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Like Daniel B. Wesson and Horace Smith roughly 90 years before, Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger collaborated to manufacture an innovative pistol. Ruger designed it, while Sturm provided the capital to finance it. As a result, their names have been indelibly linked ever since. Ruger Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1916, William […]

When the ban on assault weapons sunset in 2004, many companies began offering AR-15 type rifles and M4 carbines. Colt held the patent on the AR-15 platform until 1977, but a popular alternative at the time was the Ruger Mini-14 rifle. How does the Ruger Mini really stack up against an AR-15? To find out, […]

Sturm, Ruger & Co. have earned a well-deserved reputation for workmanlike, reliable firearms. Ruger has armed Americans for decades, even when good quality handguns have been hard to come by. The Ruger Security-9 is perfect for homeowners, sport shooters and concealed carriers. The pistol is a modern handgun with a steel slide and glass-injected nylon […]

Despite the flood of .380 ACP pocket pistols on the market, the short-barrel revolver remains a very popular choice for deep concealment. And although the modern snubby is more than 60 years old, the technology has not changed much since the introduction of the Smith & Wesson Chief’s Special in 1950. Even lightweight alloy revolvers […]

*This post was originally published on August 28, 2021. Read the latest updates in the case. On August 4, Mexico filed a lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Why Is Mexico Suing Gun Manufacturers? Mexico wants to “expand responsibility for [its] gun violence.” As defendants, it named Smith […]

There is one basic fact that explains why more than six decades after its introduction, the modern five-shot snub-nosed revolver still flies off the shelf: It’s simple, effective and it works. Sometimes the hardest part of carrying a concealed defensive handgun is deciding on the one that will work best for you. Gun store shelves […]