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)
                                February 24, 2009

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

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

                  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 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On February 24, 2009, the Company issued a press release to stockholders
and other interested parties regarding financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

      The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit
attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press release of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., dated February
                24, 2009, reporting the financial results for the year ended
                December 31, 2008.


                                   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: February 24, 2009


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