Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Ruger P series is a line of centerfire semi-automatic pistols made by Sturm, Ruger & Company produced from 1985 to 2013. The P-series pistols were designed for military, police, civilian and recreational use.
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, the "Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA", played a significant role in the company maintaining its top U.S. manufacturer status. [14]
Ruger Security Six with a 2.75 in (70 mm) barrel and rubber grips Introduced in 1972, the Security-Six was the original model of the new series. [ 8 ] The majority of these guns were manufactured with adjustable iron sights , although a few early models were sold with fixed sights.
Ruger Standard pistol, with aftermarket adjustable sights, made in 1963. The Standard model is an atypical design, lacking the slide found on conventional pistols, instead sporting a cylindrical bolt which cycles inside a tubular receiver in a manner more characteristic of a rimfire rifle. The bolt of the pistol features protruding "ears" at ...
William B. Ruger's Standard Pistol 1951 Design Patent Drawing. Ruger was born on 21 June 1916 in Brooklyn, New York. [1] He learned to shoot at age 6, and he received his own Remington Model 12 from his father at the age of 12. [1] He graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in January 1936. [2]
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. designed a pistol series, the Ruger American Pistol, based on the specifications of the MHS, but ultimately declined to formally submit any variant of it for consideration. A down-selection to three weapon systems was expected to be made in August 2016, leading the way into a nine-month Production Verification Test (PVT) program.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!