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Michael Carneal used a Ruger Mark II in the 1997 Heath High School shooting and killed three people and injured five more. [7] Kip Kinkel used a Ruger Mark II among other firearms in the Thurston High School shooting in 1998 and killed 4 people and injured 25 more. [8] Marcus Wesson used a Ruger MK II to murder his 9 children in 2004. [9]
The Ruger No. 1 is a single-shot rifle with a Farquharson-style hammerless falling-block action, introduced and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. since 1967. [4] An underlever lowers the breechblock to allow ammunition loading and also cocks the rifle. Lenard Brownell, commenting on his work at Ruger, said of the No. 1: "There was never any ...
William Batterman Ruger (June 21, 1916 – July 6, 2002) was an American firearms designer and entrepreneur, who partnered with Alexander McCormick Sturm to establish Sturm, Ruger & Company in 1949. Their first product was the Ruger Standard , the most popular .22 caliber target pistol ever made in the United States.
The Ruger #3 is a single-shot rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co from 1973 to 1986. It is based on the Ruger #1, with some modifications made to reduce costs, such as a simpler one-piece breech lever. [3] It also was shipped with an uncheckered stock and a plastic buttplate. [4] It has been described as "superbly accurate". [5]
Mark I or Mark 1 often refers to the first version of a weapon or military vehicle, and is sometimes used in a similar fashion in civilian product development. In some instances, the Arabic numeral "1" is substituted for the Roman numeral "I". "Mark", meaning "model" or "variant", can itself be abbreviated "Mk." It may refer to:
Ruger also offered an all-weather version of the Red Label with stainless steel barrels and a black, synthetic forearm and buttstock. Hand Engraving at extra cost was offered by several master engravers including John J. Adams, John Adams II, Bryson Gwinnell, Carmine Lombardy, Alvin White, Andrew Bourdin, and Jon Ashford of Ruger.
The Ruger M77 is a bolt-action rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It was designed by Jim Sullivan during his three years with Ruger. It was designed primarily as a hunting rifle featuring a traditional Mauser K98 -style two-lugged bolt with a claw extractor.
A Ruger 77/44 carbine. This variant has a walnut stock and a threaded barrel. A 4-round rotary magazine (right) along with an aftermarket 10-round box magazine (left) for the Ruger 77/44. Introduced in 1997, the Ruger 77/44 uses the same rotary magazine design with a short bolt stroke and three position safety but is chambered in .44 Magnum. [1]