William Ruger

William Ruger
Born	William Batterman Ruger (1916-06-21)June 21, 1916 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	July 6, 2002(2002-07-06) (aged 86) Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations	Inventor businessman
Children	3

William Batterman Ruger (June 21, 1916 – July 6, 2002) was an American gun designer who founded Sturm, Ruger & Company in 1949 with Alexander Sturm.

Early life

Ruger was born on June 21, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York. He learned to shoot at when he was 6 and got his own Remington Model 12 from his father when he was 12.

When he was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he turned a room into a machine shop and made designs for a light machine gun for the United States Army.

Career

He is best known today for his founding Sturm, Ruger & Co. in 1949 with Alexander Sturm. Ruger invented dozens of sporting guns, which were successful. When not involved with guns, Ruger worked on 19th century art and his antique car collection..

Retirement and death

Ruger retired in October 2000. On July 6, 2002, at age 86, he died in his home in Prescott, Arizona.

References

• Wilson, R. L.; G. Allan Brown (2008). Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms. New York: Book Sales, Inc. ISBN 978-0785821038.

Other websites

• Article on Bill Ruger from the New York Press
• Sturm, Ruger and Company Official Site