Sturm, Ruger & Co.
American firearm manufacturing company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., better known by the shortened name Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company based in Southport, Connecticut, with production facilities also in Newport, New Hampshire; Mayodan, North Carolina; and Prescott, Arizona. The company was founded in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger and has been publicly traded since 1969.
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Company type | Public |
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NYSE: RGR S&P 600 Component | |
Industry | Firearms |
Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
Founders | William B. Ruger, Alexander McCormick Sturm |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ronald C. Whitaker (Chairman)[1] Christopher J. Killoy (President and CEO)[2] |
Products | Revolvers, pistols, rifles, shotguns |
Revenue | $664 million[3] (2016) |
595,840,000 United States dollar (2022) | |
$88 million[3] (2016) | |
Number of employees | 2,120[3] (2016) |
Subsidiaries | Marlin Firearms |
Website | www |
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Ruger produces bolt-action, semi-automatic, and single-shot rifles, semi-automatic pistols, and single- and double-action revolvers.[4] According to the ATF statistics for 2022,[5] Ruger is the largest firearm manufacturer[6] in the United States, surpassing Smith & Wesson.