Ruger and his guns : a history of the man, the company and their firearms

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. Ruger's Unflinching Dedication To Traditional Yet Innovative Design And To Manufacturing Excellence, With Products Sold At A Reasonable Price For A Broad-ranging Clientele From The Youthful Plinker To The Mature African Safari Devotee, From The Ordinary Citizen To The President Of The United States. Lavish In Every Way, Ruger Is The Official History Of William B. Ruger Of Sturm, Ruger & Co., And Of Ruger Firearms. This. Volume Features More Than 185 Color And Over 100 Black-and-white Illustrations, With Appendixes, Index, And - For The First Time - Serial-number Tables For All Models By Years Of Manufacture. R.l. Wilson ; Photographs By Peter Beard And G. Allan Brown. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 346-347) And Index. This book is the story of William B. Ruger's dedication to providing traditional yet innovative design and to manufacturing excellence. Products are sold at a reasonable price for a broad ranging clientele from the ordinary citizen to the president of the United States. This richly illustrated, beautifully presented work is the official history of William B. Ruger of Sturm, Ruger & Co., and of Ruger firearms, featuring more than 185 color and over 100 black and white illustrations. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.