{"id":8096,"date":"2011-01-13T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=8096"},"modified":"2011-01-13T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T21:22:22","slug":"ruger-displays-first-and-25-millionth-firearm-at-shot-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/ruger-displays-first-and-25-millionth-firearm-at-shot-show\/8096\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruger Displays First and 25 Millionth Firearm at SHOT Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rugerlogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8097\" title=\"rugerlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rugerlogo-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rugerlogo-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rugerlogo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sturm, Ruger  &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), will proudly be displaying the very first Ruger  firearm and the recently produced 25 millionth Ruger firearm at the 2011 SHOT  Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original Ruger Standard Pistol that founded  Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co. will sit next to the 25 millionth Ruger firearm \u2013 an  SR9c\u2122 compact pistol that has been embellished and engraved to commemorate this  remarkable achievement. The dramatic differences between these two firearms  serve as an illustration of the growth and development of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co.  over the course of its 62-year history.<\/p>\n<p>William B. Ruger  and Alexander Sturm founded Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. in 1949 with a mere  $50,000 investment and one unique firearm design. Bill Ruger had invented the  Ruger .22 Standard Pistol, a rimfire autoloading pistol with a cylindrical bolt  that moved inside a tubular receiver, creating a strong yet simple action. With  a profile resembling the popular German Luger pistols, the .22 Standard Ruger  (later to be known as the Mark I pistol) proved to be reliable, affordable and  incredibly popular. Mark I pistols were produced until 1981, when they were  replaced by the next generation Mark II\u2122 pistols. This classic firearm is still  produced today in the form of Ruger Mark III\u2122 pistols and the similar,  1911-style inspired 22\/45\u2122 pistols.<\/p>\n<p>The 25 millionth  firearm is a highly polished stainless steel version of the popular, award  winning SR9c compact pistol. The pistol is engraved with the words &#8220;25  Millionth&#8221; and an enlarged Ruger Eagle on the left side of the slide, while the  right side has the words &#8220;Ruger SR9c&#8221; engraved into the slide serrations. The  SR9c is a centerfire pistol with a glass-filled nylon frame and a slim, compact  size that is perfect for discreet carry. This modern, high tech handgun  represents well how the traditional Ruger company has developed into an  innovative, cutting edge leader in the firearms industry.<\/p>\n<p>The Ruger booth  at the SHOT Show is number 11740 and is located on the upper level in the  firearms and ammunition section. Stop by to see the very first production Ruger  Standard Pistol \u2013 serial number 0012 \u2013 and the embellished 25 millionth SR9c  pistol, along with the entire line of Ruger firearms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), will proudly be displaying the very first Ruger firearm and the recently produced 25 millionth Ruger firearm at the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original Ruger Standard Pistol that founded Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co. will sit next to the 25 millionth Ruger firearm \u2013 an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[25,358,1387],"class_list":["post-8096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-ruger","tag-shot-show","tag-shot-show-2011"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8096","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=8096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}