{"id":6434,"date":"2010-10-12T10:26:11","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T15:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=6434"},"modified":"2010-10-12T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T22:01:12","slug":"ruger-introduces-the-sr40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/ruger-introduces-the-sr40\/6434\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruger Introduces the SR40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6439\" title=\"sr40-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-1-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Southport, CT October 12, 2010 \u2013 Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE-\u00ad\u2010RGR) is proud to announce the Ruger\u00ae SR40\u2122 pistol, the latest extension of the SR-\u00ad\u2010Series, striker fired line of pistols. The SR40 now provides a large caliber option in one of the slimmest and most ergonomic full sized pistols on the market today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SR40 represents the next logical step in striker-fired pistols from Ruger,\u201d remarked Bob Gates, Ruger\u2019s Director of Law Enforcement, Military and International Sales. \u201cThe outstanding ergonomics and value of the SR9\u00ae are now available to officers and civilians in the effective and proven .40 caliber chambering. An added bonus is the surprisingly light recoil, which makes the SR40 easy and comfortable to shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6441\" title=\"sr40-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/sr40-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a>The SR40 is built on the same high-performance glass-filled nylon frame as the SR9, offering all the great ergonomic features that made the SR9 a success: a slim, narrow frame with a short trigger reach, reversible backstrap for an arched or flat configuration, and fully ambidextrous controls. The through-hardened, stainless steel slide on the SR40 is .060\u201d wider than that of the SR9; the added mass of the slide reduces slide velocity during cycling, reducing recoil and improving service life.<\/p>\n<p>The SR40 weighs 27.25 ounces (with an empty magazine) and ships with two fifteenround, flush-fit magazines. A loading tool is also provided, although an anti-friction coating applied to the magazine body greatly reduces the force required to load the magazines to full capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The SR40 features a 4.1\u201d barrel length, fully adjustable three-dot sights, and an integral accessory rail. The SR40 offers modern safety features such as a visual and tactile loaded chamber indicator, striker blocker, trigger safety, magazine disconnect, and a framemounted ambidextrous manual safety.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the new SR40, or to learn more about the extensive line of Ruger firearms, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Ruger.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.Ruger.com<\/a>. To find accessories for the SR40 or other Ruger<br \/>\nfirearms, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ShopRuger.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.ShopRuger.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>About Sturm Ruger: Sturm, Ruger was founded in 1949 and is one of the nation\u2019s leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market. Sturm, Ruger is headquartered in Southport, CT, with manufacturing facilities located in Newport, NH and Prescott, AZ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southport, CT October 12, 2010 \u2013 Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE-\u00ad\u2010RGR) is proud to announce the Ruger\u00ae SR40\u2122 pistol, the latest extension of the SR-\u00ad\u2010Series, striker fired line of pistols. The SR40 now provides a large caliber option in one of the slimmest and most ergonomic full sized pistols on the market today. \u201cThe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,744],"tags":[25,1154,1153],"class_list":["post-6434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","category-new-products","tag-ruger","tag-ruger-sr40","tag-sr40"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}