shoot it left handed. And most certainly don't shoot it left handed while it has a suppressor on it. My lead content probably went up 3,000 percent. But the thing is fun to shoot.
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| This was right after I had to spit out ten rounds worth of carbon fouling |
And now on to the other end of the spectrum. The Hudson pistol made a big splash both at SHOT Show and NRAAM in 2017. And for good reason. The H9 is a damn good pistol. Having finally shot one, I think it will be a game changer. I really do. I have scrapped the current planned Glock 34 Gen 5 in favor of a Hudson with an RMR. Great gun. All I can really say.
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The bore axis, that ever popular measure of mall ninjas everywhere, is really no existent on the Hudson. Felt recoil was minimal, if that. Accuracy was phenomenal. The gun shoots better than me. So my short bus special friend bought this at the Bragg PX. After texting me for adult advice. That was probably a mistake. But he's glad he did. As am I. This might be the ultimate fighting pistol. Everything is marketed as the Glock killer, but this might finally slay the Austrian Tupperware dragon.
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Hey Mack;
ReplyDeleteI had considering buying a Hipoint .40 carbine a bit back, still might. I actually never heard of the Hudson, I will have to dig around and see what it is like. Also I want to get my .357 wheelgun checked for timing. A mechanic from work was shooting .22 magnums out of a new NAA revolver and the timing/alignment was off, the cylinder wasn't totally lined up with the barrel and he now has 2 wrapped fingers on his left hand, he has concerns that they may have to remove some of his fingers. That was sobering.
Yes. That's the weakness of any revolver. Timing is an issue. I'd give the guys at Full Blown Firearms a call. They're down in Williamson and are old timey gun smiths.
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