Pachmayr is now selling Diamond Pro Series grips for the Ruger LCR, SP101 and GP100 revolvers. This is an extension of the line introduced for the Taurus revolvers in 2013 and then expanded for the Smith & Wesson revolvers in 2014. This line of grips takes its name [Read More…]
I was not expected Ruger to announce the new Ruger Precision Rifle. They have jumped from strengthening their bolt-action line up on the low-end, with the Ruger American, all the way to the high-end tactical / long range market with this new rifle. The first word [Read More…]
Ruger has announced a new takedown addition to their operating rod actuated SR-556 rifle line. From the press release: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is pleased to introduce the new Ruger® SR-556® Takedown autoloading rifle, an innovative twist on an [Read More…]
Just when you thought the number of 10/22 SKUs had reaches its peak, along comes another one to add to the mountain. Latest up is the 10/22 Collector’s Series Carbine Rifle – Second Edition (curious how many editions I will see in my lifetime…). While [Read More…]
Ruger annoucned a new Redhawk revolver that is chambered in .45 Colt, but will also shoot .45 ACP. To make this possible, the revolver has a cylinder that is recessed so it will accept full moon clips for .45 ACP ammunition. According to Ruger the .45 Colt cartridges [Read More…]
Davidson’s, a popular firearms distributor, announced they will be selling an exclusive variant of the Ruger 22/45 Lite pistol that has a red anodized finish. Like the other versions of the 22/45, these guns are semi-automatic pistols chambered for the .22 LR. [Read More…]
Ruger announced the company will now manufacture the 77/17 rifle for the 17 WSM cartridge. These bolt-action guns will use an American Walnut stock with checkering and a 24″ stainless steel barrel. Metal parts will have a matte stainless finish. The guns will [Read More…]
The .300 Blackout market continues to steam ahead with Ruger’s latest offering, the Mini-14 Tactical in that caliber. From Ruger’s press release: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is proud to announce that the Mini-14® Tactical rifle is now [Read More…]
Lipsey’s is now offering an exclusive run of Ruger Blackhawk Flattop revolvers. These single-action handguns are chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. They also come with an additional cylinder to convert the guns to fire the 9mm cartridge. Cylinders in both [Read More…]
Magpul just debuted their new polymer Hunter X-22 stock for the Ruger 10/22. It fits standard 10/22s with either pencil or bull barrels. Their new stock features a more ergonomic grip, multiple sling points, M-LOK slots for accessories and an adjustable comb height and [Read More…]
AGP Arms has released a new stock kit for the venerable Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle. The new stock kit incorporates matching base and forearm with a right-side folding stock to make the takedown just that much more take-down. When extended, the stock is a nearly [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy, who blogs at Day At The Range, has big plans for his new Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan. The appearance after the addition of these grips were absolutely amazing. At this point there was only one last thing to do, turn this revolver into the most versatile [Read More…]
Daniel, aka. AKNorthPolar sent us a photo of his 22/45. He wrote … A Ruger 22/45 Lite with a modified top rail that carries a Primary Arms reflex red dot, MaddMacs compensator, and all the usual internal upgrades. Volquartsen, Tandemkross, and the like.
James purchased a Ruger Vaquero for just $25 … a bargain if it had not been underwater for at least a week! He finished it up and apparently it functions “quite well”. He wrote … My Ruger Vaquero that sat underwater for a week or two. Bought [Read More…]
Frank Stratton at our sister site All Outdoors has reviewed the Ruger PC9, the Ruger 10/22-esqe 9mm carbine. Frank writes … The roots of its design are from the 20th Century 2nd generation carbines. That means no rails or pistol grip, no muzzle brake/flash hider, [Read More…]
Ruger and Davidson’s have collaborated on another gun sporting the Muddy Girl camo pattern. This time the pistol is the 22/45 Lite pistol. Other than the pink camo finish, the gun looks a lot like the recently introduced 22/45 with a blue finish that is a standard [Read More…]
Archangel debuted their new AAP10/22 Precision Rifle stock for the Ruger 10/22 at the 2015 SHOT Show. Like with their other precision rifle stocks it features a click-adjustable cheek weld and an adjustable length of pull. It also features a flared magwell for easy mag [Read More…]
A cryptic message on the Ruger website about discontinuing Ruger No.1 calibers, along with the fact that they removed all listings for the rifle with the exception of a Lipsey’s special edition Ruger No.1 in .45-70 lead a number of our readers to jump to the [Read More…]
Ruger rep Brandon gives James a quick rundown of Ruger’s new offerings for SHOT Show 2015, including exciting new entries to the 1911, LCR, LCP, LC9, and 10/22 lines of product. James gives the new Ruger Commander-sized Lightweight Aluminum/Titanium/Steel 1911 a [Read More…]
On day one of SHOT I stopped by Ruger and took a look at their newest guns and triggers. Of course the most popular gun of the day – the one I and one of the great guys at Ruger stood and waited awhile to take a look at – was the Ruger 22 Charger [Read More…]
When I visited Ruger at SHOT I was able to take a look at their new BX trigger, which is for their 10/22 rifles and 22 Charger pistols. The BX is self-contained and literally drops right into place, making it one of the simplest trigger installations I’ve ever [Read More…]
At Industry Day, Ruger had squirreled away on their rifle rack a prototype micro-length action M77 Hawkeye chambered for .17 WSM. The gun is reduced in size from the regular M77, but features the same twin-lug bolt and Mauser styling (the Mauser extractor appears to [Read More…]
Just days ahead of the SHOT Show, Ruger released another new rifle: the Hawkeye FTW Predator. These new rifles expand the current Hawkeye line with a combination of features from the existing Hawkeye Predator and Gunsite Scout rifles. The FTW rifles will be available in [Read More…]
Ruger is now selling a trigger upgrade for the AR-15 type rifle. Called the Elite 452, the two-stage trigger is a fully assembled kit in a polymer dry fire housing that includes a new grip, hammer spring, safety selector, and all of the needed pins, screw to mount the [Read More…]
Ruger announced the introduction of a new GP100 Match Champion revolver with adjustable sights. This compliments the fixed sight Match Champion the company introduced about a year ago. The revolver is designed with competition shooting in mind, though I suspect it would [Read More…]
Ruger is now shipping two new Charger pistols. The first is a reworked base model, while the second is a take-down version of the gun. The guns have a number of new features that will appeal to many shooters. Among the new features are: 10″ threaded barrels [Read More…]
Ruger announced they will begin selling a new version of the LC9s that deletes the thumb safety and magazine disconnect. The Pro Model will retain the same dimensions and other features of the LC9s, including: caliber: 9mm magazine capacity: 7 rounds barrel length: [Read More…]
Ruger is now selling Gunsite Scout rifles with composite stocks. These new guns drop 0.75 pounds from the overall package. Currently there are two models available with a composite stock – one with a matte black finish and one with a stainless finish. The black [Read More…]
If you have been reading TFB for a while you will know how much I love the Ruger 10/22. I have been in love ever since I purchased my first one. That said, out of the box in its most basic/cheapest configurations, its a rifle that only has reliability and upgradability [Read More…]
Ruger announced a new version of the LCRx revolver that has a 3″ barrel. The gun retains the five shot cylinder, but replaces the standard Hogue Tamer grip to one without the finger grooves. The guns are chambered for the .38 Special +P. Unlike earlier versions [Read More…]