
I got on a little roll with the Geco ammo and hit it four times in a row! That ties my record with one of my 357Sigs annnnnd. On the far bank is a steel ram at about 105 yards (you can just see it in above picture). The circled hole is from another pistol but apparently I shoot them about the same way: I made it a little too touchy and the wind beat me to knocking it over most times. Stepping out, I had bowling pins, at about 45 yards, as well as this homemade knockdown tombstone target. Function was flawless with pistol, all ammo and magazines. I was using Mec-gar 17 round and extended 20 round mags. That was steel to the right of me.here was steel to the left of me (17 yards): But if you are a buyer - Wow! What great value! They are just not "in fashion" enough to demand much I guess. I bought this used off a gun auction site for $222.22.

ISBN 0-7858-2103-1.Slim, trim, small and light pistols may be chic these days with the explosion of CCW licenses, but when the globe gets "end-of-the-world zombie apocalypse" ugly - and you may have to shoot until the magazine runs dry and then bludgeon undead shamblers with your sidearm, I want this:Ībove is my 1993 (first year production) P89! (note lanyard). Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.

In September 2020, the company bought the Marlin Firearms company from bankrupt Remington Outdoor Company. Ruger's subsidiaries are Ruger Precision Metals LLC in Earth City, Missouri, Pine Tree Castings in Newport, New Hampshire, and Ruger Sportswear & Accessories in Mayodan, North Carolina. The company is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut, and maintains manufacturing facilities in Newport, New Hampshire, Prescott, Arizona, and Mayodan, North Carolina. Ruger continued to direct the company until his death in 2002.įrom 1949 through 2004, Ruger manufactured over 20 million firearms. After Alex Sturm's death in 1951, William B. Sturm, Ruger stock has been publicly traded since 1969 and became a New York Stock Exchange company in 1990 (NYSE:RGR). Ruger Golf makes steel and titanium castings for golf clubs made by a number of different brands. Ruger Casting has plants in Newport, New Hampshire, and Prescott, Arizona, making ferrous, ductile iron, and commercial titanium castings.

They also have some presence in the semi-auto pistol market, with the SR1911 and SR lines of handguns. Ruger is also renowned for the production of high-quality revolvers, such as the GP100 and Redhawk lines. The 22/45 is similar to the Ruger Standard family of pistols but features a different grip angle, that of the Colt 1911 (as opposed to that of a Luger utilized in the Ruger Standard). Like the 10/22, the MkII is supported with a wide variety of after-market accessories. 22 rimfire semi-automatic pistol market with the Ruger MK II and Ruger MK III, descendants of the Ruger Standard pistol. The availability and variety of after-market parts makes it possible to build a 10/22 using only these parts most of which are marketed to target shooters and hunters. As a result, a wealth of after-market accessories and parts were made available for it, which has further increased its popularity. The 10/22 is very popular due to its reputation for being relatively inexpensive and of high quality. 22 LR rimfire rifle market in the U.S., due primarily to the sales of its Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle. In the end, only two prototypes were made. The 1970 Ruger Sports Tourer was a brief attempt by Ruger at building a high-end, retro car.
