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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-03-005490
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030506
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STURM RUGER & CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000095029
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) [3480]
		IRS NUMBER:				060633559
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10435
		FILM NUMBER:		03687933

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 LACEY PLACE
		CITY:			SOUTHPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06490
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2032597843

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 2:		1 LACEY PLACE
		CITY:			SOUTHPORT
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06490
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
                                 MAY 6, 2003


                          STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



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           DELAWARE                      001-10435                      06-0633559
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification Number)
        Incorporation)


ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT                                    06890
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                 (Zip Code)
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        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 259-7843

<PAGE>
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        On May 6, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Stephen L. Sanetti to be its President and Chief Operating
Officer effective immediately.  A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

        (c) Exhibits         Description

            99.1             Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
                             dated May 6, 2003, announcing the appointment of
                             Stephen L. Sanetti to be its President and Chief
                             Operating Officer effective immediately.





                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                       STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.


                                       By:  /s/    Thomas A. Dineen
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Thomas A. Dineen
                                            Title: Treasurer and Chief
                                                   Financial Officer

Dated:  May 7, 2003


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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS

    EXHIBIT NUMBER                        DESCRIPTION
         99.1                 Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company,
                              Inc. dated May 6, 2003, announcing the
                              appointment of Stephen L. Sanetti to be its
                              President and Chief Operating Officer effective
                              immediately.


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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

[STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. LETTERHEAD]

                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


For further information contact:
William B. Ruger, Jr.     603-863-3300
Stephen L. Sanetti        203-259-7843


               STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. NAMES NEW PRESIDENT


SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, May 6, 2003 - The Board of Directors of Sturm, Ruger &
Co., Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen L.
Sanetti to be its President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

        Mr. Sanetti is a 23-year veteran of the company, beginning as its
General Counsel in 1980, and also serving as Vice President since 1993.  He
joined the Sturm, Ruger Board of Directors in 1998, and was named Vice
Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President, and General Counsel in 2000.

        Mr. Sanetti is also well known in the firearms industry.  He was
Chairman of the Legislative & Legal Affairs Committee of the Sporting Arms and
Ammunition Manufacturer's Institute from 1993 - 2001, and presently serves on
the Board of Governors of both the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the
Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation.

        He graduated with honors from the Virginia Military Institute in 1971,
and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Washington & Lee University
School of Law.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate
General's Corps, and was Chief Prosecutor and Chief of Criminal Law for the 1st
Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.  Beginning in 1978, he represented Sturm,
Ruger in various product liability cases, and is a former Director of the
Product Liability Advisory Council.





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        Steve Sanetti is also a lifelong firearms enthusiast, target shooter,
gun collector, and amateur gunsmith.  He was President of the 1970-71 VMI Rifle
and Pistol Club, a 3-year Varsity Rifle Team letter winner, and coach of the
VMI Rifle Team while in law school.  He is an NRA Certified Rifle, Pistol, and
Home Firearms Safety instructor, and a member of the New Hampshire Firearms
Safety Coalition, the Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association,
and the Arms and Armor Society of New York.  He was captain of both the Ruger
Pistol Team and its Sportsman's Team Challenge Competition Squad.  He has
written many letters to editors, testified before a Congressional Subcommittee,
and has appeared on "60 Minutes", all in support of responsible firearms
ownership.

        Sturm, Ruger was founded in 1949.  Since 1950 it has never failed to
show an annual profit and has never required financing from outside sources.
The Company's business segments are engaged in the manufacture of the world
famous RUGERR brand of sporting and law enforcement firearms and titanium and
steel investment castings for a wide variety of customers and end uses.  Plants
are located in Newport, New Hampshire and Prescott, Arizona.  Corporate
headquarters is located in Southport, Connecticut.

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