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'''Overview[[File:RugerEmblem.png|thumb]]'''
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated is a firearm company based in Southport, Connecticut. They produce rifles, shotguns, pistols and are perhaps best known for their single and double action revolvers. Currently Sturm, Ruger & Co. is the fourth largest gun manufacturer in the United States.
'''History'''[[File:RugerHistory.jpg|thumb|left|236px|Opened for business in 1949 with a meager $50,000 investment]]
Sturm, Ruger & Co. opened for business in 1949 with a meager $50,000 investment by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm in a small rented machine shop.
Their first creation, the Ruger Standard, an automatic pistol shooting .22 Long Rifle rounds, was successful enough to launch the entire company. This success meant that Ruger has an almost exclusive monopoly on the .22 LR rimfire rifle market in the US. The popularity of the 10/22 semi-automatic rifle in particular has also increased Ruger's standing.
In the 1950's, spotting a hole in the market for single action revolvers, the Ruger Single Six and later Ruger Blackhawk were released. These guns, particularly the Blackhawk and its subsequent variants are well known for their classic look and use in Westerns and Cowboy Action Shooting.
Following Sturm's death in 1951, the company was owned exclusively by Ruger, until Ruger's death in 2002. From 1949 until 2004 Ruger had made over 20 million guns, with their firearms being used for hunting, target shooting, self-defense and law enforcement. Ruger guns are also highly collectible.
'''Products'''
Apart from a single attempt at a submachine gun, the Ruger MP9, Sturm, Ruger & Co. have exclusively produced rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols and both single and double action revolvers:
''Rifles''
Ruger No. 1[[File:Ruger_mini14.jpg|thumb|Ruger Mini-14]]
Ruger M77
Ruger M77 Stainless Bolt-action in .204 caliber.
Ruger Mini-14
Ruger Police Carbine
Ruger Deerfield Autoloader
Ruger 96
Ruger Model 44
Ruger 10/17
Ruger 10/22
Ruger 77/22
Ruger SR-556
Ruger American Rifle
''Semi-Automatic Pistols''
Ruger P85 [[File:3701.jpg|thumb|Ruger LCP]]
Ruger P89
Ruger P90
Ruger P91
Ruger P93
Ruger P94
Ruger P944
Ruger P95
Ruger P97
Ruger P345
Ruger SR Series
Ruger LCP
Ruger Standard
Ruger Mark II
Ruger Mk II .22 Automatic Pistol
Ruger Mark III
Ruger LC9
Ruger SR1911
Ruger SR22
''Shotguns''
Ruger Red Label[[File:Lens8830651_1262635479ruger_shotgun.jpg|thumb|Ruger Red Label]]
Ruger Gold Label
''Revolvers''
Ruger Blackhawk (Single Action)[[File:RugerGP100.jpg|thumb|Ruger GP100]]
Ruger Super Blackhawk (Single Action)
Ruger Single Six (Single Action)
Ruger Bearcat (Single Action)
Ruger Vaquero (Single Action)
Ruger Bisley (Single Action)
Ruger Old Army (Single Action)
Ruger GP-100 (Double Action)
Ruger SP-101 (Double Action)
Ruger LCR (Double Action)
Ruger Redhawk (Double Action)
Ruger Super Redhawk (Double Action)
Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan (Double Action)
Ruger Security Six (Double Action)
Ruger Service Six (Double Action)
Ruger Speed Six (Double Action)
'''Awards'''
Sturm, Ruger & Co. have received awards from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for:
Manufacturer of the Year:[[File:Shooting-Industry-Academy-Of-Excellence-Logo.jpg|thumb|120px]]
1992
1993
Handgun of the Year
1993 - Ruger Vaquero
1997 - Ruger Bisley-Vaquero
2001 - Ruger Super Redhawk
2008 - Ruger LCP
2009 - Ruger LCP
2010 - Ruger SR9c
2011 - Ruger LC9
Rifle of the Year
1999 - Ruger .22 Magnum 10-22
2002 - Ruger 77/17RM .17 HMR Rimfire
Shotgun of the Year
1992 - Ruger Red Label Sporting Clays
2002 - Ruger Gold Label Side-By-Side
Resources
History - http://www.ruger.com/corporate/history.html
Products- http://www.ruger.com/index.html
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated is a firearm company based in Southport, Connecticut. They produce rifles, shotguns, pistols and are perhaps best known for their single and double action revolvers. Currently Sturm, Ruger & Co. is the fourth largest gun manufacturer in the United States.
'''History'''[[File:RugerHistory.jpg|thumb|left|236px|Opened for business in 1949 with a meager $50,000 investment]]
Sturm, Ruger & Co. opened for business in 1949 with a meager $50,000 investment by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm in a small rented machine shop.
Their first creation, the Ruger Standard, an automatic pistol shooting .22 Long Rifle rounds, was successful enough to launch the entire company. This success meant that Ruger has an almost exclusive monopoly on the .22 LR rimfire rifle market in the US. The popularity of the 10/22 semi-automatic rifle in particular has also increased Ruger's standing.
In the 1950's, spotting a hole in the market for single action revolvers, the Ruger Single Six and later Ruger Blackhawk were released. These guns, particularly the Blackhawk and its subsequent variants are well known for their classic look and use in Westerns and Cowboy Action Shooting.
Following Sturm's death in 1951, the company was owned exclusively by Ruger, until Ruger's death in 2002. From 1949 until 2004 Ruger had made over 20 million guns, with their firearms being used for hunting, target shooting, self-defense and law enforcement. Ruger guns are also highly collectible.
'''Products'''
Apart from a single attempt at a submachine gun, the Ruger MP9, Sturm, Ruger & Co. have exclusively produced rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols and both single and double action revolvers:
''Rifles''
Ruger No. 1[[File:Ruger_mini14.jpg|thumb|Ruger Mini-14]]
Ruger M77
Ruger M77 Stainless Bolt-action in .204 caliber.
Ruger Mini-14
Ruger Police Carbine
Ruger Deerfield Autoloader
Ruger 96
Ruger Model 44
Ruger 10/17
Ruger 10/22
Ruger 77/22
Ruger SR-556
Ruger American Rifle
''Semi-Automatic Pistols''
Ruger P85 [[File:3701.jpg|thumb|Ruger LCP]]
Ruger P89
Ruger P90
Ruger P91
Ruger P93
Ruger P94
Ruger P944
Ruger P95
Ruger P97
Ruger P345
Ruger SR Series
Ruger LCP
Ruger Standard
Ruger Mark II
Ruger Mk II .22 Automatic Pistol
Ruger Mark III
Ruger LC9
Ruger SR1911
Ruger SR22
''Shotguns''
Ruger Red Label[[File:Lens8830651_1262635479ruger_shotgun.jpg|thumb|Ruger Red Label]]
Ruger Gold Label
''Revolvers''
Ruger Blackhawk (Single Action)[[File:RugerGP100.jpg|thumb|Ruger GP100]]
Ruger Super Blackhawk (Single Action)
Ruger Single Six (Single Action)
Ruger Bearcat (Single Action)
Ruger Vaquero (Single Action)
Ruger Bisley (Single Action)
Ruger Old Army (Single Action)
Ruger GP-100 (Double Action)
Ruger SP-101 (Double Action)
Ruger LCR (Double Action)
Ruger Redhawk (Double Action)
Ruger Super Redhawk (Double Action)
Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan (Double Action)
Ruger Security Six (Double Action)
Ruger Service Six (Double Action)
Ruger Speed Six (Double Action)
'''Awards'''
Sturm, Ruger & Co. have received awards from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for:
Manufacturer of the Year:[[File:Shooting-Industry-Academy-Of-Excellence-Logo.jpg|thumb|120px]]
1992
1993
Handgun of the Year
1993 - Ruger Vaquero
1997 - Ruger Bisley-Vaquero
2001 - Ruger Super Redhawk
2008 - Ruger LCP
2009 - Ruger LCP
2010 - Ruger SR9c
2011 - Ruger LC9
Rifle of the Year
1999 - Ruger .22 Magnum 10-22
2002 - Ruger 77/17RM .17 HMR Rimfire
Shotgun of the Year
1992 - Ruger Red Label Sporting Clays
2002 - Ruger Gold Label Side-By-Side
Resources
History - http://www.ruger.com/corporate/history.html
Products- http://www.ruger.com/index.html