Hudson’s H9 still seems to be the belle of the SHOT Show ball, but I’m still equally (at least) exited about SilencerCo’s Maxim 9. Above, both soon-to-be-released pistols can be seen side-by-side (photo from Hudson’s Facebook page). One suppressed, one integrally-suppressed. Below, a photo showing the Maxim 9 in its shortest and longest configurations, plus a quick video of the Hudson H9 frame being forged…

On a related note, I actually won a raffle drawing at Hudson’s H9 launch event and apparently the first H9 off the production line will be mine to keep. Obviously that’s pretty freaking awesome, as my initial impressions of the pistol have all been highly positive. In the comments, though, please let me know if you think I should go ahead and review it or if I should loan it to another TTAG staffer to do so. On one hand, it’s my gun and I can say whatever I want about it…it isn’t like I need to butter up Hudson to borrow one, and I won it randomly from a ~300-person drawing. On the other hand, maybe y’all feel there’s a conflict of interest? Sound off below to let us know…