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HUDSON Second thing is that after taking the slide off the frame, only the barrel can be removed. Recoil mechanism (spring and its rod) stays in the fra- me and manufacturer does not re- commends its disassembly without armorer's qualifications. So after taking down the weapon we have one piece less than in case of most guns. ON THE SHOOTING RANGE Hudson H9 is almost one kilo- gram weight, what in polymer guns era or even aluminum framed ones is heavy (50% more than Glock17!), but that should be no surprise, in the end those are two chunks of stain- less steel. Despite that weapon sits in the hand firmly thanks to grip profiled after M1911A1, but slimmer and with very comfortable G10 grips. Thanks to them and the serrations on the frame weapon stays in hand, wherein we are talking about me- dium and large palms. H9 allows to get very high grip what causes that bore axis is right above gripping hand what has direct impact on the de of which are: pistol, three maga- zines, lock with cable, user's manual and warranty card. HUDSON H9A During SHOT Show 2018 a H9A version was unveiled. Essential dif- ference is aircraft grade aluminum frame instead of legacy steel one for significant weight saving. Slide rails are still made from steel. Additionally, the polymer grips were used. Produ- cer declares that exchangeability of parts between H9 and H9a is around 90%. Total weight of the Hudson H9A is 737 g. FIELD STRIPING This operation is almost identical to the most of handguns with take down lever (see P226). There are two differences. Firstl, to have to ability to rotate the lever vertically (position that allows to take the sli- de of the frame) it has to be pushed all the way down the round end of button (on the right side of the sli- de) inside the axle socket. That will cause the lever to come out and then it can be rotated 90 degrees. In that position slide can be removed from the frame with pressed trigger. H u d s o n H 9 & H u d s o n H 9 A Te c h S p e c s Hudson H9 Hudson H9A Caliber 9 x 19 mm Parabellum Overall length 194 mm Barrel length 108 mm Height 133 mm Width 31 mm Weight (unloaded) 964 grams 737 grams FIREARMS