Downtown Mayodan, N.C. The Connecticut-based gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co. began production at its manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Mayodan in 2014. It's now the town's second-largest employer.

Firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., which reduced its workforce last year, appears to be further downsizing in 2025.

Sarah Colbert, Sturm, Ruger general counsel and corporate secretary. Photo courtesy of Sturm, Ruger FAIRFIELD – Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s ...

Sturm, Ruger & Co. opened fiscal 2025 with a 9.6% increase in first-quarter profit to $7.77 million, but the firearms manufacturer warned of slowing sales. About 490 of Ruger’s 1,820 employees ...

Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s top executive disclosed Friday a companywide restructuring that is streamlining the company management and overall workforce, as well as eliminating firearms products.

I used to think everyone but me hated the boat-paddle Ruger. The M77 Mark II all-weather bolt-action with “Zytel” stock supposedly wasn’t accurate, kicked too hard, and looked tacky.