Ruger & His Guns

by R. L. Wilson

Part Henry Ford, part Sam Colt, part Enzo Ferrari - but 100 percent his own man - and an All-American original, William B. Ruger has made a resounding success in modern times, in an industry many thought was dying. He started in 1949 as an underdog who was told "it can't be done." Today, his line of firearms stands supreme, and his factories are the model for contemporary business entrepreneurship and enlightened manufacturing techniques. From a meager $50,000 investment and the partnership of his friend Alexander Sturm (son-in-law of Alice Roosevelt Longworth), Sturm, Ruger & Co. mushroomed into an industrial powerhouse that made more than 600,000 firearms in 1994, outsells all competitors, and boasts the broadest client base of any armsmaker in history - guns for hunting and target shooting, for collecting, self-defense, law enforcement, and the armed forces. These are original designs made with time-honored style but using space-age technology. This book is the story of William B. R