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I apologize for the short notice, but it is what it is.

There may be an opportunity to do a Q&A with Cy and Lauren TOMORROW, so if you have any questions you'd like to ask them about stuff, the industry, their pistol, whatever, please put it here.Please try to keep the questions concise and to the point.

Thank you, as always!~Karl

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Carl Volt

What was the biggest hurdle getting into the business with such distinct new design, and how can other up and comers prepare for the same challenges?

Derek Martin

What is your current production capacity on the h9? The market is still so tight with them i haven’t seen one in a lgs.

Firearms Fuel&Fabrication

With the popularity of suppression. Any plans for a threaded barrel version and has your system been tested in suppressed form?

Robert Sturtzen

When will a version with milled slide for sight debut?

Phillip André Frontéri

How does it feel to get the kind of feedback for their design idea/product (their baby) and to finally be where they are with the shipping of their product. Btw love the Name choice to keep thw family name as a brand. to bad my name aren't the best to make brand name of😁😉

Jasper Welsch

Was it harder to secure raw materials and production capacity as a new firearms manufacturer than it would have been if you had an innovative toaster design?

Kyle Dumond

OK I’ll ask the obvious questions: if you can share specific numbers- how well did the debut of the H9 go? How soon do you begin the planning and design of the H9 Gen2? Good work, and if you just happen to have an extra H9 laying around hook a cash strapped fan up. Thanks.

Kyle Dumond

Eh you just got to market it right- tell everyone your product is imported lol

Independent George

How do you do QA from your various suppliers, especially when literally nobody's ever made your parts before?

Matisse Enzer

What will it take for Hudson MFG to be willing to go through the process to be allowed to sell the H9 in California?

Gary Venable

What is your next area of focus to continue to improve your pistol? Red Dot mounting, different caliber, etc.

CYF

Are there any mechanical or market restrictions that would prevent the H9 from being released with a standard (one piece) trigger and a manual thumb safety in addition to the existing passive-safety model?

Rumblestrip

Have you submitted the H9 to USPSA to be legal in Production and Carry Optics?

Leethar

Or a similar submission to IDPA Standard Service Pistol. I believe they have to make 2,000 first.

Matthew Jackson

How hard is it to cut the slide for an RDS?

Adam Chang

Will there be a factory standard version that already has the cut out for carry Optics? Are carry Optics even possible with the design of the pistol? When will other accessories such as the manual safety be available?

Monke

Did you guys expect the reception your handgun got on the market? Were you expecting a better or worse reception? ( by reception I mean both what the average consumer has to say, and what the "firearms experts"/ critics have to say)

Nick Champlin

What are your roles now that you are in production? Are you on the factory floor?

Joe_K

Are there any plans in the works for a Polymer framed H9? If so could/would it use the exsisting slide, and just utilize a polymer grip frame, or would you have to drastically redesign other parts aside from the frame? Would it be possible to reduce the normally high cost of polymer molds by using 3-D printers in house to perfect the basic design and go from there?

Elling Polden

If you could, ( by selling your souls to gun Lucifer or some such) add a single feature to the gun without added costs or drawbacks, what would it be?

David Morris

Do you already have more ideas for other versions of the H9 or other products? If so, what are they and do you have time to work on them as focus shifts to production and sales?

Billy Kelley Jr.

What advice would you have for someone who wants to get into firearms manufacturing but has very limited funds for machines and materials?

Patrick Wipf

Are there any plans or ambitions of doing something with the rifles or carbines?

xthetenth

With things like red dot sights, compensators, lights, and so on gaining traction, have you put thought into making the H9 or a successor amenable to modification with accessories? Has the design posed any issues with lights and light bearing holsters in particular?

Andrew Drust

Is there a way to invest in your company?

Michael Batza

For not having any experience in manufacturing or designing a gun before did you have a lot of push back by the industry (people in the field of making guns/ parts manufactures)? Thanks!

Bjorn Townsend

This was asked at SHOTshow - they said yes and showed off an H9 wearing a SilencerCo Omega.

Todd Fuss

What was their motivation and goal in designing the H9?

Dylan Kempster

It’s already on the IPSC production approved list, I don’t see any reason why it’s not on the USPSA one yet. Maybe they haven’t updated it yet

Dylan Kempster

What kind of engineering background do the designers of the pistol have? I’m curious to know if there was a history of firearms in the design team or if the ideas came from another area of expertise. Once production is under way, are there plans to export the pistol? I’d love to have a 120mm barrelled version over here in Australia.

Brandon

When comparing availability in my area (greater Seattle area) to things you said in interviews at SHOT Show, it seems to me that production is behind schedule and in lower quantities than you expected. Is this perception correct? If so, what lessons have you learned about the realities of gun manufacture that has led to the current situation?

James Hall

Will we see the h9 in any other caliber or variants. Such as 10mm or a compact? Or even in stainless or with a threaded barrel and rmr cut.

Alex Pierce

Ask them if they'll make it in .357 sig. I like the Hudson, but they are a lot of 9 mm handguns out there for less money. I think that a high end handgun should be offered in more "interesting" calibers as well as the tried and true 9 mm.

Vozlek

In shot show you showed two different prototypes and the production model, what would you say was the most difficult piece or part to move from each stage of the development.

Joseph Grasela

I would like to know how the company is doing now that their has been released and is on sale. Is the firearm selling well? Have they been able to relax a little bit or is this side just as stressful as research and development?

MrMister

I would like to know if they have any plans in the works for a 10 round magazine. I'd like to order one of their pistols, but I have the misfortune of living in NY.

Matthew C.

If they intend on helping us in "communist" states mostly, or if they intend on building various sizes/calibers.

The Gr8 Scott

During development, how well did your team stay focused on developing the H9? Were there ever temptations to go down different paths? (As a designer, one of the greatest challenges can be balancing the constant flow of new ideas with executing on the old ones. A new company releasing a solid product is quite a feat.)

Kyle Dumond

Just a joke about uninformed consumers man- You have enough accent marks in your name to convince anything you're selling is fancy.

Deadguy

any plans to expand to a polymer framed version?

David S

Related to the specific questions for NY and CA: What state specific regulations are you unwilling/unable to design for? Are there any states for which the H9 will never be offered? Could you talk a little about the experience of making a new pistol comply with various state regulations?

Tyler Reardon

Will there ever be a model at a lower price point?

Andreas Nohl

News about the ideas with an internal suppressor like mentioned (Video from 25.1.)? (I was thinking of the Maxim-9) ;-)

Herk

What's next for Hudson?

Reverend Charles

Why does the name make me think of terrible Bruce Willis movies?