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Ruger's First Target Pistol - LisaJarratt - 03-24-2016
Ruger's First Target Pistol
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., was formed in January 1949, and production was soon underway for the fledgling company’s sole product, a .22-cal. pistol designed by company co-founder, William B. Ruger. The first shipment of Ruger .22 pistols was on Oct. 6, 1949. By year’s end, 1,138 pistols had been shipped, and Ruger had a backlog of 5,000 unfilled orders by February 1950. By the summer of that year, Ruger was turning out 900 pistols per month. With a backlog of 9,000 orders, Ruger’s production goal became 1,000 pistols per month. It’s safe to say that, after only a year, Sturm, Ruger & Co. had become an established firearm manufacturer.