William B. Ruger, a flinty entrepreneur who turned a childhood fascination with guns into the nation’s largest firearms manufacturing company, died Saturday at his home in Prescott, Ariz.

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.

William B. Ruger, a flinty entrepreneur who turned a childhood fascination with guns into the United States' largest firearms manufacturing company, died July 6 at his home in Prescott, Ariz.

William B. Ruger, an American gun designer who founded Sturm, Ruger & Co., the largest U.S. firearms manufacturer, died July 6 in Prescott, Ariz. The company, which Ruger started in 1949 with ...

Founded in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger, the eponymous gunmaker caught fire with its first product, a .22-caliber target pistol. Sturm died in 1951.

He became chairman and CEO upon William B. Ruger Sr.’s retirement in 2000. Bill officially retired from the Company in February of 2006. BIll Ruger Jr. was born in Greensboro, N.C., in 1939.

The chairman and chief executive officer of Sturm, Ruger & Company has announced plans to retire at the end of the month. The 66-year-old William B. Ruger Jr., son of the co-founder of the firm, said ...

Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc. will not issue a quarterly dividend on its common stock in the fourth quarter of 2005, the company announced Oct. 20. Company Chairman William B. Ruger Jr. said the company ...