20-669: 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. Ruger produces bolt-action , semi-automatic , and single-shot rifles , semi-automatic pistols , and single- and double-action revolvers . According to
40-592: A captured Nambu that he acquired from a returning Marine , at the close of World War II . When it came to designing the Company's first product, Bill Ruger designed a semi-auto pistol that incorporated the looks of the German 9mm Luger P08 and the American Colt Woodsman into their first commercially produced .22 caliber pistol (see Ruger Standard ), which became so successful that it launched
60-406: A division known as Ruger Golf, making steel and titanium castings for golf clubs made by a number of different brands in the 1990s. Sturm, Ruger stock has been publicly traded since 1969 and became a New York Stock Exchange company in 1990 (NYSE:RGR). After Alex Sturm's death in 1951, William B. Ruger continued to direct the company until his death in 2002. In September 2020, the company bought
80-596: A large assortment of firearms such as lever-action rifles, pump-action shotguns, and single-shot rifles. Marlin was considered the main competitor to Winchester. In World War I Marlin became one of the largest machine gun producers in the world for the US and its Allies, building the M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun and a later variant called the "Marlin gun" optimized for aircraft use. In 1917, Marlin Rockwell bought out
100-504: A reputation for accuracy problems with centerfire ammunition handloaded with cast lead bullets due to the increased bore diameter generated by the shallow grooves. The use of oversized cast bullets greatly solves this problem, restoring accuracy with cast bullet handloads to levels seen from Ballard rifled barrels. Early Marlin .30-30 microgroove barrels had a twist rate of 1 turn in 10 inches optimized for factory ammunition with jacketed bullets; later Marlin .30-30 microgroove barrels show
120-1092: Is also renowned for the production of high-quality revolvers, such as the GP100 and Redhawk lines. They also have some presence in the semi-auto pistol market, with the SR1911 and SR22 lines of handguns. From 1949 through 2004, Ruger manufactured over 20 million firearms. The company is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut, and maintains manufacturing facilities in Newport, New Hampshire , Prescott, Arizona , and Mayodan, North Carolina . 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. Ruger's Pine Tree Castings division makes ferrous, ductile iron, and commercial titanium castings. Ruger had
140-534: The ATF statistics for 2022, Ruger is the largest firearm manufacturer in the United States, surpassing Smith & Wesson . Sturm, Ruger & Company was founded by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm in 1949 in a small rented machine shop in Southport , Connecticut . Just prior to their partnership, Bill Ruger had successfully duplicated two Japanese "baby" Nambu pistols in his garage, from
160-718: The Hopkins & Allen Arms Company to promote an expanded line of firearms and restore the image of the Marlin company as makers of "sporting arms". Marlin Firearms labored for a century as an underdog levergun maker to Winchester (formerly of New Haven). However, in the 1980s and 1990s, Marlin finally began to outpace its old rival. It is currently the dominant seller of lever-action rifles in North America. Its use of side ejection allows for flat-topped firearms, thereby making
180-527: The Marlin Firearms company from bankrupt Remington Outdoor Company . Just one year after the acquisition of Marlin, Ruger introduced the first Ruger-made Marlin lever-action rifle, the Model 1895 SBL. In 2024, Ruger is celebrating their 75th anniversary. Ruger was ranked the number one U.S. firearms manufacturer from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, Ruger manufactured 1,114,687 firearms, as their promotion,
200-672: The "Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA", played a significant role in the company maintaining its top U.S. manufacturer status. The company has set a new goal of 2 million firearms produced per year. From 2009 to 2012, Ruger was the top-seller of handguns . Ruger breaks down its products into nine categories: Firearm manufacturing The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military , paramilitary , government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by
220-768: The .22 rimfire semi-automatic pistol market with the Ruger Mark IV , a descendant of the Ruger Standard pistol. Like the 10/22, the Mark Series is supported with a wide variety of after-market accessories. 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). Ruger
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#1732771844320240-658: The Gardner manufacturing plant by the end of 2008 affecting 200 workers. In March 2010, Marlin announced that it would close its North Haven plant, and move the work to Remington plants in Ilion, New York , and Mayfield, Kentucky . In September 2020, Sturm, Ruger & Co. bought the Company from bankrupt Remington Outdoor Company . Major models of Marlin rifles include: Significant variations of many of these rifles have usually also been manufactured. For example, there are six distinctly different variations manufactured for
260-550: The Marlin Model 60. Marlin has been making lever-action rifles since 1881, and in 2008, they produced their 30 millionth lever-action rifle, which was donated to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action . Double-barrel shotguns: The Marlin Model 90 Over and Under Exposed hammer, pump-action shotguns: Hammerless pump-action shotguns: Submachine guns: Revolvers: Derringers include: In 1953 Marlin Firearms
280-615: The assets of H&R 1871, Inc. , a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of shotguns and rifles (New England Firearms branded), founded in 1871, and now located in Gardner, Massachusetts . Marketing its products under the brand names of Harrington & Richardson and New England Firearms, H&R 1871 claimed to be the largest manufacturer of Single-shot shotguns and rifles in the world. In December 2007 Remington Arms Company purchased Marlin. Remington announced in April 2008 that it would close
300-440: The entire company. Ruger is a dominant manufacturer in the .22 LR rimfire rifle market in the U.S., due primarily to the sales of its Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle. The 10/22 is very popular due to its reputation for being relatively inexpensive and of high quality. As a result, a wealth of after-market accessories and parts were made available for it, which has further increased its popularity. Ruger similarly dominates
320-490: The firearm manufacturer H&R Firearms . In 2007, Remington Arms , part of the Remington Outdoor Company , acquired Marlin Firearms. Remington produced Marlin-brand firearms at its Kentucky and New York manufacturing facilities. In 2020, Sturm, Ruger & Co. bought the Marlin business from bankrupt Remington Outdoor Company. Marlin Firearms was founded in 1872 by John Marlin . Marlin produced
340-583: The mounting of scopes easier than for traditional Winchesters. This helped Marlin capture more market share as American shooters came to rely more and more on optics. Marlins are larger, stronger, and heavier than most of the comparable Winchester lines, allowing Marlin to use higher powered cartridges such as the .45-70 . Marlin's model 1894 lever-action rifles and carbines are available in handgun calibers, including .357 Magnum , .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum , making them suitable companion long guns for revolvers in those calibers. In November 2000, Marlin purchased
360-538: The range of .069–.090" wide, and .0015–.003" deep. This change was marketed in the 1954 Marlin catalog, as having numerous advantages that this new form of rifling had, including better accuracy, ease of cleaning, elimination of gas leakage, higher velocities and lower chamber pressures. The catalog also claimed that Microgroove rifling did not distort the bullet jacket as deeply as Ballard rifling hence improving accuracy with jacketed bullets at standard velocity. Designed for factory loaded ammunition, Microgroove barrels have
380-646: The short form, or common acronym , if any, in parentheses . The country the company is based in, if the information is available, follows that. Marlin Firearms Marlin Firearms is an American manufacturer of semi-automatic , lever-action and bolt-action rifles . In the past the company (based in Madison, North Carolina and formerly based in North Haven, Connecticut ) made shotguns , derringers , and revolvers . Marlin owned
400-702: Was issued U.S. patent 3,100,358 for what was named MicroGroove Rifling, which was a departure from the standard "Ballard," or cut rifling. One purpose of Microgroove rifling was to increase the speed of producing rifle barrels. Microgroove rifling is described in the patent as having 5 grooves for every 1/10 of an inch bore diameter, and that the driving side of each land would be "tangentially disposed" to prevent accumulating fouling in use. Marlin introduced Microgroove rifling in their .22 Rimfire barrels in July 1953, with 16 grooves that were .014" wide, and nominally .0015" deep. Ballard rifled barrels have grooves generally in
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