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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-03-007352
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030620
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030623

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:		03753329

	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)
                                  June 20, 2003



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





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



ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT,                                 CONNECTICUT 06890
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 259-7843



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Item 5.           Other Events

         On June 20, 2003, the Company issued a press release regarding an
update to stockholders and other interested parties on preliminary estimates for
the second quarter ending June 30, 2003. 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 June 20, 2003, regarding an
                              update to stockholders and other interested
                              parties on preliminary estimates for the
                              second quarter ending June 30, 2003.


                                   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:  June 23, 2003


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

        Exhibit Number                               Description

             99.1                     Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company,
                                       Inc. dated June 20, 2003, regarding an
                                          update to stockholders and other
                                          interested parties on preliminary
                                       estimates for the second quarter ending
                                                   June 30, 2003.

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                        EXHIBIT 99.1


[STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. LOGO]


STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
ALL RUGER FIREARMS ARE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN OUR OWN FACTORIES IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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



                   STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. EXPECTS LOWER
                             SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

         SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT--June 20, 2003--Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
(NYSE: RGR) announced that preliminary estimates for the second quarter ending
June 30, 2003 indicate that earnings will be substantially below those achieved
during the same period in 2002. In 2002, second quarter earnings were $2.9
million or $0.11 per share. Despite a marked improvement in investment castings
profit margins, a significant reduction in firearm sales and the consequential
erosion of profitability are expected to result in an earnings shortfall.

         Chairman William B. Ruger, Jr. commented on these developments, "The
current firearms market conditions and the delayed introduction of certain new
firearms models resulted in the decline in sales. We look forward to the
introduction of several new firearms product offerings in the latter half of the
year. Our robust debt-free balance sheet, the continued improvement in our
castings business, and our unceasing success in defeating the remaining
ill-conceived municipal lawsuits point toward a prosperous future."



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         The Company expects to release earnings for the second quarter ending
June 30, 2003 on July 22, 2003.

         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
RUGER(R) brand of sporting and law enforcement firearms and titanium and steel
investment castings for a 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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Sturm, Ruger earnings page 2


         The Company may, from time to time, make forward-looking statements and
projections concerning future expectations. Such statements are based on current
expectations and are subject to certain qualifying risks and uncertainties, such
as market demand, sales levels of firearms, anticipated castings sales and
earnings, the need for external financing for operations or capital
expenditures, the results of pending litigation against the Company including
lawsuits filed by mayors, attorneys general and other governmental entities and
membership organizations, and the impact of future firearms control and
environmental legislation, any one or more of which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
such forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of
subsequent unanticipated events.




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