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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-17-001050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170627
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170629
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170629

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:		17938982

	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 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

<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>

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

<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>June 27, 2017</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>06-0633559</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification<BR>
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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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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD>
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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD>
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (17 CFR &sect;240.12b-2).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 27, 2017, Sturm,
Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into a transition agreement and general release (the &ldquo;Lang
Agreement&rdquo;) with Mark T. Lang (&ldquo;Lang&rdquo;), who will resign as Group Vice President of the Company on December 31,
2017.</P>

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provides for (i) Lang to continue working for the Company in a consulting capacity until December 31, 2017, and to resign as Group
Vice President on such date, (ii) the Company to compensate Lang at the rate of $112,500 per annum from January 1, 2018 through
December 31, 2021 (the &ldquo;Severance Period&rdquo;), (iii) the continued vesting of Lang&rsquo;s retention restricted stock
unit awards during the Severance Period and (iv) a prohibition against Lang engaging in certain activities that compete or interfere
with the Company from June 27, 2017 through December 31, 2021.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description
of the Lang Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Lang Agreement, which
is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Appointment of Officer</U></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 29, 2017, the
Company issued a press release regarding the promotion of Thomas P. Sullivan as Senior Vice President of Operations. A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 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; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">There are no transactions
between the Company and Mr. Sullivan that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Reference is made
to the Company&rsquo;s 2017 Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2017, for
a description of the information required by Items 401(b), (d) and (e) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Sullivan.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Departure of Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officer</U></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is made to
the Lang Agreement, and Lang&rsquo;s resignation as Group Vice President of the Company, each of which is discussed above under
Item 1.01.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Transition Agreement and General Release, dated as of June 27, 2017 by and between Sturm, Ruger, &amp; Co., Inc. and Mark T. Lang.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Press release of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc., dated June 29, 2017, announcing the promotion of Thomas P. Sullivan as Senior Vice President of Operations.</TD></TR>
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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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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Thomas A. Dineen</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: June 29, 2017</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">EXHIBIT 10.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>TRANSITION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Transition Agreement
and General Release (this &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) is entered into knowingly and voluntarily by and between Mark T. Lang (&ldquo;Employee&rdquo;)
and Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). Employee and the Company may be collectively referred to herein
as &ldquo;the Parties.&rdquo;</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
is employed by the Company as Group Vice President; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee&rsquo;s
employment with the Company will end on December 31, 2017 (the &ldquo;Separation Date&rdquo;); and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
order to facilitate a smooth and effective transition of Employee&rsquo;s responsibilities, Employee will continue working for
the Company in a consulting capacity from the date of signing this Agreement through the Separation Date (&ldquo;Transition Period&rdquo;)
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company
and Employee desire to set forth their respective rights and obligations during the Transition Period and subsequent 48-month severance
period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2021 (&ldquo;Severance Period&rdquo;).</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Separation Arrangements</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
agrees to continue working for the Company in a consulting capacity as reasonably requested and required by the Company throughout
the Transition Period. Throughout the Transition Period, Employee shall remain Group Vice President and continue to receive his
current salary, compensation and benefits, subject to Company policies, plans and programs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
consideration of the performance by Employee of his obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay Employee
a total of $450,000.00, to be paid on a monthly basis over forty-eight (48) months ($9,375.00 per month), less all applicable withholdings,
including federal, state and local taxes. Such amounts shall be paid by payroll check on the same schedule as wages would have
been paid if Employee had remained employed with the Company, starting with the first regularly scheduled pay period after the
Separation Date. In addition, all medical, dental and vision plan coverage will be continued through the Severance Period in accordance
with the plans in effect during the Severance Period and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.&nbsp; Any unused vacation
time will be paid as soon as practicable after the Separation Date. Coverage under COBRA will be available for eighteen (18) months
following the Severance Period.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
shall be entitled to continue to contribute to the 401(k) Plan of the Company during the Transition Period and participate in the
401(k) plan thereafter in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of that plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
shall be entitled to receive payment of bonuses accruing prior and up to the Separation Date, if any, under the Incentive Target
Bonus and the Quarterly Profit Sharing Programs (&ldquo;Bonus Programs&rdquo;) in accordance with the terms of those Bonus Programs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retention
Restricted Stock Unit (&ldquo;RSU&rdquo;) awards issued to Employee prior to the Effective Date (as defined below) of this Agreement
will continue to vest during the Severance Period and will be paid out in accordance with the terms and conditions of the individual
Retention RSU award agreements and as outlined in the provided Summary of Outstanding RSU&rsquo;s. Any Performance RSU award (or
portion thereof) that vests on or before the Separation Date will be issued to Employee in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the individual Performance RSU award agreement. Any Performance RSU award (or portion thereof) that does not vest on or before
the Separation Date shall automatically be terminated on the Separation Date. Employee shall not be eligible to receive any additional
RSU awards during the Transition or Severance Periods.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall promptly process and pay all reasonable and customary business expenses incurred by Employee through the Transition
Period and submitted by Employee to the Company for payment no later than fifteen (15) days after the Separation Date in accordance
with the Company&rsquo;s ordinary expense payment procedures.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">G.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
payments due from the Company to the Employee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (&ldquo;Payments&rdquo;) will be conditioned
on Employee&rsquo;s satisfactory performance of his obligations hereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
acknowledges and agrees that Employee is not entitled to, and shall not be entitled to, any compensation or benefit of any kind
or description from the Company, or as a result of his employment by the Company, other than as set forth herein or as otherwise
required by applicable law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>II.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee understands, acknowledges and agrees
that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Employee has the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Agreement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Employee signs this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, in order to induce payments and benefits
under this Agreement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Employee has not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims,
demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Agreement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">No other person or entity has or has had an interest in the claims, demands, obligations or causes
of action referred to in this Agreement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The payments and benefits under this Agreement that Employee will receive in exchange for signing
this Agreement are in addition to anything of value to which Employee is already entitled;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The payments and benefits under this Agreement are the only consideration that Employee ever will
receive from the Company or any Released Parties (as defined below) for any and all claims, demands, obligations or causes of action
released hereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Agreement and its terms shall not be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever
on the part of the Company or any other Released Parties described in this Agreement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RELEASE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee,
himself and his agents, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby knowingly and voluntarily fully releases and forever
discharges from any and all agreements, debts, claims, demands, actions, judgments, causes of action, and liabilities of every
kind or nature, known or unknown, that Employee, individually or as a member of a class, ever had or now has, against the following,
(referred to as the &ldquo;Released Parties&rdquo;):</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc.;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">All affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc.;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">All current or former owners, officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, managers,
agents, attorneys, partners and insurers of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. and its affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The predecessors, successors, and assigns of the above entities and individuals and the spouses,
children, and family members of the individuals.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without
limiting the generality of this Agreement, Employee acknowledges and agrees that, to the full extent permitted by law, this Agreement
is intended to bar every claim, demand, and cause of action, including, without limitation, any and all claims arising under:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>The federal Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1871, 1964 and 1991 and all similar state civil rights statutes;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Fair Labor Standards Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Occupational Safety and Health Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (including
the amendments of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
of 1990);</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Americans with Disabilities Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The National Labor Relations Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Family and Medical Leave Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Equal Pay Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">State wage payment statutes;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">State workers&rsquo; compensation statutes;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any statutes regarding the making and enforcing of
contracts; and</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">All similar provisions under all other federal, state
and local laws.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without
limiting the generality of this Agreement, Employee further acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is intended to bar all
equitable claims and all common law claims, including, without limitation, claims of or for:</P>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Breach of an express or an implied contract;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Unpaid wages, salary, commissions, vacation or other employee benefits;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Unjust enrichment;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligent or intentional interference with contractual
relations;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligent or intentional interference with prospective
economic relations;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Estoppel;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Fraud;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligence;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligent or intentional misrepresentation;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Personal injury;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Slander;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Libel;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Defamation;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">False light;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Injurious falsehood;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Invasion of privacy;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Violation of public policy;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Wrongful discharge;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Failure to hire;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Retaliatory discharge;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Constructive discharge;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Negligent hiring, supervision or retention;</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Loss of consortium; and</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any claims that may relate to drug and/or alcohol
testing.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
further understands, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is a general release, and that Employee further waives and assumes
the risk of any and all claims which exist as of this date, including those of which Employee does not know or suspect to exist,
whether through ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or otherwise, and which, if known, would materially affect Employee&rsquo;s
decision to sign this Agreement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
further understands, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement waives any right Employee has to recover monetary damages in any
lawsuit brought by Employee as well as in a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or any federal,
state or local agency. Nothing herein shall prevent or prohibit Employee from filing a complaint or charge, or participating as
a witness, in any matter before any federal, state or local agency (including, but not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission); provided, however, that Employee agrees that he shall not seek, accept or receive any monetary damages or awards from
any such proceeding. This Section III.E. does not limit Employee&rsquo;s right to bring any claim, lawsuit, or complaint seeking
to enforce the terms of this Agreement.</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"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement shall not be interpreted to release or require the release of the Company or the Released Parties from any obligations
under this Agreement, including:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Claims for Payments;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Claims for benefits under any Qualified Plans of the Company;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Claims for a bonus under the Bonus Programs. Employee&rsquo;s right, if any, to any payment or
bonus under the Bonus Programs shall be governed by the terms of the Bonus Programs; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Claims for RSU awards.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>IV.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>REPRESENTATION
OF UNDERSTANDING OF AGREEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee acknowledges
that Employee has had the opportunity to consult an attorney of Employee&rsquo;s own choosing before entering into this Agreement.
Employee represents and warrants that Employee has read all of the terms of this Agreement and that Employee fully understands
and voluntarily accepts these terms. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that Employee has been given a reasonable period
of time within which to consider this Agreement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>V.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FEDERAL AGE DISCRIMINATION
CLAIMS</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee understands
and agrees that a waiver of claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. &sect; 621, <I>et seq</I>.)
(the &ldquo;ADEA&rdquo;) is not effective unless it is &ldquo;knowing and voluntary,&rdquo; and that the ADEA imposes certain minimum
requirements for a waiver to be knowing and voluntary. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is knowingly and voluntarily
giving up any rights or claims for relief Employee may have under the ADEA regarding the Company&rsquo;s conduct or the conduct
of any Released Parties. However, Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is not giving up the right to challenge the validity
of this Agreement under the ADEA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>VI.</B> <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TIME TO CONSIDER AND CANCEL AGREEMENT; EFFECTIVE DATE</B></P>



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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
has twenty-one (21) days from the receipt of this Agreement to decide whether to sign it and is advised to consult with an attorney
before doing so. Employee is not to sign this Agreement unless Employee understands its provisions and is doing so voluntarily.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After
Employee has signed this Agreement, Employee has seven (7) days to change his mind and notify the Company in writing that Employee
has canceled this Agreement. If Employee so cancels this Agreement, this Agreement will be null and void, and will have no force
or effect. Written notice of a cancellation of this Agreement must actually be received by the Company at the following address
and within the time frame described above in order to be effective:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">c/o Kevin B. Reid, Sr., Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Southport, CT 06890</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement shall be signed and notarized no <U>later</U> than twenty-one (21) calendar days following Employee&rsquo;s receipt of
this Agreement. Further, this Agreement shall be delivered to the Company, c/o Kevin B. Reid, Sr., Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary, at One Lacey Place, Southport, CT 06890 within seven (7) days after Employee signs the Agreement.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
Employee (1) signs, notarizes and delivers this Agreement within the time frame and in accordance with the provisions of Section
VI.C.; and (2) does not cancel or revoke the Agreement within seven (7) days after Employee signs the Agreement, this Agreement
shall become effective on the eighth day after Employee signed it (&ldquo;Effective Date&rdquo;).</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
understands that if he revokes this Agreement, it shall not be effective or enforceable and Employee will not receive any payment
or benefit under this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>VII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EMPLOYEE
COVENANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION </B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As a result of Employee&rsquo;s
position with the Company as Group Vice President, Employee has had access to Confidential Information (defined below). Employee
agrees that, given the scope of the Company&rsquo;s business and the worldwide nature of the Company&rsquo;s activities in the
firearms market, Employee&rsquo;s activities on behalf of the Company, the restrictions in Section VII regarding Confidential Information
shall not be limited as to time or geographic scope. Employee has concluded that Employee will not be unduly financially impacted
by agreeing to the restrictions in this Section VII and that they will not unduly limit Employee&rsquo;s ability to earn a living
or to meet Employee&rsquo;s financial needs.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee agrees that
the restrictions in this Section VII are the minimum necessary to provide the Company the protection to which it is entitled and
that the restrictions in this Section VII are fair and reasonable given, among other things, the worldwide market for the Company&rsquo;s
products and technologies and the confidential and proprietary information of the Company to which Employee has had access while
employed by the Company.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For these reasons,
Employee and the Company agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential
Information and Intellectual Property.</P>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Confidential Information. Employee will not disclose, sell, use, or publish any Confidential Information.
Employee&rsquo;s obligations under this Section VII are continuing, except that Employee&rsquo;s obligations with respect to specific
Confidential Information will cease to the extent that the specific Confidential Information becomes available to the public, other
than by Employee&rsquo;s act or omission. Further, Employee represents that up to the date of signing this Agreement, Employee
has not disclosed, sold, used, or published any Confidential Information in violation of any agreement governing such information.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Assignment of Rights. Employee hereby assigns to the Company all of Employee&rsquo;s right, title
and interest in all Intellectual Property developed on Company property, or with Company materials, or with the assistance of Company
employees. Employee acknowledges and agrees that all original works of authorship prepared by Employee, alone or with others, as
part of Employee&rsquo;s association with the Company are &ldquo;work made for hire&rdquo; under the copyright laws and are owned
by the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event Employee considers engaging in an activity involving Confidential Information or Intellectual Property that may violate
Section VII of this Agreement, Employee must first notify the Company&rsquo;s Legal Department in writing (via certified mail,
return receipt requested) specifying any activities proposed to be conducted by Employee. If the Company fails to respond to such
a request in writing within thirty (30) business days of actual receipt of notice, the Company shall be deemed to have determined
that such activities <U>would not</U> violate this Section VII. The Company may also, in response to such a written request, in
its discretion, give Employee written approval to engage in any activity or render any services that Employee is otherwise prevented
by this Section VII from engaging in. Any such approval shall be limited to the specific request and approval and shall not operate
as a waiver of any provision of this Section VII.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company would suffer irreparable harm as a result of Employee&rsquo;s breach of any of the provisions
of this Section VII, for which money damages alone could not compensate the Company. Employee therefore agrees that in an action
to enforce the provisions of this Section VII, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief and the Company will not be limited
to an action for damages.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
any action to enforce the provisions of this Section VII, Employee consents to venue and jurisdiction in the State and Federal
courts of the State of Arizona.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.
For purposes of this Section VII:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Confidential Information&rdquo; means information disclosed to or obtained by Employee as
a consequence of Employee&rsquo;s association with the Company which is not generally known outside the Company. It also means
information received in confidence by the Company from others. Confidential Information includes (but is not limited to) trade
secrets, know-how, improvements, discoveries, designs, customer and supplier lists, business plans and strategies, forecasts, production
schedules, budgets, cost information, financial information, formulae, processes, manufacturing equipment, compositions, computer
programs, data bases, tapes and films relating to the Company&rsquo;s business.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Copyright Works&rdquo; means all materials for which copyright protection may be obtained
by the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Customer&rdquo; means any and all persons and entities to whom the Company sells, offers
for sale, provides or offers to provide any product or service, and &ldquo;contact&rdquo; means any oral or written communication
or visit in connection with a business-related endeavor or event or for a business-related purpose.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Intellectual Property&rdquo; means Confidential Information, Inventions, Copyright Works,
and any other property rights of a similar nature conceived by Employee, alone or with others, during Employee&rsquo;s association
with the Company which (a) are along the lines of the business, work or investigations of the Company at the time of conception;
(b) result from or are suggested by any work which Employee has done or may do for or in association with the Company; (c) are
developed, tested, investigated or improved either in part or entirely on time for which Employee was paid by the Company or using
any resources of the Company; or (d) which are otherwise made known to Employee by the Company during Employee&rsquo;s association
with it, or which are disclosed to Employee by other persons or entities for the purpose of furthering their business relationships
with the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">5.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Invention&rdquo; means any new or useful art, discovery, contribution, finding or improvement,
whether or not patentable, and all related know-how.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<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; text-indent: 0.5in">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-Competition.
Employee covenants and agrees that during the Transition and Severance Periods (together, the &ldquo;Restricted Period&rdquo;),
Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, own any interest in, operate, join, control or participate
as a partner, director, principal, officer, or agent of, enter into the employment of, act as a consultant to, or perform any services
for any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust
(charitable or non-charitable), unincorporated organization or any other form of business entity (each, a &ldquo;Person&rdquo;)
(other than the Company or its subsidiaries), that engages in any Competitive Activities (as defined below) within the United States
of America or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or its subsidiaries are engaged (or have committed plans to engage) in
business during the term of Employee&rsquo;s employment with, or engagement by (as applicable), the Company (the &ldquo;Restricted
Area&rdquo;). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section shall not prevent Employee from continuing to serve
on the Bond Arms Board of Directors provided that Bond Arms does not offer products that compete against products manufactured
by the Company (including products that are contemplated by the Company provided such products were disclosed to Employee) prior
to the Separation Date. It has been determined specifically that the Boberg pistol does not compete against products manufactured
by the Company. This section also shall not prevent Employee from acquiring or holding as an investment securities of the Company
or representing not more than three percent (3%) of the outstanding voting securities of any other publicly-held corporation. For
purposes of this Agreement, &ldquo;Competitive Activities&rdquo; means any business activities involving, or related to the design,
manufacture or sale (excluding retail sales to end users, but including sales at other levels in the distribution channel) of firearms
or firearms parts or components (including, by way of example only, and without limitation, magazines, sights, stocks, and fire
control components), but excluding firearms accessories ancillary to firearms ownership (including, by way of example only, and
without limitation, holsters, gun bags, targets, sportswear, gun racks, and gun cleaning supplies).</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; text-indent: 0.5in">G.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-Solicitation;
Non-Interference. During the Restricted Period, Employee shall not, for his own account or for the account of any other Person
(other than the Company or its subsidiaries), engage in Interfering Activities. For purposes of this Agreement, &ldquo;Interfering
Activities&rdquo; means directly or indirectly (i) encouraging, soliciting, or inducing, or in any manner attempting to encourage,
solicit, or induce, any Person employed by, or Person providing consulting services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries
to terminate such employment or consulting services; (ii)&nbsp;hiring any Person who was employed by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries at any time during the six (6) month period preceding the date of such hiring; or (iii) encouraging, soliciting or
inducing, or in any manner attempting to encourage, solicit or induce any customer, distributor, insurer, supplier, licensee or
other business relation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Company or its subsidiaries,
or interfering with the relationship between any such customer, distributor, insurer, supplier, licensee or business relation and
the Company or its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not be violated by a general advertising not
targeted at employees or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries.</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"></P>

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<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"><B>VIII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RETURN OF
COMPANY PROPERTY</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
will return to the Company all of the Company&rsquo;s property in his possession and/or control, including all documents (original
and copies) relating in any way to the Company, Company credit cards, tools, equipment, keys, identification, software, computer
access codes, disks and instructional manuals, and all other property prepared by, or for, or belonging to the Company. Employee
shall not retain any copies, duplicates, reproductions or excerpts thereof.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By
signing this Release, Employee affirms that he (1) will surrender all Company property in his possession or control by the Separation
Date or, (2) will seek in advance of the Separation Date permission from the Legal Department to extend the return of any such
property which he is not able to return by the Separation Date.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee
must comply fully with this Section VIII before the Company is obligated to perform under Sections I.B. and I.D.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee shall cooperate
with the Company in effecting a smooth transition, and shall timely provide such information as the Company may reasonably request
regarding operations and information within Employee&rsquo;s purview throughout the Transition and Severance Periods.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee further agrees
to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its attorneys both during and after the Transition and Severance Periods in connection
with any litigation or other proceeding(s) arising out of or relating to matters with which Employee had direct knowledge of or
was involved in prior to the Separation Date. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, providing assistance to the
Company&rsquo;s counsel, experts and consultants and providing truthful testimony in pretrial or trial hearing proceedings. In
the event the Employee&rsquo;s cooperation is requested after the Separation Date, the Company will: (1) seek to minimize interruptions
to Employee&rsquo;s schedule; and (2) reimburse Employee for any and all reasonable, appropriate and documented out-of-pocket expenses
associated with such cooperation.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Employee shall not voluntarily make any
negative statements orally or in writing about Employee&rsquo;s employment with the Company, about the Company, or any of its employees
or products, to anyone other than to the EEOC or any similar state agency, Employee&rsquo;s immediate family, and Employee&rsquo;s
legal representatives or financial advisors. Nothing herein shall prevent Employee from testifying truthfully in a legal proceeding
or governmental administrative proceeding. Employee may indicate on employment applications that Employee was employed by the Company,
Employee&rsquo;s duties, length of employment, and salary and may comply with Section VII without violating the terms of this non-disparagement
clause. Similarly, no member of management of the Company shall disparage Employee. Any responses by the Company to employment
references concerning Employee will be limited to dates of employment and position held.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SEVERABILITY</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In the event that any
provision(s) of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the unenforceable provision shall be considered
to be severable, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BINDING EFFECT</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Agreement shall be binding upon and
operate to the benefit of Employee, the Company, the Released Parties, and their successors and assigns. In the event of Employee&rsquo;s
death, all monetary Payments hereunder will continue to be made to the Employee&rsquo;s Estate. In such event, all medical benefits
shall terminate in accordance with the plan, though coverage under COBRA will be available for Employee&rsquo;s eligible dependents.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XIII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WAIVER</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">No waiver of any of
the terms of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other terms, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver be a continuing
waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. The Company or Employee may waive
any provision of this Agreement intended for its/his benefit, but such waiver shall in no way excuse the other from the performance
of any of its/his other obligations under this Agreement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XIV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GOVERNING LAW</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to the principles of conflicts
of law, except to the extent those laws are preempted by federal law.</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"><B>XV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The terms of this Agreement
may be altered or amended, in whole or in part, only upon the signed written agreement of all Parties to this Agreement. No oral
agreement may modify any term of this Agreement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XVI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ENTIRE AGREEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Agreement constitutes
the sole and entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, promises, representations, negotiations, and understandings of the Parties, whether written or oral. There are no agreements
of any nature whatsoever among the parties except as expressly stated herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>XVII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ATTORNEYS&rsquo;
FEES AND COSTS</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Section XVII shall
not apply to any litigation arising out of a challenge to the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA, or any litigation in which
the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA is an issue. In the event of litigation arising out of any other alleged breach of
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees and costs.</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">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/S/ MARK T. LANG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">Mark T. Lang</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">STATE OF ARIZONA</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 2in">ss.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">County of <U>Yavapai</U></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On this <U>27th</U> day of <U>June, 2017</U>,
before me personally appeared <U>Mark T. Lang</U>, to me known to be the person described herein and who executed the Transition
Agreement and General Release and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official seal in the County and State aforesaid, the day and year first above written.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 2.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 2.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/S/ SHERI L. SCOGGINS</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt">Notary Public</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 3in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">My Commission Expires: <U>March 12, 2019</U>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">Date: <U>June 27, 2017</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding: 0; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0">/S/ CHRISTOPHER J. KILLOY</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: left; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">Christopher J. Killoy</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0">on behalf of Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">EXHIBIT 99.1</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4in">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PROMOTION OF THOMAS P. SULLIVAN</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT,
June 29, 2017 - Sturm, Ruger &amp; Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas P. Sullivan to Senior
Vice President of Operations effective July 1, 2017. In his new role, Mr. Sullivan will be responsible for all of the manufacturing,
engineering and product development activities of the Company.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Tom has been
instrumental in the transformation of our New Hampshire manufacturing operations since he came to Ruger in 2006 and he has provided
oversight of our Mayodan, North Carolina manufacturing plant since it was established in 2013. His vast experience implementing
lean principles, coupled with his passion for excellence and his natural leadership, make him an ideal candidate to oversee all
of our manufacturing and engineering efforts,&rdquo; stated Christopher J. Killoy, President and Chief Executive Officer. &ldquo;In
his new expanded role, I am confident that Tom will continue to drive manufacturing efficiencies and enhance our product development
processes throughout the Company.&rdquo;</P>

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responsible for all manufacturing and engineering at the Company&rsquo;s New Hampshire divisions since joining Ruger in 2006. Under
his leadership, the New Hampshire plants have been transformed from traditional &ldquo;piece rate&rdquo; factories to state-of-the-art
&ldquo;lean&rdquo; manufacturing plants, nearly tripling production, largely as a result of new product development. By establishing
dedicated cells with standard work and single-piece flow, profitability and inventory management has flourished.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Prior to joining Ruger,
Mr. Sullivan held executive manufacturing positions at IMI Norgren, Rexnord, and TRW Automotive where he gained valuable experience
implementing lean principles to manufacturing, engineering, and product development operations.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Sullivan has a
BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mark T. Lang, Group
Vice President, will be leaving the Company at the end of the year. Mr. Killoy expressed his appreciation of Mr. Lang&rsquo;s service
to the Company, &ldquo;Since Mark joined Ruger in 2008, he has been a valuable member of our management team. Our Prescott operations
generated tremendous shareholder value during his tenure and we greatly appreciate his contributions.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>About Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc.</U></P>

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<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's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. As a 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<SUP>&reg;</SUP>,&rdquo;
echoes the importance of these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.</P>

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