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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.2

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

                             As Adopted Pursuant to

                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sturm, Ruger & Company,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended June 28, 2008, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas
A. Dineen, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respect, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


Date: July 21, 2008                                /S/ THOMAS A. DINEEN
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Thomas A. Dineen
                                                   Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this statement has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.
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