UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 April 29, 2009

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

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

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

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

            The Company is furnishing its presentation delivered at its 2009
Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (the "Annual Meeting Presentation").
The Annual Meeting Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section. The disclosure of the Annual Meeting Presentation
on this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the
materiality of any information in the Report that is required to be disclosed by
Regulation FD.

            The Company does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation
to release publicly any updates or any changes in the Annual Meeting
Presentation or its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or
circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

            The Annual Meeting Presentation is available on the Company's
website at www.ruger.com/corporate/. The Company reserves the right to
discontinue that availability at any time.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              The Annual Meeting Presentation, delivered at the Company's
                  Annual Meeting of shareholders on April 29, 2009.


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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                        STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.


                                        By: /S/ THOMAS A. DINEEN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Thomas A. Dineen
                                            Title: Principal Financial Officer,
                                                   Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 29, 2009


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