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RUGER AND HIS GUNS: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms

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In 1949, just after World War II, all of the gun manufacturing companies faced a problem of selling guns in the commercial market. The Government had extensive stocks of guns like Endfields, Springfields, Colt .45's and of course any number of foreign guns and were beginning to sell these guns on the commercial market. It was obviously a stupid time to go into the gun manufacturing business.

In 1949 Bill Ruger entered the gun business with one gun being manufactured by a very small company. The gun was the Ruger.22 Standard Pistol which was an instant hit and is still in production as the Mark III. Every few years since then there has been a new gun from the folk at Ruger, each of which has pioneered new design principles that has made nearly all of the guns a success.

In this book, R.L. Wilson has produced a masterpiece of a book that describes all of the guns produced by the company as well as a history of the company and the man. It's an excellent addition to any gun lovers library.

This book is perfect for anyone interested in the history of Sturm, Ruger and Co. The information is presented in a very organized fashion. I highly recommend this book at twice the price.

BOOK IS ALL I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE! WELL-WRITTEN, COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MAN AND HIS COMPANY, HIS DREAMS AND IDEAS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT'S INTRIGUING TO READ THE BACKGROUND OF A PERSON WHO HAS CREATED SO MUCH AND BEEN A PIONEER IN THE AMERICAN FIREARMS INDUSTRY AND, JUST AS INTERESTING, TO UNDERSTAND THE MINDSET AND DETERMINATION AND SACRIFICE IT TOOK TO REACH HIS PLACE IN HISTORY. AND, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND ART OF STURM RUGER FIREARMS IS FASCINATING. REALLY GLAD I BOUGHT THE BOOK.

From the first Standard Auto, to Flatgate Single Six's, Flattop Blackhawks, Hawkeye's, Bearcat's, Model 77s, Redhawks, you name it, it is all in here. I love this book. It is the best book on Ruger firearms that you can buy.

Gosh, this was a pleasant book to read. The only negative I recall was the lack of detailed information about all of the photographs scattered throughout the book. I admit I was hoping to read a little more about some of the business failures and reasons why some firearms did not go into production. However, we don't need to focus in on the negative when it comes to Mr. Ruger's wonderful life! Other than my desire to want a little more description about the photographs and business dealings, this was an absolutely wonderful book on Mr. Ruger.

This is the defining book about William Ruger. Fantastic ilustrations and great interviews with Mr. Ruger--great history. Highly recommended.

I bought this book for its in-depth manufacturing detail and history on Ruger's Hawkeye .256 "pistol." It has the best factory information of any reference I have seen, on this rare handgun. I found it to be an extra added bonus - but the story it tells about Bill Ruger's life and his family's life, and the early history of the company, including the early "officers" such as Alex Sturm is very, very good.

Excellent content, though the text format is a little confusing. Very informative read about Ruger, his guns, and his company.

I was looking for a good value on books about guns. This is one of the top ones for the value. Still learing from this book.

If you happen to find Ruger one of your weapons favorite's, well this is the book for you.....

It breaks it down to serial NO's and dates of manufactures without the usual garble of to many detailed scaled pages to read first.

It's a well done, very well bound book that will be in my my family for years.

I also have books on several other brands ofbooks of my favorite weapons, but Ruger has them hands fown on this book.