RUGER

Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc., better known by the abbreviation Ruger, is an American firearms manufacturer headquartered in Southport, Connecticut, with manufacturing facilities 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.

Ruger manufactures bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, and single- and double-action revolvers. According to 2015 ATF statistics, Ruger is currently the largest American firearms manufacturer, as well as the second-largest manufacturer of pistols and revolvers (behind Smith & Wesson) and rifles (behind Remington) in the United States.