In October 2026, Ruger announced one of the most significant product-line restructurings in its modern history. The company revealed it would immediately cease production (suspend indefinitely) several firearms while phasing out a number of additional product families through the end of 2026 as part of its “Ruger 2030” business strategy.
According to company statements, these decisions are intended to align manufacturing resources with current consumer demand, improve efficiency, and create opportunities for future product development. While evaluating and changing marketing strategies is certainly an efficient way to do business- but this is Ruger!
This is an iconic American firearms manufacturer- in business since 1949! That is 77 years of very conservative model development and sales.
The list of firearms they will stop making by end of year is just shy of shocking.
Industry types and lowly gun writers are all scratching their collective heads about why do it this way, and why now? Couple of things that may or may not be going on behind the scenes, is news Beretta has grabbed up about 25% of Ruger stock, making it the major stockholder as of 2026. Is Ruger getting the house in order, or is Beretta already leveraging how the business it going to run? Also, Ruger acquired Marlin rifles back in 2020 which was a boost for Marlin manufacturing- has this put a strain on Ruger assets?
Suspended until further notice:
LCR Revolver Polymer frame/trigger .22 ..22 mag .38 .327 Fed mag .357
SP101 Revolver Robust steel frame .22, .327 Fed mag, .38 9mm .357
GP100 Revolver .22 .327 Fed Mag .38 .357 10mm 44 Special
Bearcat .22 In production off and on since 1958
SR1911 .45 ACP
LC Carbine 5.57mm 9mm 10mm .45 ACP
PC Charger Pistol Caliber Carbine 9mm
LC Charger 5.57mm
Redhawk Revolver In production since 1979 .38/.357 mag
Super Redhawk In production since 1987 .44 mag
Blackhawk In production 1955 .357 mag .44 mag .30 carbine .44 Special .45LC
Super Blackhawk In production since 1959 .357 mag .44 mag .44 Special .45 LC .454 Casul .480 Ruger
Single Series Revolvers In production since 1953 .22 .22 mag .17HMR
Vaquero Revolver .45 LC .357 mag .44 mag .44 special .44-40 WIN
No.1 rifle Single shot hunting rifle In production since 1967 in dazzling array of calibers
77 Series Rifles Bolt Action hunting rifle- many calibers
Hawkeye bolt action M77 rifle- many calibers from .223 to .30-06
Precision Rifle Gen 3 bolt action rifle. Long range Tac Shooting .308 6.5 Creedmoor .300 PRC .338 Lapua
This production stop will make it hard to find any of these icons- if you have been wanting and not having, now would be a good time to get one. Prices may adjust accordingly very soon.
A list of those guns Ruger will still be producing in 2027 may be a good snapshot into what is selling right now vs what has always been in the catalog.
Continued production:
Semi-Automatic Pistols
RXM- the Ruger 9mm copy of a Glock Gen 3, first offered in 2024- only 37 years after Glock came to America. Very dependable and very successful. Takes most Glock parts and mags. Apparently a very good seller at about half the cost of a new Glock.
MAX-9 Semi Auto 9mm
Security – 9mm
Security – 380
LCP series
Ruger 5.7mm
Mark IV (Ruger Mk I 1949- Ruger’s first gun)
.22 Charger
Revolvers
Wrangler .22 Low cost cowboy style pistol
Super Wrangler .22/.22 Mag
Rifles
American Rifle series- various centerfire calibers
American Rimfire series- .22
Ruger Precision Rimfire .22 (Precision .22 competition has swelled since Covid era ammo shortages)
10/22 .22 in continuous production since 1964. Ruger icon.
Mini-14 .223 7.62x.39 mm .300 Blackout 6.8 SPC (Some anti AR states will allow Mini-14s)
Harrier AR style rifle .223 5.56mm (Ruger has produced several AR variant. Harrier is the most recent.)