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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-15-000576
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150403
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150403

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:		15751800

	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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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>April 3, 2015</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>STURM, RUGER &amp; COMPANY, INC.</B></P>

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its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 27pt; text-align: center">ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT,
CONNECTICUT 06890</P>

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Offices) (Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code <B>(203) 259-7843</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 3, 2015, Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that during the first quarter of 2015 the Company repurchased
a total of 82,100 shares of its common stock in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $2.8 million. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01&#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">99.1</TD><TD>Press release of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. dated April 3, 2015, announcing the repurchase of 82,100 shares of its common
stock in the open market.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 5in; text-align: justify">STURM,
RUGER &amp; COMPANY, INC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 5in; text-align: justify">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/S/ THOMAS A. DINEEN</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 5in; text-align: justify">Name:&#9;Thomas
A. Dineen</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 5in; text-align: justify">Title:&#9;Principal
Financial Officer,</P>

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Accounting Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 5in; text-align: justify">Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: April 3, 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">EXHIBIT 99.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4in; text-align: right">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">STURM, RUGER &amp; COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES
THE REPURCHASE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">OF 82,100 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK IN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT,
April 3, 2015 - Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that during the first quarter of 2015 the Company repurchased
a total of 82,100 shares of its common stock in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $2.8 million. The average price
per share repurchased was $34.57. These repurchases, which accounted for 0.4% of the outstanding shares of the Company&rsquo;s
common stock as of the beginning of the first quarter, were funded with cash on hand.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">At the end of the first
quarter, $73.2 million remained authorized and available for share repurchases and 18.7 million shares of common stock remained
outstanding.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><U>About Sturm, Ruger</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. is one of
the nation&rsquo;s leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. The only full-line manufacturer
of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 400 variations of more than 30 product lines. For more than 60 years, Ruger
has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, &ldquo;Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens,&rdquo; echoes
the importance of these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>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, the impact of future firearms control and environmental legislation, and accounting estimates, 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.</I></P>

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