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Their first product was the ruger standard, the most popular. Our awardingwinning products all prove that ruger has a rugged, reliable firearm to meet every shooters needs. Ruger and alexander mccormick sturm in 1949 in a small rented machine shop in southport, connecticut just prior to their partnership, bill ruger had successfully duplicated two japanese baby nambu pistols in his garage, from a captured nambu that he acquired from a returning marine, at the close of world war ii. Products are sold at a reasonable price for a broad ranging clientele from the ordinary. This hardback book is clean with unmarked pages except for an owners name and address inside the front cover. When a gun maker proposed gun control the new york times. Rugers dedication to providing traditional yet innovative design and to manufactur. Wilson no where near my favorite gun book but it does have some beautiful pictures of early serial number rugers and lots about bill ruger. I am selling some ruger books and other pubs with ruger info. The caliberconfiguration of these three rifles is the ab in. For the more budgetconscious, ruger also has a few other bolt gun offerings currently available in. Encyclopedia of ruger, chad hiddleson, 1993 ruger and his guns, r. A history of the man, the company and their firearms by r.
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Extensive reference tables provide serial numbers and years of. Ruger transferred the presidency to his son, william b. Ruger and his guns a history of the man, the company and their firearms by wilson, r. Ruger and his guns and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. These include the ruger american standard with a 22inch barrel and the ruger american. A history of the man, the company and their firearms book online at best prices in india on. A history of the man, the company and their firearms hardcover august 15, 2008.
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Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. With products made in america, ruger offers consumers almost 700 variations of more than 40 product lines. Ruger collectors association want to sell what to sell. A history of the man, the company and their firearms by r l wilson, g allan brown photographer, peter h beard photographer starting at. This particular book is special because to the best of my knowledge, only ruger employees were given the opportunity to receive the. He at one time or another during his career had the opportunity to acquire all of these companies, he declined and continued to grow ruger. This richly illustrated, beautifully presented work is the official history of william b. It features more than 185 color pictures and over 100 blackandwhite illustrations. The case has a drawer in the front for storing the book. This lavish production features more than 185 color photographs and over 100 black and white illustrations, appendix listing serial numbers for all models by. Custom gunsmithing, repairs, new and used guns sales, at 1050 morton blvd, kingston ny 12401 monfri 9. A history of the man, the company and their firearms has 0 available edition to buy at alibris.
L seller bookworm bookstore published 1996 condition as new edition. Ruger, john c dougan, 1991 i am sure there are other good resources out there, i. Pdf ruger and his guns a history of the man the company. Rugers dedication to providing traditional yet innovative design and to manufacturing excellence. I assume thats due to the fact that ruger is a young company. Great details on an american icon and his fine products. This lavish book is the official history of the man, his company and his guns. Pdf ruger and his guns download full pdf book download. They are rugged and for the most part, very reliable guns.
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